English Vocab Bank
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Helloheh-LOH
- Hindi (English explanations)
- नमस्तेnamaste
Greetings & Formality
Good morninggood MOR-ning
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सुप्रभातsuprabhāt
Greetings & Formality
Good eveninggood EE-vning
- Hindi (English explanations)
- शुभ संध्याśubh sandhyā
Greetings & Formality
Goodbyegood-BYE
- Hindi (English explanations)
- फिर मिलेंगेphir mileñge
Greetings & Formality
Byebye
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बाय बायbāy bāy
Greetings & Formality
Thank youthank yoo
- Hindi (English explanations)
- धन्यवादdhanyavād
Greetings & Formality
Pleasepleez
- Hindi (English explanations)
- कृपयाkṛpayā
Greetings & Formality
Yesyes
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हाँhāñ
Greetings & Formality
Nonoh
- Hindi (English explanations)
- नहींnahīñ
Greetings & Formality
How are you?how ar yoo
- Hindi (English explanations)
- कैसे हो? / आप कैसे हैं?kaise ho? / āp kaise haiñ?
Greetings & Formality
I'm fineeyem fyn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं ठीक हूँmaiñ ṭhīk hūñ
Greetings & Formality
I ameye am
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं ... हूँmaiñ ... hūñ
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
you areyoo ar
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम ... होtum ... ho
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
he ishee iz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह ... हैvah ... hai
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
she isshee iz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह ... हैvah ... hai
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
we arewee ar
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हम ... हैंham ... haiñ
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
they arethay ar
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वे ... हैंve ... haiñ
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
I / meeye / mee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं / मुझेmaiñ / mujhe
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
he / himhee / him
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह / उसेvah / use
Personal Pronouns & 'to be'
I eateye eet
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं खाता/खाती हूँmaiñ khātā/khātī hūñ
Simple Present Tense
he eatshee eets
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह खाता हैvah khātā hai
Simple Present Tense
she worksshee wurks
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह काम करती हैvah kām kartī hai
Simple Present Tense
they playthay play
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वे खेलते हैंve khelte haiñ
Simple Present Tense
I goeye goh
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं जाता/जाती हूँmaiñ jātā/jātī hūñ
Simple Present Tense
it rainsit raynz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बारिश होती हैbāriś hotī hai
Simple Present Tense
a bookay book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- एक किताबek kitāb
Articles: a, an, the
an applean AP-uhl
- Hindi (English explanations)
- एक सेबek seb
Articles: a, an, the
the sunthuh suhn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सूरजsūraj
Articles: a, an, the
a cat / the catay kat / thuh kat
- Hindi (English explanations)
- एक बिल्ली / वह बिल्लीek billī / vah billī
Articles: a, an, the
book → booksbook / books
- Hindi (English explanations)
- किताब → किताबेंkitāb → kitābeñ
Plural Nouns
child → childrenchyld / CHIL-dren
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बच्चा → बच्चेbaccā → bacce
Plural Nouns
man → menman / men
- Hindi (English explanations)
- आदमी → आदमीādmī → ādmī
Plural Nouns
foot → feetfoot / feet
- Hindi (English explanations)
- पैर → पैरpair → pair
Plural Nouns
mouse → micemows / mys
- Hindi (English explanations)
- चूहा → चूहेcūhā → cūhe
Plural Nouns
fish → fishfish / fish
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मछली → मछलियाँmachlī → machliyāñ
Plural Nouns
onewun
- Hindi (English explanations)
- एकek
Numbers 1–10
twotoo
- Hindi (English explanations)
- दोdo
Numbers 1–10
threethree
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तीनtīn
Numbers 1–10
fourfor
- Hindi (English explanations)
- चारcār
Numbers 1–10
fivefyv
- Hindi (English explanations)
- पाँचpāñc
Numbers 1–10
sixsiks
- Hindi (English explanations)
- छहchah
Numbers 1–10
sevenSEH-vn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सातsāt
Numbers 1–10
eightate
- Hindi (English explanations)
- आठāṭh
Numbers 1–10
ninenyn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- नौnau
Numbers 1–10
tenten
- Hindi (English explanations)
- दसdas
Numbers 1–10
twentyTWEN-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बीसbīs
Numbers 11–100
thirtyTHUR-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तीसtīs
Numbers 11–100
fortyFOR-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- चालीसcālīs
Numbers 11–100
fiftyFIF-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- पचासpacās
Numbers 11–100
sixtySIKS-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- साठsāṭh
Numbers 11–100
seventySEV-en-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सत्तरsattar
Numbers 11–100
eightyAY-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अस्सीassī
Numbers 11–100
ninetyNYN-tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- नब्बेnabbe
Numbers 11–100
one hundredwun HUN-dred
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सौsau
Numbers 11–100
twenty-oneTWEN-tee wun
- Hindi (English explanations)
- इक्कीसikkīs
Numbers 11–100
motherMUH-ther
- Hindi (English explanations)
- माँmāñ
Family
fatherFAH-ther
- Hindi (English explanations)
- पिताpitā
Family
brotherBRUH-ther
- Hindi (English explanations)
- भाईbhāī
Family
sisterSIS-ter
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बहनbahan
Family
grandmotherGRAND-muh-ther
- Hindi (English explanations)
- नानी / दादीnānī / dādī
Family
grandfatherGRAND-fah-ther
- Hindi (English explanations)
- नाना / दादाnānā / dādā
Family
sonsuhn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बेटाbeṭā
Family
daughterDAW-ter
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बेटीbeṭī
Family
this bookthis book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- यह किताबyah kitāb
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
these bookstheez books
- Hindi (English explanations)
- ये किताबेंye kitābeñ
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
that housethat hows
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह घरvah ghar
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
those housesthohz HOW-ziz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वे घरve ghar
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
my bookmy book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मेरी किताबmerī kitāb
Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's
your bookyor book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम्हारी किताबtumhārī kitāb
Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's
his bookhiz book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसकी किताबuskī kitāb
Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's
her bookhur book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसकी किताबuskī kitāb
Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's
Priya's bookPREE-yaz book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- प्रिया की किताबpriyā kī kitāb
Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's
our houseow-er hows
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हमारा घरhamārā ghar
Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's
in the boxin thuh boks
- Hindi (English explanations)
- डिब्बे मेंḍibbe meñ
Prepositions of Place: in, on, at
on the tableon thuh TAY-buhl
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मेज़ परmez par
Prepositions of Place: in, on, at
at the doorat thuh dor
- Hindi (English explanations)
- दरवाज़े परdarvāze par
Prepositions of Place: in, on, at
in the cityin thuh SIT-ee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- शहर मेंśahar meñ
Prepositions of Place: in, on, at
at schoolat skool
- Hindi (English explanations)
- स्कूल मेंskūl meñ
Prepositions of Place: in, on, at
There is a book.thair iz ay book
- Hindi (English explanations)
- एक किताब है।ek kitāb hai.
There is / There are
There are books.thair ar books
- Hindi (English explanations)
- किताबें हैं।kitābeñ haiñ.
There is / There are
There is no time.thair iz noh tym
- Hindi (English explanations)
- समय नहीं है।samay nahīñ hai.
There is / There are
Is there a problem?iz thair ay PROB-lem
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या कोई समस्या है?kyā koī samasyā hai?
There is / There are
I can swim.eye kan swim
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं तैर सकता हूँ।maiñ tair saktā hūñ.
Can & Basic Modal Verbs
She can drive.shee kan dryv
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह गाड़ी चला सकती है।vah gāṛī calā saktī hai.
Can & Basic Modal Verbs
Can you help me?kan yoo help mee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या तुम मेरी मदद कर सकते हो?kyā tum merī madad kar sakte ho?
Can & Basic Modal Verbs
I can't swim.eye kant swim
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं तैर नहीं सकता।maiñ tair nahīñ saktā.
Can & Basic Modal Verbs
I walkedeye wokt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं चलाmaiñ calā
Past Simple Tense
I wenteye went
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं गयाmaiñ gayā
Past Simple Tense
I ateeye ate
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने खायाmaiñne khāyā
Past Simple Tense
I saweye saw
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने देखाmaiñne dekhā
Past Simple Tense
I hadeye had
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मेरे पास थाmere pās thā
Past Simple Tense
I playedeye playd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं खेलाmaiñ khelā
Past Simple Tense
memee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझेmujhe
Object Pronouns
himhim
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसेuse
Object Pronouns
herhur
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसेuse
Object Pronouns
usus
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हमेंhameñ
Object Pronouns
themthem
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उन्हेंunheñ
Object Pronouns
I love her.eye luv hur
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं उससे प्यार करता हूँ।maiñ usse pyār kartā hūñ.
Object Pronouns
in 2024in twen-tee TWEN-tee-for
- Hindi (English explanations)
- 2024 में2024 meñ
Prepositions of Time: in, on, at
in Julyin joo-LY
- Hindi (English explanations)
- जुलाई मेंjulāī meñ
Prepositions of Time: in, on, at
on Mondayon MUN-day
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सोमवार कोsomvār ko
Prepositions of Time: in, on, at
on my birthdayon my BIRTH-day
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मेरे जन्मदिन परmere janmadin par
Prepositions of Time: in, on, at
at 5 o'clockat fyv oh-KLOK
- Hindi (English explanations)
- 5 बजेpāñc baje
Prepositions of Time: in, on, at
at nightat nyt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- रात कोrāt ko
Prepositions of Time: in, on, at
I am eating.eye am EE-ting
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं खा रहा हूँ।maiñ khā rahā hūñ.
Present Continuous
She is reading.shee iz REE-ding
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह पढ़ रही है।vah paṛh rahī hai.
Present Continuous
They are playing.thay ar PLAY-ing
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वे खेल रहे हैं।ve khel rahe haiñ.
Present Continuous
What are you doing?wut ar yoo DOO-ing
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम क्या कर रहे हो?tum kyā kar rahe ho?
Present Continuous
tall → taller → tallesttawl / TAW-ler / TAW-lest
- Hindi (English explanations)
- लंबा → इससे ज़्यादा लंबा → सबसे लंबाlambā → isse zyādā lambā → sabse lambā
Comparatives & Superlatives
big → bigger → biggestbig / BIG-er / BIG-est
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बड़ा → इससे बड़ा → सबसे बड़ाbaṛā → isse baṛā → sabse baṛā
Comparatives & Superlatives
beautiful → more beautiful → most beautifulBYOO-ti-fuhl / mor BYOO-ti-fuhl / mohst BYOO-ti-fuhl
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सुंदर → इससे ज़्यादा सुंदर → सबसे सुंदरsundar → isse zyādā sundar → sabse sundar
Comparatives & Superlatives
good → better → bestgood / BET-er / best
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अच्छा → इससे बेहतर → सबसे अच्छाachhā → isse behtar → sabse achhā
Comparatives & Superlatives
Come here!kum heer
- Hindi (English explanations)
- इधर आओ!idhar āo!
Imperative (Commands)
Sit down.sit down
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बैठो।baiṭho.
Imperative (Commands)
Please wait.pleez wayt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- कृपया रुको।kṛpayā ruko.
Imperative (Commands)
Don't worry.dohnt WUR-ee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- चिंता मत करो।cintā mat karo.
Imperative (Commands)
You must stop.yoo must stop
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम्हें रुकना ही होगा।tumheñ ruknā hī hogā.
Modal Verbs: must, should, have to
You should rest.yoo shood rest
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम्हें आराम करना चाहिए।tumheñ ārām karnā cāhie.
Modal Verbs: must, should, have to
I have to register.eye hav too REJ-is-ter
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे पंजीकरण करना पड़ेगा।mujhe pañjīkaraṇ karnā paṛegā.
Modal Verbs: must, should, have to
You don't have to come.yoo dohnt hav too kum
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम्हें आने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।tumheñ āne kī zarūrat nahīñ hai.
Modal Verbs: must, should, have to
Do you like tea?doo yoo lyk tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या तुम्हें चाय पसंद है?kyā tumheñ cāy pasand hai?
Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words
Does she work here?duz shee wurk heer
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या वह यहाँ काम करती है?kyā vah yahāñ kām kartī hai?
Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words
Where do you live?wair doo yoo liv
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम कहाँ रहते हो?tum kahāñ rahte ho?
Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words
What does he want?wut duz hee wont
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसे क्या चाहिए?use kyā cāhie?
Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words
I don't like coffee.eye dohnt lyk KAW-fee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे कॉफ़ी पसंद नहीं है।mujhe kofī pasand nahīñ hai.
Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't
She doesn't know.shee DUZ-int noh
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसे पता नहीं है।use patā nahīñ hai.
Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't
I am not tired.eye am not TY-erd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं थका हुआ नहीं हूँ।maiñ thakā huā nahīñ hūñ.
Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't
I can't come.eye kant kum
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं नहीं आ सकता।maiñ nahīñ ā saktā.
Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't
I always drink tea.eye AWL-wayz drink tee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं हमेशा चाय पीता हूँ।maiñ hameśā cāy pītā hūñ.
Adverbs of Frequency
She usually walks.shee YOO-zhoo-uh-lee wawks
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह आमतौर पर पैदल चलती है।vah āmtaur par paidal caltī hai.
Adverbs of Frequency
I am never late.eye am NEV-er layt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं कभी देर से नहीं आता।maiñ kabhī der se nahīñ ātā.
Adverbs of Frequency
He sometimes calls.hee SUM-tymz kawlz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह कभी-कभी फ़ोन करता है।vah kabhī-kabhī fon kartā hai.
Adverbs of Frequency
I am going to study.eye am GOH-ing too STUD-ee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं पढ़ने जा रहा हूँ।maiñ paṛhne jā rahā hūñ.
Future: going to
It is going to rain.it iz GOH-ing too rayn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बारिश आने वाली है।bāriś āne vālī hai.
Future: going to
We are going to travel.wee ar GOH-ing too TRAV-el
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हम यात्रा करने जा रहे हैं।ham yātrā karne jā rahe haiñ.
Future: going to
Are you going to call her?ar yoo GOH-ing too kawl hur
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या तुम उसे फ़ोन करने जा रहे हो?kyā tum use fon karne jā rahe ho?
Future: going to
I hurt myself.eye hurt my-SELF
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे चोट लग गई।mujhe coṭ lag gaī.
Reflexive Pronouns
Don't hurt yourself.dohnt hurt yor-SELF
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अपने आप को चोट मत पहुँचाओ।apne āp ko coṭ mat pahuñcāo.
Reflexive Pronouns
He looked at himself in the mirror.hee lookt at him-SELF
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने आईने में खुद को देखा।usne āīne meñ khud ko dekhā.
Reflexive Pronouns
They enjoyed themselves.thay en-JOYD them-SELVZ
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उन्होंने खूब मज़ा किया।unhoñne khūb mazā kiyā.
Reflexive Pronouns
I have eaten.eye hav EE-ten
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने खाया है।maiñne khāyā hai.
Present Perfect Tense
She has finished.shee haz FIN-isht
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने ख़त्म कर लिया है।usne khatm kar liyā hai.
Present Perfect Tense
Have you seen this?hav yoo seen this
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या तुमने यह देखा है?kyā tumne yah dekhā hai?
Present Perfect Tense
I haven't decided yet.eye HAV-int di-SY-did yet
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने अभी तक तय नहीं किया है।maiñne abhī tak tay nahīñ kiyā hai.
Present Perfect Tense
I have visited Paris.eye hav VIZ-it-ed PAR-is
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने पेरिस देखा है।maiñne peris dekhā hai.
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
I visited Paris last year.eye VIZ-it-ed PAR-is last yeer
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने पिछले साल पेरिस देखा था।maiñne pichle sāl peris dekhā thā.
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
Have you ever been to Japan?hav yoo EV-er been too juh-PAN
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या तुम कभी जापान गए हो?kyā tum kabhī jāpān gae ho?
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
I finished it yesterday.eye FIN-isht it YES-ter-day
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने इसे कल ख़त्म किया।maiñne ise kal khatm kiyā.
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
I'll answer it!eyel AN-ser it
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं ले लूँगा!maiñ le lūñgā!
Future: will vs. going to
I'm going to call her later.eyem GOH-ing too kawl hur LAY-ter
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं उसे बाद में फ़ोन करने वाला हूँ।maiñ use bād meñ fon karne vālā hūñ.
Future: will vs. going to
It will rain tomorrow.it wil rayn tuh-MAW-roh
- Hindi (English explanations)
- कल बारिश होगी।kal bāriś hogī.
Future: will vs. going to
I think I'll stay home.eye think eyel stay hohm
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे लगता है मैं घर पर ही रहूँगा।mujhe lagtā hai maiñ ghar par hī rahūñgā.
Future: will vs. going to
If it rains, I will stay home.if it raynz eye wil stay hohm
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर बारिश हुई, तो मैं घर पर रहूँगा।agar bāriś huī, to maiñ ghar par rahūñgā.
First Conditional
If you study, you will pass.if yoo STUD-ee yoo wil pas
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर तुम पढ़ो, तो पास हो जाओगे।agar tum paṛho, to pās ho jāoge.
First Conditional
If I have time, I'll call you.if eye hav tym eyel kawl yoo
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर मेरे पास समय हुआ, तो मैं तुम्हें फ़ोन करूँगा।agar mere pās samay huā, to maiñ tumheñ fon karūñgā.
First Conditional
It might rain.it myt rayn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बारिश हो सकती है।bāriś ho saktī hai.
Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could
She may be at home.shee may bee at hohm
- Hindi (English explanations)
- शायद वह घर पर हो।śāyad vah ghar par ho.
Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could
I could be wrong.eye kood bee rong
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हो सकता है मैं ग़लत होऊँ।ho saktā hai maiñ galat hoūñ.
Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could
We might go tomorrow.wee myt goh tuh-MAW-roh
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हो सकता है हम कल जाएँ।ho saktā hai ham kal jāeñ.
Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could
The house is built.thuh hows iz bilt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- घर बनाया जाता है।ghar banāyā jātā hai.
Passive Voice
The letter was written.thuh LET-er wuz RIT-en
- Hindi (English explanations)
- पत्र लिखा गया था।patra likhā gayā thā.
Passive Voice
English is spoken here.ING-glish iz SPOH-ken heer
- Hindi (English explanations)
- यहाँ अंग्रेज़ी बोली जाती है।yahāñ añgrezī bolī jātī hai.
Passive Voice
The book was written by her.thuh book wuz RIT-en by hur
- Hindi (English explanations)
- यह किताब उसके द्वारा लिखी गई थी।yah kitāb uske dvārā likhī gaī thī.
Passive Voice
the man who is standing therethuh man hoo iz STAN-ding thair
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह आदमी, जो वहाँ खड़ा हैvah ādmī, jo vahāñ khaṛā hai
Relative Clauses: who, which, that
the book which I boughtthuh book wich eye bawt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह किताब, जो मैंने ख़रीदीvah kitāb, jo maiñne kharīdī
Relative Clauses: who, which, that
the woman that I metthuh WUM-an that eye met
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह औरत, जिससे मैं मिलाvah aurat, jisse maiñ milā
Relative Clauses: who, which, that
She said she was tired.shee sed shee wuz TY-erd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने कहा कि वह थकी है।usne kahā ki vah thakī hai.
Reported Speech
He said he would come.hee sed hee wood kum
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने कहा कि वह आएगा।usne kahā ki vah āegā.
Reported Speech
They said they had finished.thay sed thay had FIN-isht
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उन्होंने कहा कि वे ख़त्म कर चुके हैं।unhoñne kahā ki ve khatm kar cuke haiñ.
Reported Speech
give upgiv up
- Hindi (English explanations)
- छोड़ देनाchoṛ denā
Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction
look afterlook AF-ter
- Hindi (English explanations)
- ख़्याल रखनाkhyāl rakhnā
Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction
turn offturn awf
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बंद करनाband karnā
Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction
find outfynd owt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- पता लगानाpatā lagānā
Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction
get upget up
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उठ जानाuṭh jānā
Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction
I enjoy swimming.eye en-JOY SWIM-ing
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे तैरना पसंद है।mujhe tairnā pasand hai.
Gerunds vs. Infinitives
I want to swim.eye wont too swim
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं तैरना चाहता हूँ।maiñ tairnā cāhtā hūñ.
Gerunds vs. Infinitives
She finished cooking.shee FIN-isht KOOK-ing
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने खाना बनाना ख़त्म किया।usne khānā banānā khatm kiyā.
Gerunds vs. Infinitives
He decided to leave.hee di-SY-did too leev
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने जाने का फ़ैसला किया।usne jāne kā faislā kiyā.
Gerunds vs. Infinitives
You're coming, aren't you?yor KUM-ing arnt yoo
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम आ रहे हो, है ना?tum ā rahe ho, hai nā?
Question Tags
She isn't here, is she?shee IZ-int heer iz shee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह यहाँ नहीं है, है ना?vah yahāñ nahīñ hai, hai nā?
Question Tags
You can swim, can't you?yoo kan swim kant yoo
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम्हें तैरना आता है, है ना?tumheñ tairnā ātā hai, hai nā?
Question Tags
If I had a million dollars, I would travel.if eye had ay MIL-yun DOL-erz eye wood TRAV-el
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर मेरे पास दस लाख डॉलर होते, तो मैं घूमता।agar mere pās das lākh ḍalar hote, to maiñ ghūmtā.
Second Conditional
If I were you, I would apologize.if eye wur yoo eye wood uh-POL-uh-jyz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर मैं तुम्हारी जगह होता, तो माफ़ी माँगता।agar maiñ tumhārī jagah hotā, to māfī māñgtā.
Second Conditional
If she knew, she would tell us.if shee nyoo shee wood tel us
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर उसे पता होता, तो वह हमें बता देती।agar use patā hotā, to vah hameñ batā detī.
Second Conditional
I have been waiting for an hour.eye hav been WAY-ting for an OW-er
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं एक घंटे से इंतज़ार कर रहा हूँ।maiñ ek ghaṇṭe se intazār kar rahā hūñ.
Present Perfect Continuous
She has been studying all day.shee haz been STUD-ee-ing awl day
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह पूरे दिन से पढ़ रही है।vah pūre din se paṛh rahī hai.
Present Perfect Continuous
How long have you been living here?how long hav yoo been LIV-ing heer
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम यहाँ कब से रह रहे हो?tum yahāñ kab se rah rahe ho?
Present Perfect Continuous
The meeting had already started.thuh MEE-ting had awl-RED-ee STAR-ted
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बैठक पहले ही शुरू हो चुकी थी।baiṭhak pahle hī śurū ho cukī thī.
Past Perfect Tense
I had never seen snow before.eye had NEV-er seen snoh bi-FOR
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने पहले कभी बर्फ़ नहीं देखी थी।maiñne pahle kabhī barf nahīñ dekhī thī.
Past Perfect Tense
She had left before I called.shee had left bi-FOR eye kawld
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मेरे फ़ोन करने से पहले वह जा चुकी थी।mere fon karne se pahle vah jā cukī thī.
Past Perfect Tense
is builtiz bilt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बनाया जाता हैbanāyā jātā hai
Passive Voice: All Tenses
was builtwuz bilt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बनाया गया थाbanāyā gayā thā
Passive Voice: All Tenses
has been builthaz been bilt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बनाया गया हैbanāyā gayā hai
Passive Voice: All Tenses
will be builtwil bee bilt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बनाया जाएगाbanāyā jāegā
Passive Voice: All Tenses
If I had studied, I would have passed.if eye had STUD-eed eye wood hav past
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर मैंने पढ़ाई की होती, तो मैं पास हो जाता।agar maiñne paḍhāī kī hotī, to maiñ pās ho jātā.
Third Conditional
If she had called, I would have answered.if shee had kawld eye wood hav AN-serd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर उसने फ़ोन किया होता, तो मैं जवाब दे देता।agar usne fon kiyā hotā, to maiñ javāb de detā.
Third Conditional
If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed it.if wee had left UR-lee-er wee WOOD-int hav mist it
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर हम जल्दी निकल गए होते, तो हम इसे मिस नहीं करते।agar ham jaldī nikal gae hote, to ham ise mis nahīñ karte.
Third Conditional
She asked where I lived.shee askt wair eye livd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने पूछा कि मैं कहाँ रहता था।usne pūchā ki maiñ kahāñ rahtā thā.
Reported Speech: Questions & Commands
He asked if I was ready.hee askt if eye wuz RED-ee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं तैयार हूँ।usne pūchā ki kyā maiñ taiyār hūñ.
Reported Speech: Questions & Commands
She told him to sit down.shee tohld him too sit down
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने उससे बैठने को कहा।usne usse baiṭhne ko kahā.
Reported Speech: Questions & Commands
She must be tired.shee must bee TY-erd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह थकी हुई होगी।vah thakī huī hogī.
Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have
She must have been tired.shee must hav been TY-erd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह थकी हुई रही होगी।vah thakī huī rahī hogī.
Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have
He can't have left already.hee kant hav left awl-RED-ee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह इतनी जल्दी गया नहीं होगा।vah itnī jaldī gayā nahīñ hogā.
Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have
They might have forgotten.thay myt hav for-GOT-en
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वे शायद भूल गए होंगे।ve śāyad bhūl gae hoñge.
Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have
the man who calledthuh man hoo kawld
- Hindi (English explanations)
- जिस आदमी ने फ़ोन कियाjis ādmī ne fon kiyā
Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when
My uncle, who called yesterday, is a doctor.my UNK-uhl hoo kawld YES-ter-day iz ay DOK-ter
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मेरे चाचा, जिन्होंने कल फ़ोन किया था, डॉक्टर हैं।mere cācā, jinhoñne kal fon kiyā thā, ḍākṭar haiñ.
Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when
the house where I grew upthuh hows wair eye groo up
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह घर जहाँ मैं बड़ा हुआvah ghar jahāñ maiñ baḍā huā
Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when
the person whose car this isthuh PER-suhn hooz kar this iz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह व्यक्ति जिसकी यह कार हैvah vyakti jiskī yah kār hai
Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when
turn off the light / turn the light offturn awf thuh lyt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बत्ती बंद करोbattī band karo
Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable
turn it offturn it awf
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसे बंद करोuse band karo
Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable
look after the babylook AF-ter thuh BAY-bee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बच्चे की देखभाल करोbacce kī dekhbhāl karo
Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable
run into an old friendrun IN-too an ohld frend
- Hindi (English explanations)
- किसी पुराने दोस्त से अचानक मिलनाkisī purāne dost se acānak milnā
Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable
I used to play tennis.eye YOOST too play TEN-is
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं टेनिस खेलता था।maiñ ṭenis kheltā thā.
Past Habits: used to and would
She used to live here.shee YOOST too liv heer
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह पहले यहाँ रहती थी।vah pahle yahāñ rahtī thī.
Past Habits: used to and would
We would visit every summer.wee wood VIZ-it EV-ree SUM-er
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हम हर गर्मी में आते थे।ham har garmī meñ āte the.
Past Habits: used to and would
I had my hair cut.eye had my hair kut
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैंने अपने बाल कटवाए।maiñne apne bāl kaṭvāe.
Causative Verbs: have/get something done
She got her car fixed.shee got hur kar fikst
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने अपनी कार ठीक करवाई।usne apnī kār ṭhīk karvāī.
Causative Verbs: have/get something done
We had the house painted.wee had thuh hows PAYN-ted
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हमने घर रंगवाया।hamne ghar rangvāyā.
Causative Verbs: have/get something done
as tall asaz tawl az
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसके जितना लंबाuske jitnā lambā
Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the
not as expensive asnot az ik-SPEN-siv az
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उतना महंगा नहींutnā mahaṅgā nahīñ
Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the
The more you practice, the better you get.thuh mor yoo PRAK-tis thuh BET-er yoo get
- Hindi (English explanations)
- जितना ज़्यादा अभ्यास करोगे, उतना अच्छा करोगे।jitnā zyādā abhyās karoge, utnā acchā karoge.
Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the
However, I disagree.how-EV-er eye dis-uh-GREE
- Hindi (English explanations)
- फिर भी, मैं सहमत नहीं हूँ।phir bhī, maiñ sahmat nahīñ hūñ.
Discourse Connectors: however, although, despite
Although it was raining, we went out.awl-THOH it wuz RAY-ning wee went owt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- हालाँकि बारिश हो रही थी, हम बाहर गए।hālāṅki bāriś ho rahī thī, ham bāhar gae.
Discourse Connectors: however, although, despite
Despite the rain, we went out.di-SPYT thuh rayn wee went owt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बारिश के बावजूद, हम बाहर गए।bāriś ke bāvjūd, ham bāhar gae.
Discourse Connectors: however, although, despite
If I had studied medicine, I would be a doctor now.if eye had STUD-eed MED-i-sin eye wood bee ay DOK-ter now
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर मैंने मेडिसिन पढ़ी होती, तो अब तक डॉक्टर होता।agar maiñne medicine paṛhī hotī, to ab tak ḍākṭar hotā.
Mixed Conditionals
If she weren't so busy, she would have come.if shee WUR-int soh BIZ-ee shee wood hav kum
- Hindi (English explanations)
- अगर वह इतनी व्यस्त न होती, तो वह आ जाती।agar vah itnī vyast na hotī, to vah ā jātī.
Mixed Conditionals
Never have I seen such a mess.NEV-er hav eye seen such uh mes
- Hindi (English explanations)
- ऐसी गड़बड़ी मैंने कभी नहीं देखी।aisī gaṛbaṛī maiñne kabhī nahīñ dekhī.
Inversion for Emphasis
Rarely does he complain.RAIR-lee duz hee kum-PLAYN
- Hindi (English explanations)
- वह शायद ही कभी शिकायत करता है।vah śāyad hī kabhī śikāyat kartā hai.
Inversion for Emphasis
Not only did she win, she also broke the record.not OHN-lee did shee win shee AWL-soh brohk thuh REK-erd
- Hindi (English explanations)
- न केवल उसने जीत हासिल की, बल्कि रिकॉर्ड भी तोड़ा।na keval usne jīt hāsil kī, balki record bhī toṛā.
Inversion for Emphasis
It was John who broke the vase.it wuz jon hoo brohk thuh vayz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- जॉन ने ही फूलदान तोड़ा।jon ne hī phūldān toṛā.
Cleft Sentences: It was...who / What I need is...
What I need is more time.wut eye need iz mor tym
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे जिस चीज़ की ज़रूरत है वह है और समय।mujhe jis cīz kī zarūrat hai vah hai aur samay.
Cleft Sentences: It was...who / What I need is...
It's the weather that's the problem.its thuh WETH-er thats thuh PROB-lem
- Hindi (English explanations)
- समस्या मौसम ही है।samasyā mausam hī hai.
Cleft Sentences: It was...who / What I need is...
You should have told me.yoo shood hav tohld mee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तुम्हें मुझे बताना चाहिए था।tumheñ mujhe batānā cāhie thā.
Modal Perfect: should have, could have, would have
I could have helped.eye kood hav helpt
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं मदद कर सकता था।maiñ madad kar saktā thā.
Modal Perfect: should have, could have, would have
I would have come, but I was sick.eye wood hav kum but eye wuz sik
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं आ जाता, लेकिन मैं बीमार था।maiñ ā jātā, lekin maiñ bīmār thā.
Modal Perfect: should have, could have, would have
decide → make a decisiondi-SYD → mayk uh di-SIZH-un
- Hindi (English explanations)
- तय करना → निर्णय लेनाtay karnā → nirṇay lenā
Nominalization & Formal Register
discover → make a discoverydis-KUV-er → mayk uh dis-KUV-er-ee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- पता लगाना → खोज करनाpatā lagānā → khoj karnā
Nominalization & Formal Register
argue → present an argumentAR-gyoo → pri-ZENT an AR-gyoo-ment
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बहस करना → तर्क प्रस्तुत करनाbahas karnā → tark prastut karnā
Nominalization & Formal Register
It's raining cats and dogs.its RAY-ning kats and dogz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मूसलाधार बारिश हो रही है।mūsalādhār bāriś ho rahī hai.
Idioms & Collocations
spill the beansspil thuh beenz
- Hindi (English explanations)
- भांडा फोड़नाbhāṇḍā phoṛnā
Idioms & Collocations
make a decision (not 'do a decision')mayk uh di-SIZH-un
- Hindi (English explanations)
- निर्णय लेनाnirṇay lenā
Idioms & Collocations
heavy rain (not 'strong rain')HEV-ee rayn
- Hindi (English explanations)
- भारी बारिशbhārī bāriś
Idioms & Collocations
I suggest that he go alone.eye sug-JEST that hee goh uh-LOHN
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मैं सुझाव देता हूँ कि वह अकेला जाए।maiñ sujhāv detā hūñ ki vah akelā jāe.
Subjunctive Mood
She insisted that he be on time.shee in-SIS-ted that hee bee on tym
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने ज़ोर देकर कहा कि वह समय पर आए।usne zor dekar kahā ki vah samay par āe.
Subjunctive Mood
It is essential that everyone attend.it iz uh-SEN-shul that EV-ree-wun uh-TEND
- Hindi (English explanations)
- यह ज़रूरी है कि सब लोग उपस्थित हों।yah zarūrī hai ki sab log upasthit hoñ.
Subjunctive Mood
I like coffee. So do I.eye lyk KAW-fee soh doo eye
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे कॉफ़ी पसंद है। मुझे भी।mujhe kofī pasand hai. mujhe bhī.
Ellipsis & Substitution
I don't like tea. Neither do I.eye dohnt lyk tee NEE-ther doo eye
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे चाय पसंद नहीं है। मुझे भी नहीं।mujhe cāy pasand nahīñ hai. mujhe bhī nahīñ.
Ellipsis & Substitution
She finished, and so did he.shee FIN-isht and soh did hee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- उसने काम ख़त्म किया, और उसने भी।usne kām khatm kiyā, aur usne bhī.
Ellipsis & Substitution
look forward tolook FOR-werd too
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बेसब्री से इंतज़ार करनाbesabrī se intazār karnā
Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs
come up withkum up with
- Hindi (English explanations)
- विचार सोच निकालनाvicār soc nikālnā
Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs
put up withpoot up with
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बर्दाश्त करनाbardāśt karnā
Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs
get away withget uh-WAY with
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बिना सज़ा के बच निकलनाbinā sazā ke bac nikalnā
Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs
I would like to request your assistance. → Can you help me out?eye wood lyk too ri-KWEST yor uh-SIS-tens
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे मदद चाहिए।mujhe madad cāhie.
Register Switching: Formal vs. Colloquial English
purchase → buyPUR-ches → by
- Hindi (English explanations)
- ख़रीदनाkharīdnā
Register Switching: Formal vs. Colloquial English
I would like to → I'd like to / I wannaeyed lyk too / eye WUN-uh
- Hindi (English explanations)
- मुझे करना है / मुझे चाहिएmujhe karnā hai / mujhe cāhie
Register Switching: Formal vs. Colloquial English
arguablyAR-gyoo-uh-blee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- बहस के आधार पर कहा जा सकता हैbahas ke ādhār par kahā jā saktā hai
Discourse Markers & Hedging
presumablypri-ZOO-muh-blee
- Hindi (English explanations)
- जैसा कि माना जा सकता हैjaisā ki mānā jā saktā hai
Discourse Markers & Hedging
to some extenttoo sum ik-STENT
- Hindi (English explanations)
- कुछ हद तकkuch had tak
Discourse Markers & Hedging
it could be said thatit kood bee sed that
- Hindi (English explanations)
- यह कहा जा सकता है किyah kahā jā saktā hai ki
Discourse Markers & Hedging
Walking down the street, I saw an old friend.WAWK-ing down thuh street eye saw an ohld frend
- Hindi (English explanations)
- सड़क पर चलते हुए, मैंने एक पुराने दोस्त को देखा।saṛak par calte hue, maiñne ek purāne dost ko dekhā.
Participle Clauses
Having finished the report, she went home.HAV-ing FIN-isht thuh ri-PORT shee went hohm
- Hindi (English explanations)
- रिपोर्ट ख़त्म करके, वह घर चली गई।riporṭ khatm karke, vah ghar calī gaī.
Participle Clauses
Not knowing what to do, he called his mother.not NOH-ing wut too doo hee kawld hiz MUTH-er
- Hindi (English explanations)
- क्या करना है यह न जानते हुए, उसने अपनी माँ को फ़ोन किया।kyā karnā hai yah na jānte hue, usne apnī māñ ko fon kiyā.
Participle Clauses
| English | Pronunciation | Hindi (English explanations) | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | heh-LOH | नमस्तेnamaste | Greetings & Formality |
| Good morning | good MOR-ning | सुप्रभातsuprabhāt | Greetings & Formality |
| Good evening | good EE-vning | शुभ संध्याśubh sandhyā | Greetings & Formality |
| Goodbye | good-BYE | फिर मिलेंगेphir mileñge | Greetings & Formality |
| Bye | bye | बाय बायbāy bāy | Greetings & Formality |
| Thank you | thank yoo | धन्यवादdhanyavād | Greetings & Formality |
| Please | pleez | कृपयाkṛpayā | Greetings & Formality |
| Yes | yes | हाँhāñ | Greetings & Formality |
| No | noh | नहींnahīñ | Greetings & Formality |
| How are you? | how ar yoo | कैसे हो? / आप कैसे हैं?kaise ho? / āp kaise haiñ? | Greetings & Formality |
| I'm fine | eyem fyn | मैं ठीक हूँmaiñ ṭhīk hūñ | Greetings & Formality |
| I am | eye am | मैं ... हूँmaiñ ... hūñ | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| you are | yoo ar | तुम ... होtum ... ho | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| he is | hee iz | वह ... हैvah ... hai | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| she is | shee iz | वह ... हैvah ... hai | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| we are | wee ar | हम ... हैंham ... haiñ | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| they are | thay ar | वे ... हैंve ... haiñ | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| I / me | eye / mee | मैं / मुझेmaiñ / mujhe | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| he / him | hee / him | वह / उसेvah / use | Personal Pronouns & 'to be' |
| I eat | eye eet | मैं खाता/खाती हूँmaiñ khātā/khātī hūñ | Simple Present Tense |
| he eats | hee eets | वह खाता हैvah khātā hai | Simple Present Tense |
| she works | shee wurks | वह काम करती हैvah kām kartī hai | Simple Present Tense |
| they play | thay play | वे खेलते हैंve khelte haiñ | Simple Present Tense |
| I go | eye goh | मैं जाता/जाती हूँmaiñ jātā/jātī hūñ | Simple Present Tense |
| it rains | it raynz | बारिश होती हैbāriś hotī hai | Simple Present Tense |
| a book | ay book | एक किताबek kitāb | Articles: a, an, the |
| an apple | an AP-uhl | एक सेबek seb | Articles: a, an, the |
| the sun | thuh suhn | सूरजsūraj | Articles: a, an, the |
| a cat / the cat | ay kat / thuh kat | एक बिल्ली / वह बिल्लीek billī / vah billī | Articles: a, an, the |
| book → books | book / books | किताब → किताबेंkitāb → kitābeñ | Plural Nouns |
| child → children | chyld / CHIL-dren | बच्चा → बच्चेbaccā → bacce | Plural Nouns |
| man → men | man / men | आदमी → आदमीādmī → ādmī | Plural Nouns |
| foot → feet | foot / feet | पैर → पैरpair → pair | Plural Nouns |
| mouse → mice | mows / mys | चूहा → चूहेcūhā → cūhe | Plural Nouns |
| fish → fish | fish / fish | मछली → मछलियाँmachlī → machliyāñ | Plural Nouns |
| one | wun | एकek | Numbers 1–10 |
| two | too | दोdo | Numbers 1–10 |
| three | three | तीनtīn | Numbers 1–10 |
| four | for | चारcār | Numbers 1–10 |
| five | fyv | पाँचpāñc | Numbers 1–10 |
| six | siks | छहchah | Numbers 1–10 |
| seven | SEH-vn | सातsāt | Numbers 1–10 |
| eight | ate | आठāṭh | Numbers 1–10 |
| nine | nyn | नौnau | Numbers 1–10 |
| ten | ten | दसdas | Numbers 1–10 |
| twenty | TWEN-tee | बीसbīs | Numbers 11–100 |
| thirty | THUR-tee | तीसtīs | Numbers 11–100 |
| forty | FOR-tee | चालीसcālīs | Numbers 11–100 |
| fifty | FIF-tee | पचासpacās | Numbers 11–100 |
| sixty | SIKS-tee | साठsāṭh | Numbers 11–100 |
| seventy | SEV-en-tee | सत्तरsattar | Numbers 11–100 |
| eighty | AY-tee | अस्सीassī | Numbers 11–100 |
| ninety | NYN-tee | नब्बेnabbe | Numbers 11–100 |
| one hundred | wun HUN-dred | सौsau | Numbers 11–100 |
| twenty-one | TWEN-tee wun | इक्कीसikkīs | Numbers 11–100 |
| mother | MUH-ther | माँmāñ | Family |
| father | FAH-ther | पिताpitā | Family |
| brother | BRUH-ther | भाईbhāī | Family |
| sister | SIS-ter | बहनbahan | Family |
| grandmother | GRAND-muh-ther | नानी / दादीnānī / dādī | Family |
| grandfather | GRAND-fah-ther | नाना / दादाnānā / dādā | Family |
| son | suhn | बेटाbeṭā | Family |
| daughter | DAW-ter | बेटीbeṭī | Family |
| this book | this book | यह किताबyah kitāb | Demonstratives: this, that, these, those |
| these books | theez books | ये किताबेंye kitābeñ | Demonstratives: this, that, these, those |
| that house | that hows | वह घरvah ghar | Demonstratives: this, that, these, those |
| those houses | thohz HOW-ziz | वे घरve ghar | Demonstratives: this, that, these, those |
| my book | my book | मेरी किताबmerī kitāb | Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's |
| your book | yor book | तुम्हारी किताबtumhārī kitāb | Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's |
| his book | hiz book | उसकी किताबuskī kitāb | Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's |
| her book | hur book | उसकी किताबuskī kitāb | Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's |
| Priya's book | PREE-yaz book | प्रिया की किताबpriyā kī kitāb | Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's |
| our house | ow-er hows | हमारा घरhamārā ghar | Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's |
| in the box | in thuh boks | डिब्बे मेंḍibbe meñ | Prepositions of Place: in, on, at |
| on the table | on thuh TAY-buhl | मेज़ परmez par | Prepositions of Place: in, on, at |
| at the door | at thuh dor | दरवाज़े परdarvāze par | Prepositions of Place: in, on, at |
| in the city | in thuh SIT-ee | शहर मेंśahar meñ | Prepositions of Place: in, on, at |
| at school | at skool | स्कूल मेंskūl meñ | Prepositions of Place: in, on, at |
| There is a book. | thair iz ay book | एक किताब है।ek kitāb hai. | There is / There are |
| There are books. | thair ar books | किताबें हैं।kitābeñ haiñ. | There is / There are |
| There is no time. | thair iz noh tym | समय नहीं है।samay nahīñ hai. | There is / There are |
| Is there a problem? | iz thair ay PROB-lem | क्या कोई समस्या है?kyā koī samasyā hai? | There is / There are |
| I can swim. | eye kan swim | मैं तैर सकता हूँ।maiñ tair saktā hūñ. | Can & Basic Modal Verbs |
| She can drive. | shee kan dryv | वह गाड़ी चला सकती है।vah gāṛī calā saktī hai. | Can & Basic Modal Verbs |
| Can you help me? | kan yoo help mee | क्या तुम मेरी मदद कर सकते हो?kyā tum merī madad kar sakte ho? | Can & Basic Modal Verbs |
| I can't swim. | eye kant swim | मैं तैर नहीं सकता।maiñ tair nahīñ saktā. | Can & Basic Modal Verbs |
| I walked | eye wokt | मैं चलाmaiñ calā | Past Simple Tense |
| I went | eye went | मैं गयाmaiñ gayā | Past Simple Tense |
| I ate | eye ate | मैंने खायाmaiñne khāyā | Past Simple Tense |
| I saw | eye saw | मैंने देखाmaiñne dekhā | Past Simple Tense |
| I had | eye had | मेरे पास थाmere pās thā | Past Simple Tense |
| I played | eye playd | मैं खेलाmaiñ khelā | Past Simple Tense |
| me | mee | मुझेmujhe | Object Pronouns |
| him | him | उसेuse | Object Pronouns |
| her | hur | उसेuse | Object Pronouns |
| us | us | हमेंhameñ | Object Pronouns |
| them | them | उन्हेंunheñ | Object Pronouns |
| I love her. | eye luv hur | मैं उससे प्यार करता हूँ।maiñ usse pyār kartā hūñ. | Object Pronouns |
| in 2024 | in twen-tee TWEN-tee-for | 2024 में2024 meñ | Prepositions of Time: in, on, at |
| in July | in joo-LY | जुलाई मेंjulāī meñ | Prepositions of Time: in, on, at |
| on Monday | on MUN-day | सोमवार कोsomvār ko | Prepositions of Time: in, on, at |
| on my birthday | on my BIRTH-day | मेरे जन्मदिन परmere janmadin par | Prepositions of Time: in, on, at |
| at 5 o'clock | at fyv oh-KLOK | 5 बजेpāñc baje | Prepositions of Time: in, on, at |
| at night | at nyt | रात कोrāt ko | Prepositions of Time: in, on, at |
| I am eating. | eye am EE-ting | मैं खा रहा हूँ।maiñ khā rahā hūñ. | Present Continuous |
| She is reading. | shee iz REE-ding | वह पढ़ रही है।vah paṛh rahī hai. | Present Continuous |
| They are playing. | thay ar PLAY-ing | वे खेल रहे हैं।ve khel rahe haiñ. | Present Continuous |
| What are you doing? | wut ar yoo DOO-ing | तुम क्या कर रहे हो?tum kyā kar rahe ho? | Present Continuous |
| tall → taller → tallest | tawl / TAW-ler / TAW-lest | लंबा → इससे ज़्यादा लंबा → सबसे लंबाlambā → isse zyādā lambā → sabse lambā | Comparatives & Superlatives |
| big → bigger → biggest | big / BIG-er / BIG-est | बड़ा → इससे बड़ा → सबसे बड़ाbaṛā → isse baṛā → sabse baṛā | Comparatives & Superlatives |
| beautiful → more beautiful → most beautiful | BYOO-ti-fuhl / mor BYOO-ti-fuhl / mohst BYOO-ti-fuhl | सुंदर → इससे ज़्यादा सुंदर → सबसे सुंदरsundar → isse zyādā sundar → sabse sundar | Comparatives & Superlatives |
| good → better → best | good / BET-er / best | अच्छा → इससे बेहतर → सबसे अच्छाachhā → isse behtar → sabse achhā | Comparatives & Superlatives |
| Come here! | kum heer | इधर आओ!idhar āo! | Imperative (Commands) |
| Sit down. | sit down | बैठो।baiṭho. | Imperative (Commands) |
| Please wait. | pleez wayt | कृपया रुको।kṛpayā ruko. | Imperative (Commands) |
| Don't worry. | dohnt WUR-ee | चिंता मत करो।cintā mat karo. | Imperative (Commands) |
| You must stop. | yoo must stop | तुम्हें रुकना ही होगा।tumheñ ruknā hī hogā. | Modal Verbs: must, should, have to |
| You should rest. | yoo shood rest | तुम्हें आराम करना चाहिए।tumheñ ārām karnā cāhie. | Modal Verbs: must, should, have to |
| I have to register. | eye hav too REJ-is-ter | मुझे पंजीकरण करना पड़ेगा।mujhe pañjīkaraṇ karnā paṛegā. | Modal Verbs: must, should, have to |
| You don't have to come. | yoo dohnt hav too kum | तुम्हें आने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।tumheñ āne kī zarūrat nahīñ hai. | Modal Verbs: must, should, have to |
| Do you like tea? | doo yoo lyk tee | क्या तुम्हें चाय पसंद है?kyā tumheñ cāy pasand hai? | Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words |
| Does she work here? | duz shee wurk heer | क्या वह यहाँ काम करती है?kyā vah yahāñ kām kartī hai? | Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words |
| Where do you live? | wair doo yoo liv | तुम कहाँ रहते हो?tum kahāñ rahte ho? | Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words |
| What does he want? | wut duz hee wont | उसे क्या चाहिए?use kyā cāhie? | Question Formation: Do/Does and Wh-Words |
| I don't like coffee. | eye dohnt lyk KAW-fee | मुझे कॉफ़ी पसंद नहीं है।mujhe kofī pasand nahīñ hai. | Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't |
| She doesn't know. | shee DUZ-int noh | उसे पता नहीं है।use patā nahīñ hai. | Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't |
| I am not tired. | eye am not TY-erd | मैं थका हुआ नहीं हूँ।maiñ thakā huā nahīñ hūñ. | Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't |
| I can't come. | eye kant kum | मैं नहीं आ सकता।maiñ nahīñ ā saktā. | Negation: don't, doesn't, isn't |
| I always drink tea. | eye AWL-wayz drink tee | मैं हमेशा चाय पीता हूँ।maiñ hameśā cāy pītā hūñ. | Adverbs of Frequency |
| She usually walks. | shee YOO-zhoo-uh-lee wawks | वह आमतौर पर पैदल चलती है।vah āmtaur par paidal caltī hai. | Adverbs of Frequency |
| I am never late. | eye am NEV-er layt | मैं कभी देर से नहीं आता।maiñ kabhī der se nahīñ ātā. | Adverbs of Frequency |
| He sometimes calls. | hee SUM-tymz kawlz | वह कभी-कभी फ़ोन करता है।vah kabhī-kabhī fon kartā hai. | Adverbs of Frequency |
| I am going to study. | eye am GOH-ing too STUD-ee | मैं पढ़ने जा रहा हूँ।maiñ paṛhne jā rahā hūñ. | Future: going to |
| It is going to rain. | it iz GOH-ing too rayn | बारिश आने वाली है।bāriś āne vālī hai. | Future: going to |
| We are going to travel. | wee ar GOH-ing too TRAV-el | हम यात्रा करने जा रहे हैं।ham yātrā karne jā rahe haiñ. | Future: going to |
| Are you going to call her? | ar yoo GOH-ing too kawl hur | क्या तुम उसे फ़ोन करने जा रहे हो?kyā tum use fon karne jā rahe ho? | Future: going to |
| I hurt myself. | eye hurt my-SELF | मुझे चोट लग गई।mujhe coṭ lag gaī. | Reflexive Pronouns |
| Don't hurt yourself. | dohnt hurt yor-SELF | अपने आप को चोट मत पहुँचाओ।apne āp ko coṭ mat pahuñcāo. | Reflexive Pronouns |
| He looked at himself in the mirror. | hee lookt at him-SELF | उसने आईने में खुद को देखा।usne āīne meñ khud ko dekhā. | Reflexive Pronouns |
| They enjoyed themselves. | thay en-JOYD them-SELVZ | उन्होंने खूब मज़ा किया।unhoñne khūb mazā kiyā. | Reflexive Pronouns |
| I have eaten. | eye hav EE-ten | मैंने खाया है।maiñne khāyā hai. | Present Perfect Tense |
| She has finished. | shee haz FIN-isht | उसने ख़त्म कर लिया है।usne khatm kar liyā hai. | Present Perfect Tense |
| Have you seen this? | hav yoo seen this | क्या तुमने यह देखा है?kyā tumne yah dekhā hai? | Present Perfect Tense |
| I haven't decided yet. | eye HAV-int di-SY-did yet | मैंने अभी तक तय नहीं किया है।maiñne abhī tak tay nahīñ kiyā hai. | Present Perfect Tense |
| I have visited Paris. | eye hav VIZ-it-ed PAR-is | मैंने पेरिस देखा है।maiñne peris dekhā hai. | Present Perfect vs. Past Simple |
| I visited Paris last year. | eye VIZ-it-ed PAR-is last yeer | मैंने पिछले साल पेरिस देखा था।maiñne pichle sāl peris dekhā thā. | Present Perfect vs. Past Simple |
| Have you ever been to Japan? | hav yoo EV-er been too juh-PAN | क्या तुम कभी जापान गए हो?kyā tum kabhī jāpān gae ho? | Present Perfect vs. Past Simple |
| I finished it yesterday. | eye FIN-isht it YES-ter-day | मैंने इसे कल ख़त्म किया।maiñne ise kal khatm kiyā. | Present Perfect vs. Past Simple |
| I'll answer it! | eyel AN-ser it | मैं ले लूँगा!maiñ le lūñgā! | Future: will vs. going to |
| I'm going to call her later. | eyem GOH-ing too kawl hur LAY-ter | मैं उसे बाद में फ़ोन करने वाला हूँ।maiñ use bād meñ fon karne vālā hūñ. | Future: will vs. going to |
| It will rain tomorrow. | it wil rayn tuh-MAW-roh | कल बारिश होगी।kal bāriś hogī. | Future: will vs. going to |
| I think I'll stay home. | eye think eyel stay hohm | मुझे लगता है मैं घर पर ही रहूँगा।mujhe lagtā hai maiñ ghar par hī rahūñgā. | Future: will vs. going to |
| If it rains, I will stay home. | if it raynz eye wil stay hohm | अगर बारिश हुई, तो मैं घर पर रहूँगा।agar bāriś huī, to maiñ ghar par rahūñgā. | First Conditional |
| If you study, you will pass. | if yoo STUD-ee yoo wil pas | अगर तुम पढ़ो, तो पास हो जाओगे।agar tum paṛho, to pās ho jāoge. | First Conditional |
| If I have time, I'll call you. | if eye hav tym eyel kawl yoo | अगर मेरे पास समय हुआ, तो मैं तुम्हें फ़ोन करूँगा।agar mere pās samay huā, to maiñ tumheñ fon karūñgā. | First Conditional |
| It might rain. | it myt rayn | बारिश हो सकती है।bāriś ho saktī hai. | Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could |
| She may be at home. | shee may bee at hohm | शायद वह घर पर हो।śāyad vah ghar par ho. | Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could |
| I could be wrong. | eye kood bee rong | हो सकता है मैं ग़लत होऊँ।ho saktā hai maiñ galat hoūñ. | Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could |
| We might go tomorrow. | wee myt goh tuh-MAW-roh | हो सकता है हम कल जाएँ।ho saktā hai ham kal jāeñ. | Modal Verbs of Possibility: might, may, could |
| The house is built. | thuh hows iz bilt | घर बनाया जाता है।ghar banāyā jātā hai. | Passive Voice |
| The letter was written. | thuh LET-er wuz RIT-en | पत्र लिखा गया था।patra likhā gayā thā. | Passive Voice |
| English is spoken here. | ING-glish iz SPOH-ken heer | यहाँ अंग्रेज़ी बोली जाती है।yahāñ añgrezī bolī jātī hai. | Passive Voice |
| The book was written by her. | thuh book wuz RIT-en by hur | यह किताब उसके द्वारा लिखी गई थी।yah kitāb uske dvārā likhī gaī thī. | Passive Voice |
| the man who is standing there | thuh man hoo iz STAN-ding thair | वह आदमी, जो वहाँ खड़ा हैvah ādmī, jo vahāñ khaṛā hai | Relative Clauses: who, which, that |
| the book which I bought | thuh book wich eye bawt | वह किताब, जो मैंने ख़रीदीvah kitāb, jo maiñne kharīdī | Relative Clauses: who, which, that |
| the woman that I met | thuh WUM-an that eye met | वह औरत, जिससे मैं मिलाvah aurat, jisse maiñ milā | Relative Clauses: who, which, that |
| She said she was tired. | shee sed shee wuz TY-erd | उसने कहा कि वह थकी है।usne kahā ki vah thakī hai. | Reported Speech |
| He said he would come. | hee sed hee wood kum | उसने कहा कि वह आएगा।usne kahā ki vah āegā. | Reported Speech |
| They said they had finished. | thay sed thay had FIN-isht | उन्होंने कहा कि वे ख़त्म कर चुके हैं।unhoñne kahā ki ve khatm kar cuke haiñ. | Reported Speech |
| give up | giv up | छोड़ देनाchoṛ denā | Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction |
| look after | look AF-ter | ख़्याल रखनाkhyāl rakhnā | Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction |
| turn off | turn awf | बंद करनाband karnā | Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction |
| find out | fynd owt | पता लगानाpatā lagānā | Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction |
| get up | get up | उठ जानाuṭh jānā | Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction |
| I enjoy swimming. | eye en-JOY SWIM-ing | मुझे तैरना पसंद है।mujhe tairnā pasand hai. | Gerunds vs. Infinitives |
| I want to swim. | eye wont too swim | मैं तैरना चाहता हूँ।maiñ tairnā cāhtā hūñ. | Gerunds vs. Infinitives |
| She finished cooking. | shee FIN-isht KOOK-ing | उसने खाना बनाना ख़त्म किया।usne khānā banānā khatm kiyā. | Gerunds vs. Infinitives |
| He decided to leave. | hee di-SY-did too leev | उसने जाने का फ़ैसला किया।usne jāne kā faislā kiyā. | Gerunds vs. Infinitives |
| You're coming, aren't you? | yor KUM-ing arnt yoo | तुम आ रहे हो, है ना?tum ā rahe ho, hai nā? | Question Tags |
| She isn't here, is she? | shee IZ-int heer iz shee | वह यहाँ नहीं है, है ना?vah yahāñ nahīñ hai, hai nā? | Question Tags |
| You can swim, can't you? | yoo kan swim kant yoo | तुम्हें तैरना आता है, है ना?tumheñ tairnā ātā hai, hai nā? | Question Tags |
| If I had a million dollars, I would travel. | if eye had ay MIL-yun DOL-erz eye wood TRAV-el | अगर मेरे पास दस लाख डॉलर होते, तो मैं घूमता।agar mere pās das lākh ḍalar hote, to maiñ ghūmtā. | Second Conditional |
| If I were you, I would apologize. | if eye wur yoo eye wood uh-POL-uh-jyz | अगर मैं तुम्हारी जगह होता, तो माफ़ी माँगता।agar maiñ tumhārī jagah hotā, to māfī māñgtā. | Second Conditional |
| If she knew, she would tell us. | if shee nyoo shee wood tel us | अगर उसे पता होता, तो वह हमें बता देती।agar use patā hotā, to vah hameñ batā detī. | Second Conditional |
| I have been waiting for an hour. | eye hav been WAY-ting for an OW-er | मैं एक घंटे से इंतज़ार कर रहा हूँ।maiñ ek ghaṇṭe se intazār kar rahā hūñ. | Present Perfect Continuous |
| She has been studying all day. | shee haz been STUD-ee-ing awl day | वह पूरे दिन से पढ़ रही है।vah pūre din se paṛh rahī hai. | Present Perfect Continuous |
| How long have you been living here? | how long hav yoo been LIV-ing heer | तुम यहाँ कब से रह रहे हो?tum yahāñ kab se rah rahe ho? | Present Perfect Continuous |
| The meeting had already started. | thuh MEE-ting had awl-RED-ee STAR-ted | बैठक पहले ही शुरू हो चुकी थी।baiṭhak pahle hī śurū ho cukī thī. | Past Perfect Tense |
| I had never seen snow before. | eye had NEV-er seen snoh bi-FOR | मैंने पहले कभी बर्फ़ नहीं देखी थी।maiñne pahle kabhī barf nahīñ dekhī thī. | Past Perfect Tense |
| She had left before I called. | shee had left bi-FOR eye kawld | मेरे फ़ोन करने से पहले वह जा चुकी थी।mere fon karne se pahle vah jā cukī thī. | Past Perfect Tense |
| is built | iz bilt | बनाया जाता हैbanāyā jātā hai | Passive Voice: All Tenses |
| was built | wuz bilt | बनाया गया थाbanāyā gayā thā | Passive Voice: All Tenses |
| has been built | haz been bilt | बनाया गया हैbanāyā gayā hai | Passive Voice: All Tenses |
| will be built | wil bee bilt | बनाया जाएगाbanāyā jāegā | Passive Voice: All Tenses |
| If I had studied, I would have passed. | if eye had STUD-eed eye wood hav past | अगर मैंने पढ़ाई की होती, तो मैं पास हो जाता।agar maiñne paḍhāī kī hotī, to maiñ pās ho jātā. | Third Conditional |
| If she had called, I would have answered. | if shee had kawld eye wood hav AN-serd | अगर उसने फ़ोन किया होता, तो मैं जवाब दे देता।agar usne fon kiyā hotā, to maiñ javāb de detā. | Third Conditional |
| If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed it. | if wee had left UR-lee-er wee WOOD-int hav mist it | अगर हम जल्दी निकल गए होते, तो हम इसे मिस नहीं करते।agar ham jaldī nikal gae hote, to ham ise mis nahīñ karte. | Third Conditional |
| She asked where I lived. | shee askt wair eye livd | उसने पूछा कि मैं कहाँ रहता था।usne pūchā ki maiñ kahāñ rahtā thā. | Reported Speech: Questions & Commands |
| He asked if I was ready. | hee askt if eye wuz RED-ee | उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं तैयार हूँ।usne pūchā ki kyā maiñ taiyār hūñ. | Reported Speech: Questions & Commands |
| She told him to sit down. | shee tohld him too sit down | उसने उससे बैठने को कहा।usne usse baiṭhne ko kahā. | Reported Speech: Questions & Commands |
| She must be tired. | shee must bee TY-erd | वह थकी हुई होगी।vah thakī huī hogī. | Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have |
| She must have been tired. | shee must hav been TY-erd | वह थकी हुई रही होगी।vah thakī huī rahī hogī. | Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have |
| He can't have left already. | hee kant hav left awl-RED-ee | वह इतनी जल्दी गया नहीं होगा।vah itnī jaldī gayā nahīñ hogā. | Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have |
| They might have forgotten. | thay myt hav for-GOT-en | वे शायद भूल गए होंगे।ve śāyad bhūl gae hoñge. | Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, can't, might have |
| the man who called | thuh man hoo kawld | जिस आदमी ने फ़ोन कियाjis ādmī ne fon kiyā | Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when |
| My uncle, who called yesterday, is a doctor. | my UNK-uhl hoo kawld YES-ter-day iz ay DOK-ter | मेरे चाचा, जिन्होंने कल फ़ोन किया था, डॉक्टर हैं।mere cācā, jinhoñne kal fon kiyā thā, ḍākṭar haiñ. | Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when |
| the house where I grew up | thuh hows wair eye groo up | वह घर जहाँ मैं बड़ा हुआvah ghar jahāñ maiñ baḍā huā | Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when |
| the person whose car this is | thuh PER-suhn hooz kar this iz | वह व्यक्ति जिसकी यह कार हैvah vyakti jiskī yah kār hai | Relative Clauses: Non-Defining, whose/where/when |
| turn off the light / turn the light off | turn awf thuh lyt | बत्ती बंद करोbattī band karo | Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable |
| turn it off | turn it awf | उसे बंद करोuse band karo | Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable |
| look after the baby | look AF-ter thuh BAY-bee | बच्चे की देखभाल करोbacce kī dekhbhāl karo | Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable |
| run into an old friend | run IN-too an ohld frend | किसी पुराने दोस्त से अचानक मिलनाkisī purāne dost se acānak milnā | Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs. Inseparable |
| I used to play tennis. | eye YOOST too play TEN-is | मैं टेनिस खेलता था।maiñ ṭenis kheltā thā. | Past Habits: used to and would |
| She used to live here. | shee YOOST too liv heer | वह पहले यहाँ रहती थी।vah pahle yahāñ rahtī thī. | Past Habits: used to and would |
| We would visit every summer. | wee wood VIZ-it EV-ree SUM-er | हम हर गर्मी में आते थे।ham har garmī meñ āte the. | Past Habits: used to and would |
| I had my hair cut. | eye had my hair kut | मैंने अपने बाल कटवाए।maiñne apne bāl kaṭvāe. | Causative Verbs: have/get something done |
| She got her car fixed. | shee got hur kar fikst | उसने अपनी कार ठीक करवाई।usne apnī kār ṭhīk karvāī. | Causative Verbs: have/get something done |
| We had the house painted. | wee had thuh hows PAYN-ted | हमने घर रंगवाया।hamne ghar rangvāyā. | Causative Verbs: have/get something done |
| as tall as | az tawl az | उसके जितना लंबाuske jitnā lambā | Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the |
| not as expensive as | not az ik-SPEN-siv az | उतना महंगा नहींutnā mahaṅgā nahīñ | Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the |
| The more you practice, the better you get. | thuh mor yoo PRAK-tis thuh BET-er yoo get | जितना ज़्यादा अभ्यास करोगे, उतना अच्छा करोगे।jitnā zyādā abhyās karoge, utnā acchā karoge. | Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the |
| However, I disagree. | how-EV-er eye dis-uh-GREE | फिर भी, मैं सहमत नहीं हूँ।phir bhī, maiñ sahmat nahīñ hūñ. | Discourse Connectors: however, although, despite |
| Although it was raining, we went out. | awl-THOH it wuz RAY-ning wee went owt | हालाँकि बारिश हो रही थी, हम बाहर गए।hālāṅki bāriś ho rahī thī, ham bāhar gae. | Discourse Connectors: however, although, despite |
| Despite the rain, we went out. | di-SPYT thuh rayn wee went owt | बारिश के बावजूद, हम बाहर गए।bāriś ke bāvjūd, ham bāhar gae. | Discourse Connectors: however, although, despite |
| If I had studied medicine, I would be a doctor now. | if eye had STUD-eed MED-i-sin eye wood bee ay DOK-ter now | अगर मैंने मेडिसिन पढ़ी होती, तो अब तक डॉक्टर होता।agar maiñne medicine paṛhī hotī, to ab tak ḍākṭar hotā. | Mixed Conditionals |
| If she weren't so busy, she would have come. | if shee WUR-int soh BIZ-ee shee wood hav kum | अगर वह इतनी व्यस्त न होती, तो वह आ जाती।agar vah itnī vyast na hotī, to vah ā jātī. | Mixed Conditionals |
| Never have I seen such a mess. | NEV-er hav eye seen such uh mes | ऐसी गड़बड़ी मैंने कभी नहीं देखी।aisī gaṛbaṛī maiñne kabhī nahīñ dekhī. | Inversion for Emphasis |
| Rarely does he complain. | RAIR-lee duz hee kum-PLAYN | वह शायद ही कभी शिकायत करता है।vah śāyad hī kabhī śikāyat kartā hai. | Inversion for Emphasis |
| Not only did she win, she also broke the record. | not OHN-lee did shee win shee AWL-soh brohk thuh REK-erd | न केवल उसने जीत हासिल की, बल्कि रिकॉर्ड भी तोड़ा।na keval usne jīt hāsil kī, balki record bhī toṛā. | Inversion for Emphasis |
| It was John who broke the vase. | it wuz jon hoo brohk thuh vayz | जॉन ने ही फूलदान तोड़ा।jon ne hī phūldān toṛā. | Cleft Sentences: It was...who / What I need is... |
| What I need is more time. | wut eye need iz mor tym | मुझे जिस चीज़ की ज़रूरत है वह है और समय।mujhe jis cīz kī zarūrat hai vah hai aur samay. | Cleft Sentences: It was...who / What I need is... |
| It's the weather that's the problem. | its thuh WETH-er thats thuh PROB-lem | समस्या मौसम ही है।samasyā mausam hī hai. | Cleft Sentences: It was...who / What I need is... |
| You should have told me. | yoo shood hav tohld mee | तुम्हें मुझे बताना चाहिए था।tumheñ mujhe batānā cāhie thā. | Modal Perfect: should have, could have, would have |
| I could have helped. | eye kood hav helpt | मैं मदद कर सकता था।maiñ madad kar saktā thā. | Modal Perfect: should have, could have, would have |
| I would have come, but I was sick. | eye wood hav kum but eye wuz sik | मैं आ जाता, लेकिन मैं बीमार था।maiñ ā jātā, lekin maiñ bīmār thā. | Modal Perfect: should have, could have, would have |
| decide → make a decision | di-SYD → mayk uh di-SIZH-un | तय करना → निर्णय लेनाtay karnā → nirṇay lenā | Nominalization & Formal Register |
| discover → make a discovery | dis-KUV-er → mayk uh dis-KUV-er-ee | पता लगाना → खोज करनाpatā lagānā → khoj karnā | Nominalization & Formal Register |
| argue → present an argument | AR-gyoo → pri-ZENT an AR-gyoo-ment | बहस करना → तर्क प्रस्तुत करनाbahas karnā → tark prastut karnā | Nominalization & Formal Register |
| It's raining cats and dogs. | its RAY-ning kats and dogz | मूसलाधार बारिश हो रही है।mūsalādhār bāriś ho rahī hai. | Idioms & Collocations |
| spill the beans | spil thuh beenz | भांडा फोड़नाbhāṇḍā phoṛnā | Idioms & Collocations |
| make a decision (not 'do a decision') | mayk uh di-SIZH-un | निर्णय लेनाnirṇay lenā | Idioms & Collocations |
| heavy rain (not 'strong rain') | HEV-ee rayn | भारी बारिशbhārī bāriś | Idioms & Collocations |
| I suggest that he go alone. | eye sug-JEST that hee goh uh-LOHN | मैं सुझाव देता हूँ कि वह अकेला जाए।maiñ sujhāv detā hūñ ki vah akelā jāe. | Subjunctive Mood |
| She insisted that he be on time. | shee in-SIS-ted that hee bee on tym | उसने ज़ोर देकर कहा कि वह समय पर आए।usne zor dekar kahā ki vah samay par āe. | Subjunctive Mood |
| It is essential that everyone attend. | it iz uh-SEN-shul that EV-ree-wun uh-TEND | यह ज़रूरी है कि सब लोग उपस्थित हों।yah zarūrī hai ki sab log upasthit hoñ. | Subjunctive Mood |
| I like coffee. So do I. | eye lyk KAW-fee soh doo eye | मुझे कॉफ़ी पसंद है। मुझे भी।mujhe kofī pasand hai. mujhe bhī. | Ellipsis & Substitution |
| I don't like tea. Neither do I. | eye dohnt lyk tee NEE-ther doo eye | मुझे चाय पसंद नहीं है। मुझे भी नहीं।mujhe cāy pasand nahīñ hai. mujhe bhī nahīñ. | Ellipsis & Substitution |
| She finished, and so did he. | shee FIN-isht and soh did hee | उसने काम ख़त्म किया, और उसने भी।usne kām khatm kiyā, aur usne bhī. | Ellipsis & Substitution |
| look forward to | look FOR-werd too | बेसब्री से इंतज़ार करनाbesabrī se intazār karnā | Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs |
| come up with | kum up with | विचार सोच निकालनाvicār soc nikālnā | Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs |
| put up with | poot up with | बर्दाश्त करनाbardāśt karnā | Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs |
| get away with | get uh-WAY with | बिना सज़ा के बच निकलनाbinā sazā ke bac nikalnā | Advanced Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs |
| I would like to request your assistance. → Can you help me out? | eye wood lyk too ri-KWEST yor uh-SIS-tens | मुझे मदद चाहिए।mujhe madad cāhie. | Register Switching: Formal vs. Colloquial English |
| purchase → buy | PUR-ches → by | ख़रीदनाkharīdnā | Register Switching: Formal vs. Colloquial English |
| I would like to → I'd like to / I wanna | eyed lyk too / eye WUN-uh | मुझे करना है / मुझे चाहिएmujhe karnā hai / mujhe cāhie | Register Switching: Formal vs. Colloquial English |
| arguably | AR-gyoo-uh-blee | बहस के आधार पर कहा जा सकता हैbahas ke ādhār par kahā jā saktā hai | Discourse Markers & Hedging |
| presumably | pri-ZOO-muh-blee | जैसा कि माना जा सकता हैjaisā ki mānā jā saktā hai | Discourse Markers & Hedging |
| to some extent | too sum ik-STENT | कुछ हद तकkuch had tak | Discourse Markers & Hedging |
| it could be said that | it kood bee sed that | यह कहा जा सकता है किyah kahā jā saktā hai ki | Discourse Markers & Hedging |
| Walking down the street, I saw an old friend. | WAWK-ing down thuh street eye saw an ohld frend | सड़क पर चलते हुए, मैंने एक पुराने दोस्त को देखा।saṛak par calte hue, maiñne ek purāne dost ko dekhā. | Participle Clauses |
| Having finished the report, she went home. | HAV-ing FIN-isht thuh ri-PORT shee went hohm | रिपोर्ट ख़त्म करके, वह घर चली गई।riporṭ khatm karke, vah ghar calī gaī. | Participle Clauses |
| Not knowing what to do, he called his mother. | not NOH-ing wut too doo hee kawld hiz MUTH-er | क्या करना है यह न जानते हुए, उसने अपनी माँ को फ़ोन किया।kyā karnā hai yah na jānte hue, usne apnī māñ ko fon kiyā. | Participle Clauses |