| Term | Definition |
| क्या हुआ | "What happened?" |
| बताना | to tell [verb] |
| पूछना | to ask [verb] |
| समझना | to understand [verb] |
| समझाना | to explain [verb (causative)] |
| इधर | here, in this direction [adverb] |
| मदद | help [noun f.] |
| क़ीमती | expensive [adj.] |
| सुनना | to hear, to listen [verb] |
| सुनाना | to tell, to make listen [verb (causative)] |
| साढ़े | plus a half [fraction] |
| खेलना | to play (sports or games) [verb] |
| बाहर | outside [adverb] |
| सच | truth, true [noun / adj.] |
| पूरा | whole, full [adj.] |
| हमेशा | always [adverb] |
| मज़ाक़ | joke [noun f.] |
| मज़ाक़ करना | to joke, to make fun |
| मज़ाक़ उड़ाना | to joke, to make fun |
| मज़ाक़ में | in fun, in jest |
| देखना | to see, to look at [verb] |
| दिखाना | to show [verb (causative)] |
| X के बारे में | about X [postposition] |
| अनाथ | orphan [noun ] |
| अनाथ आश्रम | orphanage [noun m.] |
| ग़रीब | poor [adj.] |
| खिलौना | toy [noun m.] |
| मिठाई | sweet, candy [noun f.] |
| कपड़ा | cloth, clothing [noun m.] |
| करना | to do |
| कराना | to make (someone do something) [verb (causative)] |
| टीचर | teacher [noun] |
| बिछड़ना | to become separated [verb] |
| गला | neck, throat [noun m.] |
| तब | then |
| तब से | since then |
| सोचना | to think [verb] |
| झूठ | lie [noun] |
| झूठ बोलना | to tell a lie |
| श्रीमान | Mr., Sir [noun m.] |
| अंदर | inside [adverb] |
| तो | particle of contradiction or surprise |
| शाबाश | "Bravo", "Well Done" [exclamation] |
| मालिक | owner [noun m.] |
| तलाश | search [noun f.] |
| तलाश करना | to search, to seek, to look for |
| खोना | to be lost [verb] |
| श्रीमती | Mrs., Ma'am [noun f.] |
| इनाम | reward, prize [noun m.] |
| प्यारा | lovely, dear [adj.] |
| उम्र | age [noun f.] |
| पौन | three quarters [fraction] |
| पौने | less one quarter [fraction] |
| ज़रा | a little, (used to soften imperatives) [adverb] |
| हमेशा से | for a long time, forever |
| सवा | plus one quarter [fraction] |
| जब | when [relative pronoun] |
| मुम्बई | Mumbai (Bombay) [proper noun] |
| मेला | fair, carnival [noun m.] |
| दीवाली | Diwali holiday [proper noun] |
| अंगूठी | ring [noun f.] |
| मुन्ना | little boy [noun m.] |
| रोना | to cry, to weep [verb] |
| कई | several [adj.] |
| महीना | month [noun m.] |
| तक | until, for [postposition] |
| ढूंढना | to search for |
| ढूंढ़ना | to search for [verb] |
| हुआ | happened [simple past of होना] |
| समझा | understood [simple past of समझना] |
| आया | came [simple past of आना] |
| मिला | met, found, got [simple past of मिलना] |
| सोया | slept [simple past of सोना] |
| गया | went [simple past of जाना] |
| बिछड़ा | separated [simple past of बिछड़ना] |
| खोया | was lost [simple past of खोना] |
| लाया | brought [simple past of लाना] |
| रोया | wept, cried [simple past of रोना] |