ASKING FOR HELP AND DIRECTIONS
I'm lost: HUM KHO
GAYE HAIN
Can I help you?: KYA MAI AAPKI MADAD KAR SAKTA/ SAKTI (FEMALE)
HOON?
Can you help me?: KYA AAP MERI MADAD KAR SAKTEY HAIN?
Where is the (bathroom)?:
TOILET OR BATHROOM KAHAAN
HAI?
Where is the pharmacy?:
DAWAAI KI DUKAAN KAHAAN HAI?
Go straight! then turn left/ right!: SEEDHEY JAAEY! PHIR BĀNYAE/ DĀNYAE MUDIYE
I'm looking for john:
MEIN JOHN KO DHOONDH RAHAA/ RAHI
(FEMALE) HOON
One moment please! :
EK MINAT…
Hold on please! (phone):
EK MINAT…
How much is this?: YEH KAISEY DIYAA? OR YEH
KITNE KA HAI?
Excuse me ...! (to ask for something): SUNIYE…
Excuse me! ( to pass by):
SIDE DIJIYE / ZARA
HATIYE
Come with me!: MERE
SAATH AAEEYÉ!
HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Do you speak (English/ Hindi)? Kyaa aap (angrézee/hindi)
mein baat kar saktey hain?
Just a little. Bus thodaasaa.
What's your name? Aapka naam kyaa hai?
My name is ... Meraa naam …hai.
Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… Shree../Shreematee…/Kumaari…/Kumar
(Master)
Nice to meet you! Aapsey milkar khushi huee
You're very kind! Aap bahut dayaloo hain!
Where are you from? Aap kahaan sey hain?
I'm from (the U.S/ India) Mein (amerika/ bhārata) se hoon
I'm (American) Mein amrikan hoon.
Where do you live? Aap kahaan rehtey hain?
I live in (the U.S/ India) Mein (US/ bhārata) mein rehtaa/
rehtee (female) hoon.
Did you like it here? Kyaa aap ko yahaan accha lagtaa hai?
India is a wonderful country Bharat ek adbhut desh hai
What do you do for a living? Aap kyaa kaam kartey
hain?
I work as a (translator/ businessman) Mera apnaa vyaapaar
hai (I have my own business)
I like Hindi Mujhey Hindi bhaashaa acchee lagtee hai.
I've been learning Hindi for 1 month Main ek maheeney sey Hindi seekh raha/ rahee (female) hoon.
Oh! That's good! Yeh accha hai!
How old are you? Aapkee umar kyaa hai?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. Mein (bees, tees…) saal
ka hoon/ ki hoon (female)
I have to go Mujhey jaana
I will be right back! Mein turant laut key aaoongaa/ aaoongi
(female)
