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View the most common Hindi words as a Google Spreadsheet.

Common words in Hindi, numbers 1 through 10:
1. में (men) - prep. in, into
2. है (hai) - v. is [singular, as in: he/she/it is]
3. हैं (hain) - v. are [plural, as in: they/we are]
4. नहीं (na-hiin) - adv. no
5. लिए (li-e) - perf. adv. holding; taking with one
6. गया (ga-yaa) - perf. part. gone; past
7. तथा (ta-thaa) - 1. conj. and. 2. adv. in the same way as
8. अपने (ap-ne) - adj. ours, plural form of अपना

• अपना (ap-naa) - adj. one’s, one’s own

9. कुछ (kuchh) - pron. something
10. साथ (saath) - 1. n. company; something accompanying. 2. adv. with; along; in the company of

I discovered the spreadsheet containing the most frequently used words from the Hindi Google Group, a list which is apparently derived from Resource Center for Indian Language Technology Solutions at IIT-Mumbai (I can’t verify this because the .aci files will not open on my computer).

The version above, saved as a Google Spreadsheet, is a version that I have modified from the original. I’m not quite sure how I am going to use it yet, but my version will evolve as my language studies evolve. If you are interested in tracking the changes, follow the RSS feed for the spreadsheet. When I develop a strategy for developing the spreadsheet and studying Hindi from the top words down, I will write a post about it here.

Edit (12 August 2008): I’ve fixed the translation for अपने as part of correcting errors in the first 100 words. Thanks for the help, Pradeep.

मास (maas) - month
जनवरी (jan-varii) - January
फरवरी (phar-varii) - February
माच (maarch) - March
अप्रैल (ap-rail) - April
मई (mai) - May
जून (juun) - June
जुलाई (ju-lai) - July
अगस्त (ag-ast) - August
सितंबर (sit-am-bar) - September
अक्तूबर (ak-tuu-bar) - October
नवंबर (nav-am-bar) - November
दिसंबर (dis-am-bar) - December

How did I develop this? I used (1) Master Any Language as a guide; (2) Shabdkosh English-Hindi Dictionary to find the word “month;” and (3) checked words with The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary.

ਦਿਨ (din) - day
ਸੋਮਵਾਰ (som-vaar) - Monday
ਮਂਗਲਵਾਰ (man-gal-vaar) - Tuesday
ਬੁਧਵਾਰ (budh-vaar) - Wednesday
ਵੀਰਵਾਰ (viir-vaar) - Thursday
ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ (shuk-ra-vaar) - Friday
ਸਨਿੱਚਰਵਾਰ (sa-ni-char-vaar) - Saturday
ਐਤਵਾਰ (ait-vaar) - Sunday

How did I develop this? (1) I used Punjabi-English/English-Punjabi Dictionary and (2) Teach Yourself Panjabi (because the dictionary was missing Thursday in the English-Punjabi section…).

दिन (din) - day
सोमवार (som-vaar) - Monday
मंगलवार (man-gal-vaar) - Tuesday
बुधवार (budh-vaar) - Wednesday
गुरुवार (gu-ru-vaar) - Thursday
शुक्रवार (shuk-ra-vaar) - Friday
शनिवार (sha-ni-vaar) - Saturday
इतवार (it-vaar) - Sunday

How did I develop this? (1) I used I Speak Hindi blog as a guide; (2) I checked words with my copy of The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary.

इक्कीस (ikk-iis) - twenty-one
बाईस (baa-iis) - twenty-two
तेईस (te-iis) - twenty-three
चौबीस (chau-biis) - twenty-four
पच्चीस (pach-chiis) - twenty-five
छब्बीस (chhab-biis) - twenty-six
सत्ताईस (sat-taa-iis) - twenty-seven
अट्ठाईस (ath-tha-iis) - twenty-eight
उनतीस (un-tiis) - twenty-nine
तीस (tiis) - thirty
इकत्तीस (ik-at-tiis) - thirty-one

How did I develop this? (1) I used Wikibooks’ Hindi:Numbers as a guide; (2) I checked words with my copy of The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary.

From Crece río Misisipí; temen nuevas inundaciones en Misurí, Illinois“, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2008:

Algunas poblaciones que libran una batalla a brazo partido para evitar que se desborde el Misisipí recibieron una sorpresa desagradable el sábado pues los niveles del río aumentaron más de lo esperado.

• inundación - n. flood
• algunas - adj. some
• poblaciones - n. population
• libran - 3rd person plural of librar - v. to free
• batalla - n. battle
• brazo partido - a strong fight; hand-to-hand fight
  • brazo - n. arm
  • partido - participle of partir - v. to break
• evitar - v. to avoid
• desborde - 3rd person singular present subjunctive of desbordar - v. to overflow
• sorpresa - n. surprise
• desagradable - adj. unpleasant; disagreeable
• sábado - n. Saturday
• niveles - n. levels
• aumentaron - 3rd person plural indicative preterite of aumentar - v. to increase
• esperado - participle of esperar - v. to wait

How did I develop this? (1) I selected an article from the Houston Chronicle “Noticias, deportes y más.” (2) I translated the words with the WordReference.com Spanish-English Dictionary.

ਿੲਕ (ikk) - one
ਦੋ (do) - two
ਤਿੰਨ (tinn) - three
ਚਾਰ (chaar) - four
ਪੰਜ (panj) - five
ਛੇ (chhe) - six
ਸੱਤ (satt) - seven
ਅੱਠ (athth) - eight
ਨੌਂ (naun) - nine
ਦਸ (das) - ten

How did I develop this? I used Teach Yourself Panjabi.

ग्यारह (gyaarah) - eleven
बारह (baarah) - twelve
तेरह (terah) - thirteen
चौदह (chaudah) - fourteen
पंद्रह (pandrah) - fifteen
सोलह (solah) - sixteen
सत्रह (satrah) - seventeen
अठारह (atharah) - eighteen
उन्नीस (unniis) - nineteen
बीस (biis) - twenty

How did I develop this? (1) I used Wikibooks’ Hindi:Numbers as a guide; (2) I checked words with my copy of The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary.

एक (ek) - one
दो (do) - two
तीन (tiin) - three
चार (chaar) - four
पांच (panj) - five
छह (chah) - six
सात (saat) - seven
आठ (aath) - eight
नौ (nau) - nine
दस (das) - ten