Hindi/Glossary of Phrases and Indioms
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Hellos
[edit | edit source]Let us get familiar with some Hindi phrases and sentences regarding greeting other people and striking a conversation.
| English | Hindi | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello/goodbye (Hindu, north) | नमस्ते | namastē | |
| Hello/goodbye (Hindu, south) | नमस्कार | namaskāra | |
| Hello/goodbye (Sikh) | सत श्री अकाल | sat śrī akāl | |
| Hello (Muslim) | अस्सलाम अलैकुम | assalām alaikum | |
| Hello (Muslim reply) | वालैकुम अस्सलाम | vālaikum assalām | |
| Goodbye (Muslim) | ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़ | khuda hāfiz | |
| Good morning | सुप्रभात | suprabhāta | |
| Good evening | शुभ संध्या | śubha saṃdhyā | |
| Good night | शुभ रात्रि | śubha rātri | |
| Have a nice day | आपका दिन मंगलमय हो | āpakā dina maṃgalamaya ho | |
| How are you (Formal) | आप कैसे हैं | āpa kaisē haiṃ | |
| How are you (Informal) | हालचाल कैसा है | hālacāla kaisā hai | |
| I am fine, thanks | मैं ठीकठाक हूँ, शुक्रिया | maiṃ ṭhīkaṭhāka hū°, śukriyā | |
| Nothing special | कुछ खास नहीं | kucha khāsa nahīṃ | |
| See you later | फिर मिलेंगे | phira milēṃgē |
Requests
[edit | edit source]Now that we have got over with basic hellos let us learn how to make requests and thank people.
| English | Hindi | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Please (Urdu) | मेहरबानी करके | mehrbānī karke | |
| Please | कृपया | kṛipaya | |
| Thank you (Sanskrit origin) | धन्यवाद | dhanyavād | |
| Thank you (Arabic origin) | शुक्रिया | śukriyā | |
| Thank you very much | बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद | bahut bahut dhanyavād | |
| You're welcome (don't mention it) | कोई बात नहीं | koī bāt nahīn | |
| Excuse me, sorry, please forgive me | माफ़ कीजिये | māf kījiye | |
| I'm really sorry | मुझे अत्यंत खेद है | mujhē atyaṃta khēda hai | |
| Excuse me (lit. please listen) | ज़रा सुनिये | zarā suniye | |
| What would you like? | आप क्या पसंद करेंगे? | āpa kyā pasaṃda karēṃgē? | |
| I would like ... | मैं ... पसंद करुंगा | maiṃ ... pasaṃda karuṃgā | |
| Sir, would you listen to me for a minute | जनाब, क्या आप जरा एक मिनट मेरी बात सुनेंगे | janāba, kyā āpa jarā ēka minaṭa mērī bāta sunēṃgē | |
| Can you please help me | क्या आप कृपया मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं | kyā āpa kr̥payā mērī madada kara sakatē haiṃ |