Hindi · Real conversations
Changing plans: Hindi conversation practice
Explain a change and offer a clear next step. 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 friend updating someone about an appointment.
Goal: Explain a change and offer a clear next step.
Read the conversation
Partner
मैं कैफ़े में पहुँच गया / गई हूँ। क्या आप पास हैं?main cafe mein pahunch gaya / gai hoon. kya aap paas hain?
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I'm already at the café. Are you nearly here?
You
मुझे दस मिनट की देरी हो रही है।mujhe das minat ki deri ho rahi hai.
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I'm running ten minutes late.
Partner
बताने के लिए धन्यवाद। हम कोई और दिन भी चुन सकते हैं।bataane ke liye dhanyavaad. ham koi aur din bhi chun sakte hain.
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Thanks for telling me. We could also choose another day.
You
क्या हम इसे शनिवार को कर सकते हैं?kya ham ise shanivaar ko kar sakte hain?
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Can we move it to Saturday?
Partner
शनिवार ठीक है। सब ठीक तो है?shanivaar theek hai. sab theek to hai?
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Saturday works. Is everything okay?
You
कुछ ज़रूरी काम आ गया है।kuchh zaroori kaam aa gaya hai.
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Something has come up.
Partner
समझ गया / गई। क्या मैं आज आपका इंतज़ार करूँ?samajh gaya / gai. kya main aaj aapka intezaar karoon?
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I understand. Should I still wait for you today?
You
माफ़ कीजिए, मैं नहीं आ पाऊँगा / पाऊँगी।maaf kijiye, main nahin aa paaoonga / paaoongi.
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I'm afraid I can't make it.
Partner
कोई बात नहीं। शनिवार तय हो सके तो मुझे बता दीजिए।koi baat nahin. shanivaar tay ho sake to mujhe bata dijiye.
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No problem. Tell me when you can confirm Saturday.
You
मैं आपको बता दूँगा / दूँगी।main aapko bata doonga / doongi.
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I'll let you know.
Try your part first
Partner says: I'm already at the café. Are you nearly here? Your goal: I'm running ten minutes late.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे दस मिनट की देरी हो रही है।mujhe das minat ki deri ho rahi hai.
I'm running ten minutes late.
Partner says: Thanks for telling me. We could also choose another day. Your goal: Can we move it to Saturday?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या हम इसे शनिवार को कर सकते हैं?kya ham ise shanivaar ko kar sakte hain?
Can we move it to Saturday?
Partner says: Saturday works. Is everything okay? Your goal: Something has come up.
Reveal a sample reply
कुछ ज़रूरी काम आ गया है।kuchh zaroori kaam aa gaya hai.
Something has come up.
Partner says: I understand. Should I still wait for you today? Your goal: I'm afraid I can't make it.
Reveal a sample reply
माफ़ कीजिए, मैं नहीं आ पाऊँगा / पाऊँगी।maaf kijiye, main nahin aa paaoonga / paaoongi.
I'm afraid I can't make it.
Partner says: No problem. Tell me when you can confirm Saturday. Your goal: I'll let you know.
Reveal a sample reply
मैं आपको बता दूँगा / दूँगी।main aapko bata doonga / doongi.
I'll let you know.
Make it your own
- Be twenty minutes late.
- Cancel instead of moving the time.
- Offer two alternative dates.
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.
