ヒンディー語
hindīgo[çĩndʲiːɡo̞]
The Japanese word for the Hindi language is ヒンディー語 (hindīgo).
Meaning: language (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The suffix 語 (go) means "language" and is attached to the name of the language.
How do you pronounce it?
hindīgo
Did you know?
- Despite being from different language families, a speaker of ヒンディー語 might find Japanese word order intuitive because both follow a 'Subject-Object-Verb' structure.
- The Japanese word for India, インド, is derived from the Portuguese word 'Indo' rather than the English word 'India'.
- The suffix 語 used in ヒンディー語 is homophonous with the Japanese word for 'five' (五), though they are written with different characters.
Examples in context
- インドはヒンディー語で「バーラト」と呼ばれています。India is called "Bharat" in Hindi.This sentence shows how to use ヒンディー語 when stating what India is called in that language.Tatoeba #9930255 by small_snow, translation #1814634 by Amastan
- 私はヒンディー語を勉強しています。I am studying Hindi.
- ヒンディー語が話せますか?Can you speak Hindi?
- ヒンディー語の教科書を読みます。Hindī-go no kyōkasho o yomimasu.I read a Hindi textbook.
Example conversation
Misaki and Ren are talking about their university classes.
- 美咲 Misaki蓮さんは、何の言語を習っていますか？Ren-san wa, nan no gengo o naratte imasu ka?Ren, what language are you learning?
- 蓮 Ren今はヒンディー語を勉強しています。Ima wa Hindī-go o benkyō shite imasu.I am studying Hindi right now.
- 美咲 Misakiそれはすごいですね！難しいですか？Sore wa sugoi desu ne! Muzukashii desu ka?That's amazing! Is it difficult?
- 蓮 Renはい、文字を書くのがとても難しいです。Hai, moji o kaku no ga totemo muzukashii desu.Yes, writing the characters is very difficult.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hindi” translations and entries ヒンディー語, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
