Hindi · Real conversations
Payments: Hindi conversation practice
Clarify a payment, a receipt, or a refund. 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 customer discussing a payment at a service counter.
Goal: Clarify a payment, a receipt, or a refund.
Read the conversation
Partner
कृपया मशीन पर अपना कार्ड लगाइए।kripya machine par apna card lagaiye.
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Please try your card at the terminal.
You
कार्ड स्वीकार नहीं हुआ।card sveekaar nahin hua.
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The card was declined.
Partner
दूसरा कार्ड आज़मा सकते हैं। इस बार भुगतान हो गया।doosra card aazma sakte hain. is baar bhugtaan ho gaya.
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We can try another card. The payment went through this time.
You
क्या मुझे रसीद मिल सकती है?kya mujhe raseed mil sakti hai?
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Could I have a receipt?
Partner
ज़रूर। मैं आपके पहले वाले रिफंड की जानकारी भी दे सकता / सकती हूँ।zaroor. main aapke pahle vaale refund ki jaankaari bhi de sakta / sakti hoon.
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Certainly. I can also explain your earlier refund.
You
पैसे कब वापस आएँगे?paise kab vaapas aaenge?
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When will the refund arrive?
Partner
अगले हफ्ते आ जाना चाहिए। क्या आज आप कुछ और खरीद रहे / रही हैं?agle hafte aa jaana chaahiye. kya aaj aap kuchh aur khareed rahe / rahi hain?
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It should arrive next week. Are you making another purchase today?
You
क्या मैं किस्तों में भुगतान कर सकता / सकती हूँ?kya main kiston mein bhugtaan kar sakta / sakti hoon?
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Can I pay in installments?
Partner
यह संभव हो सकता है। शर्तें भुगतान योजना पर निर्भर हैं।yah sambhav ho sakta hai. shartein bhugtaan yojna par nirbhar hain.
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That may be possible. The terms depend on the payment plan.
You
क्या कोई अतिरिक्त शुल्क है?kya koi atirikt shulk hai?
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Is there an extra charge?
Try your part first
Partner says: Please try your card at the terminal. Your goal: The card was declined.
Reveal a sample reply
कार्ड स्वीकार नहीं हुआ।card sveekaar nahin hua.
The card was declined.
Partner says: We can try another card. The payment went through this time. Your goal: Could I have a receipt?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या मुझे रसीद मिल सकती है?kya mujhe raseed mil sakti hai?
Could I have a receipt?
Partner says: Certainly. I can also explain your earlier refund. Your goal: When will the refund arrive?
Reveal a sample reply
पैसे कब वापस आएँगे?paise kab vaapas aaenge?
When will the refund arrive?
Partner says: It should arrive next week. Are you making another purchase today? Your goal: Can I pay in installments?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या मैं किस्तों में भुगतान कर सकता / सकती हूँ?kya main kiston mein bhugtaan kar sakta / sakti hoon?
Can I pay in installments?
Partner says: That may be possible. The terms depend on the payment plan. Your goal: Is there an extra charge?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या कोई अतिरिक्त शुल्क है?kya koi atirikt shulk hai?
Is there an extra charge?
Make it your own
- Use another card.
- Ask for a printed receipt.
- Check the refund date again.
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.
