How to Set Reminders on WhatsApp in Hindi, Hinglish or English
- WhatsApp is made for talking, not for reminders, so people use notes, stars and phone alarms. They all need extra steps.
- With Tuffy you write or say the reminder in your own words, such as 'kal subah 9 baje yaad dilana', in your 'Message yourself' chat.
- A voice note works as well as text. Hindi, Hinglish and English are all understood, and Tuffy answers in the language you write.
- Reminders can repeat (every night, every 1st of the month), and you can snooze one when the time is not right.
- It works for work and for home: invoices, medicine, bills and birthdays.
Why WhatsApp alone is not enough for reminders
Many people ask: how do I set a reminder in WhatsApp? The honest answer is that you cannot. WhatsApp lets you chat, call and share. It does not let you say 'tell me about this message tomorrow at 9 am'.
This is a real gap, because WhatsApp is where the reminders are born. A customer says 'call me after lunch'. Your mother says 'don't forget the electricity bill'. A friend says 'send me the photos on Sunday'. The need appears in the chat, but the tool to remember it is somewhere else.
For a person who runs a business, a forgotten reminder has a price. A late payment follow-up, a missed call with a buyer, a GST date that slips by. At home the price is smaller but it hurts more: a skipped dose of medicine, a late fee on the electricity bill, a birthday you remembered a day too late.
The ways people try today
Before we look at a better way, here are the usual tricks. Each one works a little. Each one has a limit.
1. Write it in your own chat
You open 'Message yourself' and type 'Pay LIC premium on 15th'. This is the simplest method. The limit: the note does nothing at all on the 15th. It sits there and waits for you to scroll.
2. Star the message
You star the message you must act on. The limit is the same: a star is a bookmark, not a bell. It does not know about the date.
3. Use a phone alarm
You open the clock app, set a time and name the alarm 'Call Mehta'. This does ring. But it takes six or seven taps, and by evening you have forgotten who Mehta was and what the call was for.
4. Use a separate reminder app
A to-do or reminder app is good, if you open it. Most people do not want one more app for a small thing like 'ask Kavita about the tickets'.
Set a reminder in WhatsApp with Tuffy
Tuffy lives in your own WhatsApp, in the 'Message yourself' chat. You link it like WhatsApp Web, by scanning a QR code or typing a code, so there is no new app. After that, setting a reminder is just a message.
A good reminder has two parts: what, and when. Say them in any order, in any language you like. You do not need special commands or a fixed format. Write the way you would tell a helper standing next to you.
1. The same reminder in three styles
2. How to say the time
These are the sentences people use most. Copy one and change the words.
- Kal subah 9 baje yaad dilana ki Suresh ko advance bhejna hai
- Parso shaam 5 baje Ravi ko call karna hai, yaad dilana
- 2 ghante baad yaad dilana ki dawai leni hai
- Agle Monday ko GST return ke liye yaad dilana
- Remind me tomorrow at 8 am to book the cab
- Remind me in 30 minutes to call the supplier
- Remind me on the 25th to pay the rent
3. Tips for a good reminder
- Name the person. 'Call Mehta' is better than 'make a call'. Next week you will thank yourself.
- Give a day and a time. 'Later' is not a time. 'Tomorrow 5 pm' is.
- One reminder, one job. If you have three jobs, send three lines. They are easier to snooze and to finish one by one.
- Add the reason if it is not obvious. 'Call Mehta about the pending 40,000' tells you what to say before you pick up the phone.
Set it by voice note
Sometimes typing is hard. You are driving, cooking or carrying bags. Press the microphone in your 'Message yourself' chat and speak. Tuffy understands voice notes in Hindi, Hinglish, English and other languages. It sets the reminder and writes back what it understood, so you can check it.
A voice note is also a good way to set several reminders at once. At the end of a busy day, speak for thirty seconds and say everything that is on your mind: who to call, what to pay, what to buy. You do not need to organise it first. Tuffy picks out each job and writes back what it set, so you can check.
Always read the reply once. It takes two seconds and it catches a wrong word before it becomes a missed task.
Repeating reminders and snooze
1. Repeat it
Some things come back again and again. You should not have to set them each time. Say how often, and Tuffy repeats the reminder.
2. Other repeats you can ask for
'Every Monday at 10 am, remind me about the team meeting.' 'Har Sunday shaam ko yaad dilana ki plants ko paani dena hai.' When you no longer need one, tell Tuffy to stop it.
3. Snooze when the time is wrong
The reminder arrives at 9 am, but you are in the middle of a meeting. You do not want to lose it and you do not want to set it again. Just snooze it.
4. Snooze by typing
You can also type it: 'snooze 30 minutes', or 'thodi der baad'. When the job is done, say 'done' and the reminder is closed.
Examples for work and for home
1. For work
Work reminders are often small and urgent: 'Friday 4 pm, send the invoice to Mehta', 'Tuesday 11 am, ask the vendor about the samples', 'on the 5th, send salary sheet to the CA'. A shop owner can say 'har mahine ki 7 tareekh ko GST ka yaad dilana'. These are things you will not remember if you are busy, and a late one can cost money.
A shop owner can also use reminders for money coming in: 'Gupta ji se payment Thursday ko maangna hai, Thursday 11 baje yaad dilana'. A sales person can use them for calls: 'Monday 10 am, call Priya about the demo'. If you also want to track who has not replied, see how in How to Never Miss a Follow-Up on WhatsApp.
2. Medicine
This is the one families ask for most. 'Har subah 8 baje dadi ki dawai.' A repeating reminder every day, at the same time, saves a lot of worry. Set it once, and it keeps coming until you say stop.
3. Bills and fees
Electricity, school fees, insurance, phone recharge. Put each one on its date: 'har mahine ki 5 tareekh bijli ka bill', 'har mahine ki 10 tareekh school fees'. Late fees disappear.
4. Birthdays and dates
Tuffy also remembers dates you tell it. You can keep birthdays and anniversaries in its memory and see them, change them, or make it forget them from the website.
What a reminder is not
Be clear about this so you are not surprised. A reminder from Tuffy arrives as a message in your 'Message yourself' chat. It is not a loud alarm. If you must wake up at 5 am for a train, keep using your phone alarm. For everything else, from the call you promised to the bill you want to pay, a reminder in the chat where the work lives is easier than a separate app.
Also, a reminder is for you. Tuffy never sends anything to another person without your yes. If you want it to write a message to your supplier, it shows you the exact words and the name first. Read more about this in What Is a WhatsApp AI Assistant?, and about chasing people in How to Never Miss a Follow-Up on WhatsApp.
Start in two minutes
Go to Tuffy.pro, link your WhatsApp with the QR code, and send your first reminder. In India it is ₹99 for a 7-day trial and then ₹599 a month, and you can stop any time. See more things it can do on the use cases page.
Questions
Can I set a reminder in WhatsApp?
WhatsApp alone is not built for reminders. With Tuffy linked to your WhatsApp, you send a message such as 'remind me tomorrow at 9 am to call Mehta', and it reminds you in your 'Message yourself' chat.
Can I set a reminder in Hindi or Hinglish?
Yes. You can write in Hindi, Hinglish or English, for example 'kal subah 9 baje yaad dilana ki bijli ka bill bharna hai'. Tuffy answers in the language you write.
Can I set a reminder with a voice note?
Yes. Send a voice note in Hindi, Hinglish, English or another language. Tuffy sets the reminder and writes back what it understood so you can check the time and the task.
Can a reminder repeat every day or every month?
Yes. Say 'har raat 10 baje' or 'every 1st of the month' and Tuffy repeats it until you tell it to stop.
What if the reminder comes at a bad time?
Snooze it. Tap Snooze or type 'snooze 30 minutes' and Tuffy reminds you again later. When the task is finished, say 'done'.
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