Here are some basic Hindi words for meeting and greeting people, so that you can be polite in any new situation. You'll soon be able to hold your own in any social situation.
Let's get started on these basic Hindi words!
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Pronouncing basic Hindi words
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नमस्कार
namaskāra
Hello
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स्वागत
svāgata
Welcome
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सुप्रभात
suprabhāta
Good morning
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नमस्ते
Namaste
Goodbye
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धन्यवाद
dhanyavāda
Thank you
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आप
āpa
You (formal/polite)
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हाँ
hān
Yes
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नहीं
nahīṃ
No
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माफ कीजिए
māpha kījie
Sorry
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मै अच्छा हूँ ।
mai acchā hūn.
I am fine (male)
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मै अच्छी हूँ ।
mai acchī hūn.
I am fine (female)
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A few more:
मै बहुत अच्छा हूँ ।
mai bahuta acchā hūn.
I am very well (male)
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मै बहुत अच्छी हूँ ।
mai bahuta acchī hūn.
I am very well (female)
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Questions
How about the questions, then? Let’s have a try.
आप कैसे हैं?
āpa kaise hain?
How are you? (male)
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आप कैसी हैं?
āpa kaisī hain?
How are you? (female)
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और आप?
aura āpa?
And you?
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Well, that’s it for now.
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फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge),
Nikita Sharma: Rocket Hindi
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