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4 phrases · A2 · B1 · B2
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.
Ask for real time, rather than answering badly now.
मुझे इस पर सोचने दीजिए।
Anywhere · say it as: Let me think / about that · used at work, interviews
Buy three seconds after a hard question — and mean it.
यह दिलचस्प सवाल है।
Anywhere · say it as: That's an interesting / question · used interviews, at work
Give an answer while marking it as an estimate rather than a fact.
मैं कहूँगा/कहूँगी कि ___।
Anywhere · say it as: I'd say / about two weeks · used at work, interviews
Buy yourself a second before saying something difficult.
इसे कैसे कहूँ…
Anywhere · say it as: How should I / put this · used at work, everyday life
The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
That is a very good question, sir. Very good question. | That's an interesting question. Let me think. Repeating the compliment sounds like flattery and buys less time, not more. |
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