1.6: Common Hindi Words and Phrases

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Table of Common Hindi Words & Phrases

Hindi	Transliteration	English
नमस्ते	namaste	Hello/Bye
हाँ	haan	Yes
नहीं	nahin	No
अच्छा	achchhaa	Good
ख़राब	Kharaab	Bad
ठीक	Thiik	Alright
क्या	kyaa	What
कब	kab	When
कहाँ	kahaan	Where
धन्यवाद	dhnyawaad	Thanks
कृपया	kRipyaa	Please
हिंदी में बोलिये	Hindi me boliye	Please speak in Hindi.
यह क्या है?	ye kyaa hai	What is this?
यह कौन है?	ye kaun hai	Who is s/he?
x कहाँ है?	X kahaan hai?	Where is X
फिर से बोलिये	phir se boliye	Please say again
क्या हाल है?	kyaa haal hai	How are you?
मुझे x चाहिये	mujhe X chaahiye	I need X
क्या चल रहा है?	kyaa chal rahaa hai	What is going on?
x कितने का है?	X kitne kaa hai	How much does X cost?
ज़रा/थोड़ा धीरे बोलिये	Zaraa/ThoRaa dhiire boliye	Please speak slowly.
अन्दर आइये	andar aaiye	Please come in
बाहर जाइए	bahar jaaiye	Please go out.
क्या आप समझ रहे/रही हैं?	kyaa aap samajh rahe/rahii hain?	Do you understand?
मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा \|	mujhe samajh nahin aa rahaa.	I do not understand.
हिन्दी में x को क्या कहते हैं?	Hindi me "X" ko kyaa kahate hain?	How do you say “X” in Hindi?
माफ़ कीजिये	maaf kiijiye	Sorry/Excuse me
ज़रा सुनिये	zaraa suniye	Please listen

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