Visiting/just moved to a city that mostly uses Hindi to communicate? And you don’t speak the language? You’ve come to the right place. This blog will help you with the basics and teach you some basic phrases for when you’re moving around.
Hindi 101
Let’s cover the basics first:
Hello – Namaste
How are you? – Tum kaise ho? (without respect)
How are you? – Aap kaise ho? (with respect)
I’m fine – Main theek hoon!
I – Me
Me – Main
You – Tum (without respect)
You – Aap (with respect)
Yes – Haan
No – Nahi
Come – Yaha aao (without respect)
Come – Yaha aaiye (with respect)
Go – Chale jao (without respect)
Go – Chale jaiye (with respect)
Here – Yaha
There – Waha
Far – Door
Near – Paas
Today – Aaj
Tomorrow – Kal
Yesterday – Kal
Thank you – Dhanyavad
Home – Ghar
This – Yeh
That – Woh
What? – Kya?
When? – Kab?
Where? – Kaha?
How? – Kaise?
Why? – Kyun?
How much? – Kitna hua? / Kitne ka hai?
What is the time? – Kya time hua hai? / Kya samey hua hai?
I don’t speak Hindi – Main Hindi nahi bolta hoon (He)/ Main Hindi nahi bolti hoon (She)
I don’t understand Hindi – Mujhe Hindi nahi aati hai
Hindi Phrases for Commuters
Where does this train/bus go? – Yeh train/bus kaha jatti hai?
What time does this train/bus leave/go? – Yeh train/bus kab nikalegi?
Does this bus/metro stop at <location>? Kya yeh bus/metro <location> par rukti hai?
Where is the ticket counter? – Ticket counter kaha par hai?
Where is platform/bus no. <>? – Platform/bus no. <> kaha par hai?
As they say, practice makes perfect. Keep practising the above words and phrases, and over time you’ll pick up more Hindi too. You can also watch Hindi films/television shows and start conversations with anyone you know who speaks the language well.
When you’re commuting, you can simply focus on speaking Hindi and leave the rest to us. Use Tummoc to find the best routes to move around and enjoy easy first and last-mile connectivity. Download the app here.
