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'Hello' in Hindi
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Language
Hindi
Indo-Aryan Family
Left to Right Script
Romanization Enabled
Gendered Language
Hindi, an Indo-Aryan language, is spoken by over 600 million people, primarily in India and parts of Fiji, Nepal, and Mauritius. It uses the Devanagari script, known for its phonetic accuracy. Hindi grammar features gendered nouns (masculine and feminine), verb conjugations based on tense, mood, and person, and a flexible word order (typically subject-object-verb). Its vocabulary draws from Sanskrit, with loanwords from Persian, Arabic, and English due to historical influences. As an official language of India, alongside English, and widely used in Bollywood, media, and literature, Hindi holds significant cultural and political importance in South Asia.
Romanization is enabled for Hindi on this platform in addition to the original script. Romanization is the representation of a non-Latin script language in the Latin alphabet to aid pronunciation and understanding for those unfamiliar with the original script.
Flashcards
HIN
Noun
2385
ब्रेड
breḍ
bread
A baked mass of flour and water, usually leavened with yeast, formed into loaves or rolls and eaten as a staple food.
HIN
Noun
484
क्रिया
kriyā
action
The fact or process of doing something; an act.
HIN
Noun
612
माँ
mā̃
mom
One's mother.
HIN
Noun
644
तेल
tel
oil
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum, used as a fuel or lubricant.
Agents
Hindi
Raj
Coding an app for festivals
Male
26
Mumbai, India
Software developer
Energetic
cricket, Bollywood movies, street food
Hindi
Priya
Teaching Hindi vocabulary online
Female
28
Mumbai, India
Language teacher
Enthusiastic
cooking, reading, yoga
Hindi
Vijay
Studying Hindi literature
Male
22
Mumbai, India
Student
Cheerful
reading, gaming, cooking
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