Hindi · Real conversations
Local transport: Hindi conversation practice
Find the right route and the right stop. 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 passenger checking directions with a local person.
Goal: Find the right route and the right stop.
Read the conversation
Partner
यह सड़क संग्रहालय की ओर जाती है।yah sadak sangrahaalay ki or jaati hai.
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This street leads toward the museum.
You
क्या मैं सही दिशा में जा रहा / रही हूँ?kya main sahi disha mein ja raha / rahi hoon?
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Am I going the right way?
Partner
हाँ। इसकी जगह आप यह बस भी ले सकते हैं।haan. iski jagah aap yah bus bhi le sakte hain.
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Yes. You can take this bus instead.
You
और कितने स्टॉप बाकी हैं?aur kitne stop baaki hain?
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How many stops are left?
Partner
तीन स्टॉप। कभी-कभी बस खाली स्टॉप पर नहीं रुकती।teen stop. kabhi-kabhi bus khaali stop par nahin rukti.
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Three stops. The bus sometimes skips an empty stop.
You
क्या आप मुझे बता सकते हैं कि कब उतरना है?kya aap mujhe bata sakte hain ki kab utarna hai?
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Could you tell me when to get off?
Partner
ज़रूर। आप यहाँ से पैदल भी जा सकते हैं।zaroor. aap yahan se paidal bhi ja sakte hain.
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Of course. You could also walk from here.
You
क्या वहाँ पैदल जा सकते हैं?kya vahan paidal ja sakte hain?
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Is it within walking distance?
Partner
लगभग बीस मिनट लगेंगे। संग्रहालय के पास एक स्टेशन है।lagbhag bees minute lagenge. sangrahaalay ke paas ek station hai.
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It's about twenty minutes. There's a station near the museum.
You
क्या यह बस स्टेशन पर रुकती है?kya yah bus station par rukti hai?
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Does this bus stop at the station?
Try your part first
Partner says: This street leads toward the museum. Your goal: Am I going the right way?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या मैं सही दिशा में जा रहा / रही हूँ?kya main sahi disha mein ja raha / rahi hoon?
Am I going the right way?
Partner says: Yes. You can take this bus instead. Your goal: How many stops are left?
Reveal a sample reply
और कितने स्टॉप बाकी हैं?aur kitne stop baaki hain?
How many stops are left?
Partner says: Three stops. The bus sometimes skips an empty stop. Your goal: Could you tell me when to get off?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या आप मुझे बता सकते हैं कि कब उतरना है?kya aap mujhe bata sakte hain ki kab utarna hai?
Could you tell me when to get off?
Partner says: Of course. You could also walk from here. Your goal: Is it within walking distance?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या वहाँ पैदल जा सकते हैं?kya vahan paidal ja sakte hain?
Is it within walking distance?
Partner says: It's about twenty minutes. There's a station near the museum. Your goal: Does this bus stop at the station?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या यह बस स्टेशन पर रुकती है?kya yah bus station par rukti hai?
Does this bus stop at the station?
Make it your own
- Travel on foot instead.
- Change the destination.
- Ask someone to point out the stop.
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.
