Hindi · Real conversations
How to say “I'd like to return this.” in Hindi
Tell a shop that you want to return an item.
मैं इसे वापस करना चाहता / चाहती हूँ।main ise vaapas karna chaahta / chaahti hoon.
I'd like to return this.
Have the item and the relevant purchase information ready.
Use it in three situations
At a returns counter
मैं इसे वापस करना चाहता / चाहती हूँ।main ise vaapas karna chaahta / chaahti hoon.
I'd like to return this.
A clothing purchase
मैं यह कमीज़ वापस करना चाहता/चाहती हूँ।main yah kameez vaapas karna chahta/chahti hoon.
I'd like to return this shirt.
A faulty item
मैं इसे वापस करना चाहता/चाहती हूँ क्योंकि यह ख़राब है।main ise vaapas karna chahta/chahti hoon kyonki yah kharaab hai.
I'd like to return this because it's damaged.
What to watch for
Returning an item and exchanging it are different requests.
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 shopping and returns. Say this in Hindi: I'd like to return this shirt.
Reveal a sample reply
मैं यह कमीज़ वापस करना चाहता/चाहती हूँ।main yah kameez vaapas karna chahta/chahti hoon.
I'd like to return this shirt.
Build a useful exchange
Explain a return and check the available options.
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.
