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Cafés: useful Hindi phrases
Order a drink and clarify a small detail.
Start with the essentials
Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.
- A coffee, please
एक कॉफ़ी, प्लीज़ek kofi, pleez
A coffee, please
- To go, please (takeaway)
पैक कर दीजिएpaik kar deejiye
To go, please (takeaway)
- Water
पानीpaani
Water
- No, thank you
नहीं, धन्यवादnahin, dhanyavaad
No, thank you
Make the conversation more specific
| What you want to say | Hindi |
|---|---|
| A coffee, please | एक कॉफ़ी, प्लीज़ek kofi, pleez A coffee, please |
| To go, please (takeaway) | पैक कर दीजिएpaik kar deejiye To go, please (takeaway) |
| Water | पानीpaani Water |
| No, thank you | नहीं, धन्यवादnahin, dhanyavaad No, thank you |
| Could I have it without ...? | क्या मुझे यह बिना … के मिल सकता है?kya mujhe yah bina ... ke mil sakta hai? Show English translationCould I have it without …? |
| Is this for here or to take away? | यह यहीं के लिए है या साथ ले जाना है?yah yahin ke liye hai ya saath le jaana hai? Show English translationIs this for here or to take away? |
| Could you make it decaf? | क्या आप इसे बिना कैफ़ीन के बना सकते हैं?kya aap ise bina caffeine ke bana sakte hain? Show English translationCould you make it decaf? |
| Can I have tap water? | क्या मुझे नल का पानी मिल सकता है?kya mujhe nal ka paani mil sakta hai? Show English translationCan I have tap water? |
| Is service included? | क्या सर्विस चार्ज शामिल है?kya service charge shaamil hai? Show English translationIs service included? |
Read the other side of the exchange
Partner
आप कॉफी में क्या लेंगे / लेंगी?aap coffee mein kya lenge / lengi?
What would you like in your coffee?
You
क्या मुझे यह बिना चीनी के मिल सकता है?kya mujhe yah bina cheeni ke mil sakta hai?
Could I have it without sugar?
Partner
यह यहीं के लिए है या साथ ले जाना है?yah yahin ke liye hai ya saath le jaana hai?
Is this for here or to take away?
You
पैक कर दीजिए, कृपया।pack kar dijiye, kripya.
To take away, please.
Cafés 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.
