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Auto-Rickshaw & Taxi — Daily Sentences
50 daily use English sentences for auto-rickshaw and taxi rides — calling a ride, giving directions, fare negotiation, and reaching safely. With Hindi meanings!
📝 50 Sentences
🇮🇳 Hindi Meanings
💬 Dialogue
🎮 Quiz
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💡 Why Learn Auto-Rickshaw & Taxi Sentences?
Auto-rickshaws are India’s lifeline! When your child can say “How much to the market?” or give directions like “Turn left at the signal” in English, they build practical navigation and communication skills.
Next auto ride, let your child say “Can you take us to the market?” or “How much will you charge?” in English. Short rides = quick English practice!
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🛺Calling an Auto or Taxi (Sentences 1-10)
1
“Auto! Auto! Can you go to the railway station?”
ऑटो! ऑटो! रेलवे स्टेशन चलोगे? (Auto! Auto! Railway station chaloge?)
2
“Excuse me, is this auto available?”
सुनिए, क्या यह ऑटो ख़ाली है? (Suniye, kya yeh auto khaali hai?)
3
“We need to go to City Hospital.”
हमें सिटी हॉस्पिटल जाना है। (Humein City Hospital jaana hai.)
4
“Can you take us to MG Road?”
क्या आप हमें MG रोड ले जा सकते हैं? (Kya aap humein MG Road le ja sakte hain?)
5
“Let me book a cab on the app.”
ऐप पर कैब बुक करता/करती हूँ। (App par cab book karta/karti hoon.)
6
“The Ola driver is five minutes away.”
ओला ड्राइवर पाँच मिनट दूर है। (Ola driver paanch minute door hai.)
7
“We need an auto for three people.”
हमें तीन लोगों के लिए ऑटो चाहिए। (Humein teen logon ke liye auto chahiye.)
8
“Bhaiya, please come fast, we are getting late.”
भैया, जल्दी आओ, हमें देर हो रही है। (Bhaiya, jaldi aao, humein der ho rahi hai.)
9
“Is there an auto stand near here?”
क्या यहाँ पास में कोई ऑटो स्टैंड है? (Kya yahaan paas mein koi auto stand hai?)
10
“Let’s take a taxi, it will be more comfortable.”
टैक्सी लेते हैं, ज़्यादा आरामदायक होगी। (Taxi lete hain, zyada aaraamdayak hogi.)
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💰Fare & Negotiation (Sentences 11-20)
11
“How much will you charge to go to the market?”
बाज़ार जाने का कितना लोगे? (Bazaar jaane ka kitna loge?)
12
“That’s too much! Can you reduce the fare?”
बहुत ज़्यादा है! कम करो ना। (Bahut zyada hai! Kam karo na.)
13
“Turn on the meter, please.”
मीटर चालू करो, प्लीज़। (Meter chaalu karo, please.)
14
“The meter shows one hundred rupees.”
मीटर में सौ रुपये दिख रहे हैं। (Meter mein sau rupaye dikh rahe hain.)
15
“I’ll give you fifty rupees, that’s the correct fare.”
पचास रुपये दूँगा/दूँगी, इतना ही सही किराया है। (Pachaas rupaye doonga/doongi, itna hi sahi kiraaya hai.)
16
“Why are you charging extra? It’s only two kilometres.”
ज़्यादा क्यों ले रहे हो? बस दो किलोमीटर है। (Zyada kyun le rahe ho? Bas do kilometre hai.)
17
“Okay, let’s agree on eighty rupees.”
ठीक है, अस्सी रुपये में चलो। (Theek hai, assi rupaye mein chalo.)
18
“Do you have change for five hundred rupees?”
क्या आपके पास पाँच सौ के छुट्टे हैं? (Kya aapke paas paanch sau ke chhutte hain?)
19
“I’ll pay by Google Pay, is that okay?”
मैं Google Pay से पे कर दूँगा/दूँगी, ठीक है? (Main Google Pay se pay kar doonga/doongi, theek hai?)
20
“No bargaining — let’s go by the meter.”
मोल-भाव नहीं — मीटर से चलो। (Mol-bhaav nahi — meter se chalo.)
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🗺️Giving Directions (Sentences 21-30)
21
“Go straight and take a left at the signal.”
सीधा जाओ और सिग्नल पर बाएँ मुड़ जाओ। (Seedha jao aur signal par baayein mud jao.)
22
“Turn right after the big temple.”
बड़े मंदिर के बाद दाएँ मुड़ जाओ। (Bade mandir ke baad daayein mud jao.)
23
“Stop near the SBI bank, please.”
SBI बैंक के पास रोक दो, प्लीज़। (SBI bank ke paas rok do, please.)
24
“Do you know the way to Green Park Colony?”
क्या आपको ग्रीन पार्क कॉलोनी का रास्ता पता है? (Kya aapko Green Park Colony ka rasta pata hai?)
25
“It’s near the petrol pump, on the main road.”
पेट्रोल पंप के पास है, मेन रोड पर। (Petrol pump ke paas hai, main road par.)
26
“Please take the shortcut, we are in a hurry.”
शॉर्टकट से चलो, हमें जल्दी है। (Shortcut se chalo, humein jaldi hai.)
27
“This is not the right way — turn around!”
यह सही रास्ता नहीं है — वापस मुड़ो! (Yeh sahi rasta nahi hai — wapas mudo!)
28
“Cross the bridge and go straight for one kilometre.”
पुल पार करो और एक किलोमीटर सीधा जाओ। (Pul paar karo aur ek kilometre seedha jao.)
29
“Our house is the second building on the left.”
हमारा घर बाईं तरफ़ दूसरी बिल्डिंग है। (Hamara ghar baayeen taraf doosri building hai.)
30
“Stop at the gate, we have reached.”
गेट पर रोक दो, हम पहुँच गए। (Gate par rok do, hum pahunch gaye.)
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🚗During the Ride (Sentences 31-40)
31
“Please drive slowly, the road is bumpy.”
धीरे चलाओ, सड़क उबड़-खाबड़ है। (Dheere chalao, sadak ubad-khaabad hai.)
32
“Can you close the hood? It’s raining.”
हुड बंद कर दो, बारिश हो रही है। (Hood band kar do, baarish ho rahi hai.)
33
“This auto is making too much noise.”
यह ऑटो बहुत शोर कर रहा है। (Yeh auto bahut shor kar raha hai.)
34
“Please don’t go so fast, I’m feeling scared.”
इतनी तेज़ मत चलाओ, मुझे डर लग रहा है। (Itni tez mat chalao, mujhe dar lag raha hai.)
35
“The traffic is very heavy, we might be late.”
ट्रैफ़िक बहुत ज़्यादा है, शायद लेट हो जाएँगे। (Traffic bahut zyada hai, shayad late ho jaayenge.)
36
“Can you turn on some music, bhaiya?”
भैया, कोई गाना लगा दो। (Bhaiya, koi gaana laga do.)
37
“How long will it take to reach?”
पहुँचने में कितना समय लगेगा? (Pahunchne mein kitna samay lagega?)
38
“We are stuck in a traffic jam.”
ट्रैफ़िक जाम में फँसे हैं। (Traffic jam mein fanse hain.)
39
“Let’s take a different route to avoid traffic.”
ट्रैफ़िक से बचने के लिए दूसरा रास्ता लेते हैं। (Traffic se bachne ke liye doosra rasta lete hain.)
40
“Are we going the right way?”
क्या हम सही रास्ते पर जा रहे हैं? (Kya hum sahi raaste par ja rahe hain?)
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🏁Reaching & Paying (Sentences 41-50)
41
“Stop here, please. We have arrived.”
यहाँ रोक दो, प्लीज़। हम पहुँच गए। (Yahaan rok do, please. Hum pahunch gaye.)
42
“Thank you, bhaiya. How much is the fare?”
शुक्रिया भैया। किराया कितना हुआ? (Shukriya bhaiya. Kiraaya kitna hua?)
43
“Here is the money. Keep the change.”
ये लो पैसे। बाक़ी रख लो। (Ye lo paise. Baqi rakh lo.)
44
“Can you wait for five minutes? We’ll come back.”
क्या पाँच मिनट रुक सकते हो? हम वापस आएँगे। (Kya paanch minute ruk sakte ho? Hum wapas aayenge.)
45
“Please drop us exactly at the main gate.”
हमें बिल्कुल मेन गेट पर उतार दो। (Humein bilkul main gate par utaar do.)
46
“I left my bag in the auto! Please come back!”
मेरा बैग ऑटो में रह गया! वापस आओ! (Mera bag auto mein reh gaya! Wapas aao!)
47
“The auto ride was very bumpy but fun!”
ऑटो की सवारी बहुत उछल-कूद वाली थी पर मज़ेदार! (Auto ki sawaari bahut uchhal-kood wali thi par mazedaar!)
48
“Next time let’s take a share auto, it’s cheaper.”
अगली बार शेयर ऑटो लेते हैं, सस्ता होगा। (Agli baar share auto lete hain, sasta hoga.)
49
“Bhaiya, you drove very well. Thank you!”
भैया, बहुत अच्छा चलाया। शुक्रिया! (Bhaiya, bahut achha chalaya. Shukriya!)
50
“We reached safely, that’s what matters!”
हम सुरक्षित पहुँच गए, बस यही मायने रखता है! (Hum surakshit pahunch gaye, bas yahi mayne rakhta hai!)
❌ Common Mistakes Indians Make
❌ "How much you will take?"
✅ "How much will you charge?"
Correct question structure: "How much will you charge?" The verb comes after "will".
❌ "Go straight and take left."
✅ "Go straight and turn left."
Say "turn left/right" — not "take left". "Take" sounds incomplete.
❌ "Stop the auto here."
✅ "Please stop here."
More polite and natural. You don’t need to say "the auto" — the driver knows!
❌ "The auto is making noise very much."
✅ "The auto is making too much noise."
"Too much" goes before the noun: "too much noise", not "noise very much".
❌ "We reached. Give money."
✅ "We’ve arrived. How much is the fare?"
"Give money" is rude. Ask "How much?" politely. Also "We’ve arrived" is better.
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
rickshaw
RIK-shaw
(रिक-शॉ)
fare
FAIR
(फ़ेयर) — same sound as ‘fair’!
metre/meter
MEE-tur
(मी-टर)
negotiate
nih-GOH-shee-ayt
(नि-गो-शी-एट)
shortcut
SHORT-kut
(शॉर्ट-कट)
traffic
TRAF-ik
(ट्रैफ़-इक)
📖 Word of the Day
fare
noun | फ़ेयर | किराया
The money you pay for a ride in a bus, auto, taxi, or train.
"How much is the fare to the station?"
"The auto fare is fifty rupees."
"Don’t confuse ‘fare’ (price of ride) with ‘fair’ (equal/festival)!"
💬 Full Dialogue — Auto Ride to the Station
Priya and Mummy take an auto-rickshaw to the railway station.
Mummy:Auto! Can you go to the railway station? (ऑटो! रेलवे स्टेशन चलोगे?)
Driver:Yes, madam. Sit down. (हाँ मैडम। बैठ जाइए।)
Mummy:How much will you charge? (कितना लोगे?)
Driver:One hundred and fifty rupees. (एक सौ पचास रुपये।)
Mummy:That’s too much! The meter should show eighty. (बहुत ज़्यादा है! मीटर में अस्सी आना चाहिए।)
Driver:Okay, one hundred rupees. Final. (ठीक है, सौ रुपये। फ़ाइनल।)
Priya:Bhaiya, please go straight and turn left at the signal. (भैया, सीधा जाओ और सिग्नल पर बाएँ मुड़ जाओ।)
Driver:I know a shortcut. It’ll be faster. (मुझे शॉर्टकट पता है। जल्दी पहुँचेंगे।)
Priya:The traffic is very heavy today! (आज ट्रैफ़िक बहुत ज़्यादा है!)
Driver:Don’t worry, we’ll reach in ten minutes. (चिंता मत करो, दस मिनट में पहुँच जाएँगे।)
Mummy:Stop here, please. We’ve arrived. (यहाँ रोक दो। हम पहुँच गए।)
Priya:Thank you, bhaiya! Here’s the money. Keep the change! (शुक्रिया भैया! ये पैसे। बाक़ी रख लो!)
🎭 Conversation Practice — Role-Play These!
Negotiating the Fare
One is auto driver, other is passenger bargaining.
Passenger: "How much to MG Road?"
Driver: "Two hundred rupees."
Passenger: "That’s too much! It’s only three kilometres."
Driver: "Lots of traffic, madam."
Passenger: "I’ll give you hundred rupees. Or turn on the meter."
Driver: "Okay, hundred and twenty. Deal?"
Driver: "Two hundred rupees."
Passenger: "That’s too much! It’s only three kilometres."
Driver: "Lots of traffic, madam."
Passenger: "I’ll give you hundred rupees. Or turn on the meter."
Driver: "Okay, hundred and twenty. Deal?"
Giving Directions
Practice telling the auto driver where to go.
Passenger: "Go straight for one kilometre."
Driver: "Then where?"
Passenger: "Turn right at the petrol pump."
Driver: "After the bridge?"
Passenger: "Yes! Our house is the second building on the left."
Driver: "I see it. The one with the blue gate?"
Driver: "Then where?"
Passenger: "Turn right at the petrol pump."
Driver: "After the bridge?"
Passenger: "Yes! Our house is the second building on the left."
Driver: "I see it. The one with the blue gate?"
During a Traffic Jam
Practice patience during traffic!
Passenger: "We’re stuck in traffic! We’ll be late!"
Driver: "Should I take a different route?"
Passenger: "Yes, please take the shortcut."
Driver: "Okay, I’ll go through the back lanes."
Passenger: "How long will it take now?"
Driver: "About fifteen minutes. Faster than this traffic!"
Driver: "Should I take a different route?"
Passenger: "Yes, please take the shortcut."
Driver: "Okay, I’ll go through the back lanes."
Passenger: "How long will it take now?"
Driver: "About fifteen minutes. Faster than this traffic!"
✏️ Practice — Fill in the Blanks
1. "How much will you ___?" (लेना)
2. "Go straight and ___ left." (मुड़ना)
3. "Turn on the ___, please." (मीटर)
4. "The ___ is very heavy today." (ट्रैफ़िक)
5. "Keep the ___." (बाक़ी पैसे)
6. "Stop near the ___ bank." (SBI)
7. "I know a ___ to get there faster." (शॉर्टकट)
8. "Please ___ slowly, the road is bumpy." (चलाना)
🎮 Quiz — Test Your Auto-Rickshaw & Taxi Sentences!
Question 1 of 8
"How much you will take?" — correct?
Question 2 of 8
"Turn left" NOT:
Question 3 of 8
"Fare" means:
Question 4 of 8
"The auto is making ___ noise."
Question 5 of 8
"We’ve arrived" is better than:
Question 6 of 8
What does ‘negotiate’ mean?
Question 7 of 8
UPI is:
Question 8 of 8
"Go by the meter" means:
🧠 Parent Tips — Practice These Sentences
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Practice Before Going
Read 5-10 sentences at home before your next outing. When your child already knows the phrases, they’ll use them naturally!
🎭
Role-Play the Dialogues
Act out the dialogue and role-play scenarios together! Take turns being each character. Kids love role-play!
📱
One Sentence a Day
Pick one sentence each morning. Use it 3 times during the day. By month-end, that’s 30 new sentences mastered!
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Take the Quiz Together
Do the quiz and fill-in-the-blanks as a family activity. Celebrate correct answers and learn from mistakes!
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What are auto-rickshaw sentences in English?
▼Auto-rickshaw sentences are everyday English phrases for short rides — like ‘How much to the market?’, ‘Turn left at the signal’, ‘Keep the change.’ They help Indian kids practice English during daily commute.
How to negotiate fare in English?
▼Say ‘How much will you charge?’ then ‘That’s too much, can you reduce?’ or ‘Please go by the meter.’ You can also say ‘I’ll give you [amount], that’s the correct fare.’
How many sentences are on this page?
▼This page has 50 sentences in 5 groups: Calling a Ride, Fare & Negotiation, Giving Directions, During the Ride, and Reaching & Paying.
Can I download these sentences as PDF?
▼Yes! Click the Download PDF button for all 50 sentences with Hindi meanings.
What age is this for?
▼These sentences are suitable for kids aged 5-12. Practice during your next auto ride!