Hindi

Hindi - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Hindi language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

शून्य

shūnya

zero

1

एक

ek

one

2

दो

do

two

3

तीन

tīn

three

4

चार

chār

four

5

पांच

pānch

five

6

छह

chhah

six

7

सात

sāt

seven

8

आठ

āṭh

eight

9

नौ

nau

nine

10

दस

das

ten

11

ग्यारह

gyārah

eleven

12

बारह

bārah

twelve

13

तेरह

terah

thirteen

14

चौदह

chaudah

fourteen

15

पंद्रह

pandrah

fifteen

16

सोलह

solah

sixteen

17

सत्रह

satrah

seventeen

18

अठारह

aṭhārah

eighteen

19

उन्नीस

unnīs

nineteen

20

बीस

bīs

twenty

30

तीस

tīsa

thirty

40

चालीस

chālīs

forty

50

पचास

pachās

fifty

60

साठ

sāṭh

sixty

70

सत्तर

sattar

seventy

80

अस्सी

assī

eighty

90

नब्बे

nabbe

ninety

100

सौ

sau

hundred

1K

हजार

hazār

thousand

1M

मिलियन

miliyan

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

सफेद

safed

white

काला

kālā

black

🔴

लाल

lāl

red

🔵

नीला

nīlā

blue

🟡

पीला

pīlā

yellow

🟢

हरा

harā

green

🟣

बैंगनी

baiṅganī

purple

🟤

भूरा

bhūrā

brown

🟠

नारंगी

nāraṅgī

orange

🌸

गुलाबी

gulābī

pink

सोना

sonā

gold

🌑

चांदी

cāndī

silver

☁️

ग्रे

gre

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

कुत्ता

kuttā

dog

🐱

बिल्ली

billī

cat

🐴

घोड़ा

ghoṛā

horse

🐮

गाय

gāy

cow

🐷

सुअर

suar

pig

🐦

पक्षी

pakṣī

bird

🐟

मछली

machlī

fish

🐭

चूहा

cūhā

mouse

🦊

लोमड़ी

lomṛī

fox

🐇

खरगोश

khargoś

rabbit

🐻

भालू

bhālū

bear

🐼

पांडा

pāṇḍā

panda

🐨

कोआला

ko'ālā

koala

🐘

हाथी

hāthī

elephant

🐢

कछुआ

kachhuā

turtle

🦒

जिराफ

jirāph

giraffe

🦆

बतख

batakh

duck

🕷️

मकड़ी

makaṛī

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

परिवार

parivār

family

🧔

आदमी

ādmī

man

👩

औरत

aurat

woman

👦

लड़का

laṛkā

boy

👧

लड़की

laṛkī

girl

👶

बच्चा

baccha

child

👨‍🦳

पिता

pitā

father

👩‍🦳

मां

māṁ

mother

👴

दादा

dādā

grandfather

👵

दादी

dādī

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

भाई

bhāī

brother

👩‍🦱

बहन

bahen

sister

🧑

दोस्त

dost

friend

👥

लोग

log

people

🙋

व्यक्ति

vyakti

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

घर

ghar

house

🏢

इमारत

imārat

building

🏫

स्कूल

skūl

school

🏪

दुकान

dukān

store

🛣️

सड़क

saṛak

road

🌆

शहर

shahar

city

🌳

पेड़

peṛ

tree

💧

पानी

pānī

water

☀️

सूरज

sūraj

sun

☁️

बादल

bādal

cloud

📚

किताब

kitāb

book

🖊️

कलम

kalam

pen

📱

फ़ोन

fon

phone

🔑

चाबी

chābī

key

🚗

गाड़ी

gāṛī

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

सेब

seb

apple

🍌

केला

kela

banana

🍞

रोटी

roṭī

bread

🧀

पनीर

panīr

cheese

🥩

मांस

māns

meat

🥛

दूध

dudh

milk

कॉफी

kofī

coffee

🍵

चाय

chāy

tea

💧

पानी

pānī

water

🍺

बीयर

bīyar

beer

🍷

शराब

sharāb

wine

🍽️

खाना

khānā

food

🍳

अंडा

aṇḍā

egg

🍚

चावल

cāval

rice

🥕

सब्जियां

sabziyāṁ

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

दिन

din

day

🌙

रात

rāt

night

घंटा

ghaṇṭā

hour

🗓️

हफ्ता

haftā

week

📅

महीना

mahīnā

month

🗓️

साल

sāl

year

🗓️

सोमवार

somvār

Monday

🗓️

मंगलवार

maṅgalvār

Tuesday

🗓️

बुधवार

budhvār

Wednesday

🗓️

गुरुवार

guruvār

Thursday

🗓️

शुक्रवार

shukravār

Friday

🗓️

शनिवार

shanivār

Saturday

🗓️

रविवार

ravivār

Sunday

🌅

सुबह

subah

morning

🌆

शाम

shām

evening

🕛

अभी

abhī

now

🔜

जल्द

jald

soon

🕒

समय

samay

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

बोलना

bolnā

to speak

🚶

चलنا

calnā

to walk

🏃

दौड़ना

dauṛnā

to run

🍽️

खाना

khānā

to eat

🍷

पीना

pīnā

to drink

😴

सोना

sonā

to sleep

📖

पढ़ना

paṛnā

to read

✍️

लिखना

likhnā

to write

👀

देखना

dekhnā

to see

👂

सुनना

sunnā

to hear

💭

सोचना

socnā

to think

🤔

जानना

jānnā

to know

❤️

प्याر کرنا

pyār

to love

👍

पसंद करना

pasand

to like

👋

आना

ānā

to come

🚪

खोलना

kholnā

to open

🔒

बंद करना

band

to close

💡

सीखना

sīkhnā

to learn

देना

denā

to give

💸

खरीदना

kharīdnā

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

खुश

khush

happy

😢

दुखी

dukhī

sad

😠

गुस्सा

gussā

angry

👍

अच्छा

acchā

good

👎

बुरा

burā

bad

⬆️

बड़ा

baṛā

big

⬇️

छोटा

choṭā

small

🆕

नया

nayā

new

🕰️

पुराना

purānā

old

💯

कई

kaī

many

🤏

कुछ

kuchh

few

🥵

गर्म

garm

hot

🥶

ठंडा

ṭhaṇḍā

cold

💪

मजबूत

majabūt

strong

👶

कमजोर

kamzor

weak

सुंदर

sundar

beautiful

👹

बदसूरत

badsūrat

ugly

सही

sahī

correct

गलत

galat

wrong

तेज

tez

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

और

aur

and

➡️

लेकिन

lekin

but

👉

या

or

🤔

क्योंकि

kyoṅki

because

👉

तो

to

so

🤨

हालांकि

hālāṅki

however

🤔

इसलिए

islie

therefore

भी

bhī

also

🕒

कब

kab

when

🤔

अगर

agar

if

🕒

पहले

pahle

before

🕒

बाद

bād

after

🕒

जब से

jab

since

🕒

जबकि

jabki

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

शिक्षक

śikṣak

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

डॉक्टर

ḍôkṭar

doctor

👩‍💻

इंजीनियर

iṁjīniyar

engineer

👨‍🍳

शेफ

śeph

chef

🧑‍🌾

किसान

kisān

farmer

👮

पुलिस अधिकारी

pulis

police officer

🧑‍🎨

कलाकार

kalākār

artist

🧑‍💼

कार्यालय कर्मचारी

kāryālay

office worker

🔬

वैज्ञानिक

vaijñānik

scientist

🛒

विक्रेता

vikretā

salesperson

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