100 Basic Hindi Vocabularies
We believe in learning the most important vocabularies first to start off your learning journey on the right foot. The list below contains 100 of the most frequently used Hindi vocabularies. For more vocabularies like that, check out our yellow vocabulary book towards the end of this page.
| English | Hindi |
|---|---|
| I | मैं (main) |
| you | आप (aap) |
| he | वह (vah) |
| she | वह (vah) |
| it | यह (yah) |
| we | हम (ham) |
| you | आप (aap) |
| they | वे (ve) |
| what | क्या (kya) |
| who | कौन (kaun) |
| where | कहाँ (kahaan) |
| why | क्यूं (kyoon) |
| how | कैसे (kaise) |
| which | कौन सा (kaun sa) |
| when | कब (kab) |
| then | फिर (phir) |
| if | अगर (agar) |
| really | वाक़ई (vaaqee) |
| but | लेकिन (lekin) |
| because | क्योंकि (kyonki) |
| not | नहीं (nahin) |
| this | इस (is) |
| that | उस (us) |
| all | सब (sab) |
| or | या (ya) |
| and | और (aur) |
| to know | जानना (jaanana) |
| to think | सोचना (sochana) |
| to come | आना (aana) |
| to put | रखना (rakhana) |
| to take | लेना (lena) |
| to find | ढूँढ़ना (dhoondhana) |
| to listen | सुनना (sunana) |
| to work | काम करना (kaam karana) |
| to talk | बात करना (baat karana) |
| to give | देना (dena) |
| to like | पसंद करना (pasand karana) |
| to help | मदद करना (madad karana) |
| to love | प्यार करना (pyaar karana) |
| to call | कॉल करना (kol karana) |
| to wait | प्रतीक्षा करना (prateeksha karana) |
| 0 | शून्य (shoony) |
| 1 | एक (ek) |
| 2 | दो (do) |
| 3 | तीन (teen) |
| 4 | चार (chaar) |
| 5 | पांच (paanch) |
| 6 | छह (chhah) |
| 7 | सात (saat) |
| 8 | आठ (aath) |
| 9 | नौ (nau) |
| 10 | दस (das) |
| 11 | ग्यारह (gyaarah) |
| 12 | बारह (baarah) |
| 13 | तेरह (terah) |
| 14 | चौदह (chaudah) |
| 15 | पंद्रह (pandrah) |
| 16 | सोलह (solah) |
| 17 | सत्रह (satrah) |
| 18 | अठारह (athaarah) |
| 19 | उन्नीस (unnees) |
| 20 | बीस (bees) |
| new | नया (naya) |
| old | पुराना (puraana) |
| few | कुछ (kuchh) |
| many | अनेक (anek) |
| wrong | गलत (galat) |
| correct | सही (sahee) |
| bad | खराब (kharaab) |
| good | अच्छा (achchha) |
| happy | खुश (khush) |
| short | छोटा (chhota) |
| long | लंबा (lamba) |
| small | छोटा (chhota) |
| big | बड़ा (bada) |
| there | वहाँ (vahaan) |
| here | यहाँ (yahaan) |
| right | दाहिने (daahine) |
| left | बाएं (baen) |
| beautiful | सुंदर (sundar) |
| young | युवा (yuva) |
| old | बूढ़ा (boodha) |
| hello | हैलो (hailo) |
| ok | ठीक (theek) |
| of course | बेशक (beshak) |
| bye bye | अलविदा (alavida) |
| good bye | अलविदा (alavida) |
| excuse me | माफ़ कीजिये (maaf keejiye) |
| sorry | मुझे माफ करें (mujhe maaph karen) |
| thank you | धन्यवाद (dhanyavaad) |
| please | कृपया (krpaya) |
| now | अभी (abhee) |
| hour | घंटा (ghanta) |
| minute | मिनट (minat) |
| second | सेकंड (sekand) |
| day | दिन (din) |
| week | सप्ताह (saptaah) |
| month | महीना (maheena) |
| year | साल (saal) |
| evening | शाम (shaam) |
Hindi Vocabulary Books
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