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Core Hindi Words

First Hindi words for beginners, in Devanagari with romanization and the gender of every noun. Spelling follows the Central Hindi Directorate's standard.

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  • People

    पिता

    father

  • Places

    market

    बाज़ार

  • Everyday actions

    चाहना

    to want

  • Things around you

    flatbread

    रोटी

  • Describe things

    नया

    new

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

    Start here11 cards

  2. Section 2: Places

    10 cards

  3. Section 3: Time and routine

    11 cards

  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

    13 cards

  5. Section 5: Things around you

    11 cards

  6. Section 6: Describe things

    11 cards
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All 67 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People11 cards

आदमी
man
औरत
woman
बच्चा
child / little boy
लड़का
boy / young man
लड़की
girl / young woman
दोस्त
friend
माँ
mother / mum
पिता
father
भाई
brother
बहन
sister
परिवार
family

2Places10 cards

घर
house / home
शहर
city / town
गाँव
village
देश
country
स्कूल
school
दफ़्तर
office
दुकान
shop
बाज़ार
market
सड़क
road / street
अस्पताल
hospital

3Time and routine11 cards

आज
today
कल
yesterday / tomorrow
अभी
now / right now
सुबह
morning
शाम
evening
रात
night
दिन
day
हफ़्ता
week
साल
year
समय
time
बजे
o'clock

4Everyday actions13 cards

होना
to be
करना
to do
जाना
to go
आना
to come
खाना
to eat / food
पीना
to drink
देखना
to see / to watch
बोलना
to speak
समझना
to understand
रहना
to live / to stay
चाहना
to want
सोना
to sleep
पढ़ना
to read / to study

5Things around you11 cards

पानी
water
चाय
tea
दूध
milk
रोटी
flatbread
चावल
rice
किताब
book
फ़ोन
phone
पैसा
money
कमरा
room
दरवाज़ा
door
गाड़ी
car / train / vehicle

6Describe things11 cards

अच्छा
good
बुरा
bad
बड़ा
big / older
छोटा
small / younger
नया
new
पुराना
old (of things)
गरम
hot / warm
ठंडा
cold
सुंदर
beautiful
आसान
easy
बहुत
very / a lot

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Describe things

नया

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Published September 28, 2026