Gujarati conversation scenarios

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Everyday scenes with every line in English, Hindi and Gujarati. Read them, then say each line aloud — shadowing beats re-reading.

Meeting someone

	Gujarati	Hindi	English
Priya	નમસ્તે! મારું નામ પ્રિયા છે. Namaste! Māruṁ nām Priyā che.	नमस्ते! मेरा नाम प्रिया है।	Hello! My name is Priya.
Jay	નમસ્તે! હું જય. તમે કેમ છો? Namaste! Huṁ Jay. Tame kem cho?	नमस्ते! मैं जय हूँ। आप कैसे हैं?	Hello! I'm Jay. How are you?
Priya	હું મજામાં છું, આભાર. તમે ક્યાંના છો? Huṁ majāmāṁ chuṁ, ābhār. Tame kyāṁnā cho?	मैं मज़े में हूँ, धन्यवाद। आप कहाँ से हैं?	I'm fine, thank you. Where are you from?
Jay	હું મુંબઈનો. હું ગુજરાતી શીખું છું. Huṁ mumbaīno. Huṁ gujarātī śīkhuṁ chuṁ.	मैं मुंबई से हूँ। मैं गुजराती सीख रहा हूँ।	I'm from Mumbai. I'm learning Gujarati.
Priya	સરસ! ફરી મળીશું. Saras! Pharī maḷīśuṁ.	बढ़िया! फिर मिलेंगे।	Great! See you again.

At a tea kitli

	Gujarati	Hindi	English
You	ભાઈ, એક ચા આપો. Bhāī, ek chā āpo.	भैया, एक चाय दीजिए।	Brother, one tea please. (The Gujarati tea stall is a કીટલી — kitli, named for the kettle)
Vendor	ખાંડ કેટલી? Khāṁḍ keṭlī?	चीनी कितनी?	How much sugar?
You	એક ચમચી. કેટલા થયા? Ek chamchī. Keṭlā thayā?	एक चम्मच। कितने हुए?	One spoon. How much?
Vendor	દસ રૂપિયા. Das rūpiyā.	दस रुपये।	Ten rupees.
You	સારું. આભાર! Sāruṁ. Ābhār!	ठीक है। धन्यवाद!	OK. Thank you!

Asking the way

	Gujarati	Hindi	English
You	માફ કરશો, સ્ટેશન ક્યાં છે? Māph karśo, sṭeśan kyāṁ che?	माफ़ कीजिए, स्टेशन कहाँ है?	Excuse me, where is the station?
Local	સીધા જાઓ, પછી જમણે. Sīdhā jāo, pachhī jamṇe.	सीधे जाइए, फिर दाएँ।	Go straight, then right.
You	દૂર છે? Dūr che?	क्या दूर है?	Is it far?
Local	ના, નજીક છે. પાંચ મિનિટ. Nā, najīk che. Pāṁch miniṭ.	नहीं, पास है। पाँच मिनट।	No, it's near. Five minutes.
You	ખૂબ ખૂબ આભાર! Khūb khūb ābhār!	बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद!	Thank you very much!