Hello, thank you, sorry, please. Four words that carry more weight than anything else you will learn, because they are the ones that tell a stranger you are trying. The polite forms are here too, and they matter more than beginners expect. Press any line to hear it.
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Greetings & Basics
नमस्तेnamasteHello
धन्यवादdhanyavādThank you
हाँhānYes
नहींnahīnNo
माफ़ कीजिएmāf kījieSorry / Excuse me
आप कैसे हैं?āp kaise hain?How are you?
मैं ठीक हूँmain thīk hūnI'm fine
अलविदाalavidāGoodbye
कोई बात नहींkoī bāt nahīnNo worries
आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुईāpase milakar khushī huīNice to meet you
Magic Little Words
विनम्रता शब्द (पुरुष)vinamratā shabd (purusha)Polite word (men)
विनम्रता शब्द (महिला)vinamratā shabd (mahilā)Polite word (women)
प्रश्न शब्द (हाँ/नहीं)prashn shabd (hān/nahīn)Question word (yes/no)
पहले सेpahale seAlready
-गा (भविष्य)-gā (bhavishya)Will (future)
रहा है (अभी)rahā hai (abhī)Right now (-ing)
सबसे ज़्यादाsabase zyādāThe most (superlative)
बहुतbahutVery / a lot
थोड़ा साthor̤ā sāA little bit
भीbhīAlso / too
Formal & Polite
आप (आदरसूचक)āp (ādarasūcaka)You (very formal)
कृपयाkripayāPlease (formal)
क्या मुझे अनुमति है…kyā mujhe anumati hai…May I… (permission)