Basic Hindi phrases
for travelers

with pronunciations

 

About 400 million Indians speak Hindi, which is several times as many as the second leading Indian language (Bengali).

Below is my basic Hindi phrase list. To make it easy for you, I list the Hindi words in English-Hindi, not in Hindi script. Example: For hello, I use Namaste instead of " ".

Basic Hindi phrases
for travelers

Social courtesies

Hello / goodbye

Namaste  nah-mah-STAY

Please

Kripya  KRIP-yah

Thank you

Shukriya  SHUK-kree-yah

Quick questions

Who?

Kauna?  kwon

What?

Kya?  KEY-yah

Why?

Kyon?  key-OWN

When?

Jab?  zhab

Which?

Jo?  joe

How?

Kaise?  KAI-sih

Numbers

One

Ek  eek

Two

Do  doh

Three

Teen  teen

Directions

Where

Jaha  zuh-HAHT

Here

Yahan   yah-HAHT

There

Vahan   vah-HAHT

Left

Chora diya  CHOH-dee-yah

Right

Sahi  see-hee

Up

Upara  oo-pahr

Down

Nice   nee-chey

Money

How much?

Kitna?  KEET-nah

Bill

Bila   BILL-uh

Inexpensive

Sasta   suhs-tah

Expensive

Mahanga   mah-HENG-gah

Other phrases

Yes

Haan  hah

No

Nahi  NEH-heen

Okay

Accha  ah-chah

Stop

Roka   Rowk

Delicous

Svadista   swah-disht

Beautiful

Sundara   soon-deht

Insights on Hindi
and Indian languages

Linguistically diverse

Nearly two dozen languages plus numerous dialects are spoken in India.

Many IndiansS speak English

This is especially true in big cities and in the small, high-tourism urban areas. This is a British colonial legacy.

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