Hindi · Real conversations
Train journeys: Hindi conversation practice
Check a route, a platform, and a connection. 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 passenger asking station staff about a journey.
Goal: Check a route, a platform, and a connection.
Read the conversation
Partner
आपकी यात्रा की पहली ट्रेन जल्द चलेगी।aapki yaatra ki pahli train jald chalegi.
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The first train for your journey leaves soon.
You
क्या यह सीधी ट्रेन है?kya yah seedhi train hai?
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Is this a direct train?
Partner
नहीं, यह जंक्शन पर समाप्त होती है।nahin, yah junction par samaapt hoti hai.
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No, it ends at the junction station.
You
क्या मुझे ट्रेन बदलनी पड़ेगी?kya mujhe train badalni padegi?
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Do I need to change trains?
Partner
हाँ, वहाँ बदलना होगा। आपकी पहली ट्रेन जल्द चलेगी।haan, vahan badalna hoga. aapki pahli train jald chalegi.
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Yes, you change there. Your first train leaves soon.
You
यह किस प्लेटफ़ॉर्म से चलेगी?yah kis platform se chalegi?
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Which platform does it leave from?
Partner
तीसरे प्लेटफ़ॉर्म से। ज़रूरत हो तो बाद में भी एक ट्रेन है।teesre platform se. zaroorat ho to baad mein bhi ek train hai.
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Platform three. There's a later train if you need it.
You
क्या यह टिकट अगली ट्रेन के लिए मान्य है?kya yah ticket agli train ke liye maanya hai?
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Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Partner
हाँ, यह टिकट उस ट्रेन के लिए मान्य है। दूसरी ट्रेन तक कम समय है।haan, yah ticket us train ke liye maanya hai. doosri train tak kam samay hai.
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Yes, your ticket covers that service. You have a short connection.
You
अगर मेरी अगली ट्रेन छूट जाए तो क्या होगा?agar meri agli train chhoot jaaye to kya hoga?
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What happens if I miss the connection?
Try your part first
Partner says: The first train for your journey leaves soon. Your goal: Is this a direct train?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या यह सीधी ट्रेन है?kya yah seedhi train hai?
Is this a direct train?
Partner says: No, it ends at the junction station. Your goal: Do I need to change trains?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या मुझे ट्रेन बदलनी पड़ेगी?kya mujhe train badalni padegi?
Do I need to change trains?
Partner says: Yes, you change there. Your first train leaves soon. Your goal: Which platform does it leave from?
Reveal a sample reply
यह किस प्लेटफ़ॉर्म से चलेगी?yah kis platform se chalegi?
Which platform does it leave from?
Partner says: Platform three. There's a later train if you need it. Your goal: Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या यह टिकट अगली ट्रेन के लिए मान्य है?kya yah ticket agli train ke liye maanya hai?
Is the ticket valid for the next train?
Partner says: Yes, your ticket covers that service. You have a short connection. Your goal: What happens if I miss the connection?
Reveal a sample reply
अगर मेरी अगली ट्रेन छूट जाए तो क्या होगा?agar meri agli train chhoot jaaye to kya hoga?
What happens if I miss the connection?
Make it your own
- Change the destination.
- Miss a connection.
- Ask about the return journey.
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.
