This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Hindi words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

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

Cities & Traffic in Hindi

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
shopदुकानdukaan
department storeडिपार्टमेंट स्टोरdaipaartament stor
kioskकीओस्कkeeosk
bakeryबेकरीbekaree
confectioneryहलवाई की दुकानhalavaaii kee dukaan
butcher’sकसाई काkasaaii ka
marketबाजारbaajaar
libraryपुस्तकालयpustakaalay
churchचर्चcharch
cinemaसिनेमाsineymaa
theaterथिएटरthiyetar
hotelहोटलhotal
bankबैंकbaink
schoolस्कूलskool
universityविश्वविद्यालयvishvavidyaalay
kindergartenबाल विहारbaal vihaar
chemist’s / drugstoreकेमिस्ट की
दवा की दुकान		kemist kee
davaa kee dukaan
hospitalअस्पतालaspataal

Cities and Places

EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / cityकस्बा
शहर		kasba
shahar
houseमकानmakaan
buildingइमारतimaarat
street / roadगली
सड़क		galee
sadak
avenueमार्गmaarg
bridgeपुलpul
center/city centerकेंद्रkendra
crossingचौराहाchauraahaa
squareचौकोरchaukor
parkपार्कpaark
landmark / sightमील का पत्थर
नजर		meel kaa patthar
najar
monumentस्मारकsmaarak

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicleवाहनvaahan
carगाड़ीgaadee
trainरेल गाडीrel gaadee
busबसbas
tramट्रामtraam
metroमेट्रोmetro
bicycleसाइकिलsaaikil
motorbikeमोटरसाइकिलmotarsaaikil
taxiटैक्सीtaiksee
airplaneविमानvimaan
shipसमुद्री जहाजsamudree jahaaj
(train) station(रेलवे) स्टेशन(relvey) steshan
main stationमुख्य स्टेशनmukhya steshan
stopरुकेंrukein
station / stopस्टेशन
स्टॉप		steshan
stop
parking areaपार्किंग क्षेत्रpaarking kshetra
petrol stationपेट्रोल स्टेशनpetrol steshan
(to) go by carगाड़ी से जानाgaadee se jaanaa
(to) go by motorbikeमोटरसाइकिल से जानाmotarasaaikil se jaanaa
(to) go by bikeबाइक से जानाbaaik se jaanaa
(to) go by busबस से जानाbas se jaanaa
(to) go by metroमेट्रो से जानाmetro se jaanaa

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