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How to say “Have we met before?” in Hindi
Check whether you recognize someone from an earlier encounter.
क्या हम पहले मिले हैं?kya ham pahle mile hain?
Have we met before?
You can add the place where you think the encounter happened.
Use it in three situations
A familiar face
क्या हम पहले मिले हैं?kya ham pahle mile hain?
Have we met before?
Remembering a class
क्या हम पहले किसी क्लास में मिले हैं?kya ham pahle kisi class mein mile hain?
Have we met before at a class?
Recognizing someone at an event
क्या हम इस कार्यक्रम में पहले मिले हैं?kya ham is kaaryakram mein pahle mile hain?
Have we met before at this event?
What to watch for
Treat this as a genuine question rather than insisting that the other person remembers you.
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 meeting people. Say this in Hindi: Have we met before at a class?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या हम पहले किसी क्लास में मिले हैं?kya ham pahle kisi class mein mile hain?
Have we met before at a class?
Build a useful exchange
Start a friendly exchange and find a connection.
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.
