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English loan words in Hindi

There are numerous English loan words in Hindi and they are generously used in casual conversation.

These loan words get the Great Indian Masala Treatment, craftily adjusting them to local tongues and ears.

The result may at first be unintelligible to native English speakers. It will take time (or ṭāim, as Hindi speakers would say) to get used to the Indianized pronunciation.

The consonants t and d are usually pronounced like the retroflex consonants ṭ and ḍ (see ṭāim), and o sometimes becomes a slightly nasalized a or ā (as in prāblam = problem, affis = office, lāṭ = lord, the latter being hardly recognizable from the original).

Let’s check out some loan words in Hindi that came from English: अंग्रेज़ी शब्द (English Words):

• स्कूल (School)
• स्टेशन (Station)
• अफ़सर (Officer)
• इंजन (Engine)
• डॉक्टर (Doctor)
• हॉस्पिटल (Hospital)
• टेलीफ़ोन (Telephone)
• टेलीविज़न (Television)
• रेडियो (Radio)
• बैंक (Bank)
• टाइम (Time)
• सिनेमा (Cinema)
• लौटरी (Lottery)
• सर्कस (Circus)
• नंबर (Number)
• बेंड (Band)
• हीरो (Hero)
• साइकिल (Cycle)
• ट्रेन (Train)
• पेंसिल (Pencil)
• कंप्यूटर (Computer)
• कार (Car)
• बस (Bus)
• पेन (Pen)
• टिकेट (Ticket)
• पास (Pass)
• फेल (Fail)
• सीट (Seat)
• सूट (Suit)
• सेल (Cell)
• बटन (Button)
• पेपर (Paper)
• फाइल (File)
• बिल (Bill)
• मोटर (Motor)
• बल्ब (Bulb)
• लाइट (Light)
• लेटर (Letter)
• कैल्कुलाटर (Calculator)
• प्रिंसिपल (Principal)
• नर्स (Nurse)
• माइक (Microphone)
• बटेरी (Battery)
• मैच (Match)
• ग्लास (Glass)
• टेबल (Table)
• चेयर (Chair)
• मशीन (Machine)
• बेग (Bag)
• हंगर (Hanger)
• गिटार (Guitar)
• पिचर (Picture)