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Polite English Phrases for Hindi Speakers

Small courteous phrases that make you sound polite in everyday conversation. Here are all 14 phrases from the “Polite Phrases & Courtesy” topic of the Hinglish app’s Spoken English track — the Hindi you already think in, the natural English to say, and other answers the app also accepts.

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Polite Phrases & Courtesy: Hindi to English

शुक्रिया!

Thank you!

Also accepted: “Thanks” · “Thank you so much”
कोई बात नहीं।

No problem.

Also accepted: “No worries” · “That's okay”
माफ़ करना।

Sorry.

Also accepted: “I'm sorry” · “My apologies”
ज़रा सुनिए।

Excuse me.

Also accepted: “Excuse me please”
प्लीज़, ज़रा मदद कर दीजिए।

Please help me a little.

Also accepted: “Please help me” · “Could you help me a bit”
आपका बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद।

Thank you very much.

Also accepted: “Thanks a lot” · “Thank you so much”
कोई ज़रूरत नहीं, फिर भी शुक्रिया।

That's not needed, but thanks anyway.

Also accepted: “No need, but thanks” · “Thanks anyway”
मुझे माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे देर हो गई।

I'm sorry, I got late.

Also accepted: “Sorry I'm late” · “Apologies for being late”
क्या मैं अंदर आ सकता हूँ?

May I come in?

Also accepted: “Can I come in” · “May I come in please”
आपके बाद।

After you.

Also accepted: “You first” · “Please, after you”
कोई दिक्कत हो तो बता दीजिएगा।

Let me know if there's any problem.

Also accepted: “Tell me if there's any issue” · “Let me know if you have any trouble”
आपसे मिलकर बहुत अच्छा लगा।

It was really nice meeting you.

Also accepted: “Nice to meet you” · “It was great meeting you”
आपने मेरा दिन बना दिया, बहुत शुक्रिया।

You made my day, thank you so much.

Also accepted: “You made my day, thanks a lot” · “Thank you, you made my day”
मैं आपका बहुत आभारी हूँ।

I'm really grateful to you.

Also accepted: “I'm very thankful to you” · “I really appreciate it”

“Also accepted” lists other answers the app’s spoken answer-checker counts as correct for that phrase.

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Reading a list is the easy half. In Hinglish you see each Hindi phrase, say the English, and the app checks your spoken answer — then brings back the ones you fumble through spaced review. This topic is one of 24 in its Spoken English track, alongside a 60-day course and a vocabulary track (1,365 phrases in all), and everything works without internet.

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