Essential Hinđī Words
Most common single words or two-word combinations (used for greeting a person etc.) are included here! Following are some of the labels used here to describe Hinđī words. A complete list of labels is here.
| uncom | uncommon, not generally used in Hinđī |
| frml | formal, general |
| infrml | informal |
| reg-prnc | same as the regular English pronunciation |
| dif-prnc | different from the regular English pronunciation |
| English | हिन्दी |
|---|---|
| Hello / Hi | नमस्ते - Namasŧe; नमस्कार - Namaskāra [south - west India] हाए - Hi [uncom] |
| Hello (over phone) | हॅलो - Haelo [reg-prnc] |
| Thanks Thank you | धन्यवाद - Đhan`yavāđ |
| OK | ठीक है - Thīk hai |
| Good morning Good afternoon Good evening | नमस्ते - Namasŧe [uncom] |
| Good night | शुभ-रात्रि - Shubh-Rāŧri [uncom] सो जाओ - So jāO (sleep) |
| Goodbye | नमस्ते - Namasŧe [uncom] फिर मिलेंगे Phir milen'ge (will meet again) |
| Welcome | पधारिए - PađhāriE (Pađhāri'ye) [uncom] आइए - Ā'I'E (Ā'I'ye) |
| Sorry / Excuse me (apology) | क्षमा कीजिए - Kṣhamā KījiE (Xama Keeji'ye) माफ़ कीजिये - Māf KījiE |
| Excuse me (attention) | सुनिए तो - SuniE ŧo (Suni'ye ŧo) [dif-prnc] |
| Come | आइए - Ā'I'E (Ā'I'ye) [frml] |
| आओ - Ā'O [infrml] |
|
| Come in | अंदर आइए - Anđar Ā'I'E [frml] |
| अंदर आओ - Anđar Ā'O [infrml] |
|
| Come here | यहाँ आइए - Yahā̐ Ā'I'E [frml] |
| यहाँ आओ - Yahā̐ Ā'O [infrml] |
|
| Let's go | {साथ} चलो - Sāŧh chalo [frml] |
| Come with me | {साथ} चल - Sāŧh chal [infrml] |
| Happy Birthday | जन्मदिन की बधाई Janmađin kī bađhāĪ जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ Janmađin kī Shubh-kāmanāE̐ |
| Happy Anniversary |
सालगिरह की बधाई - Sālagirah kī bađhāĪ सालगिरह की शुभकामनाएँ - Sālagirah kī shubhakāmanāE̐ वर्षगाँठ की बधाई - Varṣhagā̐th kī bađhāĪ all of above [uncom]! |
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