Marriage in Hindi

Heading to India for a wedding? In this free lesson you'll learn how to congratulate someone when they get married or gain a new family member.

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Marriage in Hindi

Now here’s a list of words related to today’s lesson on the Indian marriage system.

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पति

Pati

Husband

पत्नी

Patnī

wife

मेरा मंगेतर

Merā maṃgetara

My fiancé (male)

मेरी मंगेतर

Merī maṃgetara

My fiancé (female)

ससुर

Sasura

Father-in-law

सास

Sāsa

Mother-in-law

Now if you did get engaged, or you know someone who recently got engaged, the words below will probably be useful.

बधाइयाँ

Badhāiyām̐

Congratulations

धन्यवाद

dhanyavāda

Thanks

कोई बात नहीं

koī bāta nahīṃ

That's alright

स्वागत

svāgata

Welcome

खुश

khuśa

Happy

न्योता / निमंत्रण

nyotā / nimaṃtraṇa

Invitation

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