Hindi · Real conversations
Shopping and returns: Hindi conversation practice
Explain a return and check the available options. 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 taking clothing back to a shop.
Goal: Explain a return and check the available options.
Read the conversation
Partner
नमस्ते। मैं आपकी कैसे मदद कर सकता / सकती हूँ?namaste. main aapki kaise madad kar sakta / sakti hoon?
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Hello. How can I help you?
You
मैं इसे वापस करना चाहता / चाहती हूँ।main ise vaapas karna chaahta / chaahti hoon.
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I'd like to return this.
Partner
क्या आपके पास रसीद है?kya aapke paas raseed hai?
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Do you have the receipt?
You
हाँ, यह रही।haan, yah rahi.
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Yes, here it is.
Partner
धन्यवाद। आप बदलना चाहेंगे / चाहेंगी या पैसे वापस लेंगे / लेंगी?dhanyavaad. aap badalna chaahenge / chaahengi ya paise vaapas lenge / lengi?
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Thanks. Would you prefer an exchange or a refund?
You
क्या मैं इसे बड़े साइज़ से बदल सकता/सकती हूँ?kya main ise bade size se badal sakta/sakti hoon?
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Can I exchange it for a larger size?
Partner
ज़रूर। इस साइज़ में क्या समस्या है?zaroor. is size mein kya samasya hai?
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Of course. What's wrong with this size?
You
यह मुझे ठीक से नहीं आता।yah mujhe theek se nahin aata.
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It doesn't fit.
Partner
बेहतर साइज़ ढूँढ़ते हैं। आप घर पर भी पहनकर देख सकते हैं।behtar size dhoondhte hain. aap ghar par bhi pahankar dekh sakte hain.
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Let's find a better size. You can also take it home to try.
You
इसे वापस करने के लिए मेरे पास कितना समय है?ise vaapas karne ke liye mere paas kitna samay hai?
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How long do I have to return it?
Try your part first
Partner says: Hello. How can I help you? Your goal: I'd like to return this.
Reveal a sample reply
मैं इसे वापस करना चाहता / चाहती हूँ।main ise vaapas karna chaahta / chaahti hoon.
I'd like to return this.
Partner says: Do you have the receipt? Your goal: Yes, here it is.
Reveal a sample reply
हाँ, यह रही।haan, yah rahi.
Yes, here it is.
Partner says: Thanks. Would you prefer an exchange or a refund? Your goal: Can I exchange it for a larger size?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या मैं इसे बड़े साइज़ से बदल सकता/सकती हूँ?kya main ise bade size se badal sakta/sakti hoon?
Can I exchange it for a larger size?
Partner says: Of course. What's wrong with this size? Your goal: It doesn't fit.
Reveal a sample reply
यह मुझे ठीक से नहीं आता।yah mujhe theek se nahin aata.
It doesn't fit.
Partner says: Let's find a better size. You can also take it home to try. Your goal: How long do I have to return it?
Reveal a sample reply
इसे वापस करने के लिए मेरे पास कितना समय है?ise vaapas karne ke liye mere paas kitna samay hai?
How long do I have to return it?
Make it your own
- Exchange for a different size.
- Ask for a refund.
- Explain that the receipt is digital.
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.
