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Calls and messages: useful Hindi phrases

Handle a short call and confirm a message.

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.

Phone
फ़ोनfon
Phone
to call (phone)
फ़ोन करनाfon karna
to call (phone)
to hear
सुननाsunna
to hear
to listen
सुननाsunna
to listen

Make the conversation more specific

Useful Hindi expressions for calls and messages
What you want to say	Hindi
Phone	फ़ोनfon Phone
to call (phone)	फ़ोन करनाfon karna to call (phone)
to hear	सुननाsunna to hear
to listen	सुननाsunna to listen
Can you hear me?	क्या आप मेरी आवाज़ सुन पा रहे हैं?kya aap meri aavaaz sun paa rahe hain? Show English translation Can you hear me?
The connection is breaking up.	आवाज़ कट रही है।aavaaz kat rahi hai. Show English translation The connection is breaking up.
Could you leave a message?	क्या आप कोई संदेश छोड़ सकते हैं?kya aap koi sandesh chhod sakte hain? Show English translation Could you leave a message?
I'll call you back.	मैं आपको वापस फ़ोन करूँगा / करूँगी।main aapko vaapas phone karoonga / karoongi. Show English translation I'll call you back.
Did you get my message?	क्या आपको मेरा संदेश मिला?kya aapko mera sandesh mila? Show English translation Did you get my message?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
हैलो, क्या आप सुन रहे / रही हैं?hello, kya aap sun rahe / rahi hain?
Hello, are you there?
You
क्या आप मेरी आवाज़ सुन पा रहे हैं?kya aap meri aavaaz sun paa rahe hain?
Can you hear me?
Partner
आपकी आवाज़ आ रही है, लेकिन साफ़ नहीं है।aapki aavaaz aa rahi hai, lekin saaf nahin hai.
I can hear you, but the sound isn't clear.
You
आवाज़ कट रही है।aavaaz kat rahi hai.
The connection is breaking up.

Calls and messages 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.