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Lesson 1: Greetings and politeness

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Goal

Greet people politely and say please, thank you and sorry.

Good to know

Use आप (aap) for 'you' with anyone you don't know well. Verbs ending in इए or इये, like कीजिए (keejiye), are the polite way to ask someone to do something.

This device doesn't have a Hindi computer voice, so the listen buttons are hidden. Read the English letters under each word to say it, then record yourself and play it back.

  • नमस्ते

    namaste

    hello

  • धन्यवाद

    dhanyavaad

    thank you

  • माफ़ कीजिए

    maaf keejiye

    excuse me, sorry

  • कृपया

    kripya

    please

  • ठीक है

    theek hai

    okay

  • फिर मिलेंगे

    phir milenge

    see you again

Sentences

  • आप कैसे हैं

    aap kaise hain

    How are you?

  • मैं ठीक हूँ धन्यवाद

    main theek hoon dhanyavaad

    I'm fine, thank you.

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