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100 essential Hindi verbs

100 Hindi words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

HindiEnglish
कहनाto say
पढ़नाto read
हँसनाto laugh
मार डालनाto kill
दिखाई देनाto see
होनाto be
मदद करनाto help
जानाto go
के पास होनाto have
बनानाto create
करनाto do
खेलनाto play
भुगतान करनाto pay
थामनाto hold
खींचनाto pull
आनाto come
जीनाto live
पीनाto drink
विश्वास करनाto believe
चाहिएto have to
देनाto give
प्रवेश करनाto enter
जीतनाto win
खानाto eat
रखनाto put
चढ़नाto go upGo upwards
मरनाto die
खोलनाto open
बोलनाto speak
निकलनाto leave
गुज़रनाto pass
सोचनाto think
खोनाto lose
ढोनाto carryHave on you, carry around
ठहरनाto stayNot change place or state
जाननाto knowHave a piece of information or a skill
बाहर जानाto go out
अनुसरण करनाto follow
गिरनाto fall
बेचनाto sell
लिखनाto write
टालनाto avoid
सोनाto sleep
बंद करनाto close
बचानाto rescue
महसूस करनाto feelPerceive a physical sensation or an emotion
ख़रीदनाto buy
बुलानाto call
रुकनाto stop
बदलनाto change
चुननाto choose
बननाto becomeChange from one state to another
भेजनाto send
कोशिश करनाto try
छोड़नाto leave behind
दिखानाto show
प्राप्त करनाto obtain
भूलनाto forget
सकनाto be able to
लेनाto takeTake hold of something
घर लौटनाto go home
वापस आनाto come backCome back to where you were, towards the speaker
ढूँढ लेनाto find
चाहनाto want
सुननाto listen
फ़ैसला करनाto decide
उम्मीद करनाto hopeWish that something will happen
ज़रूरी होनाto be necessary
चलनाto walk
सफल होनाto succeed
साथ ले जानाto take alongTake someone along with you
लगनाto seemGive an impression, suggest that
इंतज़ार करनाto waitBe patient, let time pass
ढूँढनाto look for
पूछनाto ask
सुनाई देनाto hear
बाँटनाto share
रक्षा करनाto protect
पानाto receiveBe given or sent something
देखनाto watch
जवाब देनाto answer
इस्तेमाल करनाto use
स्वीकार करनाto acceptSay yes to what is offered
लानाto bringBring something towards the speaker
सुनानाto tellNarrate, tell a story
समर्थन करनाto support
तरजीह देनाto prefer
सीखनाto learnGain new knowledge or a new skill
हासिल करनाto reach
शुरू करनाto start
परिचित होनाto be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
जारी रखनाto continue
समझानाto explain
समझनाto understand
निर्माण करनाto build
मिलनाto meet
काम करनाto work
सोने जानाto go to bed
याद आनाto remember
ख़त्म करनाto finish

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