🇮🇳 Hindi Small Talk & Introductions
Names, where you're from, and the magic words — 'more slowly, please'. The phrases that turn strangers into conversations. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Hindi | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| What's your name? | आपका नाम क्या है? | aapka naam kya hai? |
| My name is… | मेरा नाम … है | mera naam … hai |
| Nice to meet you | आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई | aapse milkar khushi hui |
| Where are you from? | आप कहाँ से हैं? | aap kahan se hain? |
| I'm from… | मैं … से हूँ | main … se hoon |
| Do you speak English? | क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं? | kya aap angrezi bolte hain? |
| I speak a little | मैं थोड़ी बोलता हूँ | main thodi bolta hoon |
| I don't understand | मुझे समझ नहीं आया | mujhe samajh nahin aaya |
| Can you repeat that? | फिर से कहिए | phir se kahiye |
| More slowly, please | धीरे बोलिए | dheere boliye |
| What do you do? | आप क्या काम करते हैं? | aap kya kaam karte hain? |
| See you later! | फिर मिलेंगे! | phir milenge! |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Hindi phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in