When in India

Max F

70

75

86

97

110

112

95

93

98

95

84

73

Min F

39

50

59

70

81

84

81

79

77

66

54

45

Max C

21

24

30

36

43

44

35

34

37

35

29

23

Min C

4

10

15

21

27

29

27

26

25

19

12

7

Hello, goodbye, good-day

Namaste

(spoken hands together, fingers up)

Yes/No

han/nahin

Please

Meharbani se, kripya

Thank you

shukriya, dhanyawad

OK, good

atcha

Correct, genuine

puca

Bad

kharab

Hot/cold

garam/thanda

Numbers
1 ek; 2 do; 3 tin; 4 char; 5 panch; 6 chhe; 7 sat; 8 ath; 9 nau; 10 das; 100 sau; 1000 hazar; 100,000 lakh (written 1,00,000)

Getting Around

Where is (the tourist office)?

(turist afis) kahan hai?

How far is?

Kitne dur hai?

How much?/too much

kitne paise?/bahut zyada hai

What is this?/What is that?

Yeh kya hai?/who kya hai?

What is your name?

apka shubh nam?

What is the time?

Kya baja hai?

How far is..

kitni door hai?

Today

aaj

Let’s go, hurry up/stop

chalo/ruko

Left/right

baya/dhaina

Straight ahead

seedha

Big/small

bara/chota

Medicine

dawai

Drink and food

Food

khana

Water

pani

Ice

baraf

Tea

chai

Coffee

kafi

Suger

chini

Milk

dudh

Yoghurt drink

lassi

Yoghurt

dahi, curd

Egg

anda

Fruit (banana, lime)

phal (kela, nimbu)

Vegetable

sabzi

Rice

chawal

Pulse (lentil, split pea, etc.)

dhal