Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how — plus the words that join sentences.

• क्याkyāwhat (also a yes/no question marker at sentence start) | तुम क्या चाहते हो? = What do you want?
• कौनkaunwho | वह कौन है? = Who is that?
• कहाँkahā̃where | तुम कहाँ रहते हो? = Where do you live?
• कबkabwhen | तुम कब आओगे? = When will you come?
• क्योंkyõwhy | तुम क्यों रो रहे हो? = Why are you crying?
• कैसेkaisehow (in what manner) | यह कैसे काम करता है? = How does this work?
• कैसाkaisāhow / what kind (adjective, agrees with the noun) | खाना कैसा है? = How is the food?
• कितनाkitnāhow much / how many (agrees with the noun) | यह कितने का है? = How much is this?
• कौन साkaun sāwhich (one, of a set; agrees with the noun) | तुम्हें कौन सा रंग पसंद है? = Which colour do you like?
• किसकाkiskāwhose (agrees with the thing owned: किसका/किसकी/किसके) | यह कमरा किसका है? = Whose room is this?
• किसकोkiskowhom / to whom (oblique of कौन; also किसे) | तुमने किसको बुलाया? = Whom did you call?
• कितने बजेkitne bajeat what time | फ़िल्म कितने बजे शुरू होती है? = What time does the film start?
• औरaurand (also: more) | चाय और कॉफ़ी = tea and coffee
• याyāor | तुम चाय लोगे या कॉफ़ी? = Will you have tea or coffee?
• लेकिनlekinbut | मैं आना चाहता था, लेकिन समय नहीं था। = I wanted to come, but there was no time.
• क्योंकिkyõkibecause | मैं नहीं आया क्योंकि मैं बीमार था। = I didn't come because I was ill.
• परparbut (everyday, slightly more casual than लेकिन) | खाना अच्छा था पर थोड़ा ठंडा था। = The food was good but a bit cold.
• इसलिएisliyeso / therefore (links cause to result) | बारिश हो रही थी, इसलिए हम घर पर रहे। = It was raining, so we stayed home.