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Every phrase below is a fixed shape you can fill in and use immediately, ordered from the simplest to the most advanced. Each one carries what it means in English and in Hindi, three examples that vary the slot, and the situations it actually gets said in.
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Where is the station?
Ask where something or somebody is.
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___ कहाँ है?
Where is the station?
Ask where something or somebody is.
Do you have any questions?
Ask whether something is available.
How much is this shirt?
Ask the price of something.
Could you tell me where the office is?
Ask for information politely — the safest opener with a stranger.
Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.
Ask where something or somebody is.
___ कहाँ है?
Anywhere · say it as: Where is / the station · used travelling, at work
Practise this phrase →Ask whether something is available.
क्या आपके पास कोई ___ है?
Anywhere · say it as: Do you have any / questions · used shops and services, at work
Practise this phrase →Ask the price of something.
___ कितने का है?
Anywhere · say it as: How much is / this shirt · used shops and services, travelling
Practise this phrase →Ask for information politely — the safest opener with a stranger.
क्या आप मुझे बता सकते हैं कि ___?
Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: Could you tell me / where the office is · used travelling, shops and services
Practise this phrase →Ask how much time something needs.
___ करने में कितना समय लगता है?
Anywhere · say it as: How long does it take / to get there · used travelling, at work
Practise this phrase →Say what you are trying to find.
मैं ___ ढूँढ रहा/रही हूँ।
As a question: What exactly are you looking for?
Anywhere · say it as: I'm looking for / a new job · used shops and services, interviews, at work
Practise this phrase →Ask whether somebody has a skill — and open the door to being taught.
क्या आपको ___ करना आता है?
Anywhere · say it as: Do you know / how to fix this · used at work, travelling
Practise this phrase →Ask somebody to explain two things you keep mixing up.
___ और ___ में क्या फ़र्क़ है?
Anywhere · say it as: What's the difference / between the two plans · used at work, college
Practise this phrase →The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Where the station is? | Where is the station? In a question, "is" comes before the thing you are asking about. |
Do you have any question? | Do you have any questions? After "any", a countable noun goes plural. |
How much this costs? | How much does this cost? A question about an action needs "do" or "does" in front of it. |
Could you tell me where is the office? | Could you tell me where the office is? Inside a longer question the word order goes back to normal — "where the office is", not "where is the office". |
How much time it takes to get there? | How long does it take to get there? A question about an action needs "does" in front of it. |
I'm searching a new job. | I'm looking for a new job. "Search" needs "for" too, and in everyday speech "look for" is what people actually say. |
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