Hindi Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Hindi easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Hindi for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Hindi by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Hindi vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	HINDI
Hello	namaste
Good morning!	subah bakhair!
Good afternoon!	namaskaar!
Hi	namaste
Good evening	susandhya
Good night	shubh raatri
Sleep well	achchhe se so
How are you?	kya haal hai?
I’m fine, thank you.	main theek hoon dhanyavaad.
How about you?	aap kaise hain?
Nice to meet you.	aap se milakar achchha laga.
Nice to meet you too.	aapase milakar bhee achchha laga.
Likewise	vaise hee
It’s good to see you.	aapako dekh kar achchha laga.
Nice to see you again.	aapase dobaara milakar achchha laga.
Pleased to meet you.	aapase milakar khushee huee.
How nice to see you!	kitanee khushee huee tumhe dekh kar!
What’s up?	kya ho raha hai?
What brings you here?	kaise aana hua?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	alavida
I hope we’ll meet again.	mujhe aasha hai ki ham phir milenge.
I’ve got to go.	mujhe jaana hoga.
It was good meeting you.	aapase milakar achchha laga.
It was great seeing you again.	aapako phir se dekhakar bahut achchha laga.
It was great to catch up!	pakadana bahut achchha tha!
See you again sometime.	phir kabhee milenge.
See you in the morning	subah milate hai
See you later	baad mein milate hain
See you soon	jaldee milate hain
See you tomorrow	kal milate hain
See you tonight	aapase aaj raat ko milate hain
Sleep well	achchhe se so
Take care.	dekhabhaal karana.
Other greetings
Bless you	tumhen aasheervaad dete hain
Cheers!	protsaahit karana!
Farewell	bidaee
Good luck!	aapako kaamayaabee mile!
Talk to you soon	jaldee hee aap se baat
Welcome	svaagat
Well done!	bahut badhiya!

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