On the phone

Talking on the Phone

Answering the phone: हैलो (hailo)

In Hindi, people say हैलो (hailo) when picking up the phone — borrowed from English "hello."

💬 "हैलो, कौन बोल रहा है?" (hailo, kaun bol rahā hai?) → "Hello, who is speaking?"

Asking to speak to someone:

Use से बात करना (se bāt karnā) — "to talk with":

💬 "मैं राज से बात करना चाहता हूँ।" (maiṅ Rāj se bāt karnā chāhtā hūṅ.) → "I want to talk to Raj."

Polite requests on the phone:

• रुकिए (rukiye) — Please hold / wait (polite)
• फिर से बोलिए (phir se boliye) — Please say that again

Ending a call:

• अच्छा, बाद में बात करते हैं (acchā, bād meṅ bāt karte haiṅ) → "Okay, let's talk later"
• फ़ोन रखता हूँ (fon rakhtā hūṅ) → "I'm hanging up now"

Key verb: बोलना (bolnā) — to speak

• मैं बोलता हूँ (maiṅ boltā hūṅ) — I speak (male)
• मैं बोलती हूँ (maiṅ boltī hūṅ) — I speak (female)