Hindi · Real conversations
Restaurant problems: Hindi conversation practice
Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill. 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 diner speaking politely to restaurant staff.
Goal: Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill.
Read the conversation
Partner
यह रहा आपका चिकन।yah raha aapka chicken.
Show English translation
Here is your chicken dish.
You
मैंने यह नहीं मँगाया था।maine yah nahin mangaaya tha.
Show English translation
This isn't what I ordered.
Partner
माफ़ कीजिए। मैं आपका ऑर्डर देखता / देखती हूँ। क्या आप मिठाई चुनने के लिए तैयार हैं?maaf kijiye. main aapka order dekhta / dekhti hoon. kya aap mithaai chunne ke liye taiyaar hain?
Show English translation
I'm sorry. I'll check your order. Are you ready to choose dessert?
You
क्या हमें कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen kuchh aur minat mil sakte hain?
Show English translation
Could we have a few more minutes?
Partner
ज़रूर। आप कैसे भुगतान करना चाहेंगे / चाहेंगी?zaroor. aap kaise bhugtaan karna chaahenge / chaahengi?
Show English translation
Of course. How would you like to pay?
You
क्या हमें अलग-अलग बिल मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen alag-alag bill mil sakte hain?
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Could we have separate bills?
Partner
ज़रूर। क्या बाकी सब आ गया है?zaroor. kya baaki sab aa gaya hai?
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Certainly. Has everything else arrived?
You
हमें अभी तक हमारे पेय नहीं मिले हैं।hamen abhi tak hamare pey nahin mile hain.
Show English translation
We haven't received our drinks yet.
Partner
मैं अभी लाता / लाती हूँ। ये रहे आपके बिल।main abhi laata / laati hoon. ye rahe aapke bill.
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I'll bring them now. Here are your bills.
You
मुझे लगता है कि बिल में कोई गलती है।mujhe lagta hai ki bill mein koi galti hai.
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I think there's a mistake on the bill.
Try your part first
Partner says: Here is your chicken dish. Your goal: This isn't what I ordered.
Reveal a sample reply
मैंने यह नहीं मँगाया था।maine yah nahin mangaaya tha.
This isn't what I ordered.
Partner says: I'm sorry. I'll check your order. Are you ready to choose dessert? Your goal: Could we have a few more minutes?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या हमें कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen kuchh aur minat mil sakte hain?
Could we have a few more minutes?
Partner says: Of course. How would you like to pay? Your goal: Could we have separate bills?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या हमें अलग-अलग बिल मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen alag-alag bill mil sakte hain?
Could we have separate bills?
Partner says: Certainly. Has everything else arrived? Your goal: We haven't received our drinks yet.
Reveal a sample reply
हमें अभी तक हमारे पेय नहीं मिले हैं।hamen abhi tak hamare pey nahin mile hain.
We haven't received our drinks yet.
Partner says: I'll bring them now. Here are your bills. Your goal: I think there's a mistake on the bill.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे लगता है कि बिल में कोई गलती है।mujhe lagta hai ki bill mein koi galti hai.
I think there's a mistake on the bill.
Make it your own
- A different dish is missing.
- Ask for a shared bill.
- Explain a different bill error.
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.
