Useful Phrases

1. यह ऐप मैंने बनाया है

   Yah app maine banaya hai

   I made this app

   Usage

   Introduce the app in Hindi

   Grammar Note

   Hindi past tense uses ergative "ne" with subject. Verb agrees with the object

2. यह ऐप मुफ़्त है

   Yah app muft hai

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explain the app is free

   Grammar Note

   "Muft" is a Persian loanword meaning "free of charge"

3. इसे डाउनलोड करके देखें

   Ise download karke dekhen

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Karke" (having done) + "dekhen" (please see) = "please try doing it"

4. मैं जापानी हूँ

   Main Japani hoon

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Introduce your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "Hoon" is the first-person singular form of the Hindi "to be" verb

5. मैं यात्री हूँ

   Main yatri hoon

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Identify yourself as a traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Yatra" (journey) + "-i" (agent suffix) = "yatri" (traveler)

6. मैं अकेले यात्रा कर रहा/रही हूँ

   Main akele yatra kar raha/rahi hoon

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Tell others you are traveling solo

   Grammar Note

   "Kar raha hoon" is the present continuous. Male uses "raha", female uses "rahi"

7. यह मेरी पहली बार है

   Yah meri pahli bar hai

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Express that this is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   "Pahli" (first, feminine) + "bar" (time/occasion) = "pahli bar" (first time)

8. क्या मैं फ़ोटो ले सकता/सकती हूँ?

   Kya main photo le sakta/sakti hoon?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask for permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Sakna" is the Hindi modal for ability. Male: "sakta", Female: "sakti"

9. क्या हम साथ में फ़ोटो ले सकते हैं?

   Kya ham saath mein photo le sakte hain?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Saath" (with/together) + "mein" (in) = "saath mein" (together)

10. कृपया QR कोड स्कैन करें

    Kripaya QR code scan karen

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Ask someone to scan the QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Kripaya" is a Sanskrit-origin formal "please"

11. मुझे मत ठगो

    Mujhe mat thago

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used to protest against cheating or unfair pricing in Hindi

    Grammar Note

    "Mat" is the Hindi colloquial prohibition particle. "Thago" is the imperative of "thagna" (to cheat)

12. मुझे मत नज़रअंदाज़ करो

    Mujhe mat nazarandaaz karo

    Don't ignore me

    Usage

    Used when feeling disrespected or dismissed in Hindi

    Grammar Note

    "Nazar" (gaze) + "andaaz" (overlook) — Persian-origin phrase meaning to look past someone

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