Which Hindi words should I learn first?

The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.

What comes after these 100 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Hindi words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Your first 100 Hindi words

New to Hindi? Here are 100 easy words to start with: verbs, the small words of grammar and everyday vocabulary, translated into English.

These words come from the 26 grammar and everyday-life topics of KoKo. The app holds 2,234 words at this level.

Grammar 24 words

Hindi	English
कहना	to say
पढ़ना	to read
हँसना	to laugh
मार डालना	to kill
नीचा	low
अच्छा	good
सख़्त	hard
पक्का	sure
वहाँ	thereAt that place, nearby or pointed out
यहाँ	here
बुरी तरह	badly
थोड़ा	little
को	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
से	fromProvenance, origin
और	and
या	or
यह	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
थोड़ा	somePartitive article, masculine singular
वह	heSubject pronoun, masculine singular
मैं	ISubject pronoun, first person singular
अंदर आना	to come in
बाहर निकलना	to get out
में मदद करना	to help to
उतारना	to take off

Everyday life 76 words

Hindi	English
नहीं	no
हाँ	yes
धन्यवाद	thank you
हाय	hiInformal greeting
एक	one
दस	ten
कुछ ही	few
छह	six
अंत	end
मई	May
गर्मी	summer
अगस्त	August
हड्डी	boneHard part of the skeleton
गरदन	neck
पीठ	back
नाक	nose
आराम	rest
स्वास्थ्य	health
वायरस	virus
कैंसर	cancer
दोस्त	friendPerson bound by friendship, standard register
शिशु	baby
बेटा	son
पति	husbandEveryday use
पागल	crazy
निराश	disappointed
आनंद	joy
डर	fear
चाबी	key
पलंग	bed
दीवार	wall
फ़र्श	floor
लकड़ी	wood
कील	nail
आरी	saw
बाल्टी	bucket
स्मार्ट	smart
चमड़ा	leather
जींस	jeans
स्कर्ट	skirt
लहसुन	garlic
गेहूँ	wheat
पानी	water
रस	juice
जैविक	organic
कटोरा	bowl
भूख	hunger
ज़ायक़ा	flavour
थैला	bag
महँगा	expensive
लागत	cost
दाम	price
सड़क	street
रेलवे स्टेशन	train station
पार्क	park
नक़्शा	map
बस	bus
मोटरसाइकिल	motorbike
बंदरगाह	harbour
पहिया	wheel
उड़ान	flight
स्थल	site
गाइड	guide
होटल	hotel
पूर्व	east
झील	lake
समुद्र	sea
चोंच	beak
मुर्ग़ा	rooster
घोंसला	nest
सोना	gold
लोहा	iron
नीला	blue
लिंक	link
पेज	page
कॉल	call

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Which Hindi words should I learn first?: The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.
What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Hindi words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Hindi vocabulary on iPhone.