Hello/Goodbye	Namaste
How are you?	Aap kaise hai?
Very well, thank you.	Bahut acha, shukriya.
Please	Meharbani
Thank you	Dhanyavaad/shukriyaa.
You're welcome	koi baat nahin.
Yes	Haan.
No	nahin.
Excuse me/ Sorry	kshamaa kijiyeh.
Do you speak English?	Kya aap angrezi samajhte hain?
I don't understand	Meri samajh men nahin aaya.
Where is a hotel?	Hotel kahan hai?
How far is.?	...kitni duur hai?
How do I get to..?	...khojane ke liyeh kaiseh jaana parega?
How much?	Kitneh paise?/ kitnah hai?
This is expensive	Yeh bahut mehanga hai.
May I see the menu	Mujheh minu dikhaiyeh.
The bill please	Bill de dijiyeh.
What's your name?	Aapka shubh naam kya hai?
My name is...	meraa naam.. Hai.
What's the time?	Kitneh bajeh hai?

Big	bada
Small	chhota
Today	aaj
Day	din
Night	raat
Week	haftah
Month	mahina
Year	saal
Medicine	dava-ee
Egg	anda
Fruit	phal
Vegetables	sabzi
Sugar	chini
Butter	makkhan
Rice	chaaval
Water	paani
Tea	chai
Coffee	kaafi
Milk	dudh

Tamil

Although Hindi is promoted as the 'official' language of India, it won't get you very far in the south, where Tamil reigns supreme (although English is also widely spoken). Tamil is a much more difficult language to master and the pronounciation is not easy.

Hello	Vanakkam.
Goodbye	sendru varugiren
How are you ?	neengal nalama ?
Very well thank you	nandri, nandraga irukkindren.
Excuse me	Mannithu kollungal.
Please	dhayavu seithu.
Yes	aam.
No	Illai.
Do you speak English	neengal aangilam pesuveergala ?
I don't understand	Yenakku puriyavillai.
Where is a hotel ?	hotel yenge irrukindradhu ?
How far is . ?	yevallvu dhooram ?
How do I get to .?	Naan yeppadi selluvadhu . ?
How much ?	yevvallavu ?
This is expensive	Idhu vilai adhigam.
Show me the menu	Saapatu patiyalai kaamiungal
The bill please	Vilai rasidhai kodungal.
What's your name ?	ungal peyar yenna ?
My name is.	en peyar.
What is the time ?	ippo mani yevallavu ?
Big	Periyadhu.
Small	Siriyadhu.
Today	Indru.
Day	Pagal.
Night	Iravu/rathiri.
Week	Vaaram
Month	maadham.
Year	Aandu.
Medicine	Marundhu.
Ice	Panikkatti.
Egg	muttai.
Fruit	Pazham.
Vegetable	Kaaikari.
Sugar	Sarkarai/seeni.
Butter	Vennai.
Rice	Saadham/soru.
Water	Thanneer.
Tea	Thenneer.
Coffee	kapi.
Milk	Paal

NUMBERS

Whereas others count in tens, hundreds, thousands, millions and billions, the Indian numbering system goes tens, hundreds, thousands, lakh, crore. A hundred thousand is a lakh, and 10 million is a crore. These two words are almost always used in place of their English equivalents. Thus you will see 10 lakh rather than one million, and one crore rather than 10 million. The numbers are generally written that way too. Three hundred thousand appears as 3,00,000 not 300,000 and ten million, five hundred thousand would appear as 1,05,00,000 (one crore, five lakh) not 10,500,000. If you say something costs five crore or is worth 10 lakh, it always means 'of rupees'. The pattern of cardinal numbers from one to 100 in Hindi is less evident than that of English.