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(Shopping/Dining)

English Latin'zed Hindi Hindi

Basic Words
Basic Words mul shabda
Yes ha
No nahi
Thank you dhanyavaad
Thank you very much aapakaa bahut bahut dhanyavaad
You're welcome aapakaa svaagat hai
Please kRipyaa
Excuse me kshamaa kare
Hello namaste
Goodbye alavidaa (namaste)
So long itne dino baad
Good morning shubha prabhaat
Good afternoon namaste
Good evening namaste
Good night shubha raatri

I do not understand mai nahii samajhataa hu
How do you say this in English ? aap ise angrejii me kaise bolenge ?
Do you speak ... kyaa aap ... bolate hai.n ?
English angrejii
French phransisi
German german
Spanish spanish
Chinese chinese

I mai
We hum
You (singular, familiar) tum
You (singular, formal) aap
You (plural) aap sab
They vo sab
What is your name ? aap kaa kyaa naam hai
Nice to meet you. aapse milkar khushii huyii
How are you ? aap kaise hai
Good achchhaa
Bad bura
So so kuchha khaas nahii

Wife patni
Husband pati
Daughter beTi
Son beTa
Mother mataji
Father pitaji
Friend dost
Where is the bathroom ? aapkaa snaanghar (sauchalya) kahan hai ?

Numbers
Numbers gintiiyan (sa.nkhyaa)
0 Zero 0 shunya
1 One 1 ek
2 Two 2 do
3 Three 3 teen
4 Four 4 chaar
5 Five 5 panch
6 Six 6 chai
7 Seven 7 saat
8 Eight 8 aaTh
9 Nine 9 nau
10 Ten 10 dus

11 Eleven 11 gyaaraha
12 Twelve 12 baarah
13 Thirteen 13 terah
14 Fourteen 14 chaudah
15 Fifteen 15 pandrah
16 Sixteen 16 solah
17 Seventeen 17 satrah
18 Eighteen 18 aaThaaraha
19 Nineteen 19 unniisa
20 Twenty 20 bees
21 Twenty one 21 ikkiis

30 Thirty 30 tees
40 Fourty 40 chaalis
50 Fifty 50 pachas
60 Sixty 60 saaTha
70 Seventy 70 sattar
80 Eighty 80 assii
90 Ninety 90 nabbe
100 One hundred 100 eka sau
1,000 One thousand 1,000 eka hajaar
1,000,000 One million 10,00,000 dasa laakha

Shopping/Dining
Shopping/Dining dukaanadaarii / khaana paana (bhojana)
How much does this cost ? isakii kyaa kimat hai ?
What is this ? yaha kyaa hai ?
I'll buy it. mai isako kharidunga
I would like to buy ... mai ... khariidanaa chaahunga
Do you have ... ? kya aapke paasa ... hai ?
Do you accept credit cards ? kya aap credit card svikaara karte hai ?
Open khuli hai
Closed band hai
Postcard postcard
Stamps Daak ticket
A little chhoTi maatra
A lot jyaadaa maatra
All sab (saaraa)

Breakfast naashtaa
Lunch dopahar kaa khaanaa
Dinner raat kaa khaanaa
Vegetarian shaakaahaari
Kosher kosher
Cheers! cheers
Please bring the bill kRipyaa rasid laaiiye

Bread roTii
Beverage peya padartha
Coffee coffee
Tea chaaya
Juice rus
Water paani
Beer beer
Wine wine
Salt namak
Pepper mirch

Meat maans
Beef gaaya kaa maans
Pork suar kaa maans
Fish machali
Poultry murgii
Vegetable sabjii
Fruit fala
Potato aalu
Salad salaada
Dessert mishhThaana
Ice cream icecream

Travel
Travel yaatraa
Where is ... ? ... kahan hai ?
How much is the fare ? kiraya kitanaa hai
Ticket ticket
One ticket to ..., please. kRipyaa eka ticket ... kaa dijiye
Where are you going ? aapa kahan jaa rahe hai ?
Where do you live ? aapa kahan rahate hai ?

Train rail
Bus bus
Subway bhUmigata rail
Airport havaaiiaDDaa
Train station railway station
Bus station busaDDaa
Subway station bhUmigata railway station
Departure prasthaana
Arrival aagamun
Car rental agency kiraaye para gaaDii dene kii dukaana
Parking parking

Hotel hotel
Room kamraa
Reservation aarakshaNa
Are there any vacancies for tonight ? kyaa aaja raata koii sthaana (jagaha) khaalii hai ?
No vacancies koii sthaana (jagaha) khaalii nahii hai
Passport passport

Directions
Directions dishaaye
Left bayen
Right daaye
Straight sidhe
Up uper
Down niiche
Far duur
Near paas
Long lambi
Short chhoTii
Map nakshaa
Tourist Information paryaTana suchanaa

Places
Places jagahe
Post office Daakkhaanaa
Museum ajaayabaghara
Bank bank
Police station police station
Hospital aspataala
Pharmacy davaakhaanaa
Store store
Restaurant restaurant (bhojanalya)

School school
Church girajaaghara
Restroom aaraamagarha
Street saDaka
Square chauraahaa
Mountain parvata
Hill pahad
Valley ghaaTii
Ocean samudr
Lake lake
River nadii
Swimming Pool swimmingpool (tairne ka sthan)
Tower minar
Bridge pul

Time and Dates
Time and Dates samaya or taarikhe
What time is it ? kyaa samaya huaa hai ?
7:13 Seven thirteen saata bajakara teraha minute
3:15 Three fifteen teen bajakara pandraha minute
3:15 A quarter past three savaa teen
11:30 Eleven thirty saaDhe gyaaraha
11:30 Half past eleven gyaaraha bajakara tees minute
1:45 One forty-five eka bajakara paitaalisa minute
1:45 A quarter till two paune do

Day din
Week hafta
Month mahiina
Year saala
Monday somavar
Tuesday mangalavar
Wednesday budhavara
Thursday brahaspativar
Friday shukravara
Saturday shanivar
Sunday ravivara

January januari
February february
March march
April april
May may
June june
July july
August august
September september
October october
November november
December december

Spring basant
Summer garmi
Fall patajhada
Winter sardi
Today aaj
Yesterday kal
Tomorrow kal
Birthday janmadin
Happy Birthday! janmadina mubaarak ho

Extras
Extras atirikt
Hindi for Travelers yaatriiyo ke liye hindi bhasa
I speak Hindi mai hindi bolta hun
and I want to learn ... aura mai ... siikhanaa chaahataa hun
Select a category of words and phrases : koi eka bhaaga chate
Click on a word to hear it sounds. shabda ke bola sunane ke liye us par dabaaai
Take a quick quiz ek chhoTii pariikshaa le
New quiz nayii pariikshaa le
Submit daakhila (jamaa) kare
Reset answers puna : kare
Submit answers daakhila (jamaa) kare
You have ... out of ... correct. aapake ... me se ... sahii hai
You got them all correct! Congratulations! aapake sabhii prasano ke uttara sahii hai


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