Hindi/Basic Hindi

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• Introduction
• Script
  • Devanagari
  • Combinations (Conjuncts)
• Grammar
  • Gender
  • Honorifics
  • Plurals
  • Parts of speech
  • Conjugation
  • Questions
  • Word order
  • Negation
  • Nouns
  • Verbs
  • Pronouns
  • Tenses
• Vocabulary
  • Everyday Phrases
  • Numbers
  • Days of the week
  • Colors
  • Family relations
  • Time

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Common phrases

• मैं तुमसे ज़रूर मिलूँगा, Maĩ tumse zarūr milūṅga (Hindustani)
• मैं तुमसे अवश्य मिलूँगा, Maĩ tumse avaśyá milūṅgā (Hindi)

English	Hindi	Pronunciation	Notes
You are welcome [as in, "welcome to our home"]	आपका स्वागत है	Āpkā svāgat hai
Hello	नमस्ते	Namaste ⓘ	In informal context, an English "hello" can be used.
How are you?	आप कैसे हैं?	Āp kaise haĩ?	"हैं" (haĩ) is pronounced nasally like "han" is pronounced in "hand".
Goodbye	अलविदा	Alvidā	Also "फिर मिलेंगे" (phir mileṅge) meaning "we'll meet again". The reply is "ज़रूर मिलेंगे" (zarūr mileṅge). Note that "ज़रूर" (zarūr) is a Hindustani word.
Thank you	धन्यवाद	Dhanyavād ⓘ	In informal context, an English "thank you" or Hindustani "शुक्रिया" (śukriyā) can be used.
Thank you very much	आपका बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद	Āpkā bahut-bahut dhanyavād	In informal context, dhanyavād can be replaced with Hindustani "शुक्रिया" (śukriyā).
Please	कृपया	Kr̥pyā	In informal context, an English "please", or a "ज़रा" (zarā) at the beginning of the sentence will also do.
Excuse me	क्षमा/माफ़ कीजिए	Kṣamā/māf kījiye	"क्षमा" (kṣamā) and "माफ़" (māf) are synonyms. Kṣamā is used in formal Hindi and māf is used in Hindustani. In informal context, an English "excuse me" can be used.
Good	अच्छा	Acchā ⓘⓘ
Bad	बुरा	Burā ⓘ	When referring to an object (such as food) "बेकार" (bekār) is more commonly used.
Friend	मित्र	mitra यार, yār (close friend) दोस्त, dost (male friend) सहेली, sahelī (female friend)
What is your name?	आपका नाम क्या है?	Āpkā nām kyā hai?	This is used to address a person with respect, e.g., an older or unknown person, similar to vous in French and usted in Spanish. "तुम्हारा नाम क्या है?" (Tumhārā nām kyā hai?) is used to address a younger person or a close friend, similar to tu in French and tú in Spanish.
Nice to meet you	आपसे मिलकर ख़ुशी हुई	Āpse milkar xuśī huī
Birthday	जन्मदिन	Janmadin	Can also be pronounced as janamdin.
Happy Birthday!	जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ! / जन्मदिन मुबारक हो!	Janmadin kī śubhkāmnāyẽ! / Janmadin mubārak ho!	In informal context, an English "happy birthday" can be used.
Tomorrow/Yesterday	कल	Kal	Hindi does not have separate words for "yesterday" and "tomorrow". The meaning is determined from the context that the word is used in. If the context cannot be determined from the tense of the verb, longer expressions may be used: tomorrow = "आनेवाला कल" (ānevālā kal), yesterday = "बीता हुआ कल" (bītā huā kal). Often, tense can help determine today or yesterday. ||
Would you like to eat something?	क्या आप कुछ खाना पसंद करेंगे?	Kyā āp kuch khānā pasand kareṅge?	Can be shortened to "कुछ लेंगे?" (Kuch leṅge?)
My name is _____	मेरा नाम _____ है	Merā nām _____ hai
I love you	मैं तुमसे प्यार करता/करती हूँ	Maĩ tumse pyār kartā/kartī hū̃	करता (kartā) = male speaker; करती (kartī) = female speaker.
Day after tomorrow/Day before yesterday	परसों	Parsõ	(see note for "Tomorrow/Yesterday")
And	और	Aur
Go	जा/जाओ/जाइए	Jā/Jāo/Jāiye	* जा, jā: impolite form जाओ, jāo: neutral form जाइए, jāiye polite form