Hindi vocabulary: time, days and months
The days of the week, the months, the seasons and telling the time in Hindi: everything you need to set a date or describe your day.
Here are 100 Hindi words on “Time and calendar”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Hindi | English |
|---|---|
| अगस्त | August |
| शुरुआत | beginning |
| शताब्दी | century |
| क्रिसमस | Christmas |
| तारीख़ | date |
| पिछला दिन | day before |
| दिसंबर | December |
| हर दिन | every day |
| हर साल | every year |
| फ़रवरी | February |
| शुक्रवार | Friday |
| भविष्य | future |
| आधा घंटा | half an hour |
| घंटा | hour |
| जनवरी | January |
| जुलाई | July |
| जून | June |
| पिछले महीने | last month |
| मार्च | March |
| मई | May |
| बीच | middle |
| महीना | month |
| अगला दिन | next day |
| अगले हफ़्ते | next week |
| अगले साल | next year |
| रात | nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep |
| नवंबर | November |
| अक्टूबर | October |
| कालखंड | period |
| वर्तमान | present |
| सितंबर | September |
| गर्मी | summer |
| आज सुबह | this morning |
| समय | time |
| समय पर पहुँचना | to be on time |
| इंतज़ार करना | to wait |
| आज शाम | tonight |
| दो बार | twice |
| हफ़्ता | week |
| साल | year |
Level 2: medium 38 words
| Hindi | English |
|---|---|
| दोपहर | afternoon |
| मुलाक़ात का समय | appointment |
| पतझड़ | autumn |
| कैलेंडर | calendar |
| दीवार घड़ी | clock |
| दैनिक | daily |
| देरी | delay |
| डायरी | diary |
| अवधि | duration |
| आवृत्ति | frequency |
| छुट्टियाँ | holidays |
| तात्कालिक | immediate |
| क्षण | instant |
| मिनट | minute |
| मासिक | monthly |
| राष्ट्रीय दिवस | national day |
| नया साल | New Year |
| मध्याह्न | noon |
| स्थायी | permanent |
| सार्वजनिक अवकाश | public holiday |
| समय-सारणी | schedule |
| ऋतु | season |
| सेकंड | second |
| वसंत | spring |
| चरण | stage |
| ग्रीष्मकालीन समय | summer time |
| अस्थायी | temporary |
| परसों | the day after tomorrowTwo days after today |
| परसों | the day before yesterdayTwo days before today |
| रद्द करना | to cancel |
| तारीख़ तय करना | to set a date |
| आयोजित होना | to take place |
| मंगलवार | Tuesday |
| अत्यावश्यक | urgent |
| बुधवार | Wednesday |
| साप्ताहिक | weekly |
| सर्दी | winter |
| वार्षिक | yearly |
Level 3: hard 22 words
| Hindi | English |
|---|---|
| अग्रिम | advance |
| कालक्रम | chronology |
| सुई | clock hand |
| उलटी गिनती | countdown |
| भोर | dawn |
| गोधूलि | dusk |
| रेतघड़ी | hourglass |
| सहस्राब्दी | millennium |
| समयनिष्ठा | punctuality |
| तिमाही | quarter |
| समकालिक | simultaneous |
| स्टॉपवॉच | stopwatch |
| टाइमर | timer |
| पहले कर देना | to bring forward |
| तारीख़ डालना | to date |
| देर करना | to delay |
| अवधि बढ़ाना | to extend |
| बाद में आना | to follow on |
| टालना | to postpone |
| निर्धारित करना | to schedule |
| छोटा करना | to shorten |
| वेलेंटाइन डे | Valentine’s Day |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Hindi words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 31 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.
- How can I remember this Hindi vocabulary?
- 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.
- 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.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Hindi vocabulary on iPhone.
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