Common Adjectives in Hindi

Posted on 17. Jun, 2013 by in Hindi Language

Can you describe or compare thing or person in Hindi? If not, let me show you some of common adjectives that you must learn. The pronunciation scheme (Rom. Hindi) will help you to get along with the pronunciations of the words.

English Hindi Rom. Hindi
big बड़ा baṛā
large बड़ा baṛā
short कम/छोटा kam/chotā
fast तेज tēj
hot गरम garam
good अच्छा acchā
old पुराना/प्राचीन purānā/prāchin
pretty सुंदर sundar
fat वसा vasā
happy प्रसन्न prasann
full पूर्ण pūrṇ
dark अंधेरा andhērā
funny हास्यजनक hāsyajanak
interesting रोचक rochak
cheap सस्ता sastā
high ऊंचा/उच्च uncchā/ucch
deep गहरा gaharā
healthy स्वस्थ svasth
rich धनी dhanī
soft नरम naram
easy आसान āsān
clean शुद्ध shuddh
safe सुरक्षित surakṣit
same अभिन्न abhinn
early शीघ्र śīghr
strong शक्तिशाली śaktiśālī
top शीर्ष śīrṣ
beautiful सुंदर sundar
handsome सुंदर sundar
hungry भूखा bhūkhā
thirsty प्यासा pyāsā
tired थका thakā
busy व्यस्त vyast
free मुक्त mukt
great महान mahān
friendly मित्रवत mitravat
favorite प्रिय priy
little थोड़ा thōṛā
small छोटा chōṭā
tall/long लंबा lambē/ lambā
slow धीमा dhīmā
cold ठंडा ṭhaṇḍa
bad बुरा burā
new/young नया / युवा nayā/ yuvā
ugly कुरूप kurūp
thin/skinny पतला / पतली patalā/ patalī
sad दुखी dukhi
empty रिक्त rikt
light हलका/सरल halkā/saral
serious गंभीर gambhīr
boring व्यास vyaas
expensive महंगा mahaṅgā
low निम्न/नीचा nimna/nicha
shallow उथला uthalā
sick/ill बीमार / बीमार bīmār/ bīmār
poor गरीब garīb
hard कठिन kaṭhin
difficult कठिन/
जटिल
kaṭhin/jatil
dirty गंदा gandā
dangerous संकटमय sankatamay
different विभिन्न vibhinn
late विलंब vilambh
weak निर्बल nirbal
bottom तल ta

Being Indian

Posted on 09. Jun, 2013 by in Hindi Language

What make Indian an Indian (भारतीय – Bhartiya) ? What are their passions? How you can define a person being Indian?

Let me show you some of the peculiarities that you will find about Indians.

Movies  (चित्रकथा – Chitrkatha)
Indians love to go to movies. As there are several languages in India so does the cinemas which include Bollywood (Hindi), Tollywood (Tamil) and etc. There is so much demand for the entertainment industry. This can be imagined by the fact (तथ्य – Tathy) that Bollywood is the biggest producer of motion pictures which are even more than its English counterpart Hollywood.

Jodha Akbar

Jodha Akbar

Cricket (क्रिकेट)
Cricket game is like a religion (धर्म – Dharm) in India. It is followed by most of India. You can imagine their passion (उत्साह – Utsaah) for cricket by the fact that many Indian will even take holiday (अवकाश – Avakaash) if there is important match (खेल – Khel) of cricket. During the league matches of cricket, people could be seen hooked to their TV screen.

Cricket

Cricket

Food (भोजन – Bhojan)
Indians are foodie. They love every taste which may range from one extreme to another. Their taste buds will savor the sweet Mithai (मिठाई – traditional sweets) as well as very bitter lemon pickles. Those taste are result of vast and diverse cuisine (भोजन – Bhojan), which is found in India. There are four cuisines representing India gastronomy. Out of those four cuisines, North Indian and South Indian cuisines are most popular. In North Indian cuisine, you will find numerous varieties of breads, vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, dessert, snacks, traditional sweets and drinks and much more. Similarly in South Indian cuisine, there is lot of variety of dishes based on rich, sea food and native spices.

Chole Bhature

Chole Bhature

Festivals (त्यौहार – Tyauhaar)
India has many festival and Indians love to celebrate their festival with passion. There is very vivid and celebrating mood (भाव – Bhaav) during every festival in India. Be it the festival of light Diwali, India’s biggest festival where people can be seen in very uplifting mood. Indian festivals are so much fun and inspiring that they are now being adopted and celebrated across world i.e. Holi is celebrated in many western countries as the festival of colors.

Holi

Holi Festival

Vocabulary in Hindi – Work

Posted on 31. May, 2013 by in Hindi Language

My last post was on the vocabulary of money and in this post, I will show you vocabulary based on Work (कार्य – kaary). Work is an integral part of our life and society.  Many important things revolves around our work life which includes our office, clients, research, ambition, assets and so on. Therefore, let us learn some Hindi words on this topic.

The following list (सूची – suchi) contain Hindi vocabulary (शब्दावली – shabdaavali) related to work. English words and their translations (अनुवाद – anuvaad) into Hindi (in Devanagari script) are given along with their pronunciations (उच्चारण – ucchaaran) in Hindi. Hope you’ll learn many new words in Hindi with this post.

English Hindi Rom. Hindi
client ग्राहक graahak
collaborate सहयोग aahayog
executive कार्यकारी aaaryakaari
import आयात aayaat
organization संगठन sangathan
rate दर dar
quantity मात्रा maatra
resignation त्यागपत्र tyaagpatr
strike हड़ताल hadtaal
union संघ sangh
proposal प्रस्ताव prastaav
meeting सभा sabha
affiliate सहबद्ध sahabadhh
research अनुसंधान anusandhaan
ambition महत्वाकांक्षा mahatvaakansha
commercial वाणिज्यिक vaadijyik
interview साक्षात्कार saakshaatkaar
production उत्पादन utpaadan
manufacturing औद्योगिक aaudhyogik
prosper सफल होना safal hona
license अनुज्ञप्ति anugypti
venture कार्य kaary
wage वेतन vetan
agency संस्था sanstha
bonus अधिलाभ adhilaabh
chore कार्य kaary
market बाजार baazar
opportunity अवसर avasar
rent किराया kiraaya
retire निवृत्त होना nivrtt hona
slogan नारा naara
supply आपूर्ति aapurti
tool उपकरण upakaran
valuable बहुमूल्य bahumuly
afford समर्थ samarth
agenda कार्यसूची karyasuchi
bid बोली boli
career व्यवसाय vyavasaay
deduct घटाना ghataana
expense व्यय vyay
firm संगठन sangathan
greed लालच laalach
invention आविष्कार aavishshkaar
manage प्रबंधन prabandhan
negotiate बातचीत baatchit
profit लाभ laabh
repair सुधारना sudhaarana
shortage अभाव abhaav
sponsor प्रायोजक praayojak
agriculture कृषि krishi
asset संपत्ति sampatti
crop फसल fasal
duty शुल्क shulk
earn कमाना kamaana
enterprise उद्यम udhyam
fund निधि nidhi
lease पट्टा patta
progress प्रगति pragati
raise उठाना udhaana
skill कौशल kaushal
staff कर्मचारी-वर्ग karmchaari-varg
transaction लेन – देन len-den
worth मूल्य muly
advertise विज्ञापित vigyaapit
appoint नियुक्त niyukt
charge प्रभार prabhaar
office कार्यालय kaaryalay
crew कर्मीदल karmidal
department विभाग vibhaag
position पद pad
employment रोजगार rojgaar
junior कनिष्ठ kanishdh
superior वरिष्ठ varishdh
fare किराया kiraaya
harvest फसल fasal
industry व्यवसाय vyavsaay
machine यंत्र yantr
offer प्रस्ताव prastaav
retail खुदरा khudara
success सफलता safalata
supervise निगरानी nigaraani
tax कर kar
wealth धन dhan