Tag Archives: Hindi words
An Homage to Mahadevi Varma Posted by Rachael on Nov 28, 2016
I had the good fortune to spend this past Thanksgiving week in one of the most beautiful parts (or the most beautiful part, in my opinion) of the United States: Vermont. Although I have visited Vermont several times before, I looked forward to this visit especially as it would be the first time I would…
Part 3: Indians in Popular American T.V. and Movies Posted by Rachael on Oct 24, 2016
In this third and final installment in a series on Indians in America (the first and second parts explore Indian immigration to America and the many “Little Indias” to be found here), I wanted to talk about the contributions Indian-Americans have made to popular American television and movies. Mindy Kaling Also known by her original…
Top 20 One Word Substitution in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 28, 2015
There are words in Hindi which are described by a whole sentence or group of words. Let me show you some top 20 such words in Hindi which are very common and used in daily conversation. English translations are given in the bracket after sentences or group of words and romanized spelling are also given…
Hindi Words with Various Meanings – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 25, 2015
In continuation of the topic, this is the second post with more Hindi words which have various meanings depending on the context. You can read the first post here. Let’s check out the words in this post, the romanized spellings will help you with the pronunciation scheme for the words. Hindi Romanized Hindi Equivalent English…
Hindi Words with Various Meanings – I Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 21, 2015
In Hindi, there are many words which could refer to another Hindi word. You might think that these words are synonyms, but they are not exactly synonyms. These words would be used in the Hindi literature like Hindi novels and poem. And you’d need to check which referred word would fit the context. I have…
Confusing Words in Hindi – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 26, 2012
In continuation of my post on the confusing words in Hindi, I would like to present some more words which are strikingly similar in form and their pronunciation but their meaning are different. Confusing words like कहा (Kaha) and कहाँ (Kahan) looks almost similar in Hindi but they mean completely different “Said” and “Where” in…
Important One Word Substitutions in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 20, 2012
If you have to describe an idea, thing or person with some attributes in single word in Hindi, how would you do it? In Hindi, you can use one word substitutions to express such a noun or adjective. There are many one word substitutions in Hindi but in this post, I would like to give…