Are you planning to Travel to the land of Gods, India? If yes is your answer then you need to learn the local language. And no, there is not one language to learn! Just like the many Gods we worship in India, there are many languages too. I know that it is very difficult to learn all the languages but it is not that difficult to learn some words that are used on a day to day basis.

There are 22 total languages which have the official status in India, and depending upon the place or region you are going to visit you can use our handy chart below to educate yourself about these common words. And trust me when I say that your journey will become even more happy and fruitful when you know the language of the people amongst whom you are going to spend your holidays.

In India the most popular and common language is Hindi, whereas English is widely spoken in cities and urban areas. But the real India is not only in the cities or urban areas. So to enjoy as much as you can, you need to learn a few common words that will help you greatly in conversing with the people.

So let’s begin our journey to learn some of these words from the most popular languages of India.

English to Hindi / Bengali / Marathi

English Hindi Bengali Marathi Yes Ha Ha Hoye/ Ho No Nahi Na Nako Thank You Dhanyavaad Dhanyabad Dhanyavaad Thank you very much Aapakaa bahut bahut dhanyavaad Tomake onek dhanyabad Tumcha Khup Dhanyavaad You’re welcome Aapakaa svaagat hai Swagatam Suswagatam Please Kripyaa Anugrah kore Krupya Excuse me Shamma kare Maaf korben Maaf Kara Hello Namaste Nomoskar Namaskar Goodbye Alavidha (namaste) Accha – Aashi Accha Yetho So long Phir milengay Abar dekha hobe Evada ved Good morning Shubha prabhaat Suprovat Suprabhat Good afternoon Namaste Subha aparannah Namaskar Good evening Namaste Subha sandhya Namaskar Good night Shubha raatri Subha ratri Shubh Ratri I do not understand Mai nahii samajta hu Ami bujhte parchi na Mala samjat nahi How do you say this in [English]? Aap ise angrezi mei kaise bolengay? Apni eta engraji te ki bolben? Heey engraji madhye Kase mhanaiche? Do you speak … Kyaa aap…bolate hain? Apni ki bolte paren? Tumhi …boltat? English Angrejii Engraji Engraji French Phransisi Pharasi Phransisi German German Germani German Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Chinese Cheeni Chinese Cheeni I Mai Aami Me We Hum Amra Aamhi You (singular) Tum Tumi Tu You (formal) Aap Apni Tumhi You (plural) Aap sab Tomra/Apnara Tumhi They Vo sab Onara Thyani / Tey What is your name? Aapka naam kya hai? Aapnar naam ki? Tumche nav kai aahe? Nice to meet you. Aapse milkar khushii huyii Aapnar sathe dekha kore bhalo laglo Tumhala bhetun anand Jhala How are you? Aap kaise hai? Apni kemon achen? Tumhi kashe ahat? Good Achchhey Bhalo Chaangle Bad Buray Baaje/Kharap Wayit So so Thik thak Motamuti Thik Thak Wife Patni Sthree/Bou Baiko Husband Pati Swami/Bor Navra Daughter Beti Kannya/Meye Mulgi Son Beta Putra/Chele Mulga Mother Mataji Maa Aei Father Pitaji Baba Vadil Friend Dost, mitra Bondhu Mitr

English to Tamil / Telugu /Kannada