Common Adjectives in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jun 17, 2013 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 |
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About the Author: Nitin Kumar
Nitin Kumar is a native Hindi speaker from New Delhi, India. His education qualification include Masters in Robotics and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is working in the Research and Development in Robotics in Germany. He is avid language learner with varied level of proficiency in English, German, Spanish, and Japanese. He wish to learn French one day. His passion for languages motivated him to share his mother tongue, Hindi, and culture and traditions associated with its speakers. He has been working with Transparent Language since 2010 and has written over 430 blogs on various topics on Hindi language and India, its culture and traditions. He is also the Administrator for Hindi Facebook page which has a community of over 330,000 members.