Courteous Phrases

Being polite is just as important in India as anywhere else in this world. The following words and phrases cover most of the pleasantries required for polite conversation. After all, learning to say the expressions of common courtesy in India before traveling is just good manners.

• "Yes" pronounce as "Haan".
• "No" pronounce as "Nahin".
• "Please" pronounce as "Kripya".
• "Thank you" pronounce as "Dhanyavaad".
• "Thank you very much" pronounce as "Bahut bahut dhanyavaad".
• "You are welcome" pronounce as "Aapka swagat hai".
• "It's nothing" pronounce as "Ye kuch nahin hai".
• "Excuse me" pronounce as "Kshama kijiye".
• "By all means" pronounce as "Har tarah se".
• "Can you please repeat" pronounce as "Kya tum doharane ki kripya kar sakte ho".

Learning basic Hindi phrases takes practice and can become fairly easy. I feel the key is to try speaking it as much as possible. If this is not possible then why not try Rocket Hindi which can make you learn Hindi in as little as eight weeks