bas! (enough!)
acchaa, thiik (fine, good, well; acchaa also means okay)
ek, do, teen, char, paanch, chah, saat, aath, nau, das (one, two, three...ten)
bahut (very, many, much)
matlab (meaning); "kya matlab?" ("meaning what?"/ "what do you mean?")
pyaar/prem/ishq/muhabbat (love)
dil (heart)
shaadi (marriage); "hum shaadi n'hi karti!" ("we are NOT getting married!")
sundar (beautiful, handsome, charming)
chandaa, chandra (moon); chaandna (moonlight); chaandni (moonbeam); chaandla (crescent-shaped); chaandi (silver)
khush (happy); khushi (happiness)
khushbo (fragrance, pleasant scent)
yash (glory, honor, fame)
jaaduu (magic)
ankh (eye); ankhen (eyes)
roshnii (light, brightness)
raat (night)
sapnaa (dream)
jaage (wake)
soona (sleep)
dost (friend)
yaar! (dude!)
hameshaa (always)
bilkul (absolutely)
naach (dance)
sab/sabhi (all)
naag (cobra, snake); nageen (female cobra, snake)*
jau! (go!)
bhaloo (bear)*
bagheraa (tiger cub, leopard); bagh (tiger); sher (tiger, lion); khan (lord, prince)*
haara (green)
*Apparently "Mowgli" was made up by Kipling, and I couldn't find "Kaa" in the Hindi dictionary either.
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Disclaimers:
I am not a native Hindi speaker. The words I list are either ones I have picked up by watching Bollywood movies or from perusing my Hindi reference books, including Teach Yourself Beginner's Hindi Script, Teach Yourself Hindi Dictionary, Teach Yourself Hindi Complete Course, Living Language Hindi Complete Course, and best of all, the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Despite all these reference sources, it is still totally possible that I read something wrong or misunderstood it--so keep in mind that this list is made by someone who's only been watching Hindi movies on a regular basis since November 2007 and has no previous experience with the language.
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