Hindi · Real conversations
Appointments and pharmacies: Hindi conversation practice
Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A customer checking an appointment and pharmacy instructions.
Goal: Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions.
Read the conversation
Partner
नमस्ते। क्या आप इस दवा के बारे में पूछ रहे / रही हैं?namaste. kya aap is dava ke baare mein poochh rahe / rahi hain?
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Hello. Are you asking about this medicine?
You
क्या मुझे डॉक्टर की पर्ची चाहिए?kya mujhe doctor ki parchi chaahiye?
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Do I need a prescription?
Partner
हाँ, पर्चे की ज़रूरत है। फार्मासिस्ट लेबल समझा सकते हैं।haan, parche ki zaroorat hai. pharmacist label samjha sakte hain.
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Yes, a prescription is required. The pharmacist can explain the label.
You
मुझे इसे कितनी बार लेना चाहिए?mujhe ise kitni baar lena chaahiye?
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How often should I take it?
Partner
लेबल के निर्देश मानिए और फार्मासिस्ट से पूछिए। क्लिनिक में भी आपकी जाँच हो सकती है।label ke nirdesh maaniye aur pharmacist se poochhiye. clinic mein bhi aapki jaanch ho sakti hai.
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Please follow the label and check with the pharmacist. The clinic can also see you.
You
मैं अपॉइंटमेंट लेना चाहता / चाहती हूँ।main appointment lena chaahta / chaahti hoon.
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I'd like to make an appointment.
Partner
मैं इसमें मदद कर सकता / सकती हूँ। आपको कौन-सा दिन ठीक रहेगा?main ismein madad kar sakta / sakti hoon. aapko kaun-sa din theek rahega?
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I can help with that. Which day would suit you?
You
क्या आज कोई समय खाली है?kya aaj koi samay khaali hai?
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Is there anything available today?
Partner
आज का समय देख लेते हैं। यह समस्या कितने समय से है?aaj ka samay dekh lete hain. yah samasya kitne samay se hai?
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Let's check today's schedule. How long have you had this problem?
You
मुझे यह तीन दिनों से है।mujhe yah teen dinon se hai.
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I've had this for three days.
Try your part first
Partner says: Hello. Are you asking about this medicine? Your goal: Do I need a prescription?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या मुझे डॉक्टर की पर्ची चाहिए?kya mujhe doctor ki parchi chaahiye?
Do I need a prescription?
Partner says: Yes, a prescription is required. The pharmacist can explain the label. Your goal: How often should I take it?
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे इसे कितनी बार लेना चाहिए?mujhe ise kitni baar lena chaahiye?
How often should I take it?
Partner says: Please follow the label and check with the pharmacist. The clinic can also see you. Your goal: I'd like to make an appointment.
Reveal a sample reply
मैं अपॉइंटमेंट लेना चाहता / चाहती हूँ।main appointment lena chaahta / chaahti hoon.
I'd like to make an appointment.
Partner says: I can help with that. Which day would suit you? Your goal: Is there anything available today?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या आज कोई समय खाली है?kya aaj koi samay khaali hai?
Is there anything available today?
Partner says: Let's check today's schedule. How long have you had this problem? Your goal: I've had this for three days.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे यह तीन दिनों से है।mujhe yah teen dinon se hai.
I've had this for three days.
Make it your own
- Request a different appointment day.
- Ask the pharmacist to repeat the label instructions.
- Describe a different duration of symptoms.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Hindi
These examples generally use respectful आप (aap). Familiar तुम (tum) changes the verb ending, and तू (tu) can sound too intimate or disrespectful in the wrong relationship. Where gender changes a first-person form, choose the version that describes the speaker.
Read the Devanagari alongside the romanization. Romanization is a reading aid rather than an exact description of every sound. Everyday Hindi can use familiar loanwords, while a literal English word order may sound unnatural.
