100 essential Hindi verbs
100 Hindi words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.
Core verbs 100 words
| Hindi | English |
|---|---|
| कहना | to say |
| पढ़ना | to read |
| हँसना | to laugh |
| मार डालना | to kill |
| दिखाई देना | to see |
| होना | to be |
| मदद करना | to help |
| जाना | to go |
| के पास होना | to have |
| बनाना | to create |
| करना | to do |
| खेलना | to play |
| भुगतान करना | to pay |
| थामना | to hold |
| खींचना | to pull |
| आना | to come |
| जीना | to live |
| पीना | to drink |
| विश्वास करना | to believe |
| चाहिए | to have to |
| देना | to give |
| प्रवेश करना | to enter |
| जीतना | to win |
| खाना | to eat |
| रखना | to put |
| चढ़ना | to go upGo upwards |
| मरना | to die |
| खोलना | to open |
| बोलना | to speak |
| निकलना | to leave |
| गुज़रना | to pass |
| सोचना | to think |
| खोना | to lose |
| ढोना | to carryHave on you, carry around |
| ठहरना | to stayNot change place or state |
| जानना | to knowHave a piece of information or a skill |
| बाहर जाना | to go out |
| अनुसरण करना | to follow |
| गिरना | to fall |
| बेचना | to sell |
| लिखना | to write |
| टालना | to avoid |
| सोना | to sleep |
| बंद करना | to close |
| बचाना | to rescue |
| महसूस करना | to feelPerceive a physical sensation or an emotion |
| ख़रीदना | to buy |
| बुलाना | to call |
| रुकना | to stop |
| बदलना | to change |
| चुनना | to choose |
| बनना | to becomeChange from one state to another |
| भेजना | to send |
| कोशिश करना | to try |
| छोड़ना | to leave behind |
| दिखाना | to show |
| प्राप्त करना | to obtain |
| भूलना | to forget |
| सकना | to be able to |
| लेना | to takeTake hold of something |
| घर लौटना | to go home |
| वापस आना | to come backCome back to where you were, towards the speaker |
| ढूँढ लेना | to find |
| चाहना | to want |
| सुनना | to listen |
| फ़ैसला करना | to decide |
| उम्मीद करना | to hopeWish that something will happen |
| ज़रूरी होना | to be necessary |
| चलना | to walk |
| सफल होना | to succeed |
| साथ ले जाना | to take alongTake someone along with you |
| लगना | to seemGive an impression, suggest that |
| इंतज़ार करना | to waitBe patient, let time pass |
| ढूँढना | to look for |
| पूछना | to ask |
| सुनाई देना | to hear |
| बाँटना | to share |
| रक्षा करना | to protect |
| पाना | to receiveBe given or sent something |
| देखना | to watch |
| जवाब देना | to answer |
| इस्तेमाल करना | to use |
| स्वीकार करना | to acceptSay yes to what is offered |
| लाना | to bringBring something towards the speaker |
| सुनाना | to tellNarrate, tell a story |
| समर्थन करना | to support |
| तरजीह देना | to prefer |
| सीखना | to learnGain new knowledge or a new skill |
| हासिल करना | to reach |
| शुरू करना | to start |
| परिचित होना | to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something |
| जारी रखना | to continue |
| समझाना | to explain |
| समझना | to understand |
| निर्माण करना | to build |
| मिलना | to meet |
| काम करना | to work |
| सोने जाना | to go to bed |
| याद आना | to remember |
| ख़त्म करना | to finish |
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