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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.
Say honestly that you do not have the answer.
मुझे नहीं पता।
Anywhere · say it as: I don't / know · used at work, interviews
Say that you are missing a skill — without apologising for it.
मुझे ___ करना नहीं आता।
As a question: Do you know how to fix this?
Anywhere · say it as: I don't know / how to use this · used at work, college
Answer honestly when you believe something but are not certain.
जहाँ तक मुझे पता है, ___।
Anywhere · say it as: As far as I know, / the office is closed · used at work, on the phone
Say plainly that you have not decided or do not know.
मुझे पक्का नहीं पता कि ___।
Anywhere · say it as: I'm not sure / whether this is right · used at work, college
The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I'm not sure that it is right or not. | I'm not sure whether it is right. "Whether" already carries the "or not". Using both makes the sentence fight itself. |
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