Hindi · Real conversations
Outdoor plans: Hindi conversation practice
Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan. 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 walk.
Goal: Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan.
Read the conversation
Partner
मैं जंगल के रास्ते पर टहलना चाहता / चाहती हूँ।main jangal ke raaste par tahalna chaahta / chaahti hoon.
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I'd like to walk along the forest path.
You
क्या रास्ता खुला है?kya raasta khula hai?
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Is the path open?
Partner
हाँ, यह कल फिर खुला है।haan, yah kal phir khula hai.
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Yes, it reopened yesterday.
You
यह पैदल रास्ता कितना मुश्किल है?yah paidal raasta kitna mushkil hai?
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How difficult is the walk?
Partner
चढ़ाई हल्की है, लेकिन रास्ते में दुकानें नहीं हैं।chadhaai halki hai, lekin raaste mein dukaanein nahin hain.
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The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route.
You
क्या हमें पानी लाना चाहिए?kya hamen paani laana chahiye?
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Should we bring water?
Partner
हाँ, पर्याप्त पानी लाइए। अब आसमान बहुत काला हो रहा है।haan, paryaapt paani laaiye. ab aasmaan bahut kaala ho raha hai.
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Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now.
You
चलो वापस चलें।chalo vaapas chalen.
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Let's turn back.
Partner
अच्छा विचार है। टहलने के लिए कोई सुरक्षित दिन चुन सकते हैं।achchha vichaar hai. tahalne ke liye koi surakshit din chun sakte hain.
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Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk.
You
हमें मौसम का पूर्वानुमान देख लेना चाहिए।hamen mausam ka poorvaanumaan dekh lena chaahiye.
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We should check the forecast.
Try your part first
Partner says: I'd like to walk along the forest path. Your goal: Is the path open?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या रास्ता खुला है?kya raasta khula hai?
Is the path open?
Partner says: Yes, it reopened yesterday. Your goal: How difficult is the walk?
Reveal a sample reply
यह पैदल रास्ता कितना मुश्किल है?yah paidal raasta kitna mushkil hai?
How difficult is the walk?
Partner says: The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route. Your goal: Should we bring water?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या हमें पानी लाना चाहिए?kya hamen paani laana chahiye?
Should we bring water?
Partner says: Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now. Your goal: Let's turn back.
Reveal a sample reply
चलो वापस चलें।chalo vaapas chalen.
Let's turn back.
Partner says: Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk. Your goal: We should check the forecast.
Reveal a sample reply
हमें मौसम का पूर्वानुमान देख लेना चाहिए।hamen mausam ka poorvaanumaan dekh lena chaahiye.
We should check the forecast.
Make it your own
- Choose a shorter route.
- Change the weather conditions.
- Suggest turning back sooner.
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.
