Hindi · Real conversations
Study: Hindi conversation practice
Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help. 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 student speaking with a teacher or classmate.
Goal: Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help.
Read the conversation
Partner
कृपया अपनी किताबें खोलिए।kripya apni kitaabein kholiye.
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Open your books, please.
You
हम कौन-से पेज पर हैं?ham kaun-se page par hain?
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Which page are we on?
Partner
बीसवाँ पन्ना। नया काम वहीं समझाया गया है।beesvaan panna. naya kaam vahin samjhaaya gaya hai.
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Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there.
You
असाइनमेंट कब जमा करना है?assignment kab jama karna hai?
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When is the assignment due?
Partner
सोमवार तक देना है। क्या आपने पहला सवाल किया है?somvaar tak dena hai. kya aapne pahla savaal kiya hai?
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It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question?
You
क्या आप मेरा जवाब देख सकते हैं?kya aap mera javaab dekh sakte hain?
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Could you check my answer?
Partner
हाँ, ले आइए। क्या बाकी पूरा कर लिया है?haan, le aaiye. kya baaki poora kar liya hai?
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Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest?
You
मैंने अभी तक पूरा नहीं किया है।maine abhi tak poora nahin kiya hai.
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I haven't finished yet.
Partner
कोई बात नहीं। आप किसी सहपाठी से अभ्यास पर बात कर सकते हैं।koi baat nahin. aap kisi sahpaathi se abhyaas par baat kar sakte hain.
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That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate.
You
क्या हम साथ काम कर सकते हैं?kya ham saath kaam kar sakte hain?
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Can we work together?
Try your part first
Partner says: Open your books, please. Your goal: Which page are we on?
Reveal a sample reply
हम कौन-से पेज पर हैं?ham kaun-se page par hain?
Which page are we on?
Partner says: Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there. Your goal: When is the assignment due?
Reveal a sample reply
असाइनमेंट कब जमा करना है?assignment kab jama karna hai?
When is the assignment due?
Partner says: It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question? Your goal: Could you check my answer?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या आप मेरा जवाब देख सकते हैं?kya aap mera javaab dekh sakte hain?
Could you check my answer?
Partner says: Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest? Your goal: I haven't finished yet.
Reveal a sample reply
मैंने अभी तक पूरा नहीं किया है।maine abhi tak poora nahin kiya hai.
I haven't finished yet.
Partner says: That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate. Your goal: Can we work together?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या हम साथ काम कर सकते हैं?kya ham saath kaam kar sakte hain?
Can we work together?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different assignment.
- Work with a different partner.
- Explain which part is unfinished.
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.
