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“Tell him not to do that.” “Ask Rajeev what he is doing.” “Could you tell Ramesh to call me?” are just a few of the Indirect Requests we learn to make in Hindi in this lesson.
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Here are few examples of making indirect requests in Hindi
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English |
Hindi |
Transliteration |
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Tell him not to do that. |
उसे बोलो की वह मत करें। |
Use bolo ki vah mat karem |
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Ask Rajeev what he is doing. |
राजीव से पूछो कि वह क्या कर रहा है। |
Rajeev se poocho ki vah kya kar raha hai |
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Could you tell Ramesh to call me? |
आप रमेश को कह सकते है कि मुझे बुलाए? |
Aap ramesh ko kah sakte hai ki mujhe bulaye |
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Please tell Sheela to clean up her room. |
कृपया शीला से कमरा सॉफ करने के लिए बोलिए। |
Kripaya sheela se kamara saaf karne ke liye boliye |
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Please ask Jeevan to give me a call. |
कृपया जीवन से बोलिए कि मुझे फोन करें। |
Kripaya jeevan se boliye ki mujhe phone karen |
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Could you ask Rafi to be here at five? |
आप रफ़ी को बोल सकते है कि वह पाँच बजे यहाँ हो? |
Aap rafi ko bol sakte hai ki vah paanch baje yahan ho? |
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Ask Meena if she is coming to the party. |
मीणा से पूछो कि वह पार्टी के लिए आ रही है। |
Meena se poocho ki vah party ke liye aa rahi hai |
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Please ask her when she will be here. |
कृपया उससे पूछें की कब वह यहाँ होगी। |
Kripaya usse poochen ki kab vah yahan hogi |
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Please tell Mrs. Kumar (that) I will be late. |
कृपया स्रीमती कुमार को बताना (कि) मुझे देर हो जाएगी। |
Kripaya Sreemati Kumar ko bataana (ki) mujhe der ho jayegi |
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Can you tell them (that) the party starts at nine? |
आप उन्हे बता सकते हैं (कि) पार्टी नौ बजे शुरू होता है? |
Aap unhe bata sakte hain (ki) party nau baje shuru hota hai |
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Please ask her whether she finished the assignment. |
कृपया उससे पूछो कि उसने काम खत्म कर दिया। |
Kripaya usse poocho ki usne kaam khatam kar diya |
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Would you ask him what he wants? |
आप उससे पूछ सकते हैं कि उसे क्या चाहिए? |
Aap usse pooch sakte hain ki use kya chahiye |
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Will you ask them how much it costs? |
आप उनसे पूछ सकते है कि यह कितने की है। |
Aap unse pooch sakte hai ki yah kitane ki hai |
Quiz:
1) Can you ask him to give his pen?
a) तुम उसे पूछने के लिए अपनी कलम दे सकते हैं?
b) उससे पूछो अपनी कलम देने के लिए?
c) तुम उससे पूछ सकते हो कि वह अपनी कलम दे?
d) तुम उससे पूछो कि वह अपनी कलम दे?
2) Please ask Anu to give me a call.
a) कृपया अनु पूछने के लिए मुझे फोन करना।
b) कृपया अनु से बोलिए कि मुझे फोन करें।
c) कृपया अनु से बोलो कि मुझे फोन करें।
d) कृपया अनु को बता सकते है कि मुझे फोन करें।
3) Translate: Tell her not to do that.
4) Translate: राजीव से पूछो कि वह क्या कर रहा है|
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