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The following is a comparative list of words in English, Hindi and Urdu. 
                         
 
English     Hindi     Urdu
 
body jism badan

head sar sar

hair bal wextu

face chehra max

eye ek akh starga

ear ek kan ghwag

nose nak poza

mouth muh zolu

teeth ek dat ghax

tounge zaban jiba

breast chati sina

belly pet xeta

arm/hand bazu las
elbow kohni sangal

palm hatheli tale

fingel ungli gota

fingelnail naxun nukh

leg tan xpaq

skin jidl sarman

bone hadi aduke

heart dil zaru

blood xun wina

urine peshab tase mutiaze

feces puxana dake mutiaze

village gau kale

house ghar kor

roof chat chath

door darwaza war

firewood jalane wali lakri da swazado largi

broom jharu jaru

mortar masala pisne gol chiz langarei

pestle hathi chetu

hammer hathera satak

knife chaqu chaku

axe kulhara tabar

rope rasi pare

thread dhaga tar

needle sui stan

cloth kapra kapra

ring anguthi gota

sun suraj nwar

moon chand spogmai

sky asman asman

star ek tara store

rain baris baran

water pani ubu

river darya sind

cloud badal waryaz

lighting bijili prakigi

rainbow qusr quzah da budai tal

wind hawa hawa

stone pathar kane

path rasta lar

sand ret shaga

fire ag our

smoke dhua luge

ash rakh ira

mud kichar xata

dust miti gard

gold sona sra zar

tree daraxt wana

leaf pata pana

root daraxt ka ek jhar jarare

thorn kata azghe

flower phul gwal

fruit phal mewa

mango am am

banana kela kela

wheat gehu ghanam

barley bajra warbashi

rice chawal wrije

potato alu alu

eggplant baenan tor batingar

groundnut mun phali mumpali

chili mirch marchake

turmeric haldi kurkaman

garlic lehsan uga

onion piaz piaz

cauliflower phul gobi gobi

tomato tamatar sur batingar

cabbage band gobi ban gobi

oil tel tel

salt namak malga

meat gosht ghwaxa

fat cherbi wazda

fish machli kab

chicken murghi charga

egg ek anda hu

cow gae ghwa

buffalo bhes mexa

milk dudh pe

horns ek sing xkar

tail dum lake

goat bakri biza

dog kuta spe

snake saap mar

monkey bandar bizo

mosquito machar mashe

ant chiuti mege

spider makri jola

name nam num

man admi sare

woman urat xaza

child bacha mashum

father bap plar

mother ma mor

older brother bara bhai mashar ror

younger brother chota bhai kashar ror

older sister bari bahen mashra xor

younger sister choti bahen kashra xor

son beta zwe

daughter beti lur

husband shohar xawand

wife bivi xaza

boy larka halak

girl larki jine

day din wraz

night rat shpa

morning subah sahar

noon dopaher gharma

evening sham maxam

yesterday kal parun

today aj nan

tomorrow ainda kal saba

week ek hafta hafta

month mihana miasht

year sal kal

old purana zor

new nea nawe

good acha xu

bad xarab xarab

wet bhiga lund

dry xushk wach

long lamba ugud

short chota lund

hot garam tod

cold thanda yax

right dae xe

left bae gas

near qarib nizde

far dur lare

big bara ghat

small chota warkote

heavy bhari drund

light halka spak

above upar uchat

below niche lande

white sufed spin

black kala tor

red lal sur

one ek yao

two do dwa

three tin dre

four char salor

five pach pinza

six che shpag

seven sat uwe

eight ath atu

nine nao naha

ten das las

eleven gyara yaolas

twelve bara dolas

twenty bis shal

one hundred ek so sal

who kun sok

what kya su

where kidhar charta

when kab kala

how many kitne somra

which kensa kam

this ye da

that wo agha

these ye da

those wo agha

same ek hi yao shan

different muxtalif muxtalef

whole mukamal rogh

broken tuta mat

few thora lag

many ziada der

all sab tol

to eat tum khao xoral

to bite katna chichal

to be hungry bhukh lagna

to drink pina skal

to be thirsty pias lagna tage kedal

to sleep sona uda kedal

to lie letna samlastal

to sit baethna kenastal

to give dena warkawal

burn jalana ta largi

to die marna mra kedal

to kill marna wajal

to fly urna alwatal

walk ! chalna tu paida larsha

to run durna manda wahal

to go jana talal

to come ana ratlal

to speak bolna wayal

to hear suna awredal

to look dekhna katal

I mae zu

you tum tu

you (formal) ap taso

he vo hagha

she vo hagha

we ham munga

we (exclusive) ham munga

you (plural) tum taso

they vo haghwi