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How to say “I'm running ten minutes late.” in Hindi
Tell someone that you expect to arrive ten minutes after the agreed time.
मुझे दस मिनट की देरी हो रही है।mujhe das minat ki deri ho rahi hai.
I'm running ten minutes late.
The example describes the amount of delay, rather than how long you have been traveling.
Use it in three situations
A delayed arrival
मुझे दस मिनट की देरी हो रही है।mujhe das minat ki deri ho rahi hai.
I'm running ten minutes late.
An appointment update
मुझे पाँच मिनट की देर हो रही है।mujhe paanch minute ki der ho rahi hai.
I'm running five minutes late.
A message to a friend
हमारी मुलाकात के लिए मुझे दस मिनट की देर हो रही है।hamari mulaqaat ke liye mujhe das minute ki der ho rahi hai.
I'm running ten minutes late for our meeting.
What to watch for
A literal translation of 'running' can wrongly imply that you are moving on foot.
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 changing plans. Say this in Hindi: I'm running five minutes late.
Reveal a sample reply
मुझे पाँच मिनट की देर हो रही है।mujhe paanch minute ki der ho rahi hai.
I'm running five minutes late.
Build a useful exchange
Explain a change and offer a clear next step.
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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.
