Hindi to English Translation Practice: Sentences with Explanations

Hindi to English translation practice works best when you translate the meaning, then check the English pattern. Hindi word order, verb forms, and everyday expressions do not always map directly onto English. A correct answer may use different words from a sample while preserving the message.

This worksheet uses Roman-script Hindi and provides original exercises with explanations. Try each group before reading the suggested answers. Where Hindi wording depends on the speaker, forms such as “raha/rahi” show alternatives.

A practical translation method

Ask four questions before writing:

1. Who or what is the sentence about?
2. What action, state, or request does it express?
3. Does it refer to a habit, a current action, the past, or a plan?
4. What would sound natural in the English situation?

For “Mujhe madad chahiye,” a natural translation is “I need help.” Translating each Hindi word separately can lead you away from the useful English pattern.

Hinglish help: Pehle poori baat samajhiye. Phir English sentence banaaiye. Hindi ke har word ke liye ek English word lagana zaroori nahi hai.

Set 1: habits and everyday facts

Translate these sentences:

1. Main roz bus se college jaata/jaati hoon.
2. Meri behen ek bank mein kaam karti hai.
3. Hum Sunday ko office nahi jaate.
4. Kya tum yahan rehte ho?
5. Mujhe yeh sawaal samajh nahi aata.

Suggested answers

“Every day” describes frequency. “Works” agrees with “my sister.” Questions and negatives with ordinary present-simple verbs use “do” or “does”: “Does she work here?” and “She doesn't work here.”

For number 3, “We don't go to work on Sundays” is also suitable if the intended meaning is work rather than a particular building.

Set 2: what is happening now

6. Main abhi report likh raha/rahi hoon.
7. Woh phone par baat kar rahi hai.
8. Hum bus ka intezaar kar rahe hain.
9. Tum kya dhoondh rahe ho?
10. Main tumhari baat sun raha/rahi hoon.

Suggested answers and patterns

6. I'm writing the report now.
7. She's talking on the phone.
8. We're waiting for the bus.
9. What are you looking for?
10. I'm listening to you.

Notice the prepositions in “wait for,” “look for,” and “listen to.” The English verb phrase includes them. “I am hearing you” may describe a different situation; it is not the most natural general translation for paying attention to someone's speech here.

Use the tense lessons if you need more practice with “am/is/are + -ing.”

Set 3: completed events

11. Maine kal apne teacher ko email bheja.
12. Hum der se pahunche kyunki bus nahi aayi.
13. Kya tumne darwaaza band kiya?
14. Maine usse meeting ke baare mein nahi bataya.
15. Usne mujhe ek naya tareeka dikhaaya.

Suggested answers

11. I sent my teacher an email yesterday.
12. We arrived late because the bus didn't come.
13. Did you close the door?
14. I didn't tell her about the meeting.
15. She showed me a new method.

Hindi “usse” or “usne” may not identify gender by itself in every prompt. “Him/he” can also be appropriate where the context supports it. Do not assume that a sample pronoun is the only possible interpretation.

After “did” and “didn't,” use the base verb: “Did you close…?”, not “Did you closed…?”. “I emailed my teacher yesterday” is another natural answer to number 11.

Set 4: requests, plans, and conditions

16. Kya aap mujhe raasta bata sakte hain?
17. Main agle hafte apne dost se milne waala/waali hoon.
18. Agar baarish hui, to hum ghar par rahenge.
19. Kripya mujhe bataiye ki meeting kab shuru hogi.
20. Mujhe ab nikalna padega.

Suggested answers

16. Could you give me directions?
17. I'm going to meet my friend next week.
18. If it rains, we'll stay at home.
19. Please tell me when the meeting will start.
20. I have to leave now.

“Can you give me directions?” is also possible for number 16. The politeness of a request depends on more than a single modal verb.

Number 19 contains an embedded question. Compare the direct question “When will the meeting start?” with “Please tell me when the meeting will start.” Do not keep direct-question word order inside the second sentence.

Expressions to translate by meaning

“My phone died” often suggests the battery ran out or the device stopped working. If you deliberately turned it off, say “I switched off my phone.” Context decides which version preserves the meaning.

Translate a short exchange

Prompt:

One possible answer:

The final line could also be “Let me know when you send it.” Compare the intended sequence rather than judging answers only by whether they match every word of the model.

For more complete exchanges, try the conversation role-plays. The daily-use sentences provide more situational phrases.

Check your own answer

Read the English without looking at the Hindi. Would it communicate the message on its own? Check subject–verb agreement, time reference, articles, and the prepositions belonging to the verb.

Then compare meaning: did you turn a request into a command, add certainty, remove a condition, or change who did the action? A smooth English sentence can still translate the wrong message.

Use the grammar lessons for a pattern you repeatedly miss. This worksheet is supplementary practice rather than a replacement for the existing grammar lessons or translation activities.

Finish by making a new sentence

Choose one corrected pattern and use it for something true about your day. Then change it into a question or negative. That step tests whether you can use the English beyond the original Hindi prompt.