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4 phrases · A2 · B1
Every phrase below is a fixed shape you can fill in and use immediately, ordered from the simplest to the most advanced. Each one carries what it means in English and in Hindi, three examples that vary the slot, and the situations it actually gets said in.
Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.
Show you have understood and you agree.
यह बात समझ आती है।
Anywhere · say it as: That makes / sense · used at work, college
Agree and show you had got there yourself.
मैं भी यही सोच रहा/रही था/थी।
With friends · say it as: I was thinking / the same · used at work, everyday life
Concede a specific point — which makes the rest of your view credible.
___ के बारे में आप सही हैं।
Anywhere · say it as: You're right about / the timing · used at work, everyday life
Say what exactly you agree with — not just that you agree.
मैं मानता/मानती हूँ कि ___।
Anywhere · say it as: I agree that / the process needs to change · used at work, college
The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I am agree that the process needs to change. | I agree that the process needs to change. "Agree" is a verb on its own. Adding "am" is the single most common Indian-English slip with it. |
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