Useful Hindi phrases and words

Basic words

Hi or Hello: Namaste
Please: Kripaya
Thank You: Shukhriya
Sorry: Maaf kijiye
Ok: Theek hai

Days of the week

Monday: somavar
Tuesday: mãgalavar
Wednesday: budhavar
Thursday: guruvar
Friday: shukravar
Saturday: shanivar
Sunday: ravivar

Months of the year

January: janvari
February:  pharvari
March: marc
April: aprail
May:  mai
June: jun
July:   julai
August:  agast
September: sitambar
October: aktubar
November: navambar
December: disambar

Relations

Father:  pitajee
Mother:   maa (or) maa-ta-jee
Grandfather daa-daa-jee
Grandmother: daa-dee-maa
Brother: bhaa-e
Elder Brother: bhai-ya
Younger Brother: cho-ta bhaa-e
Sister:   ba-hen
Elder Sister: dee-dee
Younger Sister: cho-tee ba-hen
Son:     bae-ta
Daughter: bae-tee
Grandson:     po-ta
Granddaughter:    po-tee
Husband:  pa-tee
Wife: pat-nee

Colours

black: kala
blue:   nila
bright:    chamkila
brown: bhura
golden: sunahra
gray:    hura
green: hara
orange: naranji
red:   lal
white:    safed
yellow: pila

Directions

Right: Dahine
Left: Bayen
street:   sadak
middle:   beech
under: neeche

Food and cooking

bake: sek-na
boil:    ubaalna
fry: talna
vegetable: subzi
salad:  salad
bread: rotee
cheese: paneer
rice: cha-wal
potato: a-alu
soup:  soup
chocolate: chocolate
dessert:  mit-hai
coffee: cofee
tea:  chai
milk:  doodh
beer:   beer
water:  pa-a-nee

Useful phrases

What is your name?: Aapka naam kya hai?
My name is:   Mera naam...
How are you?:  Aap kaise hain?
How much is this?: Ye kitne ka hai?
This is too expensive:  Ye bahut mehenga hai
Make this price less: Bhaav kam karo
Are you open tomorrow?: Aap kal khule hain?
Could you please tell me the way to..?: Kripya raasta bataiye..?
Where can I find?: Kahan milenge?
I want a ticket: Mujhe ticket chahiye
Is this very far?: Kya ye bahut door hai?

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Population
180,000,000 in India (1991 UBS). Population total all countries: 180,764,791. Ethnic population: 363,839,000 (1997 IMA).
Region
Throughout northern India: Delhi; Uttar Pradesh; Uttaranchal; Rajasthan; Punjab; Madhya Pradesh; northern Bihar; Himachal Pradesh. Also spoken in Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Germany, Kenya, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Yemen, Zambia.
Alternate Names
Khari Boli, Khadi Boli
Dialects
Formal vocabulary is borrowed from Sanskrit, de-Persianized, de-Arabicized. Literary Hindi, or Hindi-Urdu, has four varieties: Hindi (High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, Literary Hindi, Standard Hindi); Urdu; Dakhini; Rekhta. State language of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh. Languages and dialects in the Western Hindi group are Hindustani, Haryanvi, Braj Bhasha, Kanauji, Bundeli; see separate entries.
Comments
SOV. Hindu.
 
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