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"Is this seat taken?" in Hindi: क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?kya yah seet khaali hai?

Say it: kya yah seet KHAA-li haiphrase/kjɑː jəɦ siːʈ xɑːliː ɦɛː/

Is this seat taken is क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है? (kya yah seet khaali hai?). Keep यह (not ये) and the nukta on ख़ाली.

Train coach

माफ़ कीजिए, क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

maaf kijiye, kya yah seet khaali hai?

Excuse me — is this seat free?
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How to pronounce क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

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kya yah seet KHAA-li hai

/kjɑː jəɦ siːʈ xɑːliː ɦɛː/

Kya yah seet KHAA-li hai. Soft kh with nukta; clear ee in seet.

"Is this seat taken?" in Hindi: quick reference

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क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?kya yah seet khaali hai?is this seat free?

Default.

यह सीट ख़ाली है क्या?yah seet khaali hai kya?is this seat free?

Word order swap.

क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है जी?kya yah seet khaali hai ji?is this seat free? (polite)

With ji.

यह जगह ख़ाली है?yah jagah khaali hai?is this spot free?

Alternate with जगह.

How to use क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है? in real life

  1. 1Train coach

    माफ़ कीजिए, क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

    maaf kijiye, kya yah seet khaali hai?

    Excuse me — is this seat free?

    Keep यह + ख़ाली.

  2. 2Cinema row

    क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है, या बुक है?

    kya yah seet khaali hai, ya book hai?

    Is this seat free, or booked?

    Confirming.

  3. 3Cafe shared table

    अगर बुरा हो, क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

    agar bura na ho, kya yah seet khaali hai?

    If you don't mind — is this seat free?

    Soft ask.

Mistakes English speakers make with क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

Incorrect: क्या ये सीट ख़ाली है? with ये

Correct: क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

Keep यह, not ये, on this page.

Incorrect: Writing खाली without nukta ख़

Correct: ख़ाली

Copy ख़ाली with nukta.

Good to know

On trains you ask quietly before sitting. A bag on the सीट often means taken. People answer हाँ, ख़ाली है or नहीं, वहाँ कोई आ रहा है.

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Finding a seat on the metro

  1. ChatPal

    क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

    kya yah seet khaali hai?

    Is this seat free?

  2. You

    हाँ, यह सीट ख़ाली है, बैठिए

    haan, yah seet khaali hai, baithiye.

    Yes — this seat is free, sit.

  3. ChatPal

    धन्यवाद

    dhanyavaad.

    Thank you.

  4. You

    कोई बात नहींपहले पूछना अच्छा, क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है

    koi baat nahin — pehle poochhna achha, kya yah seet khaali hai.

    No worries — asking first is good: is this seat free.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Is this seat taken?" in Hindi

How do you ask if a seat is free?

क्या यह सीट ख़ाली है?

Why यह not ये?

This headword uses यह.

Why the nukta?

ख़ाली has ख़ — copy it.

How do I answer yes?

हाँ, ख़ाली है.

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