How do you say my name is in Hindi?

मेरा नाम ... है (meraa naam ... hai). नाम is a masculine noun, so मेरा stays masculine no matter who is speaking.

How do you say nice to meet you in Hindi?

आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई (aapse milkar khushee huee), literally 'meeting you, happiness happened'. It is polite and works with elders.

How do I say I am learning Hindi?

A woman says मैं हिंदी सीख रही हूँ (mai~ hindee seekh rahee hoo~). A man says मैं हिंदी सीख रहा हूँ (mai~ hindee seekh rahaa hoo~). The continuous verb agrees with the speaker.

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Hindi basics

How to introduce yourself in Hindi

You need about six lines, not a speech. Name, where you are from, what you do, and one sentence admitting you are learning. That last one does more work than the other five put together, because it turns the conversation from a test into a team effort.

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1. Your name

मेरा नाम अद्रिआना है

meraa naam adriaanaa hai

My name is Adrianna

मेरा stays masculine here whoever you are, because it agrees with नाम (name), and नाम is a masculine noun. You are not describing yourself, you are describing the name.

2. Where you are from

मैं अमेरिका से हूँ

mai~ amreekaa se hoo~

I'm from America

मैं न्यूयॉर्क में रहती हूँ

mai~ nyooyork me~ rahtee hoo~

I live in New York (woman speaking)

मैं न्यूयॉर्क में रहता हूँ

mai~ nyooyork me~ rahtaa hoo~

I live in New York (man speaking)

से means from, में means in. This is the first place the speaker's own gender shows up: रहती for a woman, रहता for a man.

3. Nice to meet you

आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई

aapse milkar khushee huee

Nice to meet you

Say it to parents, aunties, anyone older. It is the warm, safe one. No gender ending to worry about.

4. That you're learning

मैं हिंदी सीख रही हूँ

mai~ hindee seekh rahee hoo~

I'm learning Hindi (woman speaking)

मैं हिंदी सीख रहा हूँ

mai~ hindee seekh rahaa hoo~

I'm learning Hindi (man speaking)

मुझे थोड़ी हिंदी आती है

mujhe thoRee hindee aatee hai

I know a little Hindi

That second one is a dative sentence: literally "to me a little Hindi comes". Hindi handles knowing a language that way rather than with "I know". The verb agrees with हिंदी, which is feminine, so आती, whoever is speaking.

5. Asking back

आपका नाम क्या है?

aapkaa naam kyaa hai?

What's your name?

आप कहाँ से हैं?

aap kahaa~ se hai~?

Where are you from?

6. When you lose the thread

माफ़ कीजिए, फिर से बोलिए

maaf keejiye, phir se boliye

Sorry, please say that again

धीरे बोलिए, please

dheere boliye

Please speak slowly

Learn these two before you learn anything clever. The conversation only dies when you have no way to ask for a repeat.

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