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A collection of useful phrases in Sanskrit. You can see them in many other languages by clicking on the English phrases.
Key to abbreviations: m = said by men, f = said by women, >m = said to men, >f = said to women
| English | संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | स्वागतम् (swāgatam) |
| Hello | नमस्ते (namaste) नमो नमः (namo namaḥ) नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ) |
| How are you? I'm fine. |
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān) >m कथमस्ति भवती (kathamasti bhawatī) >f |
| अहं कुशली (ahaṅ kuzaī) | |
| Long time no see | चिरान्न दृष्टम् (cirānna drishtam) |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
तव नाम किम् (tav nāma kim?) |
| अहम् ... (aham ...) मम नाम ... (mama nāma ...) | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
भवान् कुत्रत्य: (bhawān kutratyah) >m भवती कुत्रत्या (bhawatī kutratyā) >f |
| Pleased to meet you | भवता (m) / भवत्या (f) सह संयोग: सन्तोषकर: (bhawatā [m] / bhawatyā [f] saha sanyogah santoshakarah) |
| Good morning / afternoon / evening |
शुभ प्रभातम् (shubha prabhātam) |
| Good night | शुभ रात्री (shubha rātrī) |
| Goodbye | पुनर्मिलाम: (punarmilāmah) - (we) meet again शुभास्ते पंथानः संतु (shubhāste panthānah santu) - may your roads be auspicious - a traditional greeting in sanskrit |
| Good luck | सौभाग्यम् (saubhāgyam) |
| Cheers/Good health! | शुभमस्तु (shubhamastu) |
| Have a nice day | सुदिनमस्तु (sudinamastu ) |
| Bon appetit | भोजनं स्वादिष्टमस्तु (bhojanam swādishtamastu) |
| Bon voyage | शुभयात्रा (shubhayātrā) |
| I don't understand | न जानामि (na jānāmi) |
| Please speak more slowly | कृपया इतोऽपि मन्दं वदतु (kripayā itopi mandam wadatu) |
| Please say that again | पुनर्वदतु भवान् ( kripayā punarwadatu bhawān) |
| Please write it down | कृपया लिखतु भवान् (kripaya likhatu bhavan) |
| Do you speak Sanskrit? Yes, a little |
भवान् (m) / भवती (m) संस्कृतं भाषते वा (bhawān [m] / bhawatī [f] samskritam bhāshate wā) |
| स्वल्पम् (swalpam) | |
| How do you say ... in Sanskrit? |
संस्कृते एतत्कथमुच्यते (samskri te etatkathamucyate) |
| Yes No |
भवतु (bhavatu), आम् (am) अस्तु (astu) नैव किल (naiva kila), मा (mā), न (na) |
| Excuse me / Sorry | कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām) |
| How much is this? | कियत् (kiyat?) |
| Sorry | |
| Please | कृपया (kripayā) |
| Thank you Response |
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh) |
| Where's the toilet? | शौचालयं कुत्रास्ति ? (shaucālayam kutrāsti) |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
अत्रभवान्/ अत्रभवती सर्वमूल्यं दास्यति (atrabhawān / atrabhawatī sarwamūlyam dāsyati) |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
मया सह नर्तितुमिच्छसि किम् (mayā saha nartitumicchasi kim) |
| I love you | त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi) |
| Get well soon | तूर्णमारोग्यमस्तु (tūrnamārogyamastu) |
| Leave me alone! | एकाकी (m) / एकाकिनी (f) भवितुमिच्छामि (ekākī [m] / ekākinī [f] bhawitumicchāmi) |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) अग्निः (agnih) तिष्ठ (tishtha) |
| Call the police! | आरक्षकानाकारयतु (ārakshakānākārayatu) |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
खिसमसपर्वणः शुभेच्छाः नूतनवर्षाभिनंदनं च (khrisamasaparwanah shubhecchāh nūtanawarshābhinandanam ca) |
| Happy Easter | ईस्टरपर्वणः शुभेच्छाः (īstaraparwanah shubhecchāh) |
| Happy Birthday | जन्मदिनशुभेच्छाः (janmadina shubhecchāh) |
| One language is never enough |
नालमेकभाषया (nālamekabhāshayā) |
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Other collections of Sanskrit phrases
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Sanskrit/Everyday_Phrases
http://or.girgit.chitthajagat.in/samskrit.wordpress.com/
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