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Accha! OK? TK! One of the most useful words to know is accha. It is both an adjective and interjection. Its meanings include (but are not limited to!): good, excellent, healthy, well, OK, really?, awesome!, hmm..., a-ha!, etc.! If you learn no other word, remember this one. Another common all-purpose word is ṭhīk hai, pronounced and occasionally even spelled out as "TK". It is used in the same manner, meaning: OK/all right, yes/understood (affirmation), right/correct, etc. Sometimes shortened to just ṭhīk. | ||
| English | Hindi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Hello (used esp. when answering the phone) | हेलो | helo |
| Hello | नमस्ते | namaste |
| Hello/Goodbye | नमस्कार | namaskār |
| Hello/Goodbye (Hindu, respectful) | प्रणाम | praņām |
| Hello/Goodbye (Hindu, colloquial) | राम राम | rām rām |
| Hello/Goodbye (Sikh) | सत श्री अकाल | sat ?rī akāl |
| Hello/Goodbye (Sikh, formal) | वाहिगुरू जी का खाल्स | vāhegur? jī ka khālsa |
| Hello/Goodbye (Sikh, reply) | वाहिगुरू जी की फ़तह | vāhegur? jī kī fateh |
| See you later | फिर मिलेंगे | phir milenge |
| How are you? | आप कैसे/कैसी हैं? | āp kaise/kaisī hain? |
| How are you? | आप ख़ैरियत से हैँ? | āp khairiyat se hain? |
| I am fine | मैं ठीक हूँ | main ṭhīk hūn |
| OK/fine (colloq.) | ठीक है | ?hīk hai |
| Fine, and you? (more formal reply) | ठीक, आप सुनाइये | ṭhīk, āp sunāiye |
| What is your name? | आपका नाम क्या है?؟ | āpka nām kya hai? |
| My name is ___ . | मेरा नाम ___ है। | mera nām ___ hai. |
| Nice to meet you (formal). | आपसे मिलकर बहुत ख़ूशी हुई। | āpse milkar bahut khushi huī |
| Nice to meet you too (reply). | मुझे भी | mujhe bhī |
| Yes | हाँ | haan |
| No/not | नहीं | nahīn |
| Do you speak English? | आपको अंग्रेज़ी आती है? | āpko angrezī ātī hai? |
| Is there someone here who speaks English? | क्या किसी को अंग्रेज़ी आती है? | kya kisī ko angrezī ātī hai? |
| I don't speak Hindi. | मुझे हिन्दी नहीं आती है। | mujhe hindī nahīn ātī hai. |
| I can't speak Hindi | मैं हिन्दी नहीं बोल सकता हूँ। | main hindī nahīn bol sakta h?n. |
| I speak some Hindi. | मुझे कुच हिन्दी आती है। | mujhe kuch hindī ātī hai |
| I don't understand. | मैं समझा/समझी नहीं। | main samjha/samjhī nahīn |
| Speak more slowly | धीरे धीरे बोलिये | dhīre dhīre boliye |
| Come again? | फिरसे? | phirse? |
| What does "..." mean? | "..." का मतलब कया है? | "..." ka artha/matlab kya hai? |
| How do you say "..."? | "..." कैसे कहते हैं? | "..." kaise kahate hain? |
| Where are you from? | आप कहाँ से हैं? | āp kahan se hain? |
| I'm from ... | मैं ... से हूँ | main ... se hūn |
| Please | कृपया | k?p-ya |
| Thank you | धन्यवाद / शुक्रिया | dhanyavād/shukriya (Hindustani/Urdu) |
| Thank you | थैंक्यू | thainkyū |
| Thank you very much | बहुत बहुत ... | bahut bahut ... |
| You're welcome | आपका स्वागत है | āpka svāgat hai |
| You're welcome (lit. don't mention it) | कोई बात नहीं | koī bāt nahīn |
| Excuse me (getting s.o.'s attention) | सुनिये | suniye |
| Pardon me | क्षमा कीजिये | kṣama kījiye |
| Pardon me/I'm sorry | माफ़ कीजिये | maaf kijiye |
| Where is the toilet? | टॉयलेट कहाँ है? | ṭāyaleṭ kahan hai? |
| Where is the toilet? | शौचालय कहाँ है? | śaucālay kahan hai? |
| Good!, really?, nice, etc. | अच्छा | accha |
| Just one minute | एक मिनट | ek minaṭ |