Basic Hindi words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

Learn the essentials of Hindi easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Hindi, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Hindi by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Hindi vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

Do you spot any errors or want to add a vocabulary word to the list? Don’t hesitate to leave a comment to improve the site!

ENGLISH	HINDI
Please	kripya
Thank you!	dhanyavad!
Sorry!	kshama karen!
What?	kya?
Who?	Kaun?
When?	kab?
Why?	kyon?
Which?	joe?
How?	kaisa?
Where ?	kahan?
How much ?	kitna?
Yes	han
No	nahi
Maybe	shayad
Of course	beshak
something	koi
nothing	kuchh nahi
somebody	koi
nobody	koi nahi
before	samne
after	ke baad
far	door
near	nikat
here	yahaan
there	vahan
today	aaj
tomoorow	bahut badhiya
now	ab
man	aadmi
woman	aurat
friend	mitra
more	adhik
less	come
always	sada
later	baad mein
never	kabhi nahi
same	vahi
different	alag
small	chhota
large	vishal
difficult	kathin
easy	saral
hot	garam
cold	thanda
yesterday	kal
after	ke baad
beautiful	khubsurat
broken	tuta
free	uchit
a pharmacy	ek pharmacy
money	paisa
a bag	ek bag
a lighter	ek halka
a cigarette	ek cigarette
a bottle	ek botal
soap	sabun
clean	swachchh
dirty	ganda
a trash can	ek kachra can
a trash bag	ek kachre ka bag
the silence	chuppi
a tool	ek upkaran
pregnant	garbhavati
sick	bimar
a baby	ek bachcha
a little bit	thoda sa
a doctor	ek doctor
a dentist	ek dant chikitsak
a medicine	ek dawa
a book	ek kitab
a story	ek kahani
a phone	ek phone
a computer	ek computer
a car	ek kar
a plane	ek viman
the name	naam
the adress	address
the age	umr
the nationality	rashtriyata
a choice	ek vikalp
an answer	ek jawab
the key	chaabi
the light	prakash
the television	tv
the bed	bistar
the house	ghar
the shower	snan
the window	khidki
the door	darvaza
the table	talika
tired	thaka
water	paani
open	kholna
closed	band
clothes	kapade
coffee	coffee
tea	chaay
lunch	dopahar ka bhojan
dinner	raat ka khana
a fruit	ek fal
a vegetable	ek sabji
a beverage	ek pey padarth
a child	ek bachcha
rain	varsha
the entrance	pravesh dwar
the exit	nikaas
music	sangeet
a smile	ek muskan
the world	vishv
the sky	aakash
a river	ek nadi
the sea	samudra
the mountain	pahad
the lake	jhil
the island	dweep
the beach	samudra tat

➡️ More Hindi vocabulary lists: