Listen to the native speakers greeting each other, and then go ahead and practice saying each phrase aloud. Once you’re feeling confident with different ways to say hello in Hindi you’ll learn some different ways to say goodbye in Hindi as well.
It’s important to get the basics right, and the Hindi-speaking people you meet will really appreciate your efforts. You know you’re saying it correctly if they keep talking, expecting you to keep up!
Resources for further reading:
Pronouncing greetings in Hindi
Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record
Namasthae or Namaskaar can be used to greet as mentioned above at any time. They have more of a formal tone. These words can also be used when people say good bye!
The audio clips will help you to hear some time based greetings.
But generally you can use “Namsthae” irrespective of the time of the day.
Nowadays it is quite common to use English greetings, like “hi” and “bye bye,” but these are considered to be casual. Listen to the link below to hear some informal Hindi greetings…
That’s it for this lesson. Using different greetings will make you sound more fluent, so try to remember as many as you can.
If you want more lessons on Hindi salutations then I recommend that you check out the following:
- How to pronounce different Hindi greetings.
- Using polite Hindi words will help in your travels.
फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge),
Nikita Sharma: Rocket Hindi