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He
She
You
It
A
Come
Came
Will come
Open
Opened
Will open
Sit
Walk
Eat
Drink
Win
Go
Run
I go
He goes
He eats an apple
He is eating an apple
He ate an apple
I saw the film last week
She came by bus yesterday
They went to the temple
He slept the whole night
He wrote well in the examination
He has eaten
He had eaten
He had gone
He had come
He will eat
He will go
He will come
What is your name?
What
Is
Your
Name
Mein
Woh / Usne
Woh
Tum / Aap (respect)
Yeh
Ek
Aao / Aaiye (respect)
Aaya ( he) / Aayee (she) / Aaye (plural)
Aayega (he) / Aayegi (she) / Aayenge ( plural)
Kholo / Kholiye (respect) / Kholna
Khola
Kholega (he) / Kholegi (she) / Kholenge (plural)
Baitho / Baithiye (respect) / Baithna ( to sit)
Chalo / Chaliye ( respect) / Chalna (to walk)
Khao / Khaiye (respect)/ Khana (to eat)
Piyo / Peejiye (respect) / Peena (to drink)
Jeetna(to win)
Jaao / Jaaiye (respect) / Jaana (to go)
Daudna
Mein jaata hoon
Woh jaata hai
Woh sev khaata hai
Woh sev khaa raha hai
Usne sev khaya
Meine pichhle saftah film dekhi
Woh kal bus se aayee
Ve mandir gaye
Woh raat bhar soya
Usne exam achcha likha
Usne khaa liya
Usne khaa liya tha
Woh chala gaya tha
Woh aaya tha
Woh khaayega
Woh jaayega
Woh aayega
Tumhara /Aapka naam kya hai ?
Kya
Hai / Hein (respect)
Tumhara / Aapka (respect)
Naam
Pronouns
First Person
I
To me
My
We
To us
Our
- main
- mujhko
- mera (m) , meri (f) , mere (pl)
- ham
- hamko
- hamara (m) , hamari (f) , hamare (pl)
Second Person
You
- tum , ap (r)
To you - tumko , apko (r)
tumhara (m) , tumhari (f) , tumhare
Your
(pl)
Your (r) - apka (m) , apki (f) , apke (pl)
Third Person
He, she, it (there)
He, she, it (here)
To him, her, it (there)
To him, her, it (here)
His, her, its
They
To them
Their
- vah , ve (r)
- yah, ye (r)
- usko, unko (r)
- isko, inko (r)
- uska (m) , uski (f) , uske (pl)
- ve
- unko
- unka (m) , unki (f) , unke (pl)
- yah
- yahin
- vah
- vahin
- ye
- ve
- kaun
- kis ko
- kin ko
- kis ka (m) , kis ki (f)
- kaun si
- kis ko
- kis ki
- kin ki
Hindi Verbs
Verbs are referred to in their infinitive noun form which ends in na.
Examples:
bolna
likhna
lena
ana
to speak
to write
to take
to come
Present Tense
I am
you are (intimate)
this, he, she, it is
that, he, she, it is
we are
you are (familiar)
you are (respect)
these, they are
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
tu bolta hai
yah bolta hai
vah bolta hai
ham bolte hain
tum bolte ho
ap bolte hain
ye bolte hain
ve bolte hain
I speak
you speak (intimate)
this, he, it speaks
that, he, it speaks
we speak
you speak (familiar)
you speak (respect)
these, they speak
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
tu bol raha hai
yah bol raha hai
vah bol raha hai
ham bol rahe hain
tum bol rahe ho
I am speaking
you are speaking (intimate)
this, he, it is speaking
that, he, it is speaking
we are speaking
you are speaking (familiar)
Past Tense
Past tense of hona (to be):
main tha / thi
tu tha / thi
yah tha / thi
vah tha / thi
ham the / thin
tum the / thin
ap the / thin
ye the / thin
ve the / thin
I was
you were (intimate)
this, he, she, it was
that, he, she, it was
we were
you were (familiar)
you were (respect)
these, they were
those, they were
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
tu bolta tha
yah bolta tha
vah bolta tha
ham bolte the
tum bolte the
ap bolte the
ye bolte the
ve bolte the
I used to speak
you used to speak (intimate)
this, he, it used to speak
that, he, it used to speak
we used to speak
you used to speak (familiar)
you used to speak (respect)
these, they used to speak
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
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
tu bol raha tha
yah bol raha tha
vah bol raha tha
ham bol rahe the
tum bol rahe the
ap bol rahe the
ye bol rahe the
ve bol rahe the
I was speaking
you were speaking (intimate)
this, he, it was speaking
that, he, it was speaking
we were speaking
you were speaking (familiar)
you were speaking (respect)
these, they were speaking
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
tu bolega
yah bolega
vah bolega
ham bolenge
tum bologe
ap bolenge
ye bolenge
ve bolenge
I will speak
you will speak (intimate)
this, he, it will speak
that, he, it will speak
we will speak
you will speak (familiar)
you will speak (respect)
these, they will speak
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.
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
yah bolta rahega
vah bolta rahega
ham bolte rahenge
tum bolte rahoge
ap bolte rahenge
ye bolte rahenge
ve bolte rahenge
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.
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
to break
- torna
to breakfast - nasta karna
to bring
- lana
to bring up - palna
to burn
- jalna, jalana
to burst
- phutana
to 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
- charhna
to 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
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
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
- chahna
to 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 - napna
to mould - dhalna
to move - sarkana
N
to nibble - kutarna
O
to open - kholna
to order - hukum dena
P
to pat
- thapthapana
to pay
- dena
to play
- khelna
to play (music) - baja bajana
to pour
- dalna
to promise
- vada karna
to pronounce - bolna
to pull
- khinchna
to push
- dhakka dena
to put
- rakhna
Q
to quarral - jhagra karna
R
to read
- parhna
to 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
to scold
to see
to seek
to sell
to send
- kahna
- dantna
- dekhna, talash karna
- dhundhana
- bechna
- bhejna
to sew - sina
to shake - hilna
to shout - chillana
to show - dikhana
to shut - band karna
to sing - gana
to sit
- baithna
to sleep - sona
to smell - sunghana
to solve - hal karna
to sow - bona
to speak - bolna
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
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
Feminine nouns on -i
Direct Indirect (larki = girl)
Singular larki
larki
Plural larkiyan larkiyon
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
genitive
s, m
s, f
pl, m
pl, f
dative
accusative
vocative
ablative
agentive
locative
larki
the girl
larki ka kam
larki ki bat
larki ke kam
larki ki baten
larki ko
larki
larki ko
larki
larki se
larki ne
a girl
the girl
girl!
from / with / of the girl
the girl
larki men
larki par
larki tak
in the girl
on / upon / after the girl
as far as / as long as / up to the girl
(direct case)
(direct case)
(direct case)
Adjectives
An adjective ending with -a changes form according to the gender and number of the
noun it qualifies.
chota = small
Singular Masculine Feminine
chota kamra choti narangi
chota ghar choti mez
Plural Masculine Feminine
chote kamre choti narangiyan
chote ghar choti mezen
Other adjectives do not change form.
saf = clean
Masculine Feminine
Singular saf kamra saf mez
Plural saf kamre saf mezen
The comparative and superlative forms are made by adding the words usase (or se) and
sabse in front of the positive form.
Positive
sundar
Comparative usase sundar / se sundar
Superlative sabse sundar
When an adjective is repeated twice it emphasises different kinds of the noun or the
intensity or selectivity.
Adjective list
easy
difficult
sweet
bitte
sour
good
bad
blunt
sharp
dark
open
closed
full
empty
tired
fresh
stale
fat
lean
dirty
clean
- asan
- mushkil
- mitha
- karwa
- khatta
- achchha
- kharab
- bhaunta
- paina
- light
- khula
- band
- bhara
- khali
- thaka
- taza
- basi
- mota
- dubla
- ganda
- saf
thick
thin
true
false
distant
near
hot
cold
honest
dishonest
hollow
solid
liquid
glad
sad
wealthy
rich
poor
healthy
sick
long
short
new
old
young
old
light (color)
dark (color)
light
heavy
polite
rude
mannerless
narrow
wide
broad
active
lazy
smart
dull
angry
kind
pleased
displeased
proud
humble
- mota
- patla
- sachcha
- jhutha
- dur
- pas
- garam
- thanda
- imandar
- beiman
- pola
- thos
- taral
- khusk
- ranjida
- maldar
- dhani
- garib
- tandurust
- bimar
- lamba
- chhota
- naya
- purana
- jawan
- buddha
- halka
- gahra
- halka
- bhari
- namra
- badtamiz
- badtamiz
- sankra, tang
- chaura
- chaura
- phurtila
- sust
- hoshiyar
- mattha, manda
- naraz
- meharban
- khush
- naraz
- ghamandi
- 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
little
- kuchh
interesting
- dilchaspa
dull
- ubane wala
durable
- mazbut
not durable - kamzor
strong
- takatwar
weak
- 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
- zyada
few
- kuchh
many
- bahut
right
- sahi
wrong
- galat
excellent
- barhiya
worthless
- raddi
wise
foolish
sweet
harsh
national
foreign
this much
as many
several
that much
such
whatever
hard
soft
other
same
- buddhiman
- bewakuf
- mitha
- kara
- deshi ya rashtriya
- videshi
- itna, itni
- jitne, jitna
- kai
- utna, utni
- aisa, aisi
- jo kuchh
- sakhta
- mulayam
- dusra
- vahi
Different words
Questions
who
- kaun
what
- kya
why
- kyon
when
- kab
where
- kahan
how
- kaise
which
- kaunsa
how many - kitne
how much - kitna
Cardinal numbers
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
- sunya, sifar
- ek
- do
- tin
- char
- panch
- chhah
- sat
- ath
- nau
- das
20
- bis
30
- tis
40
- chalis
50
- 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)
Colors
black - kala
blue - nila
bright - chamkila
brown - bhura
color - rang
golden - sunahra
gray - bhura
green - hara
indigo - baingni
orange - naranji
red
- lal
rosy - gulabi
white - safed
yellow - pila
about (place)
about (pertaining to)
above
across
after
again
again & again
against (opposite)
against (touching)
alas
aloof
almost
also
although
altogether
always
among
and
around
as if
as far as
as soon as
at
backward
backwards &
forwards
because
because (him)
before
behind
below
beneath
between
beyond
bravo
but
by
certainly
- as-pas
- bare men
- upar
- uspar
- bad men
- phir
- bar-bar
- khilaf
- bhira kar
- afsos
- dur
- karib-karib
- ohi
- halanki
- ekdam
- hamesha
- unke bich men
- aur
- as
- mano
- jahantak
- jyonhi
- taraf
- pichhe
- age-pichhe
- kyonki
- vajah se (uski)
- pahle
- pichhe
- niche
- niche
- bich men
- us par
- shabash
- lekin
- se
- zarur
certainly not
down
downward
during
early
either
enough
especially
even
even then
ever
every moment
far
for
for ever
forward
from
generally
gradually
hence (place)
hence (time)
here
here and there
hither
how
how much
if
if not
if possible
if so
immediate
in
in brief
indeed
in front of
inparticular
in general
in short
inside
just now
late
little by little
near
never
neither
no
- hargiz nahin
- niche
- niche ki taraf
- us bich men
- jaldi
- ya to
- kafi
- khas kar
- bhi
- tab to
- hamesha
- hardam
- dur
- (uske) liye
- hamesha ke liye
- age
- se
- am taur par
- dhire-dhire
- yahan se
- ab se
- yahan
- yahan vahan
- yahan
- kaise
- kitna
- agar
- agar nahin to
- ho sake to
- agar aisa hai to
- zaruri, turamt andar
- andar
- thore men
- vastav men
- samne
- khas taur se
- am taur se
- thore men
- andar
- abhi-abhi
- der se
- thora-thora karke
- pas
- kabhi nahin
- na vah
- nahin
nor
not
nothing
not yet
now
now or never
of
of course
off
oft / often
on
once
only
or
out
out and out
over (higher)
over (finished)
perhaps
please
quite
quietly
really
scarcely
seldom
since (time)
since (conditional)
so
some
somehow
so much
so and so
so late
so soon
soon
still
sorry
suddenly
surely
that (conjunction)
than
then
there
therefore
thither
though
- na vah
- nahin
- kuchh nahin
- abhi tak nanin
- ab
- abhi ya phir kabhi nahin
- ka
- albatta
- dur
- aksar
- upar
- ek bar
- kewal
- ya
- bahar
- bilkul
- upar
- khatam
- shayad
- krpaya
- bilkul
- chupchap
- sachmuch
- mushkil se
- kabhi-kabhi
- tab se
- chunki
- isliya
- kuchh
- jyon tyon karke
- itna
- falana
- itni der se
- itni jaldi
- jaldi
- phir bhi
- afsos
- achanak
- zarur
- ki
- se
- to, tab
- vahan
- isliye
- yahan se
- yadyapi
through
thrice
thus
till
today
together
tomorrow
tonight
towards
truly
truly
twice
under
until
up
unless
very
well
when
whenever
whenever it de
where
wherever
whereas
while
why
yes
yesterday
- us mense
- tin bar
- aise
- tab tak
- aj
- ek sath
- kal
- rat ko
- taraf
- sach taur par
- sahi
- do bar
- niche
- tab tak
- upar
- jab tak
- bahut
- achchha
- kab
- jab kabhi
- jab kabhi ho sake
- cahan
- kahin bhi
- chunki
- jab tak
- kyon
- han
- kal
Greetings
Good morning
- subh prabhat
Good 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
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?
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
I live in Denmark
I am a student
I go to school in Lyngby
I speak a little Hindi
I would like some tea
I am tired
I am thirsty
I am hungry
I am not hungry
I have to go
I don't understand it
I understand (now)
It is important
I would like to buy a ...
I would like a ...
I would like some ...
Poul speaking (on the phone) - yah poul bol raha hai
Who is it? (on the phone)
- kaun bol raha hai?