MANSI & CHRIS · THE FAMILY PHRASE BOOK · 24–25 NOVEMBER 2026

For our family & friends

A few useful words

Hello, thank you, and a little help along the way.

Ten simple phrases. The same words, in the same order, on both sides.

Hello

नमस्ते

Say: nuh-mus-tay

How are you?

आप कैसे हैं?

Say: aap kai-say haĩ

I’m fine

मैं ठीक हूँ

Say: maĩ theek hoõ

My name is…

मेरा नाम… है

Say: may-raa naam … hai

Thank you

शुक्रिया

Say: shook-ree-yaa

Yes

हाँ

Say: haã

No

नहीं

Say: nuh-heẽ

Water, please

पानी, प्लीज़

Say: paa-nee, pleez

Very tasty!

बहुत स्वादिष्ट!

Say: buh-hut swaa-disht

Let’s dance!

चलो, नाचें!

Say: chuh-loh, naa-chaỹ

दस आसान बातें। दोनों तरफ़ वही वाक्य, उसी क्रम में।

नमस्ते

Hello

बोलें: ह-लो

आप कैसे हैं?

How are you?

बोलें: हाउ आ यू

मैं ठीक हूँ

I’m fine

बोलें: आइम फ़ाइन

मेरा नाम… है

My name is…

बोलें: माइ नेम इज़…

शुक्रिया

Thank you

बोलें: थैंक यू

हाँ

Yes

बोलें: येस

नहीं

No

बोलें: नो

पानी, प्लीज़

Water, please

बोलें: वॉ-टअ, प्लीज़

बहुत स्वादिष्ट!

Very tasty!

बोलें: वे-री टेस्टी

चलो, नाचें!

Let’s dance!

बोलें: लेट्स डान्स

The sounds are a simple starting point. In “haan”, there’s no separate “n” sound: say “haa” with a gentle nasal tone. The mark ̃ in the pronunciation column shows that nasal vowel. Ask someone to say it with you. Hear Hindi sounds ↗

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