These are the 100 most useful Hindi words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Hindi.
| # | Word | Hindi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the apple | सेब |
| 2 | the book | किताब |
| 3 | the cat | बिल्ली |
| 4 | the dog | कुत्ता |
| 5 | the car | गाड़ी |
| 6 | the house | घर |
| 7 | the chair | कुर्सी |
| 8 | the table | मेज़ |
| 9 | the window | खिड़की |
| 10 | the door | दरवाजा |
| 11 | the pencil | पेंसिल |
| 12 | the paper | कागज़ |
| 13 | the school | स्कूल |
| 14 | the teacher | शिक्षक |
| 15 | the student | छात्र |
| 16 | the boy | लड़का |
| 17 | the girl | लड़की |
| 18 | the adult | वयस्क |
| 19 | the friend | दोस्त |
| 20 | the tree | पेड़ |
| 21 | the flower | फूल |
| 22 | the river | नदी |
| 23 | the mountain | पहाड़ |
| 24 | the beach | समुद्र तट |
| 25 | the sun | सूरज |
| 26 | the moon | चाँद |
| 27 | the star | तारा |
| 28 | the cloud | बादल |
| 29 | the rain | बारिश |
| 30 | the snow | बर्फ |
| 31 | the wind | हवा |
| 32 | the fire | आग |
| 33 | the water | पानी |
| 34 | the food | खाना |
| 35 | the drink | पेय |
| 36 | the cup | कप |
| 37 | the bottle | बोतल |
| 38 | the plate | प्लेट |
| 39 | the spoon | चम्मच |
| 40 | the fork | काँटा |
| 41 | the knife | चाकू |
| 42 | the breakfast | नाश्ता |
| 43 | the lunch | दोपहर का भोजन |
| 44 | the dinner | रात का खाना |
| 45 | the fruit | फल |
| 46 | the vegetable | सब्जी |
| 47 | the bread | ब्रेड |
| 48 | the butter | मक्खन |
| 49 | the cheese | पनीर |
| 50 | the milk | दूध |
| 51 | the coffee | कॉफी |
| 52 | the tea | चाय |
| 53 | the juice | जूस |
| 54 | the soda | सोडा |
| 55 | the chocolate | चॉकलेट |
| 56 | the candy | कैंडी |
| 57 | the cookie | कुकी |
| 58 | the cake | केक |
| 59 | the rice | चावल |
| 60 | the pasta | पास्ता |
| 61 | the fish | मछली |
| 62 | the chicken | चिकन |
| 63 | the beef | गोमांस |
| 64 | the egg | अंडा |
| 65 | the soup | सूप |
| 66 | the salad | सलाद |
| 67 | the sandwich | सैंडविच |
| 68 | the pizza | पिज्जा |
| 69 | the ice cream | आइसक्रीम |
| 70 | the cereal | अनाज |
| 71 | the honey | शहद |
| 72 | the sugar | चीनी |
| 73 | the salt | नमक |
| 74 | the pepper | काली मिर्च |
| 75 | the tomato | टमाटर |
| 76 | the potato | आलू |
| 77 | the onion | प्याज |
| 78 | the carrot | गाजर |
| 79 | the lettuce | सलाद पत्ता |
| 80 | the cucumber | खीरा |
| 81 | the banana | केला |
| 82 | the orange | संतरा |
| 83 | the grapefruit | चकोतरा |
| 84 | the strawberry | स्ट्रॉबेरी |
| 85 | the grape | अंगूर |
| 86 | the lemon | नींबू |
| 87 | the lime | हरा नींबू |
| 88 | the cherry | चेरी |
| 89 | the watermelon | तरबूज |
| 90 | the pineapple | अनानास |
| 91 | the mango | आम |
| 92 | the kiwi | कीवी |
| 93 | the peach | आड़ू |
| 94 | the pear | नाशपाती |
| 95 | the plum | आलूबुखारा |
| 96 | the berry | बेरी |
| 97 | the melon | खरबूजा |
| 98 | the phone | फ़ोन |
| 99 | the computer | कंप्यूटर |
| 100 | the television | टेलीविज़न |
The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Hindi - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.
They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.
Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with native-speaker audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.