A Door Into Hindi: Lesson 3

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Lesson 3 Glossary

Character's name: मीना

आदमी	noun m.	man (same in plural)
नौकरी	noun f.	job (plural नौकरियाँ )
कोई		any
काम	noun m.	work (same in plural)
दुकान	noun f.	store (plural दुकानें)
सामान	noun m.	stuff, goods
किलोमीटर	noun m.	kilometer (same in plural)
बस	noun f.	bus (plural बसें)
रक्शा	noun m.(but sometimes feminine)	rickshaw (plural रक्शे or sometimes रक्शाएँ )
संतरा	noun m.	orange (plural संतरे )
कल	noun m.	tomorrow (or yesterday) (same in plural)
जगह	noun f.	place (plural जगहें )
चीज़	noun f.	thing (plural चीज़ें)
कड़ा	noun m.	bracelet (plural कड़े)
लेकिन		but
चूड़ी	noun f.	bangle (plural चूड़ियाँ)
बुन्दा	noun m.	earring (plural बुन्दे)
ही	emphatic particle	only
कब	question word	when
सुबह	noun f.	morning (plural सुबहें )
X पर	postposition	on X, at X
X के लिये	postposition (compound)	for X
आप के लिये		for you
अभी		just now, right now ( अब + ही )
यही		just this, this very, the same (यह + ही)
चोर	noun m.	thief (same in plural)
पुलिस	noun f.	police (no plural)
सब		all
चाबी	noun f.	key (plural चाबियाँ )

करना	to do
काम करना	to do work, to work (compound verb)
सकना	to be able [to]; This verb has no meaning by itself. When preceded by a Root Verb, its meaning is like English "can".
बेचना	to sell
देना	to give
लेना	to take
खोलना	to open
बुलाना	to call
पैक करना	to pack [up] (compound verb)

तेज़	adj.	fast (speed), strong (taste), sharp (knife), etc.
बड़ा	adj.	big
छोटा	adj.	small
हरा	adj.	green
नीला	adj.	blue
महँगा	adj.	expensive
सुन्दर	adj.	beautiful
लाल	adj.	red
तुम्हारा	possessive pronoun	your (familiar)
हमारा	possessive pronoun	our
अपना	possessive pronoun	one's own (see Grammar)