India Travel Essentials: Tipping
Overview
Tipping is not customary but doing so is a nice gesture and will make your trip more enjoyable. When giving a tip, do so quietly and discreetly.
Tips are accepted in the local currency is the rupee (Rp).
Tipping Guide
| Setting | Gratuities |
| Transportation | Taxi drivers aren't accustomed to tips but letting them keep the change or rounding up to 10 percent is the norm. |
| Hotels | Give porters Rp 50 per bag. Tip housekeepers Rp 250. |
| Restaurants, Bars, Cafés | Tip 15 percent to the waiter or waitress. |
| Guides | Tip guides Rp 50 to Rp 100 a day. They usually expect lunch money which is around Rp 40. |
Terms for Payment and Tipping
Hindi is the official language in India. Terms in Hindi that you might encounter and find useful for point-of-payment situations are below.
| English | Hindi | English Transliteration | Phonetic Pronunciation |
| The bill, please. | कृपया बिल दीजिए। | Kripya bill dijiye. | Krip-yaa bill dih-jee-yay. |
| How much is this? | यह कितना है? | Yeh kitna hai? | Yeh kit-nah haye? |
| Is service included? | क्या सर्विस शामिल है? | Kya service shaamil hai? | Kyaa service shaa-meel haye? |
| Money | पैसा" (singular); पैसे (plural) | Paisa (s); Paise (p) | pigh-saa (s); pigh-say (p) |
| Please | कृपया | Krpaya | kri-pa-yaa |
| Thank you | धन्यवाद | Dhanyavaad | Dha-nya-vaa-da |
| Yes | हाँ | Haan | haan |
| No | नहीं | Nahin | na-HEE |
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