Hindi · Real conversations
Visiting family: Hindi conversation practice
Thank a host and take part in a family visit. 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 guest visiting a friend's or partner's family.
Goal: Thank a host and take part in a family visit.
Read the conversation
Partner
स्वागत है! अंदर आइए, अपना ही घर समझिए।svaagat hai! andar aaiye, apna hi ghar samajhiye.
Show English translation
Welcome! Come in and make yourself at home.
You
मुझे बुलाने के लिए धन्यवाद।mujhe bulaane ke liye dhanyavaad.
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Thank you for having me.
Partner
आप आए / आई, बहुत अच्छा लगा। मैं मेज़ लगा रहा / रही हूँ।aap aaye / aai, bahut achchha laga. main mez laga raha / rahi hoon.
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It's lovely to have you. I'm just setting the table.
You
क्या मैं किसी चीज़ में मदद कर सकता / सकती हूँ?kya main kisi cheez mein madad kar sakta / sakti hoon?
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Can I help with anything?
Partner
धन्यवाद, अब मेज़ तैयार है। काफी समय से परिवारों की बात नहीं हुई।dhanyavaad, ab mez taiyaar hai. kaafi samay se parivaaron ki baat nahin hui.
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Thanks, the table is ready now. We haven't talked about our families in a while.
You
घर पर सब कैसे हैं?ghar par sab kaise hain?
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How is everyone at home?
Partner
सब ठीक हैं। मेरे माता-पिता इस हफ्ते बाहर गए हैं।sab theek hain. mere maata-pita is hafte baahar gaye hain.
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Everyone is well. My parents are away this week.
You
अपने माता-पिता को मेरा नमस्कार कहिए।apne maata-pita ko mera namaskaar kahiye.
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Please give my regards to your parents.
Partner
ज़रूर। मैं और आना कई सालों से एक-दूसरे को जानते हैं।zaroor. main aur aana kai saalon se ek-doosre ko jaante hain.
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I will. Anna and I have known each other for years.
You
आप लोग एक-दूसरे को कब से जानते हैं?aap log ek-doosre ko kab se jaante hain?
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How long have you known each other?
Try your part first
Partner says: Welcome! Come in and make yourself at home. Your goal: Thank you for having me.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे बुलाने के लिए धन्यवाद।mujhe bulaane ke liye dhanyavaad.
Thank you for having me.
Partner says: It's lovely to have you. I'm just setting the table. Your goal: Can I help with anything?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या मैं किसी चीज़ में मदद कर सकता / सकती हूँ?kya main kisi cheez mein madad kar sakta / sakti hoon?
Can I help with anything?
Partner says: Thanks, the table is ready now. We haven't talked about our families in a while. Your goal: How is everyone at home?
Reveal a sample reply
घर पर सब कैसे हैं?ghar par sab kaise hain?
How is everyone at home?
Partner says: Everyone is well. My parents are away this week. Your goal: Please give my regards to your parents.
Reveal a sample reply
अपने माता-पिता को मेरा नमस्कार कहिए।apne maata-pita ko mera namaskaar kahiye.
Please give my regards to your parents.
Partner says: I will. Anna and I have known each other for years. Your goal: How long have you known each other?
Reveal a sample reply
आप लोग एक-दूसरे को कब से जानते हैं?aap log ek-doosre ko kab se jaante hain?
How long have you known each other?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different relative.
- Offer to help set the table.
- Give regards to someone who is away.
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.
