Hindi is the national language of India. If you can learn some basic Hindi Vocabulary you will be able to survive your trip tn any city in India.
Some of the most common words can be found here
| Meaning: | Hindi: | Pronunciation: | Usage: | Hindi: | Pronunciation: |
| comfort, rest | Aarama | aaraam (m) | |||
| China | caina | ciin (m) | |||
| Chinese | cainai | ciinii | |||
| curry | kri. k`i | curry | |||
| country | dðSa | desha (m) | |||
| crop | Psala | fasal (f) | |||
| condition | hala | haal (m) | |||
| chair | kØsaiü | kursii (f) | |||
| chili peppers | emacaü | mirca (f) | |||
| copy, fake, imitation | nakla | nakal (f) | |||
| choice, liking | pasand | pasand (f) | |||
| complete, whole, full | paÜra | puuraa | |||
| colorful | rùga ebarùgaa | rang-birangaa | |||
| color | rùga | rang (m) | |||
| colourful | rùgaina | rangiin | |||
| custom | ervaaja | rivaaj (m) | |||
| can, be able to | saknaa | saknaa [-ne] | |||
| century | Sataabdi | shataabdii (f) | |||
| city | Sahr | sheher (m) | |||
| cotton | saÜta | suut (m) | |||
| cotton (adj.) | saÜtai | suutii |
The list of colors can be found here
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| Color | Hindi | Phonetic Pronunciation |
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| Black | kalaa | kaalaa | ||||
| Blue | nailaa | niilaa | ||||
| Brown | BaÜra | bhuuraa | ||||
| Gold | saØnahra | sunaharaa | ||||
| Green | hra | haraa | ||||
| Khaki | Kaaki | khaakii | ||||
| Orange | naarøgai | naarangii | ||||
| Pink | gaØlaabai | gulaabii | ||||
| Purple | baòøganai | bainganii | ||||
| Red | laala | laal | ||||
| Silver | caaúdi | caandii | ||||
| Slate | slaðXi | sleTii | ||||
| White | safðd | safed | ||||
| Yellow | pailaa | piilaa | ||||
Happy Journey!