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Hindi — top 519 words

High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.

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#HindiEnglish
1hello
2hello (formal)
3how are you?
4I'm fine
5thank you
6thanks
7please
8yes
9no
10excuse me / sorry
11goodbye
12what's your name?
13my name is ...
14I
15you (familiar)
16you (formal)
17he / she
18we
19they
20man
21woman
22boy
23girl
24mother
25father
26son
27daughter
28brother
29sister
30friend
31family
32water
33food / to eat
34bread / roti
35rice
36milk
37tea
38salt
39sugar
40one
41two
42three
43four
44five
45six
46seven
47eight
48nine
49ten
50hundred
51thousand
52to go
53to come
54to be
55to do / make
56to see
57to hear
58to speak
59to drink
60to sleep
61to read / study
62to write
63to understand
64to want
65good
66bad
67big
68small
69hot
70cold
71new
72old
73what?
74who?
75where?
76when?
77why?
78how?
79and
80but
81today
82tomorrow / yesterday
83now
84house / home
85hello, greetings!
86goodbye
87thanks
88sorry
89welcome, greetings
90good morning
91good night
92person, people (collectively)
93people
94man, male
95lady, female, woman
96child
97girl
98infant, baby
99friend
100guest, visitor
101stranger
102teacher
103student
104doctor
105chief, headman (especially of a village)
106king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
107queen, princess
108farmer, cultivator
109neighbour
110mother
111daughter
112husband
113wife
114paternal grandmother
115paternal grandfather
116maternal uncle
117maternal aunt (mother's sister)
118family
119relative (a family member, normally of the extended family)
120twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or…
121this one; he; she; it (proximal third person singular…
122they (near reference, direct case)
123that
124who?
125what?
126why
127how (manner)
128everything
129eleven
130twelve
131twenty
132thirty
133first
134half
135body, bodily frame
136head
137hair
138face, countenance
139eye
140ear
141nose
142mouth
143tooth
144tongue
145lip
146neck
147arm, forearm
148hand
149finger
150nail, fingernail (of the finger or toe), claw, talon
151box, chest
152breast, teat
153stomach (organ)
154belly, stomach
155back (rear of the body)
156knee
157foot
158skin
159bone
160blood
161heart (organ)
162liver
163food
164water
165meat, flesh
166fish
167egg
168honey
169oil, petrol
170boiled rice
171corn, maize
172potato
173banana
174mango
175orange (fruit)
176apple (fruit)
177fruit
178vegetable
179pumpkin
180tomato
181onion
182pepper (chilli as well as black pepper)
183tea leaf
184coffee
185beer
186wine, liquor, alcohol
187porridge, gruel
188broth, soup, gravy
189flour of unspecified kind or wholegrain
190peanut (a legume resembling a nut)
191domesticated animal
192dog
193cat (of any gender)
194cow
195ox; bullock
196calf (child of a cow)
197nanny goat (a female goat)
198sheep
199pig, boar
200horse
201donkey, ass
202chicken
203bird
204mouse, rat
205rabbit
206lion
207leopard
208elephant
209buffalo
210giraffe
211zebra
212hippopotamus
213rhinoceros
214crocodile
215hyena
216monkey
217snake
218frog
219lizard
220tortoise
221insect, bug
222mosquito
223honey bee, bee (insect)
224ant
225spider
226butterfly
227locust, grasshopper: Acrididae family insects
228louse
229wolf
230fox
231deer
232eagle
233owl
234crow
235the Moon
236star
237sky
238cloud
239rain
240air, wind, breeze
241thunder
242lightning
243fire, flame
244ash, ashes
245earth
246earth, ground
247soil, earth
248sand
249stone, rock
250rock, crag, cliff; rock formation
251mountain
252hill, small mountain
253valley, basin
254river
255lake
256ocean, sea
257ocean
258island
259snow, ice, frost
260snow
261tree, shrub, plant
262forest, woods
263bush, shrub
264grass
265leaf
266flower
267root (of a tree, tooth, etc.)
268wood, timber
269field, area of study
270garden, park
271road
272path, course, road
273desert (geographical region)
274world
275light
276shadow, silhouette
277house
278shed, hut, usually built of earth or clay
279door (panel), doorleaf, shutter
280window
281wall
282roof, ceiling
283bed, cot
284pot (usually earthen)
285plate (dish)
286cup, a mug
287spoon
288knife
289basket
290bag; kit; sack (esp. one closed with a drawstring)
291box, container
292blanket
293clothes, clothing, attire, garment
294shirt
295clothing, garment, apparel, attire, dress
296shoe
297hat
298money, wealth, riches
299book, manuscript, volume
300paper
301letter, character (of an alphabet)
302picture
303car, truck, bus
304bicycle, bike
305bus
306boat
307vessel, ship, boat
308spear, lance
309bow
310arrow
311axe
312hoe
313drum
314key
315rope, string, cord
316needle (for knitting and otherwise)
317mirror
318broom
319village, hamlet
320town, city
321city
322nation, country
323shop
324school, college, academy
325church (a Christian house of worship; a building where…
326hospital
327farm, plantation
328well (hole in the ground for fetching water)
329bridge
330prison, jail, a place of confinement
331time
332day (period from one midnight to the next)
333night
334morning, dawn
335evening, dusk
336afternoon, midday
337week
338month
339year
340hour
341later
342never
343again
344already
345quickly, rapidly; soon
346season
347summer, the hot season
348winter, the cold season
349red (color/colour)
350black (color/colour)
351white (color)
352green (colour)
353blue color
354yellow (color/colour)
355brown
356large
357long (of objects, duration, etc)
358short
359high, tall, lofty
360good
361charming, beautiful, lovely
362ugly (not beautiful)
363new
364young
365warm; hot
366cold, cool
367dry, parched
368full
369strong, powerful
370weak
371slow, sluggish, steady
372rich, wealthy
373poor, impoverished
374pleased, comfortable, happy, contented
375sad, depressed
376tired
377hungry, starving
378thirsty
379clean
380dirty, filthy, unclean
381sweet
382bitter, pungent
383sour
384right (side)
385left (side)
386near, close (within a short distance)
387distant, far
388low, under
389deep
390wide
391narrow, parochial, limited, cramped
392thick
393thin, lean, slender
394hard, difficult
395soft, delicate, tender, downy
396easy
397difficult, challenging, arduous
398important, necessary
399different (not the same; unlike)
400same
401alive, living
402dead, deceased
403to keep, to have
404to wake up
405to sit
406to stand up
407to walk, stroll, saunter
408to run
409to jump, leap
410to swim
411to speak
412to talk
413to ask, enquire
414to reply, respond, answer
415to call, summon
416to know, comprehend, understand
417to think, deliberate (on); to give consideration (to)
418to learn
419to teach
420to count
421to like
422to love
423to hate
424to fear
425to give, grant, award
426to take
427to bring
428to bear, carry
429to buy, to purchase
430to sell (to agree to transfer goods or provide services)
431to pay, to give money
432to work
433to play (a game, a sport)
434to sing
435to dance
436to laugh, chuckle
437to cry, weep
438to smile
439to open
440to close
441to begin
442to end, finish, terminate
443to stop, to be stopped
444to wait
445to help, assist
446to find, come upon, meet
447to lose (a possession or part etc.)
448seek, search for, look for; to find
449to search, to look for, to seek
450to cook, prepare food
451to wash
452to build
453to make, create, produce
454to cut, slice
455to throw
456to hold
457to pull
458to shove, push
459to fall, to tumble
460to kill, to murder
461to die, to perish
462to live
463to grow, become larger (in size)
464to plant, sow
465to dig, excavate
466to burn
467to boil
468to send
469to return (to come back after some period of time, or at…
470to arrive, reach
471to leave, abandon, quit
472to go out
473to come, visit
474to marry, get married
475to steal
476to fight
477to beat, hit, strike, knock
478to beat, strike (someone)
479to bite
480to breathe, respire
481to smell
482to taste, try (of food)
483to touch, to feel
484to show
485to hide, cover, conceal
486to win, conquer
487to try, attempt
488to choose, pluck
489to use
490to wear (clothes)
491to sew, stitch, mend
492to knit; to weave, plait
493to hunt
494name
495word, term
496language, speech
497story, narrative
498song
499question, query, problem, interrogation
500thing
501life (as in the state of being alive)
502death
503peace, tranquility, quiet, ease
504war
505god
506soul, spirit, self
507dream, reverie, vision
508news
509truth
510health, freedom from disease
511sickness, disease, malady
512medicine
513problem, issue, puzzle
514law, statute
515custom
516game, sport; fun
517present, gift
518price, cost
519number