Essential Hindi: Where is the bathroom? [9:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

“Where is the bathroom?” — SHAUNCHALAY KID-HAR HAI? शौंचालय किधर है?
“How much does this cost?” — YEH KIT-NE KA HAI — यह कितने का है?
“How are you?” — KYA HAAL HAI, KAISE HO/HAIN, KYA CHAL RAHA HAI, क्या हाल है? कैसे हो, हैं? क्या चल रहा है?
“Where’s the phone?” — PHONE KA-HAAN HAI? फ़ोन कहाँ है?

 

 Come in. It is nice to meet you. [4:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

“Please enter.” — PADHARIYE — पधारिये
“See you again.” –PHIR MI-LAN-GAE फिर मिलेंगे
“It is nice to meet you.” — AAP SE MIL KE KHU-SHI HUI, — आप से मिल के ख़ुशी हुई

“It is nice to meet you.” — MIL KE ACH-CHA LAGA , आप से मिल के अच्छा लगा।

 ”Please take me to my hotel.” — KRIP-YA MUJ-HE APNA HO-TEL LE CH-LI-YE — कृप्या मुझे अपना होटल ले चलिये।

 

 Standard Podcast [14:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Beef: GAAYE KA GOSHT गाए का गोश्त

Chicken: CHIC-KEN, MURG चिकन, मुर्ग़

Fish: MACH-LI मछली

Pork: SUWAR KA GOSHT सुअर का गोश्त

Broil: BHOON-NA भूनना

Bake: SEK-NA (v). सेकना Baked: SA-KA, सेका SEN-KA( N is nasalized like french) सेंका

Boil: U-BA-AL-NA. उबालना Boiled: U-B’LA उबला

Fry: TAL-NA. तलना Fried: TA-LA तला

Vegetable: SUB-ZI सब्ज़ी

Salad: SA-LAD सलाद

Bread: RO-TEE रोटी

Cheese: PA-NEER पनीर (panir is actually closer to curd. True, cured cheeses are rare in India)

Rice: CHA-WAL चावल

Potato: A-A-LU आलू

Soup: SOUP सूप

Chocolate: CHOCOLATE चाकलेट

Dessert: MIT-HAI मिठाई

Coffee: COFFEE काफ़ी

Tea: CHAI चाय

Milk: DOODH दूध

 

 Standard Podcast [6:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

    * Doctor: DOCTOR , CHI-KIT-SAK डाक्टर, चिकित्सक
    * Police: PU-LIS पोलिस
    * Pharmacy: DAVAA-KHAANAA दवाख़ाना
    * Taxi: TAXI टैक्सी
    * Train: TRAIN, RAY’L, RAY’L-GAADI ट्रेन, रेल, रेलगाड़ी
    * Subway: SUB-WAY सबवे
    * Bus: BUS बस
    * Street: SA-DAK सड़क
    * WAY: RAASTAA, RA-H, MAARG, रास्ता, राह, मार्ग
    * Left: BA-YAN; To the left: BA-YEN बायाँ, बाएँ
    * Right: DA-YAN; To the right: DA-YEN दायाँ, दाएँ
    * Middle: BEECH, MADHYA; बीच, मध्य In the middle: BEECH MEIN, BEECHON-BEECH बीच में, बीचों बीच
    * Under: NEE-CHE नीचे

 

 iSpeakHindi.com - Essential Hindi #001 - Hello and Goodbye: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

So, how do you start a conversation?  With “Hello”.  Then you move on to “My name is…” and “What is your name?”  And then you end the conversation with “See you later.”  And this seems like a good place to start with your Hindi lessons.

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Words coverd in this session:
Hindi Transcription Meaning
धन्यवाद dhan-ya-vad Thank You
नमस्ते namaste Hello
मेरा नाम <name> है Mera naam <name> hai My name is <name>.
आपका नाम क्य है? aapka naam kya hai ? What is your name? (formal)
फिर मिलेंगे phir milenge See you later

Essential Hindi #001 - Hello and Goodbye - Script