B1 · 31 words

Sports and games in Hindi

Matches, wins and defeats, cricket terms, wrestling, chess and cards.

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Cricket supplies a whole vocabulary of its own: the बल्लेबाज़ bats, the गेंदबाज़ bowls, and a batsman plays an innings, पारी. Two older games have Hindi names that every child knows, कुश्ती and कबड्डी. Note the pair हारना, to lose, and हराना, to defeat someone — one long vowel apart.

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Verb (1)

हरानाto defeat; to beatVerbB1

हमने विरोधी टीम को तीन गोल से हराया।We beat the other team by three goals.

Transitive, with ने; “to lose” is हारना.

Adjective (1)

Grammar for these: Adjectives that agree, and those that never change · Bigger, smaller, the biggest: से and सबसे

चोटिलinjuredAdjectiveB1

चोटिल होने के कारण वह अगला मैच नहीं खेलेगा।Being injured, he will not play the next match.

Noun (m) (17)

Grammar for these: Every noun is masculine or feminine · Plurals: लड़के, लड़कियाँ, किताबें

टूर्नामेंटtournamentNoun (m)B1

स्कूलों का क्रिकेट टूर्नामेंट अगले हफ़्ते शुरू होगा।The schools’ cricket tournament starts next week.

कप्तानcaptainNoun (m)B1

कप्तान ने टॉस जीतकर पहले बल्लेबाज़ी चुनी।The captain won the toss and chose to bat first.

कोचcoach (trainer)Noun (m)B1

हमारे कोच बहुत सख़्त हैं।Our coach is very strict.

खिलाड़ीplayerNoun (m)B1

हर खिलाड़ी को रोज़ अभ्यास करना पड़ता है।Every player has to practise every day.

मुक़ाबलाcontest; matchNoun (m)B1

फ़ाइनल मुक़ाबला कल शाम को है।The final is tomorrow evening.

पदकmedalNoun (m)B1

उसने कुश्ती में स्वर्ण पदक जीता।He won a gold medal in wrestling.

मैचmatchNoun (m)B1

कल का मैच बारिश की वजह से रद्द हो गया।Yesterday’s match was cancelled because of rain.

दर्शकspectator; viewerNoun (m)B1

स्टेडियम में हज़ारों दर्शक मौजूद थे।Thousands of spectators were in the stadium.

स्टेडियमstadiumNoun (m)B1

नया स्टेडियम शहर के बाहर बना है।The new stadium has been built outside the city.

रेफ़रीrefereeNoun (m)B1

रेफ़री ने सीटी बजाकर खेल रोक दिया।The referee blew the whistle and stopped play.

गोलgoalNoun (m)B1

आख़िरी मिनट में उसने शानदार गोल किया।In the last minute he scored a superb goal.

गोल करना, to score; as an adjective गोल means round.

विरोधीopponent; rivalNoun (m)B1

हमारे विरोधी इस बार ज़्यादा तैयार थे।Our opponents were better prepared this time.

रिकॉर्डrecordNoun (m)B1

उसने सौ मीटर दौड़ का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाया।She set a new record in the hundred metres.

बल्लेबाज़batsmanNoun (m)B1

बल्लेबाज़ ने आख़िरी गेंद पर छक्का मारा।The batsman hit a six off the last ball.

गेंदबाज़bowlerNoun (m)B1

गेंदबाज़ ने पहली ही गेंद पर विकेट लिया।The bowler took a wicket with the very first ball.

विकेटwicketNoun (m)B1

आख़िरी ओवर में दो विकेट गिरे।Two wickets fell in the last over.

खेल-कूदsport; gamesNoun (m)B1

स्कूल में खेल-कूद भी पढ़ाई जितना ज़रूरी है।At school sport is as important as studying.

Noun (f) (12)

Grammar for these: Every noun is masculine or feminine · Plurals: लड़के, लड़कियाँ, किताबें

जीतvictory; winNoun (f)B1

टीम की जीत पर पूरे शहर में जश्न मनाया गया।The whole city celebrated the team’s victory.

हारdefeatNoun (f)B1

एक हार से निराश मत हो।Don’t lose heart over one defeat.

Feminine as “defeat”; हार (m) is a necklace.

प्रतियोगिताcompetitionNoun (f)B1

उसने तैराकी प्रतियोगिता में पहला स्थान पाया।She came first in the swimming competition.

ट्रॉफ़ीtrophyNoun (f)B1

खिलाड़ियों ने ट्रॉफ़ी के साथ फ़ोटो खिंचवाई।The players had their photo taken with the trophy.

कुश्तीwrestlingNoun (f)B1

गाँव में हर साल कुश्ती का दंगल होता है।Every year there is a wrestling tournament in the village.

कबड्डीkabaddiNoun (f)B1

कबड्डी भारत का एक पारंपरिक खेल है।Kabaddi is a traditional Indian game.

टीमteamNoun (f)B1

हमारी टीम ने लगातार तीन मैच जीते।Our team won three matches in a row.

तैराकीswimmingNoun (f)B1

गर्मियों की छुट्टियों में मैंने तैराकी सीखी।I learnt swimming in the summer holidays.

बराबरीa draw; a tieNoun (f)B1

मैच बराबरी पर ख़त्म हुआ।The match ended in a draw.

Also equality: बराबरी का हक़.

पारीinnings; turnNoun (f)B1

कप्तान ने शानदार पारी खेली।The captain played a superb innings.

पहेलीpuzzle; riddleNoun (f)B1

अख़बार की पहेली हल करना उसका शौक़ है।Doing the newspaper puzzle is his hobby.

दौड़race; runningNoun (f)B1

मैराथन दौड़ में हज़ारों लोगों ने हिस्सा लिया।Thousands of people took part in the marathon.

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