Hindi Cheatsheet
Overview of Hindi
- Hindi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in India and Nepal.
- It is the fourth most spoken language in the world.
- Hindi is written in the Devanagari script.
Basic Vocabulary
- Namaste - Hello
- Shukriya - Thank you
- Haan - Yes
- Nahi - No
- Kaise ho? - How are you?
- Accha - Good
- Khana - Food
- Pani - Water
- Kitne - How many?
- Kitna - How much?
Numbers
- 0 - शून्य (shunya)
- 1 - एक (ek)
- 2 - दो (do)
- 3 - तीन (teen)
- 4 - चार (chaar)
- 5 - पाँच (paanch)
- 6 - छह (chhah)
- 7 - सात (saat)
- 8 - आठ (aath)
- 9 - नौ (nau)
- 10 - दस (das)
Basic Grammar
- Hindi has two genders: masculine and feminine.
- Nouns are either masculine or feminine.
- Verbs change depending on the gender of the subject.
Useful Phrases
- Mera naam __ hai - My name is __
- Mujhe __ chahiye - I need __
- Kya aap meri madad kar sakte hain? - Can you help me?
- Mujhe Hindi nahi aati - I don’t know Hindi
- Kripya dheere boliye - Please speak slowly
- Main theek hoon - I am fine
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