Hindi Travel Dictionary

Transportation

Travel Vocabulary

Bus and Train

How much is a ticket to _____ ? 

_____ जाने की टिकट कितने की है? _____ jaane ki ticket kitne ki hai?

One ticket to _____ 

एक _____ की टिकट दीजिये. Ek _____ ki ticket dijiye.

Where does this train go? 

ये ट्रेन किधर जाती है? Yeh train kidhar jaati hai?

Does this train/bus stop in _____? 

क्या ये ट्रेन/बस _____ पर रुकती है? Kya yeh train/bus _____ par rukti hai?

When does the train/bus for _____ leave? 

_____ की ट्रेन/बस कब निकलेगी? _____ ki train/bus kab niklegi?

When will this train/bus arrive in _____? 

ये ट्रेन/बस _____ कब पहुँचेगी? Yeh train/bus _____ kab pahuchegi?

Directions

How do I get to _____ ? 

_____ — ____ tak kaise jaoON?

____the train station? 

रेलवे स्टेशन_____? — railway station

____the bus station? 

बस अड्डे____? — bas aḍḍa...?

____the airport? 

हवाई अड्डे____? — اڈّا...؟ —

____Town square? 

चौक____? — chowk

____Hotel? 

_____ होटल...? — hotel

Where can I find (some)____

(कुछ) ____ कहाँ मिलेंगे? — (kuch) ... kidharai? (?)

____hotels? 

होटलें____ — hotelEIN

____restaurants? 

रेस्ट्राँ____? — restRON

____bars? 

शराब ख़ाने...? — sharaab khaNE

____sites to see? 

...dekhne layek jaghain*? (...)

Can you show me on the map? 

मुझे नक़्शे में दिखा दीजिये — mujhe nakSHE mEIN dikhaa deejiYE

Can you tell me the way to _____? 

मुझे _____ का रास्ता बताइए? — — muJHE _____ kaa rasta bataIYE

street 

सड़क — saDak

path 

रास्ता — raastaa

Turn left. 

बायीं तरफ़ मुड़िये — bāyīⁿ muDiye

Turn right. 

दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़िये — dāhinī muDiye

right 

दाहिना — dāhina

left 

बायाँ — bāyā

straight ahead 

सीधे — sīdhe

towards the _____ 

_____ की ओर — _____ kee OR

past the _____ 

_____ के अगले — _____ ke agle

before the _____ 

_____ के पिछले — _____ ke piCHHle

Watch for the _____. 

_____ देखो — _____ dekho

intersection 

चौराहा — chOWraahaa

north 

उत्तर — uttar

south 

दक्षिण — dakshin

east 

पूर्व — pūrv

west 

पश्चिम — paścim

uphill 

चढ़ाई — chaDHai

Taxi

Taxi! 

टैकसी — taiksi

Take me to _____, please 

_____ जाना है — ____jaanaa hAI

How much does it cost to get to _____? 

____ जाने को कितना लगता है? — ____ jaane ko kitnaa lagtaa hAI

Lodging

Do you have any rooms available? 

Kamra Kirayi pe milega? (...)

How much is a room for one person/two people? 

Ek/Do admi ka kitna lagega? (...)

Does the room come with... 

Room mein ---- hain kya? (...)

...bedsheets? 

...bedsheets? (charaapaaii kai loI)

...a bathroom? 

...a bathroom? (snaanaghara)

...a telephone? 

...a telephone? (telipone)

...a TV? 

...a TV? (teevee)

May I see the room first? 

May I see the room first? (phela,kumra dhaik lon? )

Do you have anything quieter? 

Do you have anything quieter? (apkai pas aur chupchap/shA.nta/sthira he?)

...bigger? 

...bigger? (Aur Bharra)

...cleaner? 

...cleaner? (Aur Saaf)

...cheaper? 

...cheaper? (Aur Sustha)

OK, I'll take it. 

OK, I'll take it. (Teeke, lailaithein)

I will stay for _____ night(s). 

I will stay for _____ night(s). (____raath raingai)

Can you suggest another hotel? 

Can you suggest another hotel? (Aur koi hotel pathadiyijeeai)

Do you have a safe? 

Do you have a safe? (surakShita sthAna hoga?)

...lockers? 

...lockers? (sharAna sthAna)

Is breakfast/supper included? 

Is breakfast/supper included? (jalapAna/raathka bhojana-byAlu dhArana he?)

What time is breakfast/supper? 

What time is breakfast/supper?

(kaleva/byAlu kis samaya he?)

Please clean my room. 

Please clean my room. (kamra saaf kurlo.)

Can you wake me at _____? | Can you wake me at _____? (____time pe jugana)

I want to check out. 

I want to check out. (mainai nikalna he)

Money

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? 

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? (American/australian/canadian doelur mAnthai/svIkara karthai he?)

Do you accept British pounds? 

Do you accept British pounds? (British pound svIkara karthaihe?)

Do you accept credit cards? 

Do you accept credit cards? (CreditKaard svIkara karthaihe?)

Can you change money for me? 

Can you change money for me? (rupaya parivartna karthaihe?)

Where can I get money changed? 

Where can I get money changed? (paisa parivartna kidhar karloo?)

Can you change a traveler's check for me? 

Can you change a traveler's check for me? (traveler check parivartna kurlaiga?)

Where can I get a traveler's check changed? 

Where can I get a traveler's check changed? (traveler check kiddhar parivartna karoo)

What is the exchange rate? 

What is the exchange rate? (parivartna ka bHaoon kitnae?)

Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? 

Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? (AeTeeEmm kiddhare?)

Eating

A table for one person/two people, (please). 

एक/दो लोग/-ओं के लिये जगह चाहिये — ek/do log/-oⁿ ke liye jagah cāhiye

Can I look at the menu, please? 

मेणयू कर्ड दीजिये — menyoo kard diijiyeh

Can I look in the kitchen? 

Can I look in the kitchen? (kya mai kitchen ke andar dekh sakta hoon)

Is there a house specialty? 

Is there a house specialty? (iis hotel ka special kya hai)

Is there a local specialty? 

Is there a local specialty? (iis jaga ka special kya hai)

I'm a vegetarian. 

मैं शाकाहारी हूँ — maiⁿ śākāhārī

I don't eat pork. 

मैं सुअर का मांस नहीं खाता/-ती — maiⁿ suar ka māns nahīⁿ khāta/-ī

I don't eat beef. 

मैं गाय का मांस नहीं खाता/-ती — maiⁿ gāy (gā‘ī) māns nahīⁿ khāta

I only eat kosher/halal food. 

मैं सिर्फ़ कोशर/हलाल खाना खाता — maiⁿ sirf kośar/halāl khāna khāta (?)

Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) 

Can you make it "lite", please? (kum tail mey mil sakta hai)

fixed-price meal 

एक दाम का खाना — ek dām ka khāna (?)

à la carte 

आ-ला कार्ट — ā-lā kārṭ

breakfast 

नाश्ता — jalapAna

lunch 

दोपहर का खाना — dopehar ka khāna; sa-pehar ka khāna

tea (meal) 

शाम का खाना — sa.ndhya ka khāna

dinner 

रात का खाना — rāt ka khāna

I want _____. 

मैं _____ चाहिये — mujhe _____ cāhiye

I want a dish containing _____. 

मैं _____ का खाना चाहिये — — mujhe _____ ka khāna cāhiye (?)

meat 

मांस — māns

chicken 

मुर्ग़ — chi.nganA, murgi

beef 

गाय का मांस — gāy ka māns

fish 

मछली — machlī

lamb 

भेड़ का मांस — bheṛ ka māns/mutton

cheese 

पनीर — panīr, chIja

eggs 

अंडा — anḍa

lentils 

दाल — dāl

(fresh) vegetables 

(ताज़ा) सब्ज़ी — tarakAri, bhAji

(fresh) fruits 

(ताज़ा) फल — pHal

bread 

रोटी, नान, पराँठा... — roṭī, parāⁿṭha...

rice 

चावल — cāval

sweetmeats 

लड्डू — laḍḍū

samosa : समोसा — samosa

spice(s) 

मसाला — mirchi

chutney 

चटनी — caṭnī

curry 

सालन, कढ़ी — sālan, kaṛhī (< Tamil கறி)

ghee (clarified butter) 

घी — ghī

May I have a glass/cup/bottle of _____? 

मेरे लिये एक ग्लास/प्याला/बोतल _____ लाना — ميرے ﻟﺌﮯ mere liye ek glās/pyāla/boṭal _____ lāna

coffee 

काफ़ी — kāfī

tea 

चाय — cāy (i.e. chai)

juice 

रस — ras

water 

पानी, जल — pānī, jal

carbonated water 

सोडा — soḍa

milk 

दूध — dūdh

lassi (yoghurt drink) 

लस्सी — lassī

sweet, salty, mango (lassi)

मीठा, नमकी, आम — mīṭha, namakī, ām

cool drink (Indian Eng. 'soda, cola, etc.') 

ठंडी/सौफ़्ट ड्रिंक — ţhanḍī/saufṭ ḍrink

soft drink (attn- in S. Asia this means a sherbet drink, not cola!) 

शरबत — śarbat

alcohol 

शराब — sharāb

beer 

बियर — biyar

red/white wine 

(लाल/साफ़ेद) मिदरा, वाइन — — madira (< Port. Madeira), vāin

Whisky 

ह्विस्की, स्काच — hviskī/wiskī, skāc

May I have some _____? 

May I have some _____? (muje kuch _____ milega)

salt 

नमक — namak

black pepper 

काली मिर्च — kālī mirc

chile 

मिर्च — mirc

butter 

मक्खन — makkhan

Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)

बैरा!, वेटर! — baira!, veṭar!

I'm finished. 

मैं ख़तम है — maiⁿ khatam hai (?)

It was delicious. 

बढ़िया — بڑهيا — baṛhiya

Please clear the plates. 

प्लेटें लीजिये — pleteⁿ lījiye

The check, please. 

बिल/चेक लाइये — bil/cek lāiye

Bars

Do you serve alcohol? 

Do you serve alcohol? (kya aap shaarab bechte hain)

Is there table service? 

Is there table service? (kya table service mil sakti hai)

A beer/two beers, please. 

A beer/two beers, please. (krupaya ek beer/do beers de)

A glass of red/white wine, please. 

A glass of red/white wine, please. (ek glass lal/safed wine)

A pint, please. 

A pint, please. (ek bottle dena)

A bottle, please. 

A bottle, please. (ek bottle dena)

_____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please. 

_____ and _____, please. (...)

whiskey 

whiskey (whiskey/daru)

vodka 

vodka (...)

rum 

rum (...)

water 

पानी (pānī)

club soda 

club soda (soda)

tonic water 

tonic water (...)

orange juice 

orange juice (...)

Coke (soda) 

Coke (Coke)

Do you have any bar snacks? 

Do you have any bar snacks? (kuch khane ke liye hai)

One more, please. 

One more, please. (ek aur)

Another round, please. 

Another round, please. (ek aur round milega)

When is closing time? 

When is closing time? (kab tak khula hai(what time is bar open till)/ bar band kab hota haiWhen is closing time?)

Shopping

Do you have this in my size? 

Do you have this in my size? (...) mere saiz ka milegaa?

How much is this? 

How much is this? (...) iska kitna hoga?

That's too expensive. 

That's too expensive. (...) bahut mehnga hai<

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Would you take _____? 

Would you take _____? (...) kya aap _____ lena chahege?

expensive 

expensive (...) mehnga

cheap 

cheap (...) sastā

I can't afford it. 

I can't afford it. (...) main nahi le sakta

I don't want it. 

I don't want it. (...) mujhe nahi chahiye

You're cheating me. 

You're cheating me. (...) tu mujhe fassa rahe hoo

I'm not interested. 

I'm not interested. (..) mujhe shauk nahi hai

OK, I'll take it. 

OK, I'll take it. (...) theek hai, main le letā hoon

Can I have a bag? 

Can I have a bag? (...) kyā āp mujhe thaili dege

Do you ship (overseas)? 

Do you ship (overseas)? (...) parcel kar sakthe hoo

I need... 

मुझे ...चाहिये — mujhe ... cāhiye

...toothpaste. 

(दँत) मंजन... — (daⁿt) manjan

...a toothbrush. 

टूथ ब्रश... — tūth braś

...tampons. 

टैम्पोन... — ṭaimpon

...soap. 

साबुन... — sābun

...shampoo. 

शैंपू... — śaimpū

...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) 

दर्द की दवा/"ऐस्प्रिन"... — dard kī dawā

...cold medicine. 

खाँसी की दवा... — khāⁿsī kī dawā

...stomach medicine. 

दस्तावर... — dastāvar

...a razor. 

रेज़र/उस्तरा... — rezar, ustara

...an umbrella. 

छाता... — chātā

...sunblock lotion. 

...sunblock lotion. (...)

...a postcard. 

पोस्ट कार्ड... — posṭ kārḍ

...postage stamp. 

डाक शुल्क/महसूल... — ḍāk mehsūl/sṭaimp

...batteries. 

बैट्री... — baiṭrī

...writing paper. 

काग़ज़... — kāgaz

...a pen. 

क़लम... — kalam

...a pencil 

पेन्सिल... — pensil

...an English-language book. 

अंग्रेज़ी की किताब... — angrezī kī kitāb/pothI

... an English-language magazine. 

अंग्रेज़ी की पत्रिका... — angrezī ka/kī patrika/risālah/maigazīn

...an English-language newspaper. 

अंगरेज़ी का अख़बार... — angrezī kā akhbār; ...an English-Hindi dictionary. : अंग्रेज़ी-हिन्दी कोश... — angrezī-hindī koś

Driving

I want to rent a car. 

मुझे कार किराया चाहिये — mujhe kār kirāya cāhiye

Can I get insurance? 

मुझे बीमा का कार सकता है? — mujhe insurance ka kār sakta (-ī) hai? (?)

gas (petrol) station 

पेट्रोल पंप — peṭrol pamp

petrol 

पेट्रोल — peṭrol

diesel 

डीज़ल — ḍīzal

Note: Indian Traffic Signs are much like those in Europe. Words are written in English and sometimes the regional language.

Problems

Leave me alone. 

मुझे अकेला छोड़ दो । (mujhe akela chod do)

Don't touch me! 

मुझे मत छूओ । (mujhe chunā mat / mujhe mat chuo)

I'll call the police. 

I'll call the police. पोलीस को बुलाता हूं । (police ko bulaaoonga main)

Police! 

पोलीस ! पोलीस ! (police ! police !)

Stop! Thief! 

रुको ! चोर ! (rukho! chor!)

I need your help. 

मुझे अपकी सहायता चाहिये । (mujhe āpki sahayta chahie)

It's an emergency. 

मुसीबत है । (samasya hai)

I'm lost. 

मैं रास्ता भूल गया । (main rasta bhul gaya)

I lost my bag. 

मेरा बैग गुम हो गया । (mera bag alage ho gaya)

I lost my wallet. 

मेरा पर्स गुम हो गया । (mera purse ghoom ho gaya)

I'm sick. 

मुझे बुख़ार है । (mujhe bhukaar hai)

I've been injured. 

मुझे चोट लगी है । (mujhko chot lagi hai)

I need a doctor. 

मुझे डॉक्टर चाहिये । (mujhko doctor chahie)

Can I use your phone? 

फ़ोन कर सकता हूं ? (phone kar sakta hoon main ?)