Hindi Phrases English Phrases
Hindi Phrases
English Greetings Hi! Good morning! Good evening! Welcome! (to greet someone) How are you? I'm fine, thanks! And you? Good/ So-So.
Hindi Greetings: Namastey! नमते Suprabhaat स ु भात Shubh sundhyaa. शभ ु संया Aapka swaagat hai! आपका वागत ह। Aap kaisey hain? आप कैसे ह ? Mein theek hoon, shukriya! म ठक हुँ । Aur aap? और आप? Accha/ Theek-thaak अछा/ ठक-ठाक
Thank you (very much)!
Shukriyaa (Bahut dhanyavaad) श! ु "या (बहुत ध%यवाद)
You're welcome! (for "thank you") Hey! Friend!
*** *** Arrey, Dost!. अरे , दोत Mujhey aapkee bahut yaad aaee.? मझ ु े आपक" बहुत याद आयी। Kyaa chal rahaa hai?; *या चल रहा ह? Zyaada kuch nahi -यादा कुछ नह.ं । Shubh raatri. शभ ु रा/ी। Phir milen-gay.! अल0वदा। Alvida! अल0वदा।
I missed you so much! What's new? Nothing much Good night! See you later! Good bye! Asking for Help and Directions I'm lost Can I help you? Can you help me? Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? Go straight! then turn left/ right! I'm looking for john. One moment please! Hold on please! (phone) How much is this? Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Excuse me! ( to by) Come with me! How to Introduce Yourself
Do you speak (English/ Hindi)? Just a little. What's your name? My name is ...
Hum kho gaye hain. हम खो गये ह । Kya mein aapki madad kar sakta/ sakti (female) hoon? *या म आपक" मदद कर सकता /सकती हुँ । Kya aap meri madad kar saktey hain? *या आप मेर. मदद कर सकते ह । śaucaghara/ pharmacy kahaan hai? शौचघर/ फाम5सी कहां है Seedhey jaaey! Phir bānyae/ dānyae mudiye सीधे जाएँ-8फर बाएँ-दाएँ म9ु डए । Mein John ko dhoondh rahaa/ rahi (female) hoon. म जोन को ढुँढ रहा-रह. हुँ । Ek minat… एक <मनट Ek minat… एक <मनट Yeh kaisey diyaa? यह कैसे >दया । Kshama keejeeae… ?मा क"िजए । Kshama keejeeae… ?मा क"िजए । Mere saath aaeeyé! मेरे साथ आइए ।
Kyaa aap (angrézee/hindi) mein baat kar saktey hain? *या आप (अंCेजी->हंद.) मD बात कर सकते ह Bus thodaasaa. बस थोडासा Aapka naam kyaa hai? आपका नाम *या है Meraa naam …hai. मेरा नाम..... है ।
Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss…
Shree../Shreematee…/Kumaari…/Kumar (Master) Eी-Eीमती-कुमार.-कुमार
Nice to meet you!
Aapsey milkar khushi huee! आपसे <मलकर खुशी हुई ।
You're very kind! Where are you from?
Aap bahut dayaloo hain! आप बहुत दयालू ह । Aap kahaan sey hain? आप कहाँ से ह । Mein (amerika/ bhārata) se hoon. म (अHीका-भारत) से हुँ । Mein amrikan hoon. म अHीकन हुँ । Aap kahaan rehtey hain? आप कहाँ रहते ह
I'm from (the U.S/ India) I'm (American) Where do you live? I live in (the U.S/ India) Did you like it here?
Mein (US/ bhārata) mein rehtaa/ rehtee (female) hoon. म (US-भारत) मD रहता-रहती हुँ । Kyaa aap ko yahaan accha lagtaa hai? *या आपको यहाँ अछा लगता है
India is a wonderful country
Bharat ek adbhut desh hai भारत एक अIत ु दे श है ।
What do you do for a living?
Aap kyaa kaam kartey hain? आप *या काम करते ह
I work as a (translator/ businessman) I like Hindi I've been learning Hindi for 1 month Oh! That's good! How old are you? I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. I have to go I will be right back!
Mera apnaa vyaapaar hai (I have my own business) मेरा अपना Jयापार है । Mujhey Hindi bhaashaa acchee lagtee hai. मझ ु े >हंद. भाषा अछ लगती है । Main ek maheeney sey Hindi seekh raha/ rahee (female) hoon. म एक मह.नेसे >हंद. सीख रहा-रह. हुँ । Yeh accha hai! यह अछा है । Aapkee umar kyaa hai? आपक" उमर *या है Mein (bees, tees…) saal ka hoon/ ki hoon (female) म (बीस, तीस) साल का हुँ- क" हुँ । Mujhey jaana hogaa मझ ु े जाना होगा । Mein turant laut key aaoongaa/ aaoongi (female) म तरु ं त लौट के आऊँगा-आऊँगी ।
Wish Someone Something Good luck!
Shubh Kaamnaayein शभ ु कामनाएँ
Happy birthday!
Janamdin kee shubhaechaen जनम>दन क" शभ ु ेछाएँ
Happy new year!
Naaey saal kee shubhaechaen नए साल क" शभ ु ेछाएँ
Merry Christmas!
Christmas kee badhaaeeyaan 8!समस क" बधाइयाँ
Congratulations! Enjoy! (for meals...)
Badhaaee ho! बधाई हो Bhog keejeeae भोग क"िजए
I'd like to visit India one day Say hi to John for me
Mein kabhi Bharat jaana chahoongaa/ chahoongi (female) म भी भारत जाना चाहुँगा- चाहुँगी । John ko meri taraf sey namastey kehna. जोन को मेर. तरफ से नमते कहना ।
Bless you (when sneezing) Good night and sweet dreams! Solving a Misunderstanding I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) Sorry (for a mistake) No Problem! Can You Say It Again? Can You Speak Slowly? Write It Down Please! I Don't Understand! I Don't Know! I Have No Idea. What's That Called In Hindi? What Does "gato" Mean In English? How Do You Say "Please" In Hindi? What Is This? My Hindi is bad. I need to practice my Hindi Don't worry! Hindi Expressions and Words Good/ Bad/ So-So. Big/ Small Today/ Now Tomorrow/ Yesterday Yes/ No Here you go! (when giving something) Do you like it? I really like it! I'm hungry/ thirsty.
(No expression) Shubh raatri शभ ु रा/ी । Kyaa aap issey dohraa saktey hain? *या आप इसे दोहरा सकते ह Kshamaa/ maafee chaahta/ chaahti (female) hu. ?मा- माफ" चाहता/ चाहती हुँ Koee baat nuhee कोई बात नह.ं । Kyaa aap issey dohraa saktey hain? *या आप इसे दोहरा सकते ह Kyaa aap dheerae baat karengae? *या आप धीरे बात करD गे Kripaya karkey yeh likkh deejeeae. कृपया करके यह <लख द.िजए । Mujhey samajh mein nahi aataa. मझ ु े समझ मD नह.ं आता । Mujhey nahi maloom मझ ु े नह.ं मालम ू । Mujhey iss cheez kaa kuchh pata nahi hai मझ ु े इस चीज का कुछ पता नह.ं है । Issey Hindi mein kyaa kahtey hain? इसे >हंद. मD *या कहते ह । Angrezi mein “maloom” ka kyaa arth hoga? अंCेजी मD “मालम ू ” का *या अथO होगा । Hindi mein “please” kaisey kahtey hain? >हंद. मD “Pल.ज” कैसे कहते ह Yeh kyaa hai? >हंद. मD इसे *या कहते ह Meri Hindi kucch khaas nahi hai. मेर. >हंद. कुछ खास नह.ं है । Mujey Hindi ka or abhyaas karnaa hogaa मझ ु े >हंद. का और अQयास करना होगा । Chinta mat karo! Rचंता मत करो । Accha/ Boora/ Theek-thaak अछा-बरू ा-(ठक-ठाक) Bada Chhota बडा-छोटा Aaj/ Abhi आज-अभी Kal/ Kal कल-कल Haan/ Naa or Nuhi हाँ- ना-नह.ं Ye leejeeay (polite)/ Ye lo यह ल.जीए- यह लो Kyaa aap ko yeh accha lagta hai? *या आपको यह अछा लगता है Mujhey yeh bahut accha lagta hai मझ ु े यह बहुत अछा लगता है । Mujhey bhookh lagi hai/ Mujhey pyaas lagi hai मझ ु े भक ू लगी है ।
In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.
Subah ko/ Shaam ko/ Raat ko सब ु ह को- शाम को-रात को
This/ That. Here/There Me/ You. Him/ Her. Really! Look!
Yeh/ woh. Yahaan/ wahaan यह-वह-यहाँ-वहाँ Hum/ Tum. Voh/ Voh हम-तम ु -वह-वह Such mein? सच मD Dekkho! दे खो
Hurry up! What? Where? What time is it? It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.
Jaldi karo! जSद. करो Kyaa? Kahaan? *या? कहां? Kitney bajey hain? 8कतने बजे ह ? Dus bajey hain. Shyaam ke Saat buj kar tees minat hue hain. दस बजे ह, शाम के सात बज कर तीस <मनट हुए ह
Give me this! I love you! I feel sick. I need a doctor One, Two, Three Four, Five, Six Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
Mujhey ye cheez chaaheeye! मझ ु े यह चीज़ चा>हए। Mei tumsey pyaar kartaa/ karti (female) hu! म तम ु से Pयार करता/ करती हुँ। Meri Tabiyut kharaab hai. मेर. तबीयत खराब है । Mujhey Doctor kee zaroorat hai मझ ु े डा*टर क" जUरत है । Ek, Dow, Teen एक, दो, तीन Chaar, paanch, chhey चार, पांच, छः Saat, Aath, Nao, Dus सात, आठ, नौ, दस
English
Hindi Words
Devanagari Script
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Yesterday Today Tomorrow Day Night Week Month Year Second Minute Hour Morning Evening Noon Midnight Now Later
RaveevaaR somvaaR mangalvaaR budvaaR guRoovaaR shukRavaaR shaneevaaR kal aaj kal din Raat haftaa maheenaa saal doosRaa mint gantaa saveRey shaam dopeheR aadeeRaat ab baad mey
र0ववार सोमवार मंगलवार बध ु वार गU ु वार श! ु वार शWनवार कल आज कल >दन रात हXता मह.ना साल
English
Hindi Expressions
Devanagari Script
Above / Over After / Past Back / Behind Before / In front of / Forward Between Coordinates Degrees Down East Far Longitude Left Latitude My position is ___. Near North Northeast Northwest Right South Southeast
oopaR baad peechey peheley / aagey beech samaan banaanaa digReez neechey pooRva dooR ashaanch baa-ey deychaanteR meyRaa staan ___ he paas ootaR ootaR pooRva ootaR pash-chim daa-ey dachin dachin pooRva
ऊपर बाद पीछे पहले / आगे बीच
<मनट घंटा सवेरे शाम दो पहर आधी रात अब बाद मD
9डCीज़ नीचे परू ब दरू अ?ांश बायD दे शा%तर मेरा सथान ___ है पास उYतर उYतर-पव ू O उYतर-पिZचम दायाँ द[?ण द[?ण-पव ू O
Southwest Straight ahead Under Up West
dachin pash-chim seedaa neechey oopaR pash-chim
द[?ण-पिZचम सीधा नीचे ऊपर पिZचम
English 0 Zero 1 One 2 Two 3 Three 4 Four 5 Five 6 Six 7 Seven 8 Eight 9 Nine 10 Ten 11 Eleven 12 Twelve 13 Thirteen 14 Fourteen 15 Fifteen 16 Sixteen 17 Seventeen 18 Eighteen 19 Nineteen 20 Twenty 30 Thirty 40 Forty 50 Fifty 60 Sixty 70 Seventy 80 Eighty 90 Ninety 100 Hundred 1,000 Thousand 10,000 Ten Thousand 100,000 Hundred Thousand 1,000,000 Million Plus Minus More (than) Less (than) Approximately First Second Third
Hindi Numbers shunya / sifer eyk do teen chaaR paanch chey saat aat no das gyaaRah baaRah teyRah chodah pandRaah solaah satRah ataaRaah unees bees tees chaalees pachaas saat sataR asee nabey so hazaaR das hazaaR eyk laak das laak adik gataav sey adik sey gat lagbag pehelaa doosRaa teesRaa
Devanagari Script श% ू य / <सफ़र एक दो तीन चार पाँच छै सात आठ नौ दस ^यारह बारह तेरह चौदह पं_ह सोलह स/ह अठारह उ%नीस बीस तीस चाल.स पचास साठ सYतर असी न`बे एक सौ एक हज़ार दस हज़ार एक लाख दस लाख अRधक घटाव ___(से) अRधक ___(से) घट लगभग पहला दस ू रा तीसरा
Hindi as well as in English. English Colors Black Blue Brown Gray Green Orange Purple Red White Yellow Sizes Big Deep Long Narrow Short (in height) Short (in length) Small, little Tall Thick Thin Wide Shapes Round Straight Square Triangular English Tastes Bitter Fresh Salty Sour Spicy Sweet Qualities Bad Clean Dark Difficult Dirty Dry Easy Empty Expensive
Hindi Adjectives
Devanagari Script
kaalaa neelaa booRaa sleytee haRaa santRee jaamnee laal safeyd peelaa
काला नीला भरू ा लेट. हरा संतर. जामन ु ी लाल सफ़ेद पीला
baRaa geheRaa lambaa patlaa chotaa (kad mey) chotaa (lambaaee mey) chotaa oochaa motaa patlaa baRaa
बड़ा गहरा लंबा पतला छोटा [कद मे] छोटा [लंbबाई मे] छोटा लंबा मोटा पतला
gol seedaa smakon tReebooj aakaaR / tReekorn
गोल सीधा समकोण c/भज ु ाकार/c/कोण
Hindi
Devanagari Adjectives
kaRvaa taaza namkeen kataa miRch vaalaa meetaa
कड़वा ताज़ा नमक"न खdा <मचO वाला मीठा
booRaa saaf saavlaa / geRaa mushkil gandaa sookaa aasaan kaalee mehengaa
बरु ा साफ़ सांवला मिु Zकल गंदा सख ू ा आसान खाल. महँगा
Fast Foreign Full Good Hard (firm) Heavy Inexpensive Light (illumination) Light (weight) Local New Noisy Old (about things) Old (about people) Powerful Quiet (person) Right / Correct Slow Soft Very Weak Wet Wrong / Incorrect Young Quantities Few / Little Many / Much Part Some / A few Whole
teyz videyshee pooRaa / saaRaa at-chaa sakt baaRee sastaa laayt halkaa staaneeya naayaa bahut aavaaz pooRaanee cheezey booRey log shaktee shaalee chup sahee / teek deeRey halkaa bahut kamzoR geelaa galat / teek nahee javaan
तेज़ 0वदे शी परू ा / सारा अछा सeत भार. सता लाइट हलका थानीय नया बहुत आवाज़ परु ानी चीज़D बढ़ ू े लोग शि*तशाल. चप ु सह. / ठक धीरे नरम बहुत कमज़ोर गीला गलत / ठक नह. जवान
toRey / toRaa bahut / ziyaadaa hisaa toRey / toReysey pooRaa
थोडे / थोडा बहुत / gयादा >हसा थोडे से / थोडे परू ा
Hindi Survival English Emergency! We need a doctor! Distress signal Help! Evacuate the area! Antibiotics Bandage Blood Burn Clean Dead Doctor Fever Hospital Infection Injured Malnutrition Medic Medicine Nurse Poison Sick Vitamins Wound I am a doctor. I am not a doctor. I am going to help. Can you walk? Can you sit? Can you stand? Are you in pain? You will get a shot.
I will take you to the hospital. What is wrong? Are you injured? Can you feed yourself? Open your mouth. Are you pregnant?
Hindi Survival sankat kaal / emeRjensee! hamey daaktaR chaaheeyey! sankat signal bachaao! staan kaalee kaRey! anteebayaatiks patee koon jalaa saaf maR gayaa daaktaR bookaaR haspataal Rog / choot gaav / chot lagnaa alp poshan daaktaR davaaee naRs zaheR beemaaR veetaamin gaav / zaKham / chort mey daaktaR hu mey daaktaR nahee hu mey madad kaRoongaa (M); mey madad kaRoongee (F) kyaa aap chal saktey he? kyaa aap bet saktey he? kyaa aap KhaRey ho saktey he? kyaa daRd ho Rahaa he? aapko injekshan lageygaa mey aapko haspataal ley jaata hu (M); mai aapko haspataal ley jaatee hu (F) kyaa huwaa? kyaa chot lagee he? apney aap kaana kaa saktey ho? moo koley kyaa aap gaRb sey he?
Devanagari Script संकटकाल / इमरजे%सी हमे डा*टर चा>हए! संकट-<सगनल बचाओ! थान खाल. करD ! ऐंट.बायो>टक पdी ख़ ून जला साफ़ मरा गया डा*टर बख़ ु ार अपताल रोग / छूत घाव / चोट लगना अSपोशन डा*टर दवाई नसO ज़हर बीमार 0वटा<मन घाव / ज़खम म डा*टर हूँ म डा*टर नह.ं हूँ म मदद कkँगा(M); कkँगी(F) *या आप चल सकते ह? *या आप बैठ सकते ह? *या आप खड़े हो सकते ह? *या ददO हो रहा है ? आपको इंजे*शन लगेगा म आपको अपताल ले जाता हूँ(M); जाती हूँ(F) *या हूआ? *या चोट लगी है ? अपने आप खाना खा सकते ह? मँह ु खोलD *या आप गभO से ह?
English
Hindi
Animals Bear Bird Cat Cow Dog Fish Horse Monkey Mouse Pig Sheep
पशु भालू बडO cबSल. गाय कुYता मछल. घोड़ा बंदर माउस सअ ु र भेड़
Adjectives Angry Bad Beautiful Cheap Clean Cold Different Difficult Early Easy Friendly Good Heavy Important Married Natural Nice Open Polite Poor Rich Sad Simple Slow Small Sweet Tall Warm Well Worse Worst Wrong
ग ु सा बरु ा सद ुं र सता साफ़ शीतल अलग मिु Zकल जSद. सरल दोताना अछा भार. महYवपण ू O 0ववा>हत ाकृWतक अछा खुला होना 0वनH गर.ब धनी उदास सरल धीमा छोटा मीठा लंबा गमO अछा बदतर सबसे बरु ा गलत
Miscellaneous Words
English
Hindi
Body Parts Arm Back Chest Ear Eye Face Finger Fingers Foot Hair Hand Head Heart Leg Mouth Neck Nose Shoulder Stomach Teeth Tongue Tooth
शर.र के अंगl बांह पीछे सीना कान ने/ चेहरा उं गल. 8फं गसO पैर बाल हाथ <सर mदय पैर मँह ु गदO न नाक कंधे पेट दांत भाषा दांत
Objects Bathroom Bed Bedroom Ceiling Chair Clothes Coat Cup Desk Dress Floor Fork Furniture Glass Hat House Ink Jacket Kitchen Knife Lamp Letter Map
वतओ ु ं नानघर cबतर शयनक? उचतम सीमा कुसn कपड़े कोट कप डेक पोशाक फशO Fork फनnचर ^लास टोप मकान इंक जैकेट रसोईघर चाकू Rचराग प/ मानRच/
Art Book Dictionary Geography History Math Music Science Bank Beach By bicycle By bus By car By train Cafe Country Desert Flowers Football Forest Game Garden House Island Lake Library Mountain Movies Ocean Office On foot Player River Sea Soccer Supermarket Swimming pool Theater Tree English Verbs To arrive To ask To be To become To begin To break To bring
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आने के <लए पछ ू ने के <लए होना बनने के <लए शk ु करने के <लए तोड़ करने के <लए लाने के <लए
Newspaper Notebook Pants Paper Pen Pencil Pharmacy Picture Plate Refrigerator Restaurant Roof Room Rug Scissors Shampoo Shirt Shoes Soap Socks Spoon Table Toilet Toothbrush Toothpaste Towel T-shirt Umbrella Underwear Wall Wallet Window
समाचार प/ नोटबक ु पट पेपर कलम पD <सल फाम5सी Rच/ Pलेट 8qज भोजनालय छत कमरा गल.चा क ची शैbपू कमीज जूते साबन ु मोज़े चbमच मेज शौचालय टूथuश टूथपेट तौ<लया ट. शटO छाता अंडर0वयर द.वार बटुआ oखड़क"
Food Apple Apricot Banana Bread Breakfast Butter English
भोजन सेब खुबानी केला रोट. नाZता म*खन
Candy Carrot Cheese Chicken Dessert Dinner Fish Food
क डी गाजर पनीर मग ु ाO <मठाई राc/भोज मछल. भोजन
Hindi
To build To burn To buy To call To choose To clean To close To come To cut To dance To do To dream To drink To eat To fall To find To forget To get To go To hear To help To kiss To know To laugh To learn To like To live To look To love To make To mean To meet To need To open To play To push To read To To return To run To say To see To sell To send To sit To sleep To speak To take To talk To teach
का WनमाOण करने के <लए जला करने के <लए खर.दने के <लए कॉल करने के <लए चयन करने के <लए साफ करने के <लए बंद करने के <लए आने के <लए कटौती करने के <लए नYृ य करने के <लए करने के <लए सपना करने के <लए पीने के <लए खाने के <लए Rगरना खोजने के <लए भल ू करने के <लए पाने के <लए जाने के <लए सन ु ने के <लए मदद करने के <लए चुbबन करने के <लए पता करने के <लए हँसने के <लए जानने के <लए पसंद करने के <लए जीने के <लए दे खो के <लए Pयार करने के <लए बनाने के <लए मतलब करने के <लए <मलने के <लए जkरत के <लए खोलने के <लए खेलने के <लये पश ु करने के <लए पढ़ने के <लए याद करने के <लए वापस करने के <लए चलाने के <लए कहने के <लए दे खने के <लए बेचने के <लए भेजने के <लए बैठने के <लए सोने के <लए बात करने के <लए ले जाने के <लए बात करने के <लए पढ़ाने के <लए
Fruit Grapes Ice cream Lamb Lemon Lunch Meal Meat Onion Orange Pork Potato Salad Salt Sandwich Sausage Soup Sugar Supper Turkey Vegetables
फल अंगरू आइस !"म मेbने नींबू दोपहर का भोजन भोजन मांस Pयाज संतरा पोकO आलू सलाद नमक सड0वच सासीज सप ू चीनी रात का खाना तक ु v सि`जयl
People Aunt Baby Brother Cousin Daughter Dentist Doctor Father Granddaughter Grandfather Grandmother Grandson Husband Mother Nephew Niece Nurse Policeman Postman Professor Son Teacher Uncle Wife
लोग चाची <शशु भाई चचेरा बेट. दं त Rच8कYसक Rच8कYसक 0पता पोती दादाजी दाद. माँ पोता पWत माता भतीजा भतीजी नसO प<ु लस डा8कया ोफेसर बेटा <श?क चाचा पYनी
To tell To think To understand To wait To want To work
बताने के <लए लगता है 8क करने के <लए समझने के <लए इंतजार करने के <लए चाहते ह काम करने के <लए
Tamil Phrases English Phrases
Tamil Phrases
English Greetings Hi! Good morning! Good evening! Welcome! (to greet someone) Thanks How are you? I'm fine, thanks! And you? Good/ So-So. Thank you (very much)! You're welcome! (for "thank you") Hey! Friend! I missed you so much! What's new? Nothing much Good night! See you later! Good bye! Asking for Help and Directions I'm lost Can I help you? Can you help me? Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)?
Tamil Greetings: Alo! Kaalai Vanakkam Maalai Vanakkam Vaazhga! Romba Nandri Eppati irukkinga? (or) Nalamaa? Nallaa irukéan! (or) Nalam! , Nandri! Nienga? Sari Romba Nandri Paravaa illa Alo! Nanbaa! Unnai rumba izhanthu vittéan. Enna seithi? Onnum illai Iravu vanakkam Apram paarkalame! Poittu varén!
Go straight! then turn left/ right!
Néraa ponga! Idathu/Valathu thirumpunga
I'm looking for john. One moment please! Hold on please! (phone) How much is this? Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Excuse me! ( to by)
Naan johnnai théduréan. (or) John irukkara? Oru nimidam! Irunga! Idhu evvalavu? Mannikanum (or) Alo! Mannikanum (or) Alo! Ennodu va (informal) Ennodu Vaanga! (formal)
Come with me! How to Introduce Yourself I You! Do you speak (English/ Tamil )? Just a little. What's your name? My name is ... Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… Nice to meet you! You're very kind!
Enakku vazhi theriyala. Unakku udhavattumaa? Enakku udhavi seivienkala? Kazhivarai / Marundukadai Engéa?
Naan Nienga! Nienga (english/ thamizh) pésuviengala? Konjam konjam. Unga péranna? En péru ………. Thiru…. / Thirumadhi…. / Selvi….. Ungalai santhithathil magizhchi (or) Magizhchi! Nienga romba nallavar.
Where are you from? I'm from (the U.S/ Sri Lanka) I'm (American) Where do you live? I live in (the U.S/ Sri Lanka) Did you like it here? Sri Lanka is a wonderful country What do you do for a living? I work as a (translator/ businessman) I like Tamil
Nienga engirundhu varrienga? Naan …… irundhu varéan. Naan (american)….. Neinga engéa vasikkirienga? Naan …… il vasikkiréan. Ingu nalla irukka? ………..oru nalla naadu! Enna vélai seirienga? Naan ……. Vélai seiyaréan. Enakku Thamizh pidikkum
I've been learning Tamil for 1 month Oh! That's good! How old are you? I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. I have to go I will be right back! Wish Someone Something Good luck! Happy birthday! Happy new year! Merry Christmas!
Naan oru maasama thamizh padikkiréne. O! Romba Nalladhu! Ungalukku ethanai vayasu? Enakku ….(age)… vayasu. Naan poga véndum. Naan udané thirumpuvéne.
Congratulations! Enjoy! (for meals...) I'd like to visit Sri Lanka one day Say hi to John for me Bless you (when sneezing) Good night and sweet dreams! Solving a Misunderstanding I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) Sorry (for a mistake) No Problem! Can You Say It Again? Can You Speak Slowly? Write It Down Please! I Don't Understand! I Don't Know! I Have No Idea. What's That Called In Tamil ? What Does "gato" Mean In English?
Paaraattukkal Nanraaga saappidunkal
How Do You Say "Please" In Tamil ? What Is This? My Tamil is bad. I need to practice my Tamil Don't worry! Tamil Expressions and Words Good/ Bad/ So-So.
"Please" enbathai thamizhil enna solvaarkal? Idhu enna? En …(thamizh) romba mosam. Naan thamizh pésa véndum. Kavalai padaathey!
Nallathu! Pirandha naal vazhthu! Iniya putthaandu! Iniya kiristhumas!
Johnnai kéttathaaga sollunkal. Nouraandu vazhga! Nalla thoungunga! Mannikkanum! Mannikkanum! Onnum prachanai illai Thirumba sollunga? Porumaiya pésunga? Adhai ezhuthunga! Enakku puriyala! Enakku theriyaathu Ennaku theriyala Thamizhil enna solvaarkal? Englishil "lingua" enraal enna?
Nallathu / Mosam / Appadithaan.
Big/ Small Today/ Now Tomorrow/ Yesterday Yes/ No Here you go! (when giving something) Do you like it? I really like it! I'm hungry/ thirsty. In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. This/ That. Here/There
Periya / Chinna Indru / Ippothu Naalai / Nétru Amaam / illai Indhaa. unakku idhu pidikkuthaa? Enakku idhu romba pidikkuthu. Enakku pasi / thagam irukku. Kalaiyil / Maalaiyil / Rathri (or) iravil Idhu / Adhu. Ingu / Angu
Me/ You. Him/ Her. Really! Look! Hurry up! What? Where? What time is it?
Enakku / Ungalukku. Avanukku / Avalukku Nijamavaa? Paarunga Siekkiram! Enna? Engéa Ippo mani enna?
It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. Give me this! I love you! I feel sick. I need a doctor One, Two, Three Four, Five, Six Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
Ippo 10(patthu) mani. Ezhu nuppathu(7.30) Adhai enakku kodu Naan unnai virumpukirén. Enakku udambu sari illai. Daktarai paarka véndum. Onnu, Rendu, Moonu, Naalu, indhu, aaru ézhu, ettu, onbadhu, patthu