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Hindi vocabulary: art, literature and music

Music, painting, theatre, photography, literature: arts and culture vocabulary in Hindi.

Here are 100 Hindi words on “Arts and creation”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 37 words

HindiEnglish
अभिनेताactor
एल्बमalbum
वास्तुकलाarchitecture
कलाकारartist
दर्शकaudience
लेखकauthor
अध्यायchapter
पात्रcharacter
हास्य नाटकcomedy
कॉन्सर्टconcert
सृजनcreation
नृत्यdance
संवादdialogue
रेखाचित्रdrawingNoun, the picture itself
गैलरीgallery
गिटारguitar
भू-दृश्यlandscape
साहित्यliterature
गाने के बोलlyrics
संग्रहालयmuseum
वृत्तांतnarrative
तस्वीरphotograph
नाटकplay
कथानकplot
कविताpoemText in verse, written to be read
काव्यpoetry
प्रकाशकpublisher
प्रस्तुतीकरणrendition
कहानीshort story
गीतsongWords set to music and sung
मंचstage
शैलीstyle
रहस्य-रोमांचsuspense
प्रतिभाtalent
रंगनाto paint
अनुवादtranslation
कृतिwork

Level 2: medium 39 words

HindiEnglish
सौंदर्यशास्त्रaesthetics
तालियाँapplause
कला समीक्षकart critic
कलाकार का स्टूडियोartist’s studio
अवांगार्दavant garde
बैलेballet
कैनवासcanvas
गायक मंडलीchoir
कॉर्डchord
चिकनी मिट्टीclay
संगीतकारcomposer
पोशाकcostume
नाट्य निर्देशकdirector
ग्रीनरूमdressing room
उपसंहारending
फ़्लैशflash
बाँसुरीflute
जालसाज़ीforgery
प्रकाश व्यवस्थाlighting
संवाद-अंशline
पंक्तिline of verse
पांडुलिपिmanuscript
उत्कृष्ट कृतिmasterpiece
धुनmelody
कथावाचकnarrator
कैनवास पर तैलचित्रoil on canvas
ऑर्केस्ट्राorchestra
तूलिकाpaintbrush
मुद्राpose
रिकॉर्डिंग स्टूडियोrecording studio
तुकrhyme
लयrhythm
मंच सज्जाset
स्नैपशॉटsnapshot
मूर्तिstatue
स्थिर जीवन चित्रstill life
तारstring
प्रेरित करनाto inspire
तुरहीtrumpet

Level 3: hard 24 words

HindiEnglish
अकॉर्डियनaccordion
संकलनanthology
कला आंदोलनart movement
जिल्दसाज़ीbinding
क्लैरिनेटclarinet
चित्राधारeasel
भित्तिचित्रfresco
हार्पharp
आशुरचनाimprovisation
एकालापmonologue
रंग-पट्टिकाpalette
संरक्षकpatron
पादपीठplinth
छापा चित्रprint artwork
कठपुतलीpuppet
आत्मचित्रself portrait
एकल कलाकारsoloist
मंच का डरstage fright
अतियथार्थवादsurrealism
संगीत रचना करनाto compose
उकेरनाto engrave
आकार देनाto model
मूर्ति गढ़नाto sculpt
अंतराversePart sung between two choruses

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Hindi words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?
With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
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By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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