Page 10 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Hindi & Urdu

yes
meharbānī karke, kripayā (H)
hā
no please
yes, please
nahī jī hā
OK thank you
thīk shukriyā, dhanyvād (H)
thanks
shukriyā
hello
BASIC PHRASES
namaste (H), salām (U) no, thanks
(on phone) jī nahī
halō
thank you very much
good morning bahut shukriyā
namaste (H), assalam
ālekam (U) don’t mention it
kōī bāt nahī
good evening
namaste (H), assalam
ālekam (U) how do you do?
kyā hāl ha?
good night
namaste (H), khudā hāfiz (U) how are you? (to man/woman)
āp kase/kasī hA?
goodbye
namaste (H), khudā hāfiz (U) I’m fine thanks
thīk hū, shukriyā
hi!
halō nice to meet you
āp se milkar barī khushī huī
cheerio!
phir milege!
see you!
phir milege!

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