Now let’s learn some basic Hindi conversation. This lesson will teach you how to introduce yourself, as well as simple words and phrases like yes, no, excuse me and I don’t understand. Learn these and you’ll be ready to conduct short conversations in Hindi.
Contents
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Hindi“.
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Basic conversation
English | Hindi | Hindi (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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yes | हा | ha | hi-sing_yes |
no | नहीं | nahi | hi-sing_no |
please / you’re welcome | कृपया आपका स्वागत हैं | kripya aapka swagat hain | hi-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome hi-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome-2 |
you’re very welcome | आपका बहुत स्वागत हैं | aapka bahut swagat hain | hi-sing_youre-very-welcome |
thank you | आपका धन्यवाद | aapka dhanyawad | hi-sing_thank-you |
thank you very much | आपका बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद | aapka bahut bahut dhanyawad | hi-sing_thank-you-very-much |
thanks | धन्यवाद | dhanyawad | hi-sing_thanks |
Excuse me! | माफ करना | maaf karna | hi-sing_excuse-me |
Communication
English | Hindi | Hindi (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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I understand. | मैं समझता हु | main samazhta hu | hi-sing_i-understand |
I don’t understand. | मुझे समझ नहीं आया | mujhe samazh nahi aaya | hi-sing_i-dont-understand |
Hello? / I beg your pardon? | हैलो | hello | hi-sing_helloi-beg-your-pardon |
What does that mean? | उसका क्या मतलब हैं? | Uska kya matlab hain? | hi-sing_what-does-that-mean |
I don’t know. | मुझे नहीं पता | mujhe nahi pata | hi-sing_i-dont-know |
I don’t speak Polish. | मैं पोलिश नहीं बोलता हु मैं पोलिश नहीं बोलती हु | main polish nahi bolta hu main polish nahi bolti hu | hi-sing_i-dont-speak-polish hi-sing_i-dont-speak-polish-2 |
I speak a little Polish. | मैं थोड़ी पोलिश बोलता हु मैं थोड़ी पोलिश बोलता हु | main thodi polish bolta hu main thodi polish bolti hu | hi-sing_i-speak-a-little-polish hi-sing_i-speak-a-little-polish-2 |
Do you speak English? | क्या तुम अँग्रेजी बोलते हो ? | Kya tum angreji bolte ho? | hi-sing_do-you-speak-english |
Do you speak English? | क्या आप अँग्रेजी बोलते हैं ? | Kya aap angreji bolte hain? | hi-sing_do-you-speak-english |
Yes, I do speak English. | हा, मैं अँग्रेजी बोलता हू हा, मैं अँग्रेजी बोलती हू | ha, main angreji bolta hu ha, main angreji bolti hu | hi-sing_yes-i-do-speak-english hi-sing_yes-i-do-speak-english-2 |
No, I don’t speak English. | नहीं, मैं अँग्रेजी नहीं बोलता हु | nahi, main angreji nahi bolta hu | hi-sing_no-i-dont-speak-english |
Making acquaintances
English | Hindi | Hindi (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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Please talk more slowly! | कृपया और धीरे बात करे | kripya our dhire baat kare | hi-sing_please-talk-more-slowly |
Nice to meet you! | आप से मिलकर अच्छा लगा | aap se milkar achha laga | hi-sing_nice-to-meet-you |
How are you? | तुम केसे हो? आप केसे हो? | Tum kese ho? Aap kese ho? | hi-sing_how-are-you hi-sing_how-are-you-2 |
Good, thank you! | अच्छा, धन्यवाद | accha, dhanyawad | hi-sing_good-thank-you |
I’m well, thanks! | मैं अच्छा हु, धन्यवाद! | main achha hu, dhanyawad | hi-sing_im-well-thanks |
Not bad, thanks! | बुरा नहीं हैं, धन्यवाद | bura nahi hain, dhanyawad | hi-sing_not-bad-thanks |
very bad | बहुत बुरा | bahut bura | hi-sing_very-bad |
What’s your name? | तुम्हारा नाम क्या हैं? आपका नाम क्या हैं? | Tumhara naam kya hain? Aapka naam kya hain? | hi-sing_whats-your-name hi-sing_whats-your-name-2 |
My name is [...]. | मेरा नाम […] हैं | mera naam […] hain | hi-sing_my-name-is- |
What’s your first name? | तुम्हारा प्रथम नाम क्या हैं? आपका प्रथम नाम क्या हैं? | Tumhara pratham nam kya hain? Aapka pratham nam kya hain? | hi-sing_whats-your-first-name hi-sing_whats-your-first-name-2 |
My first name is [...] | मेरा प्रथम नाम […] हैं | mera pratham naam […] hain | hi-sing_my-first-name-is- |
How old are you? | तुम्हारी क्या उम्र हैं? | Tumhari kya umar hain? | hi-sing_how-old-are-you |
I’m [...] years old. | मेरी उम्र […] हैं | meri umar […] hain | hi-sing_im--years-old |
What are your hobbies? | आपकी रुचिया क्या हैं? | Aapki ruchiya kya hain? | hi-sing_what-are-your-hobbies |
What do you like doing? | तुम्हें क्या करना पसंद हैं? आपको क्या करना पसंद हैं? | Tumhe kya karna pasand hain? Aapko kya karna pasand hain? | hi-sing_what-do-you-like-doing hi-sing_what-do-you-like-doing-2 |
What are you doing (at the moment)? | आप क्या कर रहे हैं(अभी)? | Aap kya kar rahe hain (abhi)? | hi-sing_what-are-you-doing-at-the-moment |
Where do you live? | आप कहा रहते हो? | Aap kaha rahte ho? | hi-sing_where-do-you-live |
I live in [...]. | मैं […] मे रहता हु | main […] me rahta hu | hi-sing_i-live-in- |
I’m from England | मैं इंग्लैंड से हु | main england se hu | hi-sing_im-from-england |
I’m English | मैं अंग्रेज़ हु | main angrej hu | hi-sing_im-english |
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What are you doing (at the moment)?
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