Appendix:Hindi mnemonics
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A list of common Hindi words and ways to remember them using English.
Common vocabulary
[edit]- अमेरिका (amerikā, “America”)
- अवतार (avtār, “avatar”)
- बंगला (baṅglā, “bungalow”)
- छींट (chī̃ṭ, “chintz”)
- सिनेमा (sinemā, “cinema”)
- काफ़ी (kāfī, “coffee”)
- कंप्यूटर (kampyūṭar, “computer”)
- कोना (konā, “corner”)
- डिगरी (ḍigrī, “degree (academic)”)
- डाक्टर (ḍākṭar, “doctor”)
- हिन्दी (hindī, “Hindi”)
- जंगल (jaṅgal, “jungle”)
- लूट (lūṭ, “loot”)
- कर्म (karm, “karma”)
- महाराजा (mahārājā, “maharaja”)
- महात्मा (mahātmā, “mahatma”)
- नर्स (nars, “nurse”)
- पाजामा (pājāmā, “pajamas”)
- फ़ोटो (foṭo, “photo”)
- पुलिस (pulis, “police”)
- पण्डित (paṇḍit, “pundit”)
- रेदियो (rediyo, “radio”)
- सिग्रेत (sigret, “secret”)
- सितार (sitār, “sitar”)
- स्वस्तिक (svastik, “swastika”)
- ठग (ṭhag, “thug”)
- योग (yog, “yoga”)