115 common phrases in Hindi
Each phrase includes the Devanagari spelling, how to pronounce it, and a note on when it fits — because the formal and casual versions are rarely interchangeable.
Hindi greetings
How to say hello, good morning and goodbye in Hindi, and which greeting fits the time of day and the person.
- Good morningसुप्रभातSuprabhat
- Good nightशुभ रात्रिShubh raatri
- Helloनमस्तेNamaste
- How are you?आप कैसे हैं?Aap kaise hain?
- Welcomeस्वागत हैSwagat hai
- See you laterफिर मिलेंगेPhir milenge
- Long time no seeबहुत दिनों बाद मिलेBahut dinon baad mile
- Happy birthdayजन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँJanmadin ki shubhkaamnaayein
- Congratulationsबधाई होBadhai ho
- Happy new yearनव वर्ष की शुभकामनाएँNav varsh ki shubhkaamnaayein
- Take careअपना ध्यान रखनाApna dhyaan rakhna
Everyday Hindi phrases
The Hindi phrases that come up every day — please, sorry, how much, come here — with the formal and casual forms separated.
- Thank youधन्यवादDhanyavaad
- PleaseकृपयाKripya
- I am sorryमुझे खेद हैMujhe khed hai
- Excuse meसुनिएSuniye
- YesहाँHaan
- NoनहींNahi
- Please help meकृपया मेरी मदद कीजिएKripya meri madad kijiye
- I don't understandमुझे समझ नहीं आयाMujhe samajh nahi aaya
- I don't knowमुझे नहीं पताMujhe nahi pata
- No problemकोई बात नहींKoi baat nahi
- Wait a minuteएक मिनट रुकिएEk minute rukiye
- Good luckशुभकामनाएँShubhkaamnaayein
- Be carefulसावधान रहोSaavdhaan raho
- Let's goचलो चलते हैंChalo chalte hain
- What happened?क्या हुआ?Kya hua?
- I wantमुझे चाहिएMujhe chahiye
- Give meमुझे दीजिएMujhe dijiye
- Hurry upजल्दी करोJaldi karo
- Slowlyधीरे धीरेDheere dheere
- Well doneशाबाशShabash
- I am comingमैं आ रहा हूँMain aa raha hoon
- Don't do thatऐसा मत करोAisa mat karo
- Come with meमेरे साथ चलोMere saath chalo
Hindi conversation phrases
Phrases for keeping a Hindi conversation going: agreeing, asking someone to repeat, saying you don't understand.
- What are you doing?क्या कर रहे हो?Kya kar rahe ho?
- Where are you?तुम कहाँ हो?Tum kahan ho?
- Call meमुझे फ़ोन करोMujhe phone karo
- Listen to meमेरी बात सुनोMeri baat suno
- Come hereयहाँ आओYahan aao
- Go awayचले जाओChale jao
- Shut upचुप रहोChup raho
- I don't careमुझे कोई फ़र्क नहीं पड़ताMujhe koi farak nahi padta
- Really?सच में?Sach mein?
- Of courseबिल्कुलBilkul
- MaybeशायदShayad
- I agreeमैं सहमत हूँMain sahmat hoon
Love phrases in Hindi
How to say I love you and I miss you in Hindi, and why the verb changes depending on the speaker's gender.
- You are beautifulतुम बहुत सुंदर होTum bahut sundar ho
- My loveमेरा प्यारMera pyaar
- I love you tooमैं भी तुमसे प्यार करता हूँMain bhi tumse pyaar karta hoon
- Will you marry me?क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी?Kya tum mujhse shaadi karogi?
- I think about youमैं तुम्हारे बारे में सोचता हूँMain tumhare baare mein sochta hoon
- You are my lifeतुम मेरी जिंदगी होTum meri zindagi ho
- I can't live without youमैं तुम्हारे बिना नहीं रह सकताMain tumhare bina nahi reh sakta
- I need youमुझे तुम्हारी ज़रूरत हैMujhe tumhari zaroorat hai
- Hug meमुझे गले लगाओMujhe gale lagao
Feelings in Hindi
Saying you are happy, sad, tired or angry in Hindi, including the phrases that use को rather than a plain subject.
- I love youमैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँMain tumse pyaar karta hoon
- I miss youमुझे तुम्हारी याद आती हैMujhe tumhari yaad aati hai
- I am happyमैं खुश हूँMain khush hoon
- I am sadमैं उदास हूँMain udaas hoon
- I am tiredमैं थक गया हूँMain thak gaya hoon
- I am fineमैं ठीक हूँMain theek hoon
- Don't worryचिंता मत करोChinta mat karo
- I am proud of youमुझे तुम पर गर्व हैMujhe tum par garv hai
- I am hungryमुझे भूख लगी हैMujhe bhookh lagi hai
Family words in Hindi
Hindi family terms, including the separate words for maternal and paternal relatives that English collapses into one.
Health phrases in Hindi
Describing pain, illness and where it hurts in Hindi — the phrases you need at a chemist or a doctor.
- Get well soonजल्दी ठीक हो जाओJaldi theek ho jao
- I am sickमैं बीमार हूँMain bimaar hoon
- I have a feverमुझे बुखार हैMujhe bukhaar hai
- Call a doctorडॉक्टर को बुलाओDoctor ko bulao
- Where is the hospital?अस्पताल कहाँ है?Aspataal kahan hai?
- It hurtsदर्द हो रहा हैDard ho raha hai
- Are you okay?तुम ठीक हो?Tum theek ho?
- MedicineदवाDawa
Time phrases in Hindi
Saying today, tomorrow and yesterday in Hindi — including कल, which means both tomorrow and yesterday.
Travel phrases in Hindi
Asking for directions, fares and stations in Hindi, with the polite forms that actually get you an answer.
- Where is the bathroom?बाथरूम कहाँ है?Bathroom kahan hai?
- How much does it cost?यह कितने का है?Yeh kitne ka hai?
- I am lostमैं रास्ता भटक गया हूँMain raasta bhatak gaya hoon
- Please take me hereमुझे यहाँ ले चलिएMujhe yahan le chaliye
- How far is it?कितनी दूर है?Kitni door hai?
- I need helpमुझे मदद चाहिएMujhe madad chahiye
- Do you speak English?क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं?Kya aap angrezi bolte hain?
- Left and rightबाएँ और दाएँBaayen aur daayen
Food phrases in Hindi
Ordering food, asking what is in a dish, and saying you don't eat something, in Hindi.
Work phrases in Hindi
Hindi for the office — introducing yourself, asking about work, and the formal register colleagues expect.
Hindi blessings and good wishes
Congratulations, good luck and festival greetings in Hindi, and when each one is appropriate.
Hindi question words
क्या, कौन, कहाँ, कब, क्यों and कैसे — the Hindi question words, with example sentences for each.
- What is your name?आपका नाम क्या है?Aapka naam kya hai?
- Where are you from?आप कहाँ से हैं?Aap kahan se hain?
- What is this?यह क्या है?Yeh kya hai?
- What time is it?कितने बजे हैं?Kitne baje hain?
- Why?क्यों?Kyon?
- Can you help me?क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं?Kya aap meri madad kar sakte hain?
- How old are you?आपकी उम्र क्या है?Aapki umar kya hai?