ABOUT JAIPUR

May 31, 2012

IMPORTANT HINDI PHRASES


ASKING FOR HELP AND DIRECTIONS
I'm lost:   HUM KHO GAYE HAIN
Can I help you?:      KYA MAI AAPKI MADAD KAR SAKTA/ SAKTI (FEMALE) HOON?
Can you help me?:    KYA AAP MERI MADAD KAR SAKTEY HAIN?
Where is the (bathroom)?:    TOILET OR BATHROOM KAHAAN HAI?   
Where is the pharmacy?:   DAWAAI KI DUKAAN KAHAAN HAI?
Go straight! then turn left/ right!:  SEEDHEY JAAEY! PHIR BĀNYAE/ DĀNYAE MUDIYE
I'm looking for john:     MEIN JOHN KO DHOONDH RAHAA/ RAHI (FEMALE) HOON
One moment please! :   EK MINAT…   
Hold on please! (phone):    EK MINAT…   
How much is this?:     YEH KAISEY DIYAA?   OR YEH KITNE KA HAI?
Excuse me ...! (to ask for something):    SUNIYE…   
Excuse me! ( to pass by):     SIDE DIJIYE / ZARA HATIYE   
Come with me!:        MERE SAATH AAEEYÉ!   


HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF  
Do you speak (English/ Hindi)? Kyaa aap (angrézee/hindi) mein baat kar saktey hain?

Just a little. Bus thodaasaa.   

What's your name? Aapka naam kyaa hai?   

My name is ... Meraa naam …hai.   

Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… Shree../Shreematee…/Kumaari…/Kumar (Master)
Nice to meet you! Aapsey milkar khushi huee

You're very kind! Aap bahut dayaloo hain!   

Where are you from? Aap kahaan sey hain?   

I'm from (the U.S/ India) Mein (amerika/ bhārata) se hoon

I'm (American) Mein amrikan hoon.   

Where do you live? Aap kahaan rehtey hain?   

I live in (the U.S/ India) Mein (US/ bhārata) mein rehtaa/ rehtee (female) hoon.
Did you like it here? Kyaa aap ko yahaan accha lagtaa hai?
India is a wonderful country Bharat ek adbhut desh hai   

What do you do for a living? Aap kyaa kaam kartey hain?   

I work as a (translator/ businessman) Mera apnaa vyaapaar hai (I have my own business)

I like Hindi Mujhey Hindi bhaashaa acchee lagtee hai.

I've been learning Hindi for 1 month Main ek maheeney sey Hindi seekh raha/ rahee (female) hoon.

Oh! That's good! Yeh accha hai!   

How old are you? Aapkee umar kyaa hai?   

I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. Mein (bees, tees…) saal ka hoon/ ki hoon (female)

I have to go Mujhey jaana

I will be right back! Mein turant laut key aaoongaa/ aaoongi (female)

BASIC HINDI WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS EVERY TOURIST HEADING TO JAIPUR SHOULD KNOW


NUMBERS IN HINDI

0- ZERO-  SHOONYA (PEOPLE ALSO UNDERSTAND, ZERO AT MOST PLACES)
1-ONE-   EK
2-TWO-   DOH
3 – THREE-  TEEN
4-FOUR-  CHAAR
5-FIVE-  PAANCH
6-SIX-  CHHE
7-SEVEN- SAATH
8-EIGHT- AATH
9-NINE- NAU
10-TEN- DUS
11-ELEVEN- GYAARAAH
12- TWELVE- BAARAAH
13 –THIRTEEN- TERAH
14-FOURTEEN- CHAUDAH
15-FIFTEEN- PANDRAAH
16 –SIXTEEN- SOLAH
17- SEVENTEEN- SATRAH
18-EIGHTEEN- ATHRAH
19- NINETEEN- UNNEES
20-TWENTY- BEES
30 –Thirty- TEES
40 –Forty- CHAALEES
50 –Fifty- PACHAAS
60-sixty- SAAT
70 –Seventy- SATTAR
80 –Eighty- ASSI
90-Ninety-  NABBEY
100-Hundred- SAU
200 –Two Hundred- DOH SAU
300-Three Hundred- TEEN SAU
1.000-One Thousand- EK HAZAAR
2.000-Two Thousand- DOH HAZAAR
3.000 –Three Thousand-  TEEN HAZAAR
1, 00,000-One Hundred Thousand- EK LAAKH
2,00,000  - three Hundred Thousand- DOH LAAKH
3,00,000- Three Hundred Thousand- TEEN LAAKH

DAYS & MONTHS IN HINDI:

DAYS:
Monday: Somwaar
Tuesday: Mangalwaar
Wednesday: Wudwaar
Thursday: Guruwaar
Friday: Shukrawaar
Saturday: Shaniwaar
Sunday: Raviwaar/ Itwaar
MONTHS:
January : junwary
February : ferwary
March : march
April : uprail
May : mai
June: june
July : july
August : a-gust
September - situmber
October - aktober
November – na-voumber
December: desumber

TIME IN HINDI:

one minute: Ek Minute
 one hour: Ek Ghunta
 half an hour: Aadha Ghunta
 week:  Hafta
months: Maheene
morning:  Subah
afternoon: dopahar
evening: Shaam
night : Raat
this morning: Aaj subah
this evening: aaj Shaam
today : aaj
yesterday : Kal (Beeta hua kal)
 tomorrow: Kal(aane wala kal)
last week : pichla hafta
next week : agla hafta
now : Abhi
at the moment:Abhi
soon: Jaldi
later: Baad may
early : Jaldi
late: Late/ Der