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"Rent" in Hindi: किराया

किरायाkiraaya

Say it: ki-RAA-yaamasculine noun/kɪrɑːjɑː/

Rent is किराया (kiraaya). Say किराया कितना है? or किराया भेज दिया — monthly housing money talk.

Viewing a flat

इस फ़्लैट का किराया कितना है?

is flat ka kiraaya kitna hai?

How much is this flat's rent?
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How to pronounce किराया

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ki-RAA-yaa

/kɪrɑːjɑː/

Ki-RAA-yaa: soft k, long raa, light yaa ending.

"Rent" in Hindi: quick reference

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किरायाkiraayarent

Default.

किराया कितना है?kiraaya kitna hai?how much is the rent?

Ask.

किराया देनाkiraaya denato pay rent

Payment.

किराया बढ़ गयाkiraaya badh gayarent went up

Complaint.

How to use किराया in real life

  1. 1Viewing a flat

    इस फ़्लैट का किराया कितना है?

    is flat ka kiraaya kitna hai?

    How much is this flat's rent?

    Viewing.

  2. 2UPI payment

    महीने का किराया भेज दिया।

    maheene ka kiraaya bhej diya.

    I've sent the month's rent.

    Pay.

  3. 3Broker call

    किराया थोड़ा कम हो सकता है?

    kiraaya thoda kam ho sakta hai?

    Can the rent be a bit less?

    Negotiate.

Mistakes English speakers make with किराया

Incorrect: Using रेंट only when teaching this noun

Correct: किराया

This page teaches किराया.

Incorrect: Confusing किराया with किरायेदार

Correct: किराया is the rent money; किरायेदार is the tenant

Different words.

Good to know

Deposits often equal months of किराया. Agree extras — पानी, पार्किंग — before you sign. Landlords may prefer cashless now, but ask how किराया should arrive.

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Negotiating a flat

  1. ChatPal

    किराया अठारह हज़ार है।

    kiraaya athaarah hazaar hai.

    The rent is eighteen thousand.

  2. You

    किराया सोलह हो जाए तो ठीक।

    kiraaya solah ho jaaye to theek.

    If rent becomes sixteen, okay.

  3. ChatPal

    ठीक है, किराया सत्रह पर मिलते हैं।

    theek hai, kiraaya satrah par milte hain.

    Okay — let's meet at seventeen rent.

  4. You

    पक्का, कल किराया एग्रीमेंट देखेंगे।

    pakka, kal kiraaya agreement dekhenge.

    Sure — tomorrow we'll see the rent agreement.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Rent" in Hindi

How do you say rent in Hindi?

किराया (kiraaya).

How much rent?

किराया कितना है?

Rent went up?

किराया बढ़ गया.

Pay rent?

किराया देना / किराया भेजना.

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