Learn Hindi: Reading Guides and Stories

Read, listen and follow along in Hindi. Start with the alphabet and simple grammar, or choose a story with audio, English translations and useful vocabulary.

Reading guides

• Read Hindi From Zero: Every Letter, Sound & Rule — Begin with Devanagari letters and learn how sounds join into words.
• Hindi Varnamala: Chart, Swar, Vyanjan and Pronunciation — Keep the alphabet chart nearby, try the examples and practise reading.

Grammar

• Your First Hindi Sentences: Pronouns, Questions and Answers
• Hindi Nouns: Gender, Plurals and My or Your

Hindi stories

Press play to hear the Hindi story and follow the words as they light up. Click a word to replay that part. You can also switch to English letters for reading help, then explore the sentence-by-sentence English translation and vocabulary.

• प्यासा कौआ — The Thirsty Crow

• लालची कुत्ता — The Greedy Dog

• खरगोश और कछुआ — The Hare and the Tortoise

• दो घड़े — The Two Pots

• एकता का बल — The Strength of Unity

• बैल और मेढ़क — The Bull and the Frogs

• मधुमक्खी और कबूतर — The Bee and the Pigeon

• टिड्डा और चींटी — The Grasshopper and the Ant

• शेर और चूहा — The Lion and the Mouse

• अंगूर खट्टे हैं — Sour Grapes

• ग्रामीण चूहा और शहरी चूहा — The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse

• पिपहरीवाला और गाँव के लोग — The Piper and the Villagers

• मूर्ख और ठग — The Fool and the Swindlers

• चार मूर्ख — The Four Fools

• फलवाला और पंसारी — The Fruit Seller and the Grocer

• सम्राट और बूढ़ा आदमी — The Emperor and the Old Man

• चतुर बीरबल — Clever Birbal

• चार मित्र — The Four Friends

• बाजीराव पेशवा और किसान — Bajirao Peshwa and the Farmer

• हँसमुख सरदार — The Cheerful Sardar

• साहूकार का बटुआ — The Moneylender's Purse

• जैसा बोओगे वैसा काटोगे — As You Sow, So Shall You Reap

• गँवार किसान — The Ignorant Farmer

• बलवान कौन — Who Is Stronger

• दाल का दाना — A Grain of Dal

• अभी नहीं, अभी नहीं! — Not Now, Not Now!

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