Hindi is the official language of India. In India, Hindi is spoken as a first language by nearly
425 million people and as a second language by some 120 million more.
Significant Hindi speech communities are also found in South Africa, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Yemen, and Uganda.
Talking to Hindi-speaking people in
a polite manner will have many advantages for you. The time you spend to become
more fluent is worth all your effort. The courteous expressions below will
provide you first with the English words, the English spelling of the Hindi phrase,
and then the Hindi spell of the expression:
1. Excuse me please (casual), kṣamā
kareṃ, क्षमा करें
2. Excuse me please (formal), kṣamā
kījie, क्षमा कीजिए
3. Excuse me please (very polite),
kṛpayā kṣamā kījie, कृपया
क्षमा कीजिए
4. Excuse me, māpha kījie, माफ़ कीजिए।
5. I’m sorry about that, mujhe aphasosa
hai, मुझे अफसोस
है
6. Many thanks, bahuta śukriyā, बहुत शुक्रिया
7. Sorry, māpha kījie, माफ कीजिए
8. Thank you, dhanyavāda, धन्यवाद
9. Thanks a lot, bahuta śukriyā, बहुत शुक्रिया
10. Thanks for your help (casual),
madada kelie śukriyā, मदद
केलिए शुक्रिया
11. Thanks for your help (formal), āpakī
madada kelie dhanyavāda, आपकी
मदद केलिए
धन्यवाद
12. You are kind (casual), āpa dayālu
haiṃ, आप दयालु
हैं
13. You are kind (formal), āpa bahuta
dayālu haiṃ, आप बहुत दयालु
हैं
14. You’re welcome, āpa kā svāgata hai, आप का
स्वागत है
“Be
sure to taste your words before you serve them to others.”
(Sneh Desai)[i]
[i] Sources used:
·
“Hindi
Language” by the
Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica
·
“Polite Hindi Words” and “Pronouncing Polite
Hindi Words”
(https://www.rocketlanguages.com/hindi/salutations/polite-hindi-words)
Topic suggested by my
daughter, Allena Kinker
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