Everyday phrases Flashcards
Tell Sir that
Sir SE kaho ki
What is this called?
Isko kya kahte hain?
Have you eaten?
Have you taken your food?
Apne khana khaya?
Apne khana kha liya?
Turn on the AC
AC chalu kar dijie (verb: chalu karna)
Or AC chalu karo
Where can I find eggs?
Anda kaha milega/milegi?
go and see/ try
Ja kar dekho
Take my friend to defence colony
Mere dost KO defence colony le jao
Take these glasses into the kitchen
Ye glass kitchen me le jao
I don’t feel like going to class
Mujhe class jane ka man nahi hai
I feel like eating pizza
Mujhe pizza khane ka man hai
Mujhe pizza khane ki icchar hai
There’s no difference
Koi fark nahi hai (fark: difference)
I feel cold
Mujhe thand lagti hai
Keep the change
Baki paiseh rakh lo
I want to go to Dblock
Mai D block jana cahti hu (cahna: to want)
I have ALREADY eaten
Mai kha cuki hu (verb root + cuka/cuki/cuke)
verb: cukna -already done something
I asked madhu to buy vegetables
MaiNE madhu SE sabziyan kharidna mangi.
I’m tired
Mai thaki hu/ Mai thak gayi
verb: thak jana - to be tired
Don’t make noise
Shor mat karo
I will keep it in mind
Mai yad rakhungi (verb: yad rakhna- to keep in mind)
I will miss you
Mai apKO yad karungi. (verb: yad karna - to miss someone
How much time does it take from here to the hotel?
Yaha se hotel tak kitna time lagta hai?
The food is very delicious
Yeh khana bahut swadisht hai.
How did you find (like) the movie?
How was the movie?
Apko movie kaisi lagi?
Apko movie pasand tha? Yes-no
Movie kaisi thi?
Who wants water?
Pani kisko cahie?
Who made dinner?
Khana kisne banaya?
Take my friend to her house in GK1 and then come back
Meri dost KO apni ghar GK1 me le jao phir vapas ana.
We decided that in April we will go to Darjeeling
Hamne faisla kiya ki April me Darjeeling jaenge
Help me
Mujhe madad karo
How much money did you give for this book?
Is kitab ke liye apne kitne paiseh diye? (‘Is’ cos of Postposition)
It seems like it will rain today
Lagta hai aj barish hogi
You seem sick.
Ap bimar lagta hain
I’m scared of lizards
Mujhe chipkalli SE dar lagti hai (verb: dar lagna- to feel fear)
Mai chipkalli SE darti hu (verb: darna -to fear)
I feel bad
Mujhe bura lagta hai (verb: bura lagna- to feel bad)
This recipe seems difficult
Yeh recipe mushkil lagti hai
Can it be done?
Ho sakta hai?
What should I do?
Mai kya karun? (subjunctive tense)
I am better looking than you but you are smarter than me
Mai apse zyada khubsurat/sundar hu lekin ap mujhse zyada hoshiyar hai.
I don’t know who that man is
Mujhe malum nahi ki vah admi kaun hai.
So don’t ask me
To mujhse mat pucho
Just wait here
ZarA yaha thaharo/thaharie (verb: thaharna- to wait)
Bring THE car over here
Bring THE car over there
Gari ko idhar lao/laie.
Gari ko udhar lao-laie.
Why is this so?
Aisa kyon hai?
It seems that
Malum hota hai ki
Well, I’m off/ I make a move.
Acchar mai chalti hu
We should go
We MUST go
We’ll make a move.
Hamko jana cahie
Hamko janA paRega
Ham chalte hain.
I often experience loneliness
Mai aksar akelapan mahsus karti hu (verb: mahsus karna- to experience)
What’s in your hand?
Apka hath me kya hai?
This book is mine.
Yah kitab meri hai.
Don’t squabble
JhagrA mat karo (verb: jhagra karna)
In my opinion
Mere khayAl me
I WOULD often read in the evening
Sham ko mai aksar parhti.
There’s nobody in the shop.
Shop me koi nahi hai
There’s nothing in the drawer
Daraz me kuch nahi hai
There was some man in the room
Kamre me koi admi tha
What’s gooseberry called in Hindi?
(Log) Hindi me “gooseberry” KO kya kahte hain?
How do you say “don’t lie to me” in Hindi?
Hindi me “don’t lie to me” ko kaise bolte hai?
MujhSE jhuth mat bolo
Don’t tell anyone I’m standing (waiting) here
Kisi ko mat kaho ki mai yaha khari hu
Take some food won’t you?
Kuch khana lijie na?
Kuch khana le na?
In about/some 5 minutes
Koi 5 minat me
He has gone to the market
Bazaar gaya hai.
What are you doing?
Ap kya kar rahe hain?
I cannot go today
Aj mai nahi ja sakti hu.
What is the difference between this and that?
Is me aur us me, kya fark hai?
I absolutely hate going to INA
Mujhe INA jana bilkul napasand hai.
I will try to come
Mai ane ki koshish karungi
There is nothing to worry
Cinta ki bat nahi hai
I’m not sure. I will try to go.
Pakka nahi hai. Mai jane ki koshish karungi
Who is this present for?
Yeh tohfa kiske liye hai?
I was about to call you
Mai apko telephone karne walli thi.
It’s about to rain
Barish hone wali hai
Today I am going to make palak paneer
Aj mai palak paneer banane wali hu
Come closer
Pas ao
How was your trip?
Apki yatra kaisi thi?
I will go home by myself
Mai apne ap ghar jaungi
How did you like it? (One-off event)
ApKO kaisa laga?
We had fun
HamKO maza aya.
Would you like to have/ take something (to eat or drink)?
Ap kuch lenge?
Some other time
Phir kabhi
Very kind of you
BaRi meherbani
Who else is coming?
Aur kaun a raha hai?
I’m in a hurry
Mai jaldi me hu
It’s getting late
Der ho rahi hai
There are too many people
Bahut zyada log hai
I am afraid of crowds
Mujhe bhir se dar lagta hai
(You should )Mind your own business
Ap apne kam karen
I lost my own mobile
Maine apna mobile kho diya
My mobile was lost
Mera mobile kho gaya
What should I say?
Mai kya bolun?
What should I wear?
Mai kya pahanun?
At what time should she come?
Voh kitne baje ae?
Who told you?
Apko kisne bola?
I WAS looking for it everywhere
Mai har jagah dundh rahi thi
It will all be done by 6pm
Sab 6 baje tak ho jaega
We will go to Seattle VIA Tokyo
Tokyo SE HO KAR, ham Seattle jaenge
What did you see? I saw that
Apne kya dekha? Maine dekha ki
You must come
ApKO ana paRega
I agree
Mai manti hu
How should we go?
Kaise jaen?
I am late (something delayed me)
Mujhe der ho gayi.
Ben came late
Ben der se aya
I had heard that
Maine suna hai ki
You didn’t get cucumber/sugar?
Apko kira nahi mila
Apko cini nahi mili
In Singapore there are many famous places to see
Singapore me dekhne (ke liye) kai prasidh shtan hain
When you were young what kind of games did you used to play?
Jab ap chote the, ap kaunsa khel khelte the
Holiday was good. I rested a lot.
Cutti acchi thi. Maine bahut aram (m) kiya.
I ordered from Pizza Hut
Maine Pizza Hut se order(m) kiya.
MAI Pizza Hut se order kar chuki hu.
Have you been to Agra?
Kya ap Agra gaye hain?
I have not seen it yet
maine abhi tak nahi dekha hai
Yok drives the car very fast
Yok bahut tez gari challata hai
What do you do?
Ap kya karte hain
We used to live in Thomson
Ham Thomson me rahte the
Right now I’m feeling very thirsty/hungry
Abhi mujhe bahut bhukh/ pyas (f) lagi hai. (Present perfect tense)
You’re looking very happy
Ap bahut khush lag rahe hain
How much more time will it take
Aur kitna time lagega?
It takes 4 hours to go from Delhi to Agra
Dilli se Agra jane me 4 ghante lagte hain
There was a lot of traffic. It took me 1 hour to get here
Bahut traffic tha. Mujhe yaha ane me ek ghanta laga
To make a kurta how much cloth is needed
Ek kurta banane me kitna kapra lagega?
The food has been setup on the table
Khana mez par laga hai
The rain had STARTED
Barish hone lagi thi
The rain is coming
Barish (f) hone vali hai
I STARTED to think
Mai sochnE lagi
Don’t worry. Everything will be ok
Cinta mat karo. Sab thik hoga
Tomorrow he HAS to meet/see boss
Kal usKO boss ko milnA paRega.
Have you been to Singapore
Ap Singapore gaye hain
Have you seen hamayuns tomb?
Apne hamayun ka makhbara dekha hai?
What did you do there?
Apne vaha kya kiya?
Agra is hotter than Delhi
Agra dilli se garam hai
The project is going on
Yeh project chal raha hai
I had a headache since morning
Subah se mujhe sirdard tha
Traffic was moving very slowly
Traffic dhire dhire chal raha tha
It took me a lot of time
Mujhe bahut time laga
I want to see how shambu makes the puri
Mai dekhna cahti hu shambu kaise puri banata hai
How far is it?
Kitni dur hai?
I’m very busy these days
Ajkal mai bahut vyast hu
For how many days will it go on?
Yeh kitne din chalega
I didn’t sleep well
Mujhe neend nahi ayi
Let me introduce, this is my husband Ben
Inse milie, yeh mere pati Ben
We used to go to school together
Ham EK SATH school jate the
I did not get time to go to the market
Mujhe market jane (ke liye) time nahi mili
We often meet at AES
Ham akhsar AES me milte hain.
I found my specs!
I found my book!
Mera chasma mil gaya!
Meri kitab mil gayi!
I will go to the school to get them
Then I will TAKE THEM TO Ambience Mall.
They will have fun.
Mai unko lene (ke liye) school jaungi.
Phir mai unko ambience mall le jaungi.
Unko maza aenge.
I WAS ALSO about to say
Mai bhi kahne wali thi
We are planning to watch a movie this evening
Is sham ko ham movie dekhne wale hain
Who has a pen?
Whose house is this?
Whose book is this?
Pen kiske pas hai?
Yeh ghar kiska hai?
Yeh kitab kiski hai?
Who likes to go to melas?
Who doesn’t like shopping?
Kisko mela jana pasand hai?
Kisko kharidari pasand nahi hai?
They bought lots of things from Sarojini
Unhone bahut chizen Sarojini se kharidi.
Take this chair inside
Yeh kursi anda le jao
Take me to the doctor
Mujhe doctor ke pas le jao
Once a week we meet in school
Hafte me ek bar ham school me milte hain.
What did you do there?
Apne vaha kya kiya?
It is difficult to go there by car
Gari se vaha JANA mushkil hai
He doesn’t have enough money
Uske pas kafi paiseh nahi hain
Do you know how to swim?
I learnt how to swim when I was ten years old
Apko tairna ate hain?
MaiNE tairna sikha jab mai 10 sal ki thi.
The child fell and STARTED to cry
Baccha gir gaya aur ronE laga
Baccha gir kar rona (the child fell and cried)
Maybe it MIGHT rain.
Looks like it will rain.
The rain is coming.
Sayad barish ho.
Lagta hai barish hogi/ ho jaegi.
Barish hone walli hai.
It’s raining
It has started to rain
Rain has finished
Barish ho rahi hai
Barish hone laga hai
Barish ho gaya
Every evening
Sham ko roz
It is ONE OF Hindu people’s most famous pilgrimage sites.
It is ONE OF Lord Shiva’s famous temples.
Yeh Hindu log KA ek prasidh tirth-sthan hai.
Yeh Bhagwan shiv KA ek prasidh mandir hai.
From Delhi going to Varanasi is not hard. You can go by plane or train. By plane it takes only 1 hour to go.
Dilli se Varanasi JANA mushkil nahi hai. Ap havai jahaz ya railgari se ja sakte hain. Havai jahaz se jane me sirf 1 ghanTa lagta hai.
It’s a good idea
Accha khayAL hai
When did you come to India?
When did you go to SG?
Aap India kab aye?
Aap SG kab gaye?
I made this cake by myself.
Maine yeh cake apne ap banaya.
(You) do this by yourself
Aap apne ap karo/kijie
I am going to my own house.
I am going by my own car.
I have to buy some clothes for myself.
Mai apne ghar (ko) ja rahi hu.
Mai apni gari se ja rahi hu.
Mujhe apne liye kuch kapre kharidna hai.
What time should Santosh come?
Santosh kitne baje ae?
What time should we go to the airport
Ham Airport jane (ke liye) kitne baje chalen?
Should I come with you?
Mai apke sath chalun?
What time should we meet?
Ham kitne baje milen?
If you want, I can come with you.
Agar ap cahen, mai apke sath chal sakti hu.
If anybody comes, don’t open the door.
Agar koi ae, darvaza mat kholna.
If anybody calls, tell them I am not at home.
Agar koi phone kare, usko bolna mai ghar par nahi hu.
It might rain tomorrow (probability)
Sayad kal barish Ho
I might go to Kerala next month. (Probability)
Mai agle mahina Kerala jaun.
Our friends might come in November.
Hamare doston November me aen.
Do you know Hindi?
I’m learning. I have to practice always. If not, I forget easily.
Apko Hindi ati hain?
Mai sikh rahi hu. Mujhe hamesha practice paRega. Nahi tho, mai asani se bul jaungi
Does anyone have a pen?
Who has a pen?
Kisi ke pas pen hai?
Kiske pas pen hai?
Has anyone seen Ben?
Kisi ne Ben dekha hai?
Is this seat reserved for someone?
Yeh kursi kisi ke liye arakshit hai?
Who’s there?
Is somebody there?
Kaun hai?
Koi hai?
Who likes this book?
Does anyone like this book?
Yeh kitab kisko pasand hai?
Yeh kitab kisiko pasand hai?
Let’s forget about it
JanE do
Let it be
RahnE do
LET me think
Mujhe sochnE do.
I will not LET you do this (future)
MAI apko yeh karnE nahi dungi
Paul did not LET her drink soda.(simple past)
Paul NE usko soda pinE nahi diya (always diya because infinitives are all masculine)
We don’t LET Eunice drive our car (present general)
Ham apni gari Eunice challanE nahi dete hain
I will HAVE to leave by 5pm
MUJHE 5pm tak janA paRega
There was no food in the house so I had to go to the market. (Simple past)
Ghar me khana nahi hai tho MUJHE market janA paRa (simple past).
My maid is on leave so I have to do a lot of work. (present general)
Meri maid cutti par hai tho MUJHE bahut kam karnA paRta hai.
AS SOON AS he came to Delhi, he found a job.
Jaise hee voh dilli aya, usko naukri mil gayi.
AS SOON AS the film finished, we got up
Jaise hee film khatam hui, ham uth gaye.
He earns a lot of money. STILL/EVEN THEN/HOWEVER, he doesn’t save much.
Voh bahut paiseh kamata hai. Phir bhi voh nahi bacata hai.
I called him several times STILL he didn’t hear me
Mai usko kai bar bulaya phir bhi voh mujhe nahi suna.
Her car broke down on the way still she reached on time.
Uski gari raste me karab gayi phir bhi voh samay par pahunch gayi.
It’s my mistake
Meri galati hai
I suddenly remembered today is iris’ birthday
Mujhe achaanak yaad aya ki aj iris ka janamdin hai.
I remember you.
We remembered our first dog.
You suddenly remembered.
I will keep it in mind. I will miss you.
Mujhe apko yaad hai.
Hamko hamare pehla kutta yaad the.
Apko achaanak yaad aya
MAI yaad rakhungi. MAI apko yaad karungi.
I just came to know about the mela
Mujhe mela malum HUA (not aya).
I don’t know why but I will find out
Mujhe kyon malum nahi hai lekin MAI malum karungi.
Ben saw the new tablet and liked it a lot.
Ben ne naya tablet dekha aur usko bahut pasand aya.
Show me some sarees and I will decide what I like.
Kuch sariya mujhe dekhao aur MAI pasand karungi. (Verb: pasand karna = to make a choice, decide what I like, select)
Exactly at 3pm
Thik 3 baje
And before that? Do you remember?
Aur us se pahle? Apko yad hai?
It’s not like before
Yeh pahle jaisa nahi hai.
It’s going to be 1 pm. Hurry up.
1 bajne wala hai. Jaldi karo.
I felt that he was sad. She felt the same.
Mujhe laga ki voh udas hai. Usko jaisa laga.
We have no children
Hamare bacche nahi hain.
I will not be able to go
MAI nahi ja sachungi (verb: sachna)
For me his story is hard to believe
Mere liye uski kahani manna mushkil hai.
Overnight he became rich.
Ek hi rat me, voh amir ho gaya tha.
You heard right
Apne thik suna hai
We have arrangements for a trip to Agra.
Hamare pas Agra ki yatra KA interzam hai.
How big is the bus?
Bus (f) kitni bari hai?
What are the things you will show in Agra?
Aap Agra me kya-kya dekhate hain?
If we go there it will be difficult to come back the same day
Agar ham jaen, ek hi din me vapas ana mushkil hai.
How much do you charge per person?
3000 rupiya per person. Food and drink included IN THIS.
Ek admi ke liye, kitne paiseh lete hain (verb Lena)?
rp3000 admi ke liye. IS ME khana-pina include hain.
Come 15 minutes before time.
Certainly/ of course. Thanks.
Pandrah minit pahle ao.
Zarur, dhanyavad
How much are the mangoes (per kg)?
What’s the total (cost)?
Am kaise diye/ am kaise hain?
Kul kitna hua?
After showing the taj, we take the tourists for lunch. After lunch, we go to Agra fort then go for shopping.
Taj DEKHNE KE BAD, ham yatriyon ko lunch ke liye le jate hain. Lunch ke bad, ham Agra fort le jate hain phir shopping jana.
Taj DEKH KAR, ham…..
Who are these (various) people?
Ye kaun-kaun hain?
If it’s possible, then do it
Agar sambav hai, tho banao
I like all fruits except for papaya
Mujhe sab phal pasand hai ko char kar papita hai.
I hope you’re right
Mujhe asha hai ki aap sahi hain.
Show me something similar
Kuch aisa dekhao
I’m surprised
Mai hairan hu
Don’t mess with me
Mere sath pangar mat lena
He was saying the same things over and over again
Voh hi chiz bar-bar bol raha tha.
The poor guy!
Bechara!
As much as you want, that much you take (take as much as you want)
JITNA cahiya, UTNA le lo
JITNA = as much as
UTNA= that much
sooooo cute
Itna pyara
Use the meter
Meter kar upyog karo
How useful, no?
Kitna upyog hai, na?
There is a good variety of fruits
Accha tarah ke phal hai
Look in front. Put it outside
Samne dekho. Bahar rakho
Drop ke when there is no noun
Bring the car in front of the sabziwala. We meet OVER THERE.
Gari ko sabziwala ke samne lao. Udhar milenge.
Pleased to meet you
(Mai) Apse mil kar khushi hui
There’s nothing to worry about
Cinta ki koi bat nahi hai
As you wish
Jaisi apki mazi
Don’t make excuses
Bahane mat banao
Stop the work
Kam band karo
Keep working
Karte raho
How are you feeling/how are you?
Apki tabiyat kaisi hai?
What’s up?
Kya hal hai? Kya hal-chal hai?
I’m fine. And you?
Mai thik hu. Aur ap/ap sunAie?
Verb: sunana - to recite
I want the best quality cloth
Mujhe baRhiya kapra cahiye
I know how to tie a saree
Mai saree pahanna jannti hu.
Pahanna- wear, put on; clothes, jewellery, makeup
Sorry I got late
Maaf kijie, mujhe der ho gayi
How many years ago…
Kitne sal pahle….
What the hell are u thinking, idiot
Kya samajh rakha hai, saale?!
How dare you?!!
Himmat kaise hui (teri)
Call the plumber
Plumber ko bulao
It’s good that…
Accha hai ki….
Follow me
Mere piche ao
What do you think?
Apka khayAl kya hai?
It’s funny
Mazedar hai!
One after another
Ek ke bad ek
It’s a good idea
Acchar khayAl hai!
What do u think? What’s your opinion
Apka khayAl kya hai?
What’s up?
Kya hal-caal hai?
I go by foot
Mai pedal jati hu
Why didn’t you….buy milk?
Apne dudh kyon nahi kharida?
I’ve seen that…
I’ve heard that…
Maine dekha hai ki…
Maine suna hai ki…
I STILL want it
Mujhe abhi bhi cahiye.
I prefer coffee to tea
Mujhe kofi chai se zyada acchi lagti hai.
This time
Is bar
Nobody is here
Yaha koi nahi hai
Tell someone to make coffee
Kisiko bolo kofi banane ke liye/ banao
Is this seat reserved for someone?
Kisi ke liye yeh seat reserve hai?
Somebody please help
Koi madad karo
Delhi is cold like Kashmir
Delhi Kashmir jaisa Thanda hai
They have similar likings
Unki pasand ek jaisi hai
Time flies
Samay uRta hai
Come later
Bad me ana
I’m surprised/shocked
Mai hairan hu
In a short time
Thore samay mei
The food is so-so
Khana thik-thik hai
It’s wrong
Galat ho Gaya
How sad
Afsos ki bat hai
I came back just yesterday
Kal hi vapas ayi.
I will find out
Mai malum karungi
We should meet for coffee
Hamko kofi ke liye milna cahiye.
Sorry I have to go. I have to see someone at 5pm. I will definitely see you next time I come.
Maaf karna mujhe janA paRega. 5 baje mujhe kisiko milna hai. Mai apko pakka/zarur milungi jab mai agle bar aungi.
Where are u staying (Short term)? And for how many days are u in Delhi?
I’m staying in a hotel at CP.
Ap kaha thahare hain? Aur kitne din dilli me rahenge?
Mai CP me, ek hotel me thahari hu.
I have so many things to tell you
Mujhe apko bahut chizen batana hai
I just came to know that the meeting is at 10am
Mujhe abhi malum hua ki meeting 10 baje hai
Yesterday I saw a movie and I liked it a lot.
Kal maine ek movie dekhi aur mai bahut pasand kiya.
Don’t put sugar in the coffee
Kofi me cini mat dalo.
Do you remember?
ApKO yaad hai?
I have to finish my work before 6. It’s going to be 6, hurry up.
6 baje ke pahle, mujhe mera kam khatm karna hai. 6 bajne wali hai, jaldi karo.
He earns enough money still he doesn’t save. For my brother, saving money is hard
Voh kafi paiseh kamata hai phir bhi paiseh nahi bacata hai. Mere bhai ke liye paiseh bacana mushkil hai.
You SHOULD watch the movie
Apko movie dekhna cahiye
I remember
Mujhe yaad hai
I did not remember till this morning but I suddenly remembered that
Subah tak mujhe yaad nahi tha lekin mujhe acaanak yaad aya ki
I found out that
Maine malum kiya ki
I want to ask one thing
Mai ek bat puchna cahti hu
What are you thinking?
Ap kya soch rahe Jain
This is usual
Ye am bat hai
For me this is weird
Mere liye bahut ajiib hai
I can understand
Mai samajh cahti hu
On the way people were dancing-singing
Raste me log nach-ga rahe the
Lots of variety of vegetables
Bahut tarah ki sabziyan
Different kinds of flowers
Tarah tarah ke phul