Common Words and Phrases

Now that you can read the Devanagari script, it is time to build your practical vocabulary. This lesson covers the most common Hindi words and phrases you will encounter in everyday life, all written in Devanagari with full transliterations.

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Essential Greetings and Pleasantries

Devanagari	Transliteration	Meaning	Usage
नमस्ते	namaste	Hello / Greetings	Universal greeting (formal and informal)
नमस्कार	namaskaar	Formal greetings	More formal than namaste
अलविदा	alvidaa	Goodbye	Standard farewell
फिर मिलेंगे	phir milenge	See you again	Casual farewell
शुभ प्रभात	shubh prabhaat	Good morning	Formal morning greeting
शुभ रात्रि	shubh raatri	Good night	Formal night greeting
धन्यवाद	dhanyavaad	Thank you	Formal thanks
शुक्रिया	shukriyaa	Thank you	Informal/Urdu-influenced thanks
कृपया	kripayaa	Please	Formal
माफ़ कीजिए	maaf keejiye	Please forgive me / Sorry	Formal apology