Hindi/Glossary of Phrases and Indioms

Hellos Let us get familiar with some Hindi phrases and sentences regarding greeting other people and striking a conversation. English Hindi TransliterationHello/goodbye (Hindu, north)नमस्तेnamastēHello/goodbye (Hindu, south)नमस्कारnamaskāraHello/goodbye (Sikh)सत श्री अकालsat śrī akālHello (Muslim)अस्सलाम अलैकुमassalām alaikumHello (Muslim reply)वालैकुम अस्सलामvālaikum assalāmGoodbye (Muslim)ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़khuda hāfizGood morningसुप्रभातsuprabhātaGood eveningशुभ संध्याśubha saṃdhyāGood nightशुभ रात्रिśubha rātriHave a nice dayआपका दिन मंगलमय होāpakā dina maṃgalamaya hoHow are you (Formal)आप कैसे हैंāpa kaisē haiṃHow are you (Informal)हालचाल कैसा हैhālacāla kaisā haiI am fine, thanksमैं ठीकठाक हूँ, शुक्रियाmaiṃ ṭhīkaṭhāka hū°, śukriyā Nothing specialकुछ खास नहींkucha khāsa nahīṃSee you laterफिर मिलेंगेphira milēṃgē Requests Now that we have got over with basic hellos let us learn how to make requests and thank people. English Hindi TransliterationPlease (Urdu)मेहरबानी करकेmehrbānī karkePleaseकृपयाkṛipayaThank you (Sanskrit origin)धन्यवादdhanyavādThank you (Arabic origin)शुक्रियाśukriyāThank you very muchबहुत बहुत धन्यवादbahut bahut dhanyavādYou're welcome (don't mention it)कोई बात नहींkoī bāt nahīnExcuse me, sorry, please forgive meमाफ़ कीजियेmāf kījiyeI'm really sorryमुझे अत्यंत खेद हैmujhē atyaṃta khēda haiExcuse me (lit. please listen)ज़रा सुनियेzarā suniyeWhat would you like?आप क्या पसंद करेंगे?āpa kyā pasaṃda karēṃgē?I would like ...मैं ... पसंद करुंगाmaiṃ ... pasaṃda karuṃgāSir, would you listen to me for a minuteजनाब, क्या आप जरा एक मिनट मेरी बात सुनेंगेjanāba, kyā āpa jarā ēka minaṭa mērī bāta sunēṃgēCan you please help meक्या आप कृपया मेरी मदद कर सकते हैंkyā āpa kr̥payā mērī madada kara sakatē haiṃ