Around 1000 words are enough to understand roughly 85% of everyday speech. That is exactly what 1000 Words focuses on: instead of endless grammar tables, you first learn the Hindi vocabulary you will actually meet in real life – nouns, verbs, adjectives and full sentences, each with translation, example sentence and audio.
Learn the way that fits your day: as a video to read along, as an audiobook for your commute or for falling asleep, as an ebook, or with the built-in vocabulary trainer that shows you every word again at the scientifically optimal moment (spaced repetition). Everything is available on the website and in the free app for iOS and Android.
You will start with everyday Hindi words like the food (खाना), the drink (पेय), the cup (कप) — the vocabulary that appears most often in real conversations.
| English | Hindi | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| the food | खाना | The food is delicious. खाना स्वादिष्ट है। |
| the drink | पेय | I want a drink. मुझे एक पेय चाहिए। |
| the cup | कप | The cup is full. कप भरा हुआ है। |
| the bottle | बोतल | The bottle is empty. बोतल खाली है। |
| the plate | प्लेट | The plate is clean. प्लेट साफ़ है। |
| the spoon | चम्मच | I use a spoon. मैं चम्मच का उपयोग करता हूँ। |
| the fork | काँटा | I eat with a fork. मैं काँटे से खाता हूँ। |
| the knife | चाकू | The knife is sharp. चाकू तेज़ है। |
| the breakfast | नाश्ता | I eat breakfast. मैं नाश्ता करता हूँ। |
| the lunch | दोपहर का भोजन | We have lunch at noon. हम दोपहर में भोजन करते हैं। |
| the dinner | रात का खाना | They eat dinner together. वे एक साथ रात का खाना खाते हैं। |
| the bread | ब्रेड | I buy bread. मैं ब्रेड खरीदता हूँ। |
| the butter | मक्खन | I put butter on the bread. मैं ब्रेड पर मक्खन लगाता हूँ। |
| the cheese | पनीर | I eat cheese. मैं पनीर खाता हूँ। |
| the milk | दूध | I drink milk. मैं दूध पीता हूँ। |
| the coffee | कॉफी | I drink coffee in the morning. मैं सुबह कॉफी पीता हूँ। |
| the tea | चाय | I like tea. मुझे चाय पसंद है। |
| the juice | जूस | I drink juice. मैं जूस पीता हूँ। |
| the soda | सोडा | I drink soda. मैं सोडा पीता हूँ। |
| the rice | चावल | I eat rice. मैं चावल खाता हूँ। |
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| to borrow | उधार लेना |
| to buy | खरीदना |
| to clean | साफ़ करना |
| to close | बंद करना |
| to cook | पकाना |
| to do | करना |
| to drink | पीना |
| to eat | खाना |
| to find | ढूँढना |
| to get | पाना |
| She is my friend | वह मेरी दोस्त है। |
| They have fun together | वे एक साथ मज़ा करते हैं। |
| We eat lunch together | हम एक साथ दोपहर का खाना खाते हैं। |
| She smiles a lot | वह बहुत मुस्कुराती है। |
| He tells funny jokes | वह मजेदार चुटकुले सुनाता है। |
| I visit my friends | मैं अपने दोस्तों से मिलने जाता हूँ। |
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With the 1000 most frequent words you understand about 85% of everyday spoken language. That is why 1000 Words focuses exactly on this core vocabulary – organized into nouns, verbs & adjectives and full sentences.
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