Most of the time you’ll probably only need to recognize the written Hindi word or phrase, but we’ve included audio so you can listen to the Hindi pronunciation. This way you’ll be able to find out if something is open or closed, or more importantly, on sale!
Resources for further reading:
Pronouncing signs in Hindi
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महिलायें
mahilāyeṃ
Ladies
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पुरुष
puruṣa
Gentleman
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खींचें
khīṃceṃ
Pull
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धक्का दें
dhakkā deṃ
Push
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खुला है
khulā hai
Open
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बंद है
baṃda hai
Closed
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कोई पार्किंग नहीं है / पार्किन्ग मना है
koī pārkiṃga nahīṃ hai / pārkinga manā hai
No parking
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When you buy food in a supermarket and don’t intend to eat it straight away it might pay to check the ‘best before date’ to avoid nasty surprises…
...तारीख से पहले सर्वश्रेष्ठ
…tārīkha se pahale sarvaśreṣṭha
The best before date
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से पहले सर्वश्रेष्ठ
se pahale sarvaśreṣṭha
Best before…
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Public smoking is legally banned in almost all states of India. So it might be helpful to learn what “Dhoomrapaan niShiDha hai” means.
धूम्रपान क्षेत्र
dhūmrapāna kṣetra
The smoking area
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गैर धूम्रपान क्षेत्र
gaira dhūmrapāna kṣetra
The non-smoking area
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धूम्रपान निषेध (है)
dhūmrapāna niṣedha (hai)
No smoking!
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Sometimes you will see big bright colored signs in nearly every store window. There must be a sale on…
कपड़ों की बिक्री
kapaḍa़oṃ kī bikrī
Sale of clothes
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कम किया हुआ
kama kiyā huā
Reduced
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मोल तोल
mol tol
The bargain
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That’s it for this lesson. I hope you had fun!
For more lessons on Hindi vocabulary I recommend these!
- Let's take a look at fish in Hindi.
- Let's check out this lesson on Hindi hotel words.
- Going on a spending spree? Know your vocabulary to do with shopping in Hindi.
फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge),
Nikita Sharma: Rocket Hindi
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