Hindi · Everyday Verbs
"to show" in Hindi: दिखाना
दिखानाdikhaana
To show is दिखाना (dikhaana). Everyday lines use दिखाता हूँ, दिखाती हूँ, or आपको दिखाया — telling is बताना, a different verb.
Phone photos
मैं आपको फ़ोटो दिखाता हूँ।main aapko photo dikhaata hoon.
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How to pronounce दिखाना
Say it
di-KHAA-naa
/d̪ɪkʰɑːnɑː/
Di-KHAA-naa: aspirated kh, long aa before n. Conjugations keep that kh.
"to show" in Hindi: quick reference
| Hindi | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| दिखानाdikhaana | to show Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| दिखाता हूँdikhaata hoon | I show (m) Present, male speaker. | Present, male speaker. |
| दिखाती हूँdikhaati hoon | I show (f) Present, female speaker. | Present, female speaker. |
| दिखाइएdikhaaiye | please show Polite aap request. | Polite aap request. |
How to use दिखाना in real life
- 1Phone photos
मैं आपको फ़ोटो दिखाता हूँ।
main aapko photo dikhaata hoon.
I'll show you the photo.
Male speaker.
- 2Shop help
कृपया साइज़ चार्ट दिखाइए।
kripaya size chart dikhaaiye.
Please show the size chart.
Aap request.
- 3After a trip
उसने हमें वीडियो दिखाई।
usne hamen video dikhaai.
She showed us the video.
Feminine past दिखाई.
Mistakes English speakers make with दिखाना
Incorrect: Using बताना when you mean show
Correct: Use दिखाना / दिखाता / दिखाइए
बताना is tell; it does not count for दिखाना.
Incorrect: Saying देखना for showing someone else
Correct: दिखाना when you display something
देखना is to see; दिखाना is to show.
Good to know
People constantly show phones: एक मिनट, दिखाता हूँ. Shop staff expect दिखाइए for sizes and prices. Keep the verb family around दिखा — not बता.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Sharing holiday photos
ChatPal
क्या आप गोवा की फ़ोटो दिखाएँगे?
kya aap Goa ki photo dikhaayenge?
Will you show the Goa photos?
You
ज़रूर, अभी दिखाता हूँ।
zaroor, abhi dikhaata hoon.
Sure — I'll show them now.
ChatPal
वाली बीच वाली भी दिखाइए।
vaali beach vaali bhi dikhaaiye.
Please show the beach ones too.
You
लो, यह एलबम दिखाया।
lo, yah album dikhaaya.
Here — I've shown this album.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to show" in Hindi
How do you say to show in Hindi?
दिखाना (dikhaana); कहा जाता है दिखाता हूँ / दिखाइए.
Does बताना count?
No — बताना is tell.
Please show me?
मुझे दिखाइए.
She showed?
उसने दिखाई.
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