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Hindi Phrases to Learn Before Going to India

Basic Hindi phrases are a must in your repertoire if you are visiting India, be it for a few months or on vacation. Going to a country where your mother tongue is not your primary language can be intimidating and a bit scary. Don’t worry, here are some of the most common Hindi phrases with their basic pronunciations, executed in a more user-friendly way than those lousy phonetic markings found in most dictionaries.

Namastey, aap kaise hain. (na-mas-thay, Aap kai-say hey?) Hello, how are you? In India, we often greet people by saying Namastey with folded hands.

Main theek hoon, dhanyevaad (Mai teek hu, dhun-ye-vaad) I’m fine, thank you.

Aapka naam Kya hai? (Aap-ka naam kya, huh?) What’s your name? Generally, it is a casual question asking your name.

Mera naam ….. hai (May-ra naam …. hey) My name is …. This is an answer to the previous question.

Aapko Hindi aati hai? (Aap-ko hindi aati hey) This question will be asked by many people, unless you have already tried, and then they will just smile and be very sweet to you.

Mujhe angrezy nahi aati hai (Mu-jay un-grazy n-he aati hey) I don’t speak English. This may be an answer if you don’t know English.

Kitney ka hai? (Kit-ne ka hey?) How much does this cost?

Mujhe samjh nahi aaya (Mu-jay sum-jh n-he aa-ya) I don’t understand.

Bahut mehangaa hai. (bo-hu-thh may-heng-ga hey) it’s too expensive.

Mujhe chahiye (muj-he chah-iye). This verb means “I want”. It is a very useful word since it is used in many day-to-day situations. Like when ordering coffee in a restaurant, you will say mujhe ka-fee chahiye.

Khana (kha-na) means food.

Paani (pa-ni) means water.

Haan (ha) means yes.

Nahi (n-he) means no

Aapse milke bahut aacha laga (Aap-say mil-ke bah-ut a-cha laga) nice to meet you.

Don’t forget to say “namastey” (na-mas-thay) which means “goodbye” when you leave, usually said with folded hands.

Hope these basic words get you started. Hindi is one of the most fun languages ​​to learn, so don’t stop here!

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