Hindi Articles
Learning the Hindi Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hindi language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Hindi.
Hindi articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Hindi Articles |
| articles | lekh - लेख |
| the | |
| a | ek - एक |
| one | ek - एक |
| some | kuch - कुछ |
| few | kuch - कुछ |
| |
| the book | kitab - किताब |
| the books | kitaben - किताबें |
| a book | ek kitab - एक किताब |
| one book | ek kitab - एक किताब |
| some books | kuch kitaben - कुछ किताबें |
| few books | kuch kitaben - कुछ किताबें |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Hindi has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Devanagari.
List of Articles in Hindi
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Hindi. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hindi vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hindi Vocabulary |
| Food | bhojan - भोजन |
| almonds | baadaam - बादाम |
| bread | roti - रोटी |
| breakfast | nashta - नाश्ता |
| butter | makkhan - मक्खन |
| candy | mishtann - मिष्टान्न |
| cheese | paneer - पनीर |
| chicken | chikan - चिकन |
| cumin | jeera - जीरा |
| dessert | mithaai - मिठाई |
| dinner | rat ka khana or rat ka bhojan - रात का खाना or रात का भोजन |
| fish | machhali - मछली |
| fruit | fal - फल |
| ice cream | aaisakreem - आइसक्रीम |
| lamb | bhed ka bachcha - भेड़ का बच्चा |
| lemon | neenbu - नींबू |
| lunch | dopahar ka khana or dopahar ka bhojan - दोपहर का खाना or दोपहर का भोजन |
| meal | bhojan - भोजन |
| meat | maans - मांस |
| oven | ovan - ओवन |
| pepper | kali mirch - काली मिर्च |
| plants | paudhon - पौधों |
| pork | suar ka maans - सुअर का मांस |
| salad | salad - सलाद |
| salt | namak - नमक |
| sandwich | saindavich - सैंडविच |
| sausage | sosej - सॉसेज |
| soup | soop - सूप |
| sugar | chini - चीनी |
| supper | rat ka khana - रात का खाना |
| turkey | tarki - टर्की |
| apple | seb - सेब |
| banana | kela - केला |
| oranges | santre - संतरे |
| peaches | aadu - आड़ू |
| peanut | moongafali - मूंगफली |
| pears | nashapaati - नाशपाती |
| pineapple | ananas - अनानास |
| grapes | angoor - अंगूर |
| strawberries | stroberi - स्ट्रॉबेरी |
| vegetables | sabjiyan - सब्जियां |
| carrot | gaajar - गाजर |
| corn | makai - मकई |
| cucumber | kakadi - ककड़ी |
| garlic | lahasun - लहसुन |
| lettuce | letish - लेटिष |
| olives | jaitoon - जैतून |
| onions | pyaaz - प्याज़ |
| peppers | mirch - मिर्च |
| potatoes | aalu - आलू |
| pumpkin | kaddu - कद्दू |
| beans | sem - सेम |
| tomatoes | tamatar - टमाटर |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Hindi, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Devanagari Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Hindi lessons here: Learn Hindi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.