Art & Museums

1. क्या यहाँ फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी की अनुमति है?

   Kyā yahāṃ fotogrāfī kī anumati hai?

   Is photography allowed here?

   Usage

   Used to check whether photography is permitted in a museum or gallery

   Grammar Note

   Hindi uses SOV order. A sentence starting with "kyā" forms a yes/no question

2. कलाकार कौन है?

   Kalākār kaun hai?

   Who is the artist?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the creator of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   "Kaun" asks about a person (who); "kyā" asks about a thing (what)

3. इस कृति का नाम क्या है?

   Is kṛti kā nām kyā hai?

   What is this work called?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the title of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   "Kā" is the masculine possessive postposition; "kī" is used with feminine nouns

4. यह संग्रहालय कब बनाया गया था?

   Yah saṅgrahālay kab banāyā gayā thā?

   When was this museum built?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the construction date of a museum

   Grammar Note

   "Banāyā gayā thā" is the past passive perfect; "gayā" functions as the passive auxiliary

5. क्या आपके पास ऑडियो गाइड है?

   Kyā āpake pās āuḍiyo gāiḍ hai?

   Do you have an audio guide?

   Usage

   Used to ask about audio guide availability

   Grammar Note

   "Āpake pās ~ hai?" literally "Is there ~ near you?" — the Hindi way to ask "do you have"

6. उपहार की दुकान कहाँ है?

   Upahār kī dukān kahāṃ hai?

   Where is the gift shop?

   Usage

   Used to locate the gift shop

   Grammar Note

   "Kahāṃ hai?" is the standard Hindi location question "Where is ~?"

7. मैं इस कलाकृति का एक प्रिंट ख़रीदना चाहता हूँ।

   Maiṃ is kalākṛti kā ek priṃṭ kharīdnā cāhtā hūṃ.

   I'd like to buy a print of this artwork.

   Usage

   Used when wanting to purchase a print of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   "Cāhtā hūṃ" is the masculine desire form; feminine is "cāhtī hūṃ"

8. क्या यहाँ गाइडेड टूर है?

   Kyā yahāṃ gāiḍeḍ ṭūr hai?

   Is there a guided tour?

   Usage

   Used to ask if a guided tour is available

   Grammar Note

   Hindi uses many English loanwords; modern terms like "guided tour" are often borrowed directly

9. संग्रहालय के खुलने का समय क्या है?

   Saṅgrahālay ke khulne kā samay kyā hai?

   What are the museum's opening hours?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the museum's operating hours

   Grammar Note

   Hindi has only two genders, masculine and feminine — there is no neuter. "Ke" here is the oblique form of the genitive "kā", because the genitive agrees with the noun that follows it (here the oblique gerund "khulne"), so it is "saṅgrahālay ke" rather than "saṅgrahālay kā".

10. यह पेंटिंग बहुत सुंदर है।

    Yah peṃṭiṃg bahut sundar hai.

    This painting is beautiful.

    Usage

    Used to express admiration for a painting or artwork

    Grammar Note

    "Bahut" is an intensifier meaning "very" in Hindi

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