- slug: general
  about: Common everyday vocabulary words.
  words:
    - type: noun
      english: thing
      hindi: बात
      gender: f
      note: More abstract than "[चीज़](#चीज़)", often used for matters or topics -- as in, things that are discussed.
      see_also:
        - "[चीज़](#चीज़)"
      examples:
        - english: "No problem. *(Literally: [there is] nothing.)*"
          hindi: कोई बात नहीं.
        - hindi: मुझे यह बात [समझ](#understand) नहीं आई.
          english: "I did not understand this thing (matter)."
          note: >
            आई, feminine, matches बात because the postposition in मुझे blocks the gender matching on मैं (Recall [मुझे = मैं + की](/grammar/pronouns)).
        - hindi: बात करना
          english: "to talk (seems to be more like: *to chat*)."
    - type: noun
      english: help
      hindi: मदद
      gender: f
      note: Used with का/के/की to indicate who is receiving help, and with either करना (to actively help someone), or होना (to passively be helped). See the links below for the generalized rules of these.
      see_also:
        - "[Reflexive verbs](/grammar/reflexive-verbs)"
        - "[Active and passive, transitive and intransitive](/grammar/active-passive-transitive-intransitive)"
      examples:
        - hindi: "मेरी मदद किजिए."
          english: "Please help me."
        - hindi: "क्या आपकी मदद हुई है?"
          english: "Have you been helped?"
- slug: repetition
  about: Hindi often uses repetition of words for emphasis or to indicate a variety of related meanings.
  words:
    - type: noun
      hindi: क्या-क्या
      english: what all, which all
      examples:
        - hindi: पिछले हफ्ते तुमने क्या-क्या किया?
          english: "What all did you do last week?"
- slug: nationalities
  about: Words for people from different countries.
  words:
    - type: adjective
      english: Afghan
      hindi: अफ़्गानी