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How to say “Could we have a few more minutes?” in Hindi
Ask for a little more time before ordering or making a choice.
क्या हमें कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen kuchh aur minat mil sakte hain?
Could we have a few more minutes?
The plural form speaks for your group.
Use it in three situations
Reading a menu
क्या हमें कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen kuchh aur minat mil sakte hain?
Could we have a few more minutes?
Choosing together
क्या हमें चुनने के लिए कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen chunne ke liye kuch aur minute mil sakte hain?
Could we have a few more minutes to choose?
Checking a menu detail
हम अभी ऑर्डर देने के लिए तैयार नहीं हैं।ham abhi order dene ke liye taiyaar nahin hain.
We're not ready to order yet.
What to watch for
This asks for time to decide, rather than asking how long cooking will take.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine restaurant problems. Say this in Hindi: Could we have a few more minutes to choose?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या हमें चुनने के लिए कुछ और मिनट मिल सकते हैं?kya hamen chunne ke liye kuch aur minute mil sakte hain?
Could we have a few more minutes to choose?
Build a useful exchange
Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill.
This expression 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.
