Adjectives describe people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to describe what something or somebody is like. The car is old, the hotel is cheap. You get it. Memorize the Hindi adjectives below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic conversations.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Hindi“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Adjectives

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Important adjectives

EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
goodअच्छाachhahi-sing_good
badबुराburahi-sing_bad
newनयाnayahi-sing_new
oldपुरानाpuranahi-sing_old
smallकम
छोटा		kam
chota		hi-sing_small
hi-sing_small-2
large / bigबड़ाbadahi-sing_largebig
longलंबाlambahi-sing_long
shortछोटाchotahi-sing_short
cheapसस्ताsastahi-sing_cheap
expensiveमहँगाmahangahi-sing_expensive
light / clearप्रकाश
साफ		prakash
saaf		hi-sing_lightclear
hi-sing_lightclear-2
darkअंधेराandherahi-sing_dark
lateदेर सेder sehi-sing_late
earlyजल्दीjaldihi-sing_early
interestingदिलचस्पdilchasphi-sing_interesting
boringउबाऊ
बोरिंग		ubau
boring		hi-sing_boring
hi-sing_boring-2
tiredथका हुआthaka huahi-sing_tired
easy / simpleआसानaasanhi-sing_easysimple
for freeमुफ्त मेmuft mehi-sing_for-free
right / correctसहीsahihi-sing_rightcorrect
wrongगलतgalathi-sing_wrong
strongमजबूतmajbuthi-sing_strong
weakकमजोरkamjorhi-sing_weak

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