प्रोग्राम (prograam)

noun An English loanword used in everyday Hindi in two related senses: a computer program and a planned event or schedule of activities.
Sense 1 : plan, scheduled event, or agenda
noun, masculine
Synonyms: कार्यक्रम (kaaryakram), योजना (yojnaa, focuses on the plan itself rather than the event)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Ask any friend in Delhi 'आज शाम का क्या प्रोग्राम है?' (aaj shaam kaa kyaa prograam hai?, 'what's the plan for this evening?') and they will know exactly what you mean -- this casual use of प्रोग्राम (prograam) for 'plan' is one of the most naturally absorbed English loanwords in daily Hindi. कार्यक्रम (kaaryakram) is the more formal cousin, used for things like a wedding function or a TV show's official title.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for योजना (yojnaa) when they mean a casual outing or get-together, but प्रोग्राम (prograam) is what people actually say in speech for that -- 'क्या प्रोग्राम है?' (kyaa prograam hai?, 'what's the plan?') is extremely common and sounds far more natural than the more formal कार्यक्रम (kaaryakram).
Sample Sentences:
आज शाम का क्या प्रोग्राम है? What's the plan for this evening?
(aaj shaam kaa kyaa prograam hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल का प्रोग्राम कैंसिल हो गया। Tomorrow's plan got cancelled.
(kal kaa prograam kainsil ho gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हम लोग वीकेंड पर हर बार कोई नया प्रोग्राम बनाते हैं। We make some new plan every weekend.
(ham log viikend par har baar koii nayaa prograam banaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम्हारा प्रोग्राम फिक्स है तो मुझे बता देना। If your plan is fixed, let me know.
(agar tumhaaraa prograam phiks hai to mujhe bataa denaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर बारिश न होती तो हमारा पिकनिक वाला प्रोग्राम बन जाता। If it hadn't rained, our picnic plan would have come together.
(agar baarish n hotii to hamaaraa piknik vaalaa prograam ban jaataa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम लोग अपना प्रोग्राम बदलने वाले हो? Are you guys about to change your plan?
(kyaa tum log apnaa prograam badalne vaale ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद वो अपना प्रोग्राम टाल दे। Maybe he'll postpone his plan.
(shaayad vo apnaa prograam taal de।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मैंने अभी तक कोई प्रोग्राम फाइनल नहीं किया है। I haven't finalized any plan yet.
(mainne abhii tak koii prograam phaainal nahiin kiyaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
आगे का प्रोग्राम अभी बनाया जा रहा है। The plan ahead is being worked out right now.
(aage kaa prograam abhii banaayaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर सबकी मर्ज़ी हो तो प्रोग्राम शनिवार को शिफ्ट कर लेते हैं। If everyone agrees, let's shift the plan to Saturday.
(agar sabkii marzii ho to prograam shanivaar ko shipht kar lete hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसका पूरा प्रोग्राम आखिरी मिनट में बदल गया। His whole plan changed at the last minute.
(uskaa pooraa prograam aakhirii minat men badal gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : computer program or software
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सॉफ्टवेयर (sophtveyar, refers to the software product more broadly rather than a specific program)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In tech contexts -- college computer classes, IT offices -- प्रोग्राम (prograam) is used exactly as in English, with no separate Hindi term in everyday use; you will hear प्रोग्राम लिखना (prograam likhnaa, 'to write a program') and प्रोग्राम चलाना (prograam chalaanaa, 'to run a program') constantly among students and engineers.
Sample Sentences:
मैंने कल रात एक नया प्रोग्राम लिखा। I wrote a new program last night.
(mainne kal raat ek nayaa prograam likhaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह प्रोग्राम बहुत धीरे चलता है। This program runs very slowly.
(yah prograam bahut dhiire chaltaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अभी प्रोग्राम चल रहा है, थोड़ा रुक जाओ। The program is running right now, wait a bit.
(abhii prograam chal rahaa hai, thodaa ruk jaao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
प्रोग्राम को ठीक से चलाओ, कोई गलती मत करना। Run the program properly, don't make any mistakes.
(prograam ko thiik se chalaao, koii galtii mat karnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह प्रोग्राम पिछले हफ्ते इंजीनियरों द्वारा बनाया गया था। This program was built by the engineers last week.
(yah prograam pichhle haphte injiiniyron dvaaraa banaayaa gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर तुम प्रोग्राम में यह लाइन ठीक कर देते, तो एरर नहीं आता। If you had fixed this line in the program, the error wouldn't have come up.
(agar tum prograam men yah laain thiik kar dete, to erar nahiin aataa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्लास में सर ने कहा कि हमें अपना प्रोग्राम कल तक जमा करना है। In class, sir said that we have to submit our program by tomorrow.
(klaas men sar ne kahaa ki hamen apnaa prograam kal tak jamaa karnaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद यह प्रोग्राम बड़ी फाइलों के साथ काम न करे। Maybe this program won't work with large files.
(shaayad yah prograam badii phaailon ke saath kaam n kare।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मैं अगले महीने तक यह प्रोग्राम पूरा लिख चुकूँगा। I will have finished writing this program by next month.
(main agle mahiine tak yah prograam pooraa likh chukoongaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
ऑफिस में हर नया प्रोग्राम पहले टेस्ट सर्वर पर चलाया जाता है। In the office, every new program is first run on the test server.
(ophis men har nayaa prograam pahle test sarvar par chalaayaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): प्रोग्राम (prograam)
(sg.m.oblique): प्रोग्राम (prograam)
(pl.m.direct): प्रोग्राम (prograam)
(pl.m.oblique): प्रोग्रामों (prograamon)