| Hindi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| नमस्ते namaste | Hello |
| मेरा नाम ___ है mera naam ___ hai | My name is ___ |
| मैं ___ से हूँ main ___ se hoon | I am from ___ |
| आप से मिलकर खुशी हुई aap se milkar khushi hui | Pleased to meet you |
मैं ___ हूँ (main ___ hoon) — I am a ___. But the job word changes with your gender: a male teacher is adhyaapak, a female teacher adhyaapika; chhaatra and chhaatri for a student.
In practice most Indians use the English word — main engineer hoon, main student hoon — and nobody thinks twice about it.
English speakers say "I am Prakash" and translate it literally as main Prakash hoon. It is understandable, but it sounds abrupt, a bit like announcing yourself. मेरा नाम प्रकाश है is what people actually say.
मैं हिंदी सीख रहा हूँ (main hindi seekh raha hoon) if you are male, सीख रही हूँ (seekh rahi hoon) if female. This one sentence will get you more patience and slower speech than anything else you can memorise.
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