Hindi · Real conversations
Work updates: Hindi conversation practice
Explain progress and agree on a priority. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
B1 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A colleague giving a short project update.
Goal: Explain progress and agree on a priority.
Read the conversation
Partner
आज आप किस पर काम कर रहे / रही हैं?aaj aap kis par kaam kar rahe / rahi hain?
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What are you working on today?
You
मैं रिपोर्ट पर काम कर रहा/रही हूँ।main report par kaam kar raha/rahi hoon.
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I'm working on the report.
Partner
रिपोर्ट का काम कहाँ तक पहुँचा है?report ka kaam kahan tak pahuncha hai?
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How far have you got with the report?
You
मैंने पहला ड्राफ़्ट पूरा कर लिया है।maine pehla draft poora kar liya hai.
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I've finished the first draft.
Partner
अच्छी शुरुआत है। क्या आप जाँची हुई रिपोर्ट आज भेज सकते हैं?achchhi shuruaat hai. kya aap jaanchi hui report aaj bhej sakte hain?
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Good start. Can you send the checked version today?
You
मुझे और समय चाहिए।mujhe aur samay chaahiye.
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I need more time.
Partner
आपको और कितना समय चाहिए?aapko aur kitna samay chaahiye?
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How much longer do you need?
You
आख़िरी तारीख़ क्या है?aakhiri taareekh kya hai?
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What's the deadline?
Partner
कल दोपहर। आँकड़े भी नए करने हैं।kal dopahar. aankde bhi naye karne hain.
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Tomorrow afternoon. We also need the figures updated.
You
मुझे पहले किस काम पर ध्यान देना चाहिए?mujhe pahle kis kaam par dhyaan dena chaahiye?
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What should I prioritize?
Try your part first
Partner says: What are you working on today? Your goal: I'm working on the report.
Reveal a sample reply
मैं रिपोर्ट पर काम कर रहा/रही हूँ।main report par kaam kar raha/rahi hoon.
I'm working on the report.
Partner says: How far have you got with the report? Your goal: I've finished the first draft.
Reveal a sample reply
मैंने पहला ड्राफ़्ट पूरा कर लिया है।maine pehla draft poora kar liya hai.
I've finished the first draft.
Partner says: Good start. Can you send the checked version today? Your goal: I need more time.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे और समय चाहिए।mujhe aur samay chaahiye.
I need more time.
Partner says: How much longer do you need? Your goal: What's the deadline?
Reveal a sample reply
आख़िरी तारीख़ क्या है?aakhiri taareekh kya hai?
What's the deadline?
Partner says: Tomorrow afternoon. We also need the figures updated. Your goal: What should I prioritize?
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे पहले किस काम पर ध्यान देना चाहिए?mujhe pahle kis kaam par dhyaan dena chaahiye?
What should I prioritize?
Make it your own
- Change the task.
- Request a different amount of time.
- Clarify two competing priorities.
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.
