Hindi vocabulary: town and places
The street, the station, the town hall, the museum, the park: places in town in Hindi, for asking directions and finding your way.
Here are 100 Hindi words on “Town and public places”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 34 words
| Hindi | English |
|---|---|
| पता | address |
| हवाई अड्डा | airport |
| बैंक | bankFinancial institution |
| बेंच | benchPublic seat |
| कूड़ेदान | bin |
| भवन | building |
| चर्च | church |
| सिनेमाघर | cinema |
| शहर | city |
| शहर का केंद्र | city centre |
| नगर निगम भवन | city hall |
| देहात | countryside |
| अस्पताल | hospital |
| पुस्तकालय | library |
| नक़्शा | map |
| बाज़ार | marketPlace where traders sell their goods, often outdoors |
| संग्रहालय | museum |
| मोहल्ला | neighbourhood |
| पुराना शहर | old town |
| सुरक्षा | safety |
| संकेत-पट्ट | sign |
| खेल का मैदान | sports ground |
| चौक | squareOpen public space surrounded by buildings in a town |
| स्टेडियम | stadium |
| सड़क | street |
| स्विमिंग पूल | swimming pool |
| रंगमंच | theatre |
| रास्ता पूछना | to ask the way |
| पार करना | to cross |
| देखने जाना | to visit |
| नगरपालिका कार्यालय | town hall |
| यातायात | traffic |
| रेलवे स्टेशन | train station |
| गाँव | village |
Level 2: medium 44 words
| Hindi | English |
|---|---|
| गली | alley |
| बस स्टॉप | bus stop |
| कैथेड्रल | cathedral |
| क़ब्रिस्तान | cemetery |
| चैपल | chapel |
| साफ़-सफ़ाई | cleanliness |
| वाणिज्य दूतावास | consulate |
| अदालत | courthouse |
| चौराहा | crossroads |
| सांस्कृतिक केंद्र | cultural centre |
| साइकिल लेन | cycle lane |
| बंद गली | dead end |
| मेला | fair |
| फ़व्वारा | fountain |
| हरित क्षेत्र | green space |
| बेघर | homeless person |
| औद्योगिक क्षेत्र | industrial estate |
| निवासी | inhabitant |
| स्थानीय निवासी | local resident |
| महानगर | metropolis |
| स्मारक | monument |
| मस्जिद | mosque |
| रात्रि जीवन | nightlife |
| फ़ुटपाथ | pavement |
| ज़ेब्रा क्रॉसिंग | pedestrian crossing |
| बच्चों के खेलने की जगह | playground |
| पुलिस थाना | police station |
| जनसंख्या | population |
| डाकघर | post office |
| पिन कोड | postcode |
| जेल | prison |
| सार्वजनिक शौचालय | public toilet |
| सड़क मरम्मत का काम | roadworks |
| गोल चक्कर | roundabout |
| सड़क की रोशनी | street lighting |
| उपनगर | suburb |
| घूमकर जाना | to go round |
| गाड़ी खड़ी करना | to parkManoeuvring to position the vehicle |
| टहलना | to stroll |
| ट्रैफ़िक जाम | traffic jam |
| ट्रैफ़िक लाइट | traffic light |
| सुरंग | tunnel |
| शहरी क्षेत्र | urban area |
| सामुदायिक भवन | village hall |
Level 3: hard 22 words
| Hindi | English |
|---|---|
| मठ | abbey |
| असामाजिक व्यवहार | antisocial behaviour |
| भिखारी | beggar |
| बस लेन | bus lane |
| व्यापारिक क्षेत्र | business district |
| चार्जिंग स्टेशन | charging point |
| मैनहोल | manhole |
| मल्टीमीडिया पुस्तकालय | multimedia library |
| अख़बार का स्टॉल | newsstand |
| बाहरी इलाक़ा | outskirts |
| पार्किंग मीटर | parking meter |
| राहगीर | passer by |
| पैदल क्षेत्र | pedestrian zone |
| परकोटा | ramparts |
| सीवर | sewer |
| गगनचुंबी इमारत | skyscraper |
| नाली | street gutter |
| स्ट्रीट लैंप | street lamp |
| के किनारे-किनारे चलना | to go along |
| भूमिगत रास्ता | underpass |
| शहरी नवीनीकरण | urban renewal |
| तोड़फोड़ | vandalism |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Hindi words on “Town and public places”. The full topic holds 130 in the KoKo app: 45 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 28 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.
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