How do you say “in the afternoon” or “later on?” in Hindi? What’s the Hindi expression for “straight away”? If you want to organise a meeting in Hindi with family, friends or colleagues, these are useful phrases to know.
The Rocket Hindi team has created this free audio lesson so you know the questions to ask, and some different ways to reply. That way you can be sure everyone will arrive on the same day at the same time!
You’ll learn lots of useful Hindi vocabulary that you can use in all kinds of Hindi conversations. Take your time, listen carefully to the Hindi pronunciation, and practice saying the words and phrases aloud. Let’s go!
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हम कब मिल सकते हैं?
hama kaba mila sakate haiṃ?
When shall we meet?
हफ़्ते के शुरू में?
hapha़te ke śurū meṃ?
At the start of the week?
हफ्ते के दौरान?
haphte ke daurāna?
During the week?
छुट्टी के दिन?
chuṭṭī ke dina?
On the holiday?
अगले हफ़्ते?
agale hapha़te?
Next week?
इस हफ़्ते?
isa hapha़te?
This week?
किस दिन?
kisa dina?
On which day?
आप कब आ सकते हैं?
āpa kaba ā sakate haiṃ?
When is best for you? (formal)
तुम कब आ सकते हो?
tuma kaba ā sakate ho?
When is best for you?
हम कहाँ मिल सकते हैं?
hama kahān mila sakate haiṃ?
Where shall we meet?
हफ़्ते के अंत में?
hapha़te ke aṃta meṃ?
At the end of the week?
Once you’ve agreed on a day you need to agree on a time…
सुबह
subaha
In the morning
दोपहर के भोजन से पहले
dopahara ke bhojana se pahale
Before lunch
दोपहर के भोजन के समय
dopahara ke bhojana ke samaya
At lunchtime
दोपहर
dopahara
In the afternoon
शाम को
śāma ko
In the evening
रात में
rāta meṃ
At night
Here are some more words and phrases for you…
जल्दी
jaldī
Early
दस बजे को
dasa baje ko
At ten o'clock
कभी कभी
kabhī kabhī
Sometime
परसों
parasoṃ
The day after tomorrow
कल
Kala
Tomorrow
आज
Āja
Today
कल
Kala
Yesterday
सीधे
Seedhe
Straight away
अब
Aba
Now
शीघ्र / जल्दी
śīghra / jaldī
Soon
बाद में
bāda meṃ
Later or later on
देर
देर
Late
पहले
Pahale
Earlier
तीन दिन के अंदर
tīna dina ke aṃdara
In three days
That’s it for this lesson. I hope you enjoyed it!
If you want more lessons on Hindi time then I recommend these ones!
फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge),
Nikita Sharma: Rocket Hindi
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