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Restaurant problems: useful Hindi phrases
Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill.
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.
- The check, please
बिल ले आइएbil le aaiye
The check, please
- A table for two
दो लोगों के लिए टेबलdo logon ke liye tebal
A table for two
- Menu
मेन्यूmenyoo
Menu
- Napkin
नैपकिनnaipkin
Napkin
Make the conversation more specific
| What you want to say | Hindi |
|---|---|
| The check, please | बिल ले आइएbil le aaiye The check, please |
| A table for two | दो लोगों के लिए टेबलdo logon ke liye tebal A table for two |
| Menu | मेन्यूmenyoo Menu |
| Napkin | नैपकिनnaipkin Napkin |
| This isn't what I ordered. | मैंने यह नहीं मँगाया था।maine yah nahin mangaaya tha. Show English translationThis isn't what I ordered. |
| Could we have a few more minutes? | क्या हमें कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen kuchh aur minat mil sakte hain? Show English translationCould we have a few more minutes? |
| Could we have separate bills? | क्या हमें अलग-अलग बिल मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen alag-alag bill mil sakte hain? Show English translationCould we have separate bills? |
| We haven't received our ... yet. | हमें अभी तक … नहीं मिला है।hamen abhi tak ... nahin mila hai. Show English translationWe haven't received our … yet. |
| I think there's a mistake on the bill. | मुझे लगता है कि बिल में कोई गलती है।mujhe lagta hai ki bill mein koi galti hai. Show English translationI think there's a mistake on the bill. |
Read the other side of the exchange
Partner
यह रहा आपका चिकन।yah raha aapka chicken.
Here is your chicken dish.
You
मैंने यह नहीं मँगाया था।maine yah nahin mangaaya tha.
This isn't what I ordered.
Partner
माफ़ कीजिए। मैं आपका ऑर्डर देखता / देखती हूँ। क्या आप मिठाई चुनने के लिए तैयार हैं?maaf kijiye. main aapka order dekhta / dekhti hoon. kya aap mithaai chunne ke liye taiyaar hain?
I'm sorry. I'll check your order. Are you ready to choose dessert?
You
क्या हमें कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen kuchh aur minat mil sakte hain?
Could we have a few more minutes?
Restaurant problems 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.
