Here are Hindi words for greetings & basics to start with: परिवार (parivaar, family), दोस्त (dost, friend), अलविदा (alvida, goodbye), नमस्ते (namaste, hello). Below are 24 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 3 themed lists.
| English | Hindi | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| family | परिवारparivaar | noun | A1 |
| friend | दोस्तdost | noun | A1 |
| goodbye | अलविदाalvida | interj | A1 |
| hello | नमस्तेnamaste | interj | A1 |
| here | यहाँyahaan | adv | A1 |
| house | घरghar | noun | A1 |
| no | नहींnahin | interj | A1 |
| please | कृपयाkripaya | interj | A1 |
| English | Hindi | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | उम्रumra | noun | A1 |
| and | औरaur | conj | A1 |
| answer | उत्तरuttar | noun | A1 |
| birthday | जन्मदिनjanmadin | noun | A1 |
| but | लेकिनlekin | conj | A1 |
| name | नामnaam | noun | A1 |
| or | याya | conj | A1 |
| phone | फोनfon | noun | A1 |
| English | Hindi | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| camaraderie | भाईचाराbhaaeechaara | noun | C1 |
| cordial | सौहार्दपूर्णsauhaardapoorn | adj | C1 |
| gist | सारsaar | noun | C1 |
| rapport | तालमेलtaalmel | noun | C1 |
| salutation | अभिवादनabhivaadan | noun | C1 |
| small talk | हल्की-फुल्की बातचीतhalki-phulki baatcheet | noun | C1 |
| tact | व्यवहार-कुशलताvyavahaar-kushalata | noun | C1 |
| valediction | विदाईvidaai | noun | C2 |
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