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    A Short Introduction to Hindi

    by Poul Williams

    Namaskar

    These pages contain information on Hindi. I have written them while learning Hindi

    myself. Please note that I am not fluent in Hindi and that the pages are probably

    filled with mistakes. Use them at your own risk.

    The following abbreviations are used:

    f feminine gender

    m masculine gender

    pl plural

    r respectful

    s singular

    You are welcome to put a link to my Hindi site on your pages. Please link to the top

    page http://www.it-c.dk/people/pfw/hindi/ and not to the sub-pages. I might move

    the pages around and links to sub-pages would then become invalid. If you add a

    link, drop me an e-mail.

    These pages ( the pages with URLs starting with http://www.it-

    c.dk/people/pfw/hindi/ and http://www.it.dtu.dk/~pfw/hindi/ ) are copyright (c)

    1996-2000 by Poul Williams. You may view them on the Internet. You may makeprinted copies for your own personal use. Selling or making a profit of these pages is

    not allowed. You may not modify the pages. You may not put them on another

    server on the Internet. Basically, treat the pages like you want me to treat your

    pages!

    These pages come with absolutely no guarantees of correctness. If you are serious

    about learning Hindi, buy a book, or even better, take a class.

    If you have any comments, please feel free to write me at [email protected].

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    Pronunciation

    Hindi is written using the Devanagari script. The Hindi you see on these pages have

    been transcribed using the English alphabet. Because the Devanagari script contains

    more letters than the English alphabet, sometimes it is necessary to use two or eventhree English letters to represent one Devanagari letter. Below is a list of vowels and

    consonants in Hindi together with guidelines for pronouncing them. Hindi makes

    widely use of nasal sounds; vowels exist in both a regular and a nasalized version.

    When transcribing Hindi, one often writes the letter 'n' after a nasalized vowel.

    Example:

    Mera naam Poul hai. Kyaa aap John hain? (My name is Poul. Are you John?)

    The 'ai' in "hai" is a non-nasalized vowel, while the 'ai' in "hain" is nasalized.

    There are no upper and lower case letters in Hindi; all letters have only one case.Any capitalization of Hindi words on these pages is only to aide the reader.

    Vowels

    a normal, formal, woman, popular.

    aa father, par, car, far.

    i hit, pin, gin, tin, win, sin.

    u bull, full, pull, put.

    uu crucial.

    e set, pet, let.ee they, hey.

    ai said

    o over, lower.

    oo mole, pole, post.

    au audit, August, Paul.

    Consonants

    g get, gun, mug, give.

    gh g + h.

    n sing, wing, bring.

    ch much, such.

    chh ch + h.

    jh j + h.

    t tree, tea.

    th t + h (hard).

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    d day, do, deed.

    d then, this, the.

    dh d + h (hard).

    th thin, both.

    sh she, show, shop.

    s seen, sun.

    Syntax

    Hindi uses a different word order than English. The main differences are that verbs

    are placed at the end of the sentence (like in German) and that Hindi (like other

    Indian languages) uses postpositions instead of prepositions. Postpositions are like

    prepositions except that they are written afterthe noun.

    Normal sentences

    English: Subject Verb Object => I learn Hindi

    Hindi: Subject Object Verb => I Hindi learn

    English: Subject Verb Preposition Object => I go to the shop

    Hindi: Subject Object Postposition Verb => I shop to go

    Imperative sentences

    English: Verb Place Adverb => Come here now

    Hindi: Place Adverb Verb => Here now come

    English: Verb Negative Verb Adverb => Do not eat quickly

    Hindi: Adverb Negative Verb => Quickly not eat

    Interrogate sentences

    English: Adverb Aux.Verb Subject Verb => What are you drawing?

    Hindi: Subject Adverb Verb => You what draw?

    Pronouns

    First Person

    I - main

    To me - mujhko

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    My - mera (m) , meri (f) , mere (pl)

    We - ham

    To us - hamko

    Our -hamara (m) , hamari (f) , hamare

    (pl)

    Second Person

    You - tum , ap (r)

    To you - tumko , apko (r)

    Your -tumhara (m) , tumhari (f) , tumhare

    (pl)

    Your (r) - apka (m) , apki (f) , apke (pl)

    Third Person

    He, she, it (there) - vah , ve (r)He, she, it (here) - yah, ye (r)

    To him, her, it (there) - usko, unko (r)

    To him, her, it (here) - isko, inko (r)

    His, her, its - uska (m) , uski (f) , uske (pl)

    They - ve

    To them - unko

    Their - unka (m) , unki (f) , unke (pl)

    Demonstrative & relative

    This - yahThis very, this same - yahin

    That - vah

    That very, that same - vahin

    These - ye

    Those - ve

    Who - kaun

    Whom (s) - kis ko

    Whom (pl or r) - kin ko

    Whose - kis ka (m) , kis ki (f)

    Which (s) - kaun si

    Which (pl) - kis koOf which (s) - kis ki

    Of which (pl) - kin ki

    Pronouns in the direct and indirect cases

    Singular Plural

    Direct - Indirect | Direct - Indirect

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    yah - is | ye - in

    yahin - isin | ye hin - inhin

    vah - us | ve - un

    vahin - usin | ve hin - unhin

    kaun - kis | kaun - kin

    koin - kisin | koin-koin - kinhinjo - jis | jo - jin

    Hindi Verbs

    Hindi verbs are inflected with respect to

    gender of the subject (masculine, feminine)

    number of the subject (singular, plural)

    tense (present, past, future)

    action (perfect, imperfect, continuous) degree of respect (intimate, familiar, respect)

    Verbs are referred to in their infinitive noun form which ends in na.

    Examples:

    bolna to speak

    likhna to write

    lena to take

    ana to come

    The stem of a verb is the infinitive form minus the na ending.

    Examples:

    bol

    likh

    le

    a

    Present Tense

    Present tense of hona (to be):

    main hun I am

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    tu hai you are (intimate)

    yah hai this, he, she, it is

    vah hai that, he, she, it is

    ham hain we are

    tum ho you are (familiar)

    ap hain you are (respect)ye hain these, they are

    ve hain those, they are

    Present Imperfect

    The present imperfect is used for habitual actions. It is formed by adding ta, te, or ti

    to the stem of the verb followed by the present tense of hona.

    Below are shown the forms in the masculine. The feminine forms can be constructed

    by replacing bolta and bolte with bolti.

    main bolta hun I speak

    tu bolta hai you speak (intimate)

    yah bolta hai this, he, it speaks

    vah bolta hai that, he, it speaks

    ham bolte hain we speak

    tum bolte ho you speak (familiar)

    ap bolte hain you speak (respect)

    ye bolte hain these, they speak

    ve bolte hain those, they speak

    Present Continuous

    The present continuous is used for ongoing actions -- like the "-ing" form in

    English. It is formed like this:

    stem + raha/rahe/rahi + present tense of hona

    Below are shown the forms in the masculine. The feminine forms can be constructed

    by replacing raha and rahe with rahi.

    main bol raha hun I am speakingtu bol raha hai you are speaking (intimate)

    yah bol raha hai this, he, it is speaking

    vah bol raha hai that, he, it is speaking

    ham bol rahe hain we are speaking

    tum bol rahe ho you are speaking (familiar)

    ap bol rahe hain you are speaking (respect)

    ye bol rahe hain these, they are speaking

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    ve bol rahe hain those, they are speaking

    Past Tense

    Past tense of hona (to be):

    main tha / thi I was

    tu tha / thi you were (intimate)

    yah tha / thi this, he, she, it was

    vah tha / thi that, he, she, it was

    ham the / thin we were

    tum the / thin you were (familiar)

    ap the / thin you were (respect)

    ye the / thin these, they were

    ve the / thin those, they were

    (The slash seperates masculine and feminine forms)

    Past Imperfect

    The past imprefect is used for habitual actions in the past. It is formed like the

    present imperfect but with the past tense of hona instead of the present tense.

    Below are shown the forms in the masculine. The feminine forms can be constructed

    by replacing bolta and bolte with bolti, replacing tha with thi, and the with thin.

    main bolta tha I used to speak

    tu bolta tha you used to speak (intimate)

    yah bolta tha this, he, it used to speak

    vah bolta tha that, he, it used to speak

    ham bolte the we used to speak

    tum bolte the you used to speak (familiar)

    ap bolte the you used to speak (respect)

    ye bolte the these, they used to speak

    ve bolte the those, they used to speak

    Past Continuous

    The past continuous is used for ongoing actions in the past -- like the "-ing" form in

    English. It is formed like this:

    stem + raha/rahe/rahi + past tense of hona

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    Below are shown the forms in the masculine. The feminine forms can be constructed

    by replacing raha and rahe with rahi, replacing tha with thi, and the with thin.

    main bol raha tha I was speaking

    tu bol raha tha you were speaking (intimate)yah bol raha tha this, he, it was speaking

    vah bol raha tha that, he, it was speaking

    ham bol rahe the we were speaking

    tum bol rahe the you were speaking (familiar)

    ap bol rahe the you were speaking (respect)

    ye bol rahe the these, they were speaking

    ve bol rahe the those, they were speaking

    Future Tense

    Future Imperfect

    The future imprefect is used to refer to the future as well as to make assumptions

    about the presents (just like in English). It is formed by adding unga/i, ega/i, enge/i,

    or oge/i to the stem.

    Below are shown the forms in the masculine. The feminine forms can be constructed

    by replacing the ending a or e with i.

    main bolunga I will speak

    tu bolega you will speak(intimate)

    yah bolega this, he, it will speak

    vah bolega that, he, it will speak

    ham bolenge we will speak

    tum bologe you will speak (familiar)

    ap bolenge you will speak (respect)

    ye bolenge these, they will speak

    ve bolenge those, they will speak

    Future Continuous

    The future continuous is used to refer to ongoing actions in the future. It is formed

    as the present imperfect but with the future of raha instead of hona.

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    Below are shown the forms in the masculine. The feminine forms can be constructed

    by replacing the ending a or e with i in both verbs.

    main bolta rahunga I will be speaking

    tu bolta rahega you will be speaking(intimate)

    yah bolta rahega this, he, it will be speaking

    vah bolta rahega that, he, it will be speaking

    ham bolte rahenge we will be speaking

    tum bolte rahoge you will be speaking (familiar)

    ap bolte rahenge you will be speaking (respect)

    ye bolte rahenge these, they will be speaking

    ve bolte rahenge those, they will be speaking

    Imperative

    There are three different imperatives in Hindi: tu, tum, and ap imperative.

    The tu imperative is the stem itself

    The tum imperative is the stem + o

    The ap imperative is the stem + ie or iye

    Examples:

    pani la bring water (intimate)

    pani lao bring water (familiar)

    pani laie bring water (respect)

    The imperatives are made negative by adding mat, na, or nahin.

    Use mat with the tu imperative.

    Use mat or na with the tum imperative.

    Use na or nahin with the ap imperative.

    Examples:

    vahan mat ja don't go there (intimate)

    vahan na jao don't go there (familiar)

    vahan nahin jaie don't go there (respect)

    To Have

    There is no Hindi verb for "to have". Possession is expressed in other ways.

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    Movable Objects

    Possession of movable objects is expressed using ke pas after the (English) subject.

    Examples:

    Ram ke pas gari hai Ram has a car ("near Ram a car it is")

    mera pas kitab hai I have a book ("near me a book it is")

    Immovable Objects

    Possession of immovable objects and of relatives is expressed using the possessive

    particles ka, ki, ke.

    Examples:

    uska makan hai he has a house ("of him a house it is")Ram ke do bete hain Ram has two sons ("of Ram two sons there are")

    Verb list

    A

    to

    advance- age barhna

    to answer - jawab dena

    to arrive -ana,

    pahunchana

    to attack - hamla karna

    to attempt - koshish karna

    B

    to bathe - nahana

    to be - hona

    to bear - sahna

    to beat - marna

    to beg - mangna

    to behave - bartav karna

    to believe - vishwas karna

    to be sleepy - nind ana

    to be tired - thakna

    to bind - bandhna

    to bite - katna

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    to break - torna

    to breakfast - nasta karna

    to bring - lana

    to bring up - palna

    to burn - jalna, jalana

    to burst - phutanato bury - dafnana

    C

    to call - bulana

    to care - parwah karna

    to cast - dhalna

    to catch - pakarna

    to change - badalna

    to clean - saf karna

    to climb - charhnato comb - kanghi karna

    to come - ana

    to converse - bat karna

    to cook - pakana

    to copy - nakal karna

    to cover - dhakna

    to creep - rengna

    to cry - chillana, rona

    to cruch - kuchalna

    to cut - katna

    D

    to depart -juda hona, alag hona,

    jana

    to

    decend- utarna

    to dig - khodna

    to die - marna

    to dine - khana khana

    to do - karna

    to dream - sapna dekhna

    to drink - pina

    to dry - sukhna, sukhana

    to dye - rangna

    E

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    to eat - khana

    to excuse - maf karna

    to expect - asha karna

    to explain - samjhana

    to express - vichar prakat karna

    F

    to fall - girna

    to fear - darna

    to fight - larna

    to fill - bharna

    to fly (in air) - urna

    to fly (run away) - bhag jana

    to forget - bhulna

    to forgive - maf karna

    G

    to get - pana

    to get up - uthana

    to give - dena

    to go - jana

    H

    to

    have

    - hona, rakhna

    to hate - nafarat karna

    to hear - sunna

    to help - sahayata dena, madad dena

    to hide - chhipana

    I

    to improve - thik karna

    to irrigate - pani dena

    to irritate - chirhana, naraz karna

    J

    to jump - kudna

    to join - jorna

    to judge - vichar karna

    K

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    to keep - rakhna

    to kick - thokar marna

    to kill - marna

    to kiss -chumna, chumma

    lena

    to know - janna

    L

    to laugh - hansna

    to lead - karne dena

    to learn - sikhna

    to let - makan kiraye dena

    to lie (on bed) - letna

    to lie (speak) - jhuth bolna

    to lift - uthana

    to like - chahnato live (reside) - rahna

    to live (not to

    die)- jina

    to look - dekhna

    to lose - khona

    to love - pyar karna

    M

    to make - banana

    to measure - napnato mould - dhalna

    to move - sarkana

    N

    to nibble -kutarn

    a

    O

    to open - kholnato

    order- hukum dena

    P

    to pat - thapthapana

    to pay - dena

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    to play - khelna

    to play

    (music)- baja bajana

    to pour - dalna

    to promise - vada karna

    to pronounce - bolnato pull - khinchna

    to push - dhakka dena

    to put - rakhna

    Q

    to quarral - jhagra karna

    R

    to read - parhnato receive - pana

    to recollect - yad karna

    to

    recommend- sifarish karna

    to reject - napasnd karna

    to reply - jawab dena

    to ride - charhna

    to rise - uthana

    S

    to say - kahna

    to scold - dantna

    to see - dekhna, talash karna

    to seek - dhundhana

    to sell - bechna

    to send - bhejna

    to sew - sina

    to shake - hilna

    to shout - chillana

    to show - dikhana

    to shut - band karnato sing - gana

    to sit - baithna

    to sleep - sona

    to smell - sunghana

    to solve - hal karna

    to sow - bona

    to speak - bolna

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    to spin - katna

    to spit - thukna

    to stay - thaharna

    to steal - churana

    to stop - thaharna, tharana

    to swim - tairna

    T

    to take - lena

    to talk - batchit karna

    to taste - chakhna

    to tear - pharna

    to tease - tang karna

    to tell - kahna, batana

    to

    think

    - sochna

    U

    to understand - samajhna

    V

    to vomit - ulti karna

    W

    to walk - chalna, ghumna

    to wander - idhar-udhar phirna

    to wash - dhona

    to waste - barbad karna

    to weep - rona

    to weave - bunna

    Nouns

    Gender

    There are two genders in Hindi: masculine and feminine.

    Rule of thumb: nouns ending on a are masculine and nouns ending on i are

    feminine. There are exceptions.

    Number

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    There are two numbers in Hindi: singular and plural.

    Case

    There are two cases in Hindi: direct and indirect case.

    Indirect case: Used when the noun is followed by a postposition.

    Direct case: Otherwise

    Masculine nouns on -a

    Direct Indirect(larka =

    boy)

    Singular larka larke

    Plural larke larkon

    Other masculine nouns

    Direct Indirect (guru = teacher)

    Singular guru guru

    Plural guru guruon

    Feminine nouns on -i

    Direct Indirect(larki =

    girl)

    Singular larki larkiPlural

    larkiya

    nlarkiyo

    n

    Other feminine nouns

    Direct Indirect (kitab = book)

    Singular kitab kitab

    Pluralkitabe

    nkitabon

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    Postpositions

    Postpositions in Hindi are like prepositions in English but they are placed after the

    noun.

    The noun in front of the postposition is always in the indirect case.

    The use of postpositions makes it possible to express the "missing" cases in Hindi.

    nominative larki the girl (direct case)

    genitive

    s, m larki ka kam the work of the girl

    s, f larki ki bat the word of the girl

    pl, m larki ke kam the works of the girl

    pl, f larki ki baten the words of the girl

    dative larki ko to the girl

    accusative

    larki a girl (direct case)

    larki ko the girl

    vocative larki girl! (direct case)ablative larki se from / with / of the girl

    agentive larki ne the girl

    locative

    larki men in the girl

    larki par on / upon / after the girl

    larki tak as far as / as long as / up to the girl

    Adjective list

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    easy - asan

    difficult - mushkil

    sweet - mitha

    bitte - karwasour - khatta

    good - achchha

    bad - kharab

    blunt - bhaunta

    sharp - paina

    dark - light

    open - khula

    closed - band

    full - bhara

    empty - khali

    tired - thakafresh - taza

    stale - basi

    fat - mota

    lean - dubla

    dirty - ganda

    clean - saf

    thick - mota

    thin - patla

    true - sachcha

    false - jhutha

    distant - dur

    near - pas

    hot - garam

    cold - thanda

    honest - imandar

    dishonest - beiman

    hollow - pola

    solid - thos

    liquid - taral

    glad - khusk

    sad - ranjida

    wealthy - maldar

    rich - dhani

    poor - garib

    healthy - tandurust

    sick - bimar

    long - lamba

    short - chhota

    new - naya

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    old - purana

    young - jawan

    old - buddha

    light (color) - halka

    dark (color) - gahra

    light - halkaheavy - bhari

    polite - namra

    rude - badtamiz

    mannerless - badtamiz

    narrow - sankra, tang

    wide - chaura

    broad - chaura

    active - phurtila

    lazy - sust

    smart - hoshiyar

    dull - mattha, mandaangry - naraz

    kind - meharban

    pleased - khush

    displeased - naraz

    proud - ghamandi

    humble - namra

    cheap - sasta

    dear - mahnga

    dry - sukha

    wet - gila

    clever - hoshiyar

    stupid - bewakuf

    deep - gahra

    shallow - uthla

    urban - shahri

    rural - dehati

    brave - vir

    coward - kayar

    handsome - sundar

    pretty - sundar

    beautiful - sundar

    ugly - kurup

    raw - kachcha

    cooked - paka

    smelling good - khushbudar

    smelling bad - badbudar

    noisy - shorgul ka

    quiet - shant

    all - sab

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    little - kuchh

    interesting - dilchaspa

    dull - ubane wala

    durable - mazbut

    not durable - kamzor

    strong - takatwarweak - kamzor

    elder - (usase) bara

    younger - (usase) chhota

    big - bara

    small - chhota

    high (person) - bare

    low (person) - chhote

    high (things) - uncha

    low (things) - nicha

    some - thora

    much - zyadafew - kuchh

    many - bahut

    right - sahi

    wrong - galat

    excellent - barhiya

    worthless - raddi

    wise - buddhiman

    foolish - bewakuf

    sweet - mitha

    harsh - kara

    national - deshi ya rashtriya

    foreign - videshi

    this much - itna, itni

    as many - jitne, jitna

    several - kai

    that much - utna, utni

    such - aisa, aisi

    whatever - jo kuchh

    hard - sakhta

    soft - mulayam

    other - dusra

    same - vahi

    Different words

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    Questions

    who - kaun

    what - kya

    why - kyon

    when - kabwhere - kahan

    how - kaise

    which - kaunsa

    how many - kitne

    how much - kitna

    Cardinal numbers

    0 - sunya, sifar

    1 - ek

    2 - do3 - tin

    4 - char

    5 - panch

    6 - chhah

    7 - sat

    8 - ath

    9 - nau

    10 - das

    20 - bis

    30 - tis

    40 - chalis50 - pachas

    60 - sath

    70 - sattar

    80 - assi

    90 - nabbe

    100 - ek sau

    101 - ek sau ek

    200 - do sau

    1.000 - ek hazar

    lac - ek lakh (100.000)

    crore - ek karor (10.000.000)

    Other words having to do with numbers

    1st - pahla

    2nd - dusra

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    3rd - tisra

    4th - cautha

    5th -pancva

    n

    6th - chatha

    7th - satvan8th - athvan

    9th - nauvan

    10th - dasvan

    1/2 - adha

    1/3 - tihai

    1/4 - cauthai

    3/4 - pauna

    Colors

    black - kalablue - nila

    bright - chamkila

    brown - bhura

    color - rang

    golden - sunahra

    gray - bhura

    green - hara

    indigo - baingni

    orange - naranji

    red - lal

    rosy - gulabiwhite - safed

    yellow - pila

    Adverbs, prepositions, conjuctions...

    about (place) - as-pas

    about (pertaining to) - bare men

    above - uparacross - uspar

    after - bad men

    again - phir

    again & again - bar-bar

    against (opposite) - khilaf

    against (touching) - bhira kar

    alas - afsos

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    aloof - dur

    almost - karib-karib

    also - ohi

    although - halanki

    altogether - ekdam

    always - hameshaamong - unke bich men

    and - aur

    around - as

    as if - mano

    as far as - jahantak

    as soon as - jyonhi

    at - taraf

    backward - pichhe

    backwards & forwards - age-pichhe

    because - kyonki

    because (him) - vajah se (uski)before - pahle

    behind - pichhe

    below - niche

    beneath - niche

    between - bich men

    beyond - us par

    bravo - shabash

    but - lekin

    by - se

    certainly - zarur

    certainly not - hargiz nahin

    down - niche

    downward - niche ki taraf

    during - us bich men

    early - jaldi

    either - ya to

    enough - kafi

    especially - khas kar

    even - bhi

    even then - tab to

    ever - hamesha

    every moment - hardam

    far - dur

    for - (uske) liye

    for ever - hamesha ke liye

    forward - age

    from - se

    generally - am taur par

    gradually - dhire-dhire

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    hence (place) - yahan se

    hence (time) - ab se

    here - yahan

    here and there - yahan vahan

    hither - yahan

    how - kaisehow much - kitna

    if - agar

    if not - agar nahin to

    if possible - ho sake to

    if so - agar aisa hai to

    immediate - zaruri, turamt andar

    in - andar

    in brief - thore men

    indeed - vastav men

    in front of - samne

    inparticular - khas taur sein general - am taur se

    in short - thore men

    inside - andar

    just now - abhi-abhi

    late - der se

    little by little - thora-thora karke

    near - pas

    never - kabhi nahin

    neither - na vah

    no - nahin

    nor - na vah

    not - nahin

    nothing - kuchh nahin

    not yet - abhi tak nanin

    now - ab

    now or never - abhi ya phir kabhi nahin

    of - ka

    of course - albatta

    off - dur

    oft / often - aksar

    on - upar

    once - ek bar

    only - kewal

    or - ya

    out - bahar

    out and out - bilkul

    over (higher) - upar

    over (finished) - khatam

    perhaps - shayad

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    please - krpaya

    quite - bilkul

    quietly - chupchap

    really - sachmuch

    scarcely - mushkil se

    seldom - kabhi-kabhisince (time) - tab se

    since (conditional) - chunki

    so - isliya

    some - kuchh

    somehow - jyon tyon karke

    so much - itna

    so and so - falana

    so late - itni der se

    so soon - itni jaldi

    soon - jaldi

    still - phir bhisorry - afsos

    suddenly - achanak

    surely - zarur

    that (conjunction) - ki

    than - se

    then - to, tab

    there - vahan

    therefore - isliye

    thither - yahan se

    though - yadyapi

    through - us mense

    thrice - tin bar

    thus - aise

    till - tab tak

    today - aj

    together - ek sath

    tomorrow - kal

    tonight - rat ko

    towards - taraf

    truly - sach taur par

    truly - sahi

    twice - do bar

    under - niche

    until - tab tak

    up - upar

    unless - jab tak

    very - bahut

    well - achchha

    when - kab

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    whenever - jab kabhi

    whenever it de - jab kabhi ho sake

    where - cahan

    wherever - kahin bhi

    whereas - chunki

    while - jab tak why - kyon

    yes - han

    yesterday - kal

    Examples of sentences in Hindi

    Greetings

    Good morning - subh prabhatGood day - subh din

    Good afternoon - subh sandhya

    Good night - subh ratri

    Hello -namaskar / namaste / subh

    din

    Good bye (hindus) - namaste

    Good bye (muslims) - khuda hafiz

    How are you (r,m) - ap kaise hain?

    How are you (r,f) - ap kaisi hain?

    I am fine, thanks - bahut accha, sukriya

    I am fine, thanks - main thik hun, dhanyavad

    Hindus greet each other with namaste. The answer is also namaste.

    Muslims greet each other with salam alekum. The answer is valekum as salam.

    Questions

    Who is that? - yah kaun hai?

    What is this? - yah kya hai?

    What is that? - vah kya hai?

    Where is it? - vah kahan hai?Where is ...? - ... kahan hai?

    How much is it? - yah kitne ki hai?

    Who are you? - ap kaun hai?

    What is your name? - apka subh nam kya hai?

    Where are you from? - ap kahan ke rahne vale hain?

    Which country are you

    from?- ap kis des ke hain?

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    How old are you? - ap ki umar kya hai?

    What is your job? - ap kya kam karte hain?

    What are you studying? - ap kya padethe hain?

    What is wrong? - Kya bat hai?

    Do you speak Hindi? - kya ap hindi bol sakte hain?

    What time is it? - kya samay hua?What time is it? - kya baja hai?

    Misc. sentences

    (Masculine forms used)

    My name is Poul - mera nam poul hai

    I live in Denmark - main denmark men rahta hun

    I am a student - main vidyarthi hun

    I go to school in Lyngby - lyngby men main skul jata hunI speak a little Hindi - main hindi kuch-kuch bol sakta hun

    I would like some tea - mujhe cay cahiye

    I am tired - main thak gaya hai

    I am thirsty - mujhe pyas lagi hai

    I am hungry - mujhe bhukh lagi hai

    I am not hungry - mujhe bhukh nahin hai

    I have to go - mujhe jana hai

    I don't understand it -mujhe samajh men yah nahin a

    raha

    I understand (now) - (ab) main samajha

    It is important - yah zaruri haiI would like to buy a ... - main ... karidhna chahtha hun

    I would like a ... - mujhe ... chahiya

    I would like some ... - mujhe kuch ... chahein

    Poul speaking (on the

    phone)- yah poul bol raha hai

    Who is it? (on the phone) - kaun bol raha hai?