रेस्तराँ वहाँ है।

Because Hindi usually puts the main verb at the end. In a simple sentence like this, the pattern is often:

noun + place + है

So रेस्तराँ वहाँ है is literally structured like restaurant there is. That is normal in Hindi, even though English says The restaurant is there.

वहाँ means there or in that place.

It is related to वह, but they are not the same word:

• वह = that / he / she
• वहाँ = there

So in this sentence, वहाँ is a place word, not a pronoun.

A good approximation is vah-HAAN, with a nasal sound at the end.

A few details:

• व is somewhere between English v and w
• हाँ has a long aa sound
• the nasal mark means the vowel is nasalized a little

You may also see it written as वहां in casual typing, but वहाँ is the standard spelling.

A rough pronunciation is res-tə-RAAN, with the last vowel slightly nasalized.

The ending ाँ shows nasalization. So it is not just a plain रा sound; it is more like राँ.

Also, रेस्तराँ is a borrowed word. In real life, you may also see or hear other forms such as:

• रेस्तरां
• रेस्टोरेंट

All of these refer to a restaurant.

Hindi does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

So a noun like रेस्तराँ can mean:

• a restaurant
• the restaurant

The context tells you which one is meant. English has to choose an article, but Hindi usually does not.

If you want to explicitly say one/a, you can use एक: एक रेस्तराँ वहाँ है = There is a restaurant there

Yes, that is possible.

Both are understandable, but the emphasis is a little different:

• रेस्तराँ वहाँ है = neutral, focusing first on the restaurant
• वहाँ रेस्तराँ है = puts more focus on there / that place

So word order in Hindi can shift a bit for emphasis, even though the verb usually stays near the end.

It is usually treated as masculine.

In this sentence, you cannot really tell from है, because है does not show gender here. But with an adjective, you would often hear something like:

• बड़ा रेस्तराँ = big restaurant

That masculine adjective बड़ा suggests masculine usage.

Because रेस्तराँ is singular here, so Hindi uses है.

• रेस्तराँ वहाँ है = one restaurant is there
• रेस्तराँ वहाँ हैं = restaurants are there

So:

• है = singular
• हैं = plural, or sometimes respectful singular

It is called the danda. It is the Hindi punctuation mark that works like a period in English.

So:

• । = .

It simply marks the end of the sentence.