Language/Hindi/Vocabulary/Greetings

Hindi Greetings

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Greetings

• Namaste = Hi / Hello,
• Welcome = Aap kaa swaagat hai.
• Shoobh prabhaat = Good morning.
• Shoobh dopehar = Good afternoon.
• Shoobh sondhyaa = Good evening.
• Shooh raatree = Good nigh.
• Aap kaisay hain = How are you  ? Formal - Masculine
• Aap kaisEE hain = How are you ? Formal - Female
• Tum kaisay ho ? = How are you ? Informal - Masculine.
• Tum kaiSEE ho ? = How are you ? Informal - Female

Response to : How are you ?

• Dhanaywaad = thanks. Main achha hoon = I am good. - Masculine
• Dhanyawaad = thanks, Main achEE hoon = I am fine - Feminine

Asking name

• Aap kaa naam kyaa hai ? = What's your name ? - Formal
• Tumhaaraa naam kyaa hai ? = What's your name ? - Informal

Answer

• Mayraa naam ............ hain. My name is............ In spite of the gender, construction doesn't chanage.
• Mayraa naam SMITH hai. My name is Smith.
• Mayraa naam TINA hai. My name is Tina

Where are you from ?

• Aap kahaansay (aaye) hai  ? Where are you from ? Where have you come from ?
• Male : Mai Amrikaa say hoon. I am from Amrika (USA)
• Female : Mai England say hoon. I am from England

Meeting a person for the first time

• Aap say milkar khooshi huee = Glad to meet you
• Dhanaywaad = thanks
• fir milenge = will meet again

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