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"One moment, please" in Hindi: एक मिनट रुकिए

एक मिनट रुकिएek minat rukiye

Say it: ek mi-NAT ru-KI-yephrase/eːk mɪnəʈ rʊkɪeː/

One moment, please is एक मिनट रुकिए (ek minat rukiye). Use it on calls and at counters while you check something.

Phone hold

एक मिनट रुकिए, मैं चेक करता हूँ

ek minat rukiye, main check karta hoon.

One moment, please — I'll check.
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How to pronounce एक मिनट रुकिए

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ek mi-NAT ru-KI-ye

/eːk mɪnəʈ rʊkɪeː/

Ek minat rukiye: ek, mi-NAT (often said minat), ru-KI-ye with polite -iye.

"One moment, please" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
एक मिनट रुकिएek minat rukiyeone moment, please

Default aap pause.

ज़रा एक मिनट रुकिएzara ek minat rukiyejust one moment, please

Softer.

एक मिनट रुकिए नाek minat rukiye naone moment please, okay?

Friendly softener.

कृपया एक मिनट रुकिएkripya ek minat rukiyeplease wait one moment

Extra polite.

How to use एक मिनट रुकिए in real life

  1. 1Phone hold

    एक मिनट रुकिए, मैं चेक करता हूँ

    ek minat rukiye, main check karta hoon.

    One moment, please — I'll check.

    Call center feel.

  2. 2Shop billing

    एक मिनट रुकिए, बिल निकालती हूँ

    ek minat rukiye, bill nikaalti hoon.

    One moment, please — I'm getting the bill.

    Counter.

  3. 3Office desk

    आप एक मिनट रुकिए, फ़ाइल रही है

    aap ek minat rukiye, file aa rahi hai.

    Please wait one moment — the file is coming.

    Aap explicit.

Mistakes English speakers make with एक मिनट रुकिए

Incorrect: Saying only रुक with strangers

Correct: Full एक मिनट रुकिए

Keep the whole polite phrase.

Incorrect: Using रुक with aap (tu level)

Correct: रुकिए with aap

Imperative must match aap.

Good to know

Staff say एक मिनट रुकिए while printers wake up or WhatsApp loads. It buys time without sounding rude. Longer waits get दो मिनट, but this page sticks to the set phrase.

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Bank desk while the system loads

  1. ChatPal

    एक मिनट रुकिए, स्क्रीन खुल रही है

    ek minat rukiye, screen khul rahi hai.

    One moment, please — the screen is opening.

  2. You

    ठीक है, एक मिनट रुकिएमैं खड़ा हूँ

    theek hai, ek minat rukiye — main khada hoon.

    Okay, one moment please — I'm standing here.

  3. ChatPal

    गया पासवर्ड बॉक्स

    aa gaya paasvard box.

    The password box is here.

  4. You

    धन्यवाद, अब टाइप करता हूँ

    dhanyavaad, ab type karta hoon.

    Thanks — I'll type now.

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FAQ

Common questions about "One moment, please" in Hindi

How do you say one moment, please?

एक मिनट रुकिए (ek minat rukiye).

Softer?

ज़रा एक मिनट रुकिए.

On a call?

Same phrase: एक मिनट रुकिए.

Can I say रुक?

Not with aap — use रुकिए in this phrase.

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