Hindi and Urdu: 46 of 64 everyday words look alike

Both are Indo-Iranian languages. Here are the same 64 everyday words in each, the look-alikes first. Tap ▶ to hear them. Words in other alphabets are compared by how they sound in Latin letters.

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Bread look alikeरोटीrotiروٹیroti
Bus look alikeबसbasبسbas
Cheap look alikeसस्ताsastaسستاsasta
City look alikeशहरshaharشہرshahar
Do you speak english look alikeक्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं?kya aap angrezi bolte hainکیا آپ انگریزی بولتے ہیں؟kya aap angrezi bolte hain
Eight look alikeआठaathآٹھaath
Excuse me / Sorry look alikeमाफ़ कीजिए!maaf kijiyeمعاف کیجیے!maaf kijiye
Ferry look alikeफ़ेरीferiفیریferi
Five look alikeपाँचpanchپانچpanch
Food look alikeखानाkhanaکھاناkhana
Four look alikeचारcharچارchar
Friend look alikeदोस्तdostدوستdost
Help look alikeबचाओ!bachaoبچاؤ!bachao
House look alikeघरgharگھرghar
How are you look alikeआप कैसे हैं?aap kaise hainآپ کیسے ہیں؟aap kaise hain
I don't understand look alikeमैं नहीं समझा।main nahin samjhaمیں نہیں سمجھا۔main nahin samjha
Key look alikeचाबीchabiچابیchabi
Money look alikeपैसाpaisaپیسہpaisa
Nine look alikeनौnauنوnau
No look alikeनहींnahinنہیںnahin
No problem look alikeकोई बात नहीं।koi baat nahinکوئی بات نہیں۔koi baat nahin
One look alikeएकekایکek
Room look alikeकमराkamraکمرہkamra
Seven look alikeसातsaatساتsaat
Small look alikeछोटाchhotaچھوٹاchhota
Ten look alikeदसdasدسdas
Three look alikeतीनteenتینteen
Two look alikeदोdoدوdo
Water look alikeपानीpaniپانیpani
Yes look alikeहाँhaanہاںhaan
What's your name look alikeआपका नाम क्या है?aapka naam kya haiآپ کا نام کیا ہے؟aap ka naam kya hai
How much does it cost look alikeयह कितने का है?yah kitne ka haiیہ کتنے کا ہے؟yeh kitne ka hai
Nice to meet you look alikeआपसे मिलकर ख़ुशी हुई।aapse milkar khushi huiآپ سے مل کر خوشی ہوئی۔aap se mil kar khushi hui
Big look alikeबड़ाbadaبڑاbara
Coffee look alikeकॉफ़ीkofiکافیkafi
I'm fine, thanks look alikeमैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद।main theek hoon, dhanyavadمیں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ۔main theek hoon, shukriya
Expensive look alikeमहँगाmahangaمہنگاmehnga
Good look alikeअच्छाachchhaاچھاachha
Doctor look alikeडॉक्टरdoktarڈاکٹرdoctor
Where is the train station look alikeरेलवे स्टेशन कहाँ है?relve steshan kahan haiریلوے اسٹیشن کہاں ہے؟railway station kahan hai
Where is the toilet look alikeशौचालय कहाँ है?shauchalay kahan haiبیت الخلا کہاں ہے؟baitul khala kahan hai
Can you repeat that, please look alikeक्या आप कृपया दोहरा सकते हैं?kya aap kripya dohra sakte hainکیا آپ براہ کرم دوبارہ کہہ سکتے ہیں؟kya aap barah karam dobara keh sakte hain
Six look alikeछहchhahچھchhe
Cheers look alikeचीयर्स!chiyarsچیئرز!cheers
Train look alikeरेलगाड़ीrelgadiریل گاڑیrail gari
Sea look alikeसमुद्रsamudraسمندرsamandar
One coffee, please एक कॉफ़ी, कृपया।ek kofi, kripyaایک کافی، براہ کرم۔ek kafi, barah karam
Pharmacy दवा की दुकानdava ki dukanدوا خانہdawa khana
Good night शुभ रात्रि!shubh ratriشب بخیر!shab bakhair
Beer बीयरbiyarبیئرbeer
Thank you very much बहुत धन्यवाद!bahut dhanyavadبہت شکریہ!bohat shukriya
The bill, please बिल, कृपया।bil, kripyaبل، براہ کرم۔bil, barah karam
Good morning सुप्रभात!suprabhatصبح بخیر!subah bakhair
Good evening शुभ संध्या!shubh sandhyaشام بخیر!sham bakhair
Hi / Bye नमस्ते!namasteسلام!salam
Hello / Good afternoon नमस्कार!namaskarالسلام علیکم!assalamu alaikum
Beautiful सुंदरsundarخوبصورتkhubsurat
Slowly, please धीरे, कृपया।dheere, kripyaآہستہ، براہ کرم۔ahista, barah karam
Thank you धन्यवाद!dhanyavadشکریہ!shukriya
Street सड़कsadakگلیgali
Beach समुद्र तटsamudra tatساحلsahil
Please / You're welcome कृपया।kripyaبراہ کرم۔barah karam
Wine वाइनvainشرابsharab
Goodbye अलविदा!alvidaخدا حافظ!khuda hafiz

Hindi and Urdu: 46 of 64 everyday words look alike

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