Basic Hindi words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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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!
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| 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 |
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- 100 most common Hindi verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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