Page 11 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Hindi & Urdu

excuse me (to get past, to say
sorry)
mujhe ... chāhiye
māf kījiye I’d like a ...
I’d like to ... (said by man/woman)
(to get attention)
mA ... chāhtā/chāhtī hū
suniye BASIC PHRASES
can I have a ...? (said by man/
sorry: (I’m) sorry woman)
māf kījiye
kyā mA ... le saktā/saktī hū?
sorry? (didn’t understand)
do you have ...?
kyā kahā?
āpke pās ... ha?
what?
how much is it?
kyā?
is kī kīmat kyā ha?
what did you say?
āpne kyā kahā?
cheers! (toast)
I see (I understand) chīyars!
mA samjhā
I don’t understand
it is ...
mA nahī samjhā
ye ... ha
do you speak English? (to
where is it?
man/woman)
āp angrezī bōlte/boltī hA? ye kahā ha?
where is ...?
I don’t speak-...-(said by man/
woman) ... kahā ha?
mA ...-nahī bōltā/boltī is it far from here?
kyā yahā se dūr ha?
could you speak more
slowly? what’s the time?
dhīre dhīre boliye kyā vakt ha?, kitne baje ha?
could you repeat that?
phir kahiye
could you write it down?
ise likh de
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