3 phrases · B1 · B2
Meeting new people in English
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.
The phrases
Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.
What brings you here
B1Open a conversation with a stranger at an event.
आप यहाँ कैसे आना हुआ?
- What brings you here today?
- What brings you here — are you with one of the teams?
- What brings you here? I came for the afternoon session.
With friends · say it as: What brings you / here today · used at work, college
How did you get into {NOUN}?
B2Ask somebody about their path — the question people enjoy answering.
आप ___ में कैसे आए?
- How did you get into teaching?
- How did you get into this line of work?
- How did you get into data, coming from a sales background?
With friends · say it as: How did you get into / teaching · used at work, college
I'd love to hear more about {NOUN}
B2Keep a conversation going, and make the other person want to continue it.
मैं ___ के बारे में और सुनना चाहूँगा/चाहूँगी।
- I'd love to hear more about how you set that up.
- I'd love to hear more about the work your team does.
- I'd love to hear more about that project some time.
Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: I'd love to hear more / about how you set that up · used at work, messages and email
Where you will need these
The same phrases, sorted by the room you are standing in.
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