Hindi · Real conversations
Making plans: Hindi conversation practice
Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming. 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 arranging a relaxed meetup.
Goal: Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.
Read the conversation
Partner
इस सप्ताहांत बाहर चलते हैं।is saptaahaant baahar chalte hain.
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Let's go out this weekend.
You
क्या आप शनिवार को खाली हैं?kya aap shanivaar ko khaali hain?
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Are you free on Saturday?
Partner
हाँ, शनिवार को समय है। क्या आप दोस्तों के साथ जा रहे / रही हैं?haan, shanivaar ko samay hai. kya aap doston ke saath ja rahe / rahi hain?
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Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends?
You
क्या आप हमारे साथ आना चाहेंगे?kya aap hamaare saath aana chaahenge?
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Would you like to join us?
Partner
ज़रूर, खुशी होगी। मैंने अभी जगह तय नहीं की है।zaroor, khushi hogi. maine abhi jagah tay nahin ki hai.
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I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go.
You
हम कहाँ मिलें?ham kahan milen?
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Where shall we meet?
Partner
स्टेशन के पास मिलते हैं। आपको कौन-सा समय ठीक लगेगा?station ke paas milte hain. aapko kaun-sa samay theek lagega?
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Let's meet by the station. What time suits you?
You
क्या पाँच बजे आपके लिए ठीक रहेगा?kya paanch baje aapke liye theek rahega?
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Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner
पाँच बजे ठीक है। कुछ बदलेगा तो आपको संदेश भेज दूँगा / दूँगी।paanch baje theek hai. kuchh badlega to aapko sandesh bhej doonga / doongi.
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Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes.
You
संपर्क में रहिएगा।sampark mein rahiyega.
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Let's keep in touch.
Try your part first
Partner says: Let's go out this weekend. Your goal: Are you free on Saturday?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या आप शनिवार को खाली हैं?kya aap shanivaar ko khaali hain?
Are you free on Saturday?
Partner says: Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends? Your goal: Would you like to join us?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या आप हमारे साथ आना चाहेंगे?kya aap hamaare saath aana chaahenge?
Would you like to join us?
Partner says: I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go. Your goal: Where shall we meet?
Reveal a sample reply
हम कहाँ मिलें?ham kahan milen?
Where shall we meet?
Partner says: Let's meet by the station. What time suits you? Your goal: Does five o'clock work for you?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या पाँच बजे आपके लिए ठीक रहेगा?kya paanch baje aapke liye theek rahega?
Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner says: Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes. Your goal: Let's keep in touch.
Reveal a sample reply
संपर्क में रहिएगा।sampark mein rahiyega.
Let's keep in touch.
Make it your own
- Choose a different day.
- Invite one more person.
- Suggest a place closer to home.
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.
