What are the two words for 'difficult' in Hindi?
What are the two words for 'difficult' in Hindi?

John-H8
October 13, 2013

hari-rocket-hindi-tutor
November 1, 2013
"difficult" can be translated into "mushkil" (Muśkila) or "khatin" (Kaṭhina). besides these words, there are other words which means difficult as well.

John-H8
November 2, 2013
मुश्किल - mushkil - difficult (Perso-Arabic origin)
कठिन - kaṭhin - difficult (Sanskrit origin)
You will find an incorrect spelling of the word 'mushkil' in 1.7 survival phrase lession.
Here are examples:
1.7 Survival phrases
हिन्दी मुशकिल है, है ना? (मुशकिल is an incorrect spelling. मुश्किल is correct)
hindhee mushakil hai, hai naa? ( mushakil is incorrect. mushkil is correct)
Hindi is difficult, isn't it?
1.7 Survival phrases
हाँ, हिन्दी बहुत मुशकिल है । ( मुश्किल not मुशकिल)
haaAO, hindhee bahuth mushakil hai | (bahut mushkil not bahuth mushakil)
Yes, learning Hindi is difficult

Deven--3 देवन--३
November 6, 2015
कठिन can also mean hard if you want to say something is "hard."
Example:
That(test) was hard. (वह कठिन था।)
Example:
That(test) was hard. (वह कठिन था।)