Gujarati conversation

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What to actually say to a person in Gujarati: greetings, introductions and the small talk that opens every door.

Greetings

English	Hindi	Gujarati	Say it
Hello	नमस्ते	નમસ્તે	namaste
	જય શ્રી કૃષ્ણ (JSK) among many Hindu Gujaratis
How are you? (formal)	आप कैसे हैं?	તમે કેમ છો?	tame kem cho?
How are you? (familiar)	तुम कैसे हो?	તું કેમ છે?	tuṁ kem che?
I'm fine	मैं ठीक हूँ	હું મજામાં છું	huṁ majāmāṁ chuṁ
	Literally 'I'm in fun' — Gujaratis are always having fun
Thank you	धन्यवाद	આભાર	ābhār
Yes / No	हाँ / नहीं	હા / ના	hā / nā
Please	कृपया	મહેરબાની કરીને	maherbānī karīne
	Long but polite — streets say પ્લીઝ
Excuse me / Sorry	माफ़ कीजिए	માફ કરશો	māph karśo
Good morning	सुप्रभात	શુભ સવાર	śubh savār
Good night	शुभ रात्रि	શુભ રાત્રી	śubh rātrī
Goodbye (come again!)	फिर आना	આવજો	āvjo
	Said at parting by either side — literally an invitation to come again
See you again	फिर मिलेंगे	ફરી મળીશું	pharī maḷīśuṁ
Welcome	स्वागत है	સ્વાગત છે	svāgat che

Introducing yourself

English	Hindi	Gujarati	Say it
What is this called?	इसे क्या कहते हैं?	આને શું કહે છે?	āne śuṁ kahe che?
I am learning Gujarati	मैं गुजराती सीख रहा हूँ	હું ગુજરાતી શીખું છું	huṁ gujarātī śīkhuṁ chuṁ
Where are you from?	आप कहाँ से हैं?	તમે ક્યાંના છો?	tame kyāṁnā cho?
My name is ...	मेरा नाम ... है	મારું નામ ... છે	māruṁ nām ... che

Full dialogues

Three everyday scenes, with every line in English, Hindi and Gujarati side by side, are on the Gujarati conversation scenarios page.