rang (color); rangeela (bright, showy, gaudy)
laal (red, ruby-colored; a ruby); rohit (red)
naarangii (orange)
neela (blue)
safed (white, chalky color); saf (clean)
kaalaa (black)
gulaabii (pink); gulaab (a rose)
piilaa (yellow)
khaakii (dust-colored, earth-colored)
kya? (what?); kya hai? (what is it?); kya hua? (what happened?)
kyu[n]? (why?); kyu[n]ki (because)
kaun? (who?); kab? (when?) kahaa[n]? (where?)
samajhe? (understand?)
bollu! (speak!)
kam (few, less)
kaam (work)
mandir (temple)
duniyaa (world, the world)
akele (alone)
mastii (intoxication; delight, passion, unrestrained joy)
jeena (to live, to be alive); jiivan (life, existence, lifetime)
josh (excitement; passion; enthusiasm, ardour)
hai na? (n'est-ce pas?; isn't it?)
duusraa (second, other, next)
[k]huun (blood, a murder); [k]huunii (bloody) --yes, I heard this in a Bollywood movie; it's not all song and dance
dard-e-disco (the pain of disco)
hangaamaa (tumultuous crowd; commotion, din)
chiiz (a thing, an item)
juutaa (a pair of shoes; not to be confused with jhuut, a lie)
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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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