Hindi reading texts by level
35 texts from A1 to B1, 3 757 words in all, with 124 comprehension questions. Each text shows how much of it is explained in this site’s vocabulary — calculated, not claimed.
A1 (12)
A1 · 86 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Ravi’s Morning
An ordinary school morning, from getting up to the bus.
A1 · 75 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
At the Vegetable Market
Buying vegetables and fruit, and a bag that is too heavy.
A1 · 83 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
My Family
A girl introduces her family, one person at a time.
A1 · 71 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
A Rainy Day
No umbrella, a heavy shower and a friend who has two.
A1 · 80 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
A New Friend
A new student from abroad, a first conversation and a lunch together.
A1 · 79 words · 1 min
StoryFilms
Sunday at the Cinema
A brother and sister go to the cinema: a crowd, a cold hall and a very long film.
A1 · 74 words · 1 min
StoryFamily
Grandma’s Garden
A grandmother, a small garden and the best tomato dish in the family.
A1 · 75 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
The Forgotten Umbrella
Dark clouds in the morning, a downpour at noon and a friend with a big blue umbrella.
A1 · 74 words · 1 min
DialogueFilms
At the Ticket Window
Two friends want tickets for six o’clock, and six o’clock is full.
A1 · 55 words · 1 min
DialogueFamily
Seven O’Clock
A mother wakes her son for school, and he would like five more minutes.
A1 · 51 words · 1 min
MessageEveryday life
Come to the Market!
Two friends make a plan by chat: four o’clock, the station and an umbrella.
A1 · 57 words · 1 min
EmailEveryday life
My New Flat
An e-mail to a friend: two rooms, a balcony, kind neighbours and an invitation.
A2 (12)
A2 · 105 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
The Train Journey
A night train to visit grandparents, and a conversation with strangers.
A2 · 93 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Grandmother’s Birthday
A family gathering for a grandmother’s seventieth birthday.
A2 · 86 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
The Lost Wallet
A wallet left in an auto-rickshaw, and a driver who brings it back.
A2 · 104 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
The First Job
The first day at a new job, from nerves to the first small mistake.
A2 · 106 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
At the Doctor’s
A fever, a day off work and some advice that is not followed at first.
A2 · 108 words · 1 min
StoryFilms
The Old Cinema
A grandfather’s cinema from his childhood shows its last film.
A2 · 104 words · 1 min
StoryFamily
A Watch for Raksha Bandhan
A sister comes home for the festival and gets the same present as last year.
A2 · 103 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
The Wallet in the Auto-Rickshaw
A lost wallet, a worried evening and a knock at nine o’clock.
A2 · 89 words · 1 min
DialogueFilms
Which Film Shall We See?
Two friends choose a film: a love story with good songs, or something funny?
A2 · 88 words · 1 min
DialogueFamily
A Video Call with Grandma
A student far from home calls his grandmother: her health, his food and the Diwali holidays.
A2 · 78 words · 1 min
MessageEveryday life
Maths Tomorrow
Three classmates plan an evening of revision in the library.
A2 · 71 words · 1 min
EmailEveryday life
Three Days Off School
A pupil writes to her teacher: a wedding in the village, three days away and a plan for the homework.
B1 (11)
B1 · 154 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
In a New City
Moving for work, the first lonely weeks and a neighbour who helps.
B1 · 185 words · 2 min
StoryEveryday life
Working from Home
What one office worker gained by working from home, and what she missed.
B1 · 169 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
The Old Market
An old market street, its closed shops and an attempt to revive it.
B1 · 187 words · 2 min
StoryEveryday life
What a Library Is For
A town library in an age of screens, seen from its reading room.
B1 · 184 words · 2 min
StoryFilms
Cinema in the Colony
A retired teacher shows films on a park wall every Saturday — and the neighbours start talking to each other.
B1 · 178 words · 1 min
StoryFamily
When the Son Left
A mother tells how her son moved to another city for his first job — and what she learned from it.
B1 · 164 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
The Wrong Station
An interview in another town, an early train, a short sleep — and a stranger with a brother who drives a taxi.
B1 · 149 words · 1 min
DialogueFilms
I Want to Make Films
A daughter tells her father she wants to study film-making — and shows him she has thought it through.
B1 · 142 words · 1 min
DialogueFamily
Looking After Father
A brother, a sister and a daughter-in-law plan the weeks after their father’s operation.
B1 · 132 words · 1 min
MessageEveryday life
No Water Tomorrow
The housing society’s group chat: a tank is cleaned, a guest is expected and the neighbours organise themselves.
B1 · 118 words · 1 min
EmailEveryday life
The Wrong Sari
A customer writes to an online shop: wrong colour, a stain, and an engagement on Sunday.
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