Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Hindi conversations.

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Verbs

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EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) beहोनाhonahi-sing_to-be
(to) haveरखनाrakhnahi-sing_to-have
(to) do / (to) makeकरना
बनाना
karna
banana
hi-sing_to-doto-make
hi-sing_to-doto-make-2
can / (to) know how toसकनाsaknahi-sing_canto-know-how-to
(to) know (how)जानना(केसे)janana (kese)hi-sing_to-know-how
(to) know / (to) be acquainted withपरिचित होनाparichit honahi-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with
(to) understandसमझ नाsamazh nahi-sing_to-understand
(to) speak / (to) talkबोलनाbol nahi-sing_to-speakto-talk
(to) listen toसुननाsun nahi-sing_to-listen-to
(to) hearसुननाsun naahi-sing_to-hear
(to) seeदेखनाdekhnahi-sing_to-see
(to) feelमहसूस करनाmhasus karnahi-sing_to-feel
(to) liveजीनाjeenahi-sing_to-live
(to) wantचाहनाchahnahi-sing_to-want
(to) needजरूरत होनाjarurat honahi-sing_to-need
(to) likeपसंद करनाpasand karnahi-sing_to-like
(to) loveप्यार करनाpyar karnahi-sing_to-love
(to) giveदेनाdenahi-sing_to-give
(to) takeलेनाlenahi-sing_to-take
(to) playखेलनाkhelnahi-sing_to-play
(to) laughहसनाhasnahi-sing_to-laugh
(to) comeआनाaanahi-sing_to-come
(to) goजानाjanahi-sing_to-go
(to) go by […]जाने के लिएjane ke liyehi-sing_to-go-by-
(to) writeलिखनाlikhnahi-sing_to-write
(to) readपढ़नाpadhnahi-sing_to-read
(to) countगिननाginnahi-sing_to-count
(to) pronounceबोलनाucharan karnahi-sing_to-pronounce
(to) spellजादू करनाjadu karnahi-sing_to-spell
(to) conjugateसंयुग्म करनाsamyugm karnahi-sing_to-conjugate
(to) rememberयाद करनाyaad karnahi-sing_to-remember
(to) forgetभूलनाbhulnahi-sing_to-forget
(to) eatखानाkhanahi-sing_to-eat
(to) tryकोशिश करनाkoshish karnahi-sing_to-try
(to) useकाम मे लेनाkaam me lenahi-sing_to-use
(to) openखोलनाkholnahi-sing_to-open
(to) closeबंद करनाband karnahi-sing_to-close
(to) greet / (to) welcomeबधाई देना
स्वागत करना
badhai dena
swagat karna
hi-sing_to-greetto-welcome
hi-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2
(to) beginशुरू करनाshuru karnahi-sing_to-begin
(to) endअंत करनाanth karnahi-sing_to-end

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