Hindi Vocab

Cahie - Want vs Should

I'm noticing sometimes cahie means to want and sometimes it means should. For example, “mujhe coffee cahie” is “I want coffee” but then “mujhe museum jana cahie” means “I should go to the museum.” How do I understand this distinction? Also what is the t...

0 replies - Last post by SwatiP-y6kn - November 18, 2023

Ke Pas and Ke Sath Confusion!

I am confused - sometimes ke pas is translated as ‘with’, and sometimes as 'have'. How does this work?i.e हमारे पासhamāre pāsawe havebut surely this is 'we have’.Can someone explain?Thnk you.

2 replies - Last post by Adithya-Rocket-Hindi-Tutor - March 6, 2021

Hindi Flash Cards

Hi I cannot find any public Hindi flash cards, and don't know how to make my own. When I started on this site a couple of years ago I was using Safari and found it quite hard to navigate but now I use Chrome and I also think the navigation on the site ...

4 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - January 22, 2021

Khyamat and anth difference

There are two ways to say end in Hindi. What is the difference. You have khyamat कयामत and anth अंत. What is the difference between them and in what contexts are these words used.

1 reply - Last post by Sudhanshu - Rocket Languages Tutor - June 15, 2017

लगता

I've gotten different answers from google translate and the web. What does this word mean? Google translate says "sounds" and some other sites said "applicable" Thanks for the help. :) लगता

2 replies - Last post by Lagenorhynchus - February 17, 2016

What does this Hindi word mean?

What do these words mean? I can't figure them out. Thanks. 1. झूठ 2. भी 3. ने 4. करना Thanks again! Ella

15 replies - Last post by Lagenorhynchus - February 17, 2016

A at the end of many words

I'm new, so I apologize if this has been asked before. I am seeing A at the end of many words in Hindi. I don't hear them pronounced in the sound files. Is this a software issue? or am I just not hearing the a being pronounced?

3 replies - Last post by Deven--3 देवन--३ - January 25, 2016

The use of न (not ने)

Hi, When I read Hindi books and Hindi news, sometimes I just see न stuck in the middle of a sentence like it's its own word. I also heard it used by a flight attendant on a plane. Sometimes, I wonder why it's even there, and I don't know what it means. C...

4 replies - Last post by Deven--3 देवन--३ - December 13, 2015

Hindi; vaha pronounciation

In the past, present and future the Hindi word vaha is sometimes prounced vo and at other times vaha. Why?

1 reply - Last post by Deven--3 देवन--३ - December 12, 2015

Can you translate these? काल(kāl); समय (samay).

8 replies - Last post by Deven--3 देवन--३ - November 27, 2015

लडका is misspelled. The correct spelling is लड़का laṛkā Boy

1.7 Survival Phrases लडका is misspelled. The correct spelling is लड़का laṛkā Boy. The rest of this lesson all boy and girl are misspelled.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 24, 2015

Misspelled "eggs" in Hindi.

4.1 Doing the Groceries आटा , टमाटर, मखन, ,.अन्ड्डे.. āṭā , ṭamāṭara, makhana, anḍḍē,... A packet of flour, tomatoes, butter, eggs... अ अन्ड्डे.. is misspelled. The correct spelling is अन्डे&...

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 23, 2015

Transcribe the following words into Devanagari: nag=gem; bam=bomb; kap=cup; path=path; paṭ=board.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 21, 2015

What are the two words for 'difficult' in Hindi?

3 replies - Last post by Deven--3 देवन--३ - November 6, 2015

List three feminine nouns ending in ा ā(aa).

List three feminine nouns ending in ा ā(aa). These three nouns look like masculine but they are feminine.

3 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 5, 2015

Origin of Hindi Language

namaskaar kaise haiM aap? paDaaee achChee tharah chal rahee hai na? We have been listening to Hindi conversations, writing Hindi scripts and even speaking a little bit of Hindi too! But have we ever thought how this beautiful language was developed or...

4 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 5, 2015

Book in Arabic is كتاب -Kitab, in Sanskrit is पुस्तक- pustak. Give two Hindi words for book.

4 replies - Last post by Deven--3 देवन--३ - November 2, 2015

Sorrow in Sanskrit: is दुःख(duHkha) and शोक(śoka). Give Hindi word for sorrow.

7 replies - Last post by John-H8 - October 20, 2015

Give two words for 'reply' in Hindi.

5 replies - Last post by Deven--3 देवन--३ - October 15, 2015

Please transcribe and translate 'Aum namah Shivay'.

3 replies - Last post by Gaurav (Rocket Hindi Tutor) - April 18, 2015

translation

namaste , kya ap bta sakte hai ki "es k baab jud v" ko english me kaise bolenge .. means translate "es k baab jud v" in english

1 reply - Last post by Gaurav (Rocket Hindi Tutor) - April 18, 2015

Book in Arabic is كتاب(Kitab), give Hindi word for book which is a loanword from Arabic.

3 replies - Last post by Gaurav (Rocket Hindi Tutor) - April 18, 2015

What is help in Hindi?

Hi, I'm confused 'mujhe madada cahie' means 'I need help' but 'kisa taraha ki' means 'help with what?' Can you explain what each work means? Thank you. Mary

1 reply - Last post by Gaurav (Rocket Hindi Tutor) - April 18, 2015

What is the translation of 'Lena'

Hi, Can you tell me the translation of 'lena'? I believed it meant 'take' but it is used in the sentence 'maĩ kōfī lēnā pasanda karūngī' - I would like a coffee. Thank you. Mary

1 reply - Last post by Gaurav (Rocket Hindi Tutor) - April 18, 2015

kaisī, kisa taraha kī?

kaisī, kisa taraha kī? Is this saying 'help, help with what?'

2 replies - Last post by Gaurav (Rocket Hindi Tutor) - April 6, 2015

Kitane

Hi, Can you please explain the translation of 'Kitane'? I believe it means 'How many' . What does it mean in the sentence 'Kitane duhkha ki bata hai' meaning 'What a shame' ? I'm a little confused. Thank you. Mary

1 reply - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - March 20, 2015

Can you translate this? कृपया , मुझे दो टिकेट दीजिये । kṛpayā , mujhē dō ṭikēṭa dījiyē .

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 9, 2014

Can you translate this?

Can you translate this? मुझे सिर दर्द है mujhē sira darda hai

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 8, 2014

Can you translate this?

Can you translate this? कृपया , एक गिलास काजू फेनी kṛpayā , ēka gilāsa kājū phēnī

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 6, 2014

Can you translate this?

Can you translate this? यह नीला वाला स्वेटर मेरा है yaha nīlā vālā svēṭara mērā hai

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 6, 2014