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100 Lazy But Smart Gujarati Words & Phrases – Dilshan Jayasinha
100 Lazy But Smart

Gujarati Words & Phrases
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An extract from my private collection of the most useful

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by Dilshan Jayasinha
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100 Lazy But Smart Gujarati Words & Phrases
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A MESSAGE FROM YOURS TRULY…
You’re probably going to glance at my photo, think to yourself “He looks surprisingly decent”, and
then skip reading this intro entirely, so I might as well get straight to the point…
CONFESSION: There are actually more than a 100 words & phrases in here… (closer to 200, I think).
Yeah, I know. I’m awesome like that.
So voila! Here’s your free copy of an extract of some thoughtfully selected Gujarati phrases
that I think is “good enough” for you to start with. Perfection is overrated. I’m a HUGE fan of
“simplifying” things and not overloading the brain with information that is more than necessary. Hope you’ll find my “lazy
but smart” approach helpful (and if not, just delete the damn book and quit grumbling. You got the free edition, after all..)
Alright, I let you dive into the chapters now. How about we meet up again on the last page and discuss your next steps?
Enjoy!
Dilshan
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NOW, ABOUT THESE WORDS & PHRASES…
TYPE OF GUJARATI USED

COMMENT BUBBLES
I’ve used Spoken Gujarati only (good
old fashioned day-to-day Wherever I feel like I need to open my big fat mouth and tell you something,
I’ve done it in a comment bubble and grouped them as follows:
conversational Gujarati)
SYN: “Synonym” – To give you another word or phrase that is equally used
DEF: “Definition” – To explain a specific word
SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY, and SIMPLIFY!
REM: “Remember” – To remind you of something already seen
Out of the many different ways of
NOTE: “Note” – For pretty much everything else
saying a phrase, I have chosen the
one I think is a) the most simple to
repeat; b) often used and easily
understood
POLITE WORDS BORROWED ENGLISH WORDS

I have not mentioned ‘Please’ and Often, for some words in spoken Gujarati, people use the English word instead
“Thank you” in most phrases (to of the authentic Gujarati word. In such cases, I’ve also opted to use the English
avoid repetition), but use them borrowed word. (e.g. In this book the word I’ve chosen for “balcony” is also
whenever you want. “balcony” - and not the real Gujarati word ‘jȧ∙rō∙kᴴo’. I’ve done this to prevent
your brain from short-circuiting – and you are very welcome.)
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
(For some of the weird characters I’ve used)
MY ADVICE: In this initial stage, don’t focus on getting the ‘exact’ pronunciation of the words. We’ll have plenty of time
for that later. For now, just focus on building your vocabulary (and in turn, also your confidence with this language).
a LISTEN  ȧuw LISTEN  gᴴ LISTEN  o LISTEN 
ȧ LISTEN  bᴴ LISTEN  Ǐ LISTEN  ō LISTEN 
ai LISTEN  chᴴ LISTEN  jᴴ LISTEN  tᴴ LISTEN 
ȧi LISTEN  é LISTEN  kᴴ LISTEN  th LISTEN 
auw LISTEN  ḗ LISTEN  ň LISTEN  thᴴ LISTEN 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CLICKABLE)
THIS BOOK COMES IN 2 SECTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ - 1 -

SECTION 1: FREQUENTLY USED GUJARATI WORDS ...................................................................................................................................... - 2 -
1. YES, NO, AND OKAY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ - 4 -
2. POLITE WORDS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. - 5 -
3. INTRO TO PERSONAL PRONOUNS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ - 7 -
4. WHEN POINTING ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ - 9 -
5. “WH” QUESTION WORDS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. - 10 -
6. FAMILY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 18 -
7. HOUSE & HOME ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 20 -
8. COLORS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 22 -
9. FOOD & DRINKS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 23 -
10. ANIMALS, BIRDS, & OTHER SPECIES..................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 29 -
11. DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, & YEARS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 30 -
12. CARDINAL NUMBERS (1-10) .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. - 39 -
13. ORDINAL NUMBERS (1ST-10TH) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 41 -
14. ADJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 43 -
SECTION 2: COMMON GUJARATI PHRASES ................................................................................................................................................ - 47 -

15. DEMOLISHING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER................................................................................................................................................................................................ - 49 -
16. SAYING “HELLO” AND BEING NICE TO PEOPLE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... - 51 -
17. STARTING EASY “ICE-BREAKER” CONVERSATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................... - 52 -
18. WISHING YOUR FRIENDS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 54 -
19. FINDING A PLACE TO STAY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ - 56 -
20. FINDING YOUR WAY IN A CITY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... - 57 -
21. USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ - 60 -
22. STAYING CONNECTED DURING YOUR TRIP ............................................................................................................................................................................................. - 65 -
23. GOING SHOPPING (AND NOT GETTING RIPPED OFF) ................................................................................................................................................................................ - 66 -
24. DEALING WITH (UNLIKELY?) EMERGENCIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... - 68 -
25. GOING TO A DOCTOR WHO ONLY SPEAKS GUJARATI ............................................................................................................................................................................... - 71 -
26. GETTING ROMANTIC WITH YOUR LOVE-MUFFIN .................................................................................................................................................................................... - 73 -
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THIS BOOK COMES IN 2 SECTIONS
SECTION 1: FREQUENTLY USED GUJARATI WORDS
SECTION 2: COMMON GUJARATI PHRASES
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SECTION 1: FREQUENTLY USED GUJARATI

WORDS
SECTION 1: FREQUENTLY USED GUJARATI WORDS
1 2 3 4 5
INTRO TO
“WH” QUESTION
YES, NO, AND OKAY POLITE WORDS PERSONAL WHEN POINTING
WORDS
PRONOUNS
10 9 8 7 6
ANIMALS, BIRDS, &
FOOD & DRINKS COLORS HOUSE & HOME FAMILY
OTHER SPECIES
11 12 13 14
ORDINAL
DAYS, WEEKS, CARDINAL
NUMBERS ADJECTIVES
MONTHS, & YEARS NUMBERS (1-10)
(1ST-10TH)
1. Yes, No, And Okay
1 1. YES, NO, AND OKAY

“Yes” & “No”
yes haa
no na
 Sample Phrases 
DEF: ‘hooᴺ’ = “I”. The phrase literally
 Yes, I am [Dilshan] haa, hooᴺ [Dilshan] chᴴuᴺ reads “Yes, I Dilshan am”
 No, I am not [Dilshan] na, hooᴺ [Dilshan] nȧ∙thi DEF: The phrase literally reads “No, I
Dilshan am not”
“Okay” (When Approving Or Accepting Something)

okay #1 haa DEF: Same meaning as “yes”
okay #2 tᴴeek chᴴé DEF: ‘saaruᴺ’ means “good” but in this

context, it’s used to give approval or
okay #3 saa∙ruᴺ acceptance (like “fine” in English)
2. Polite Words
2 2. POLITE WORDS
“Thank You”
thank you aa∙bᴴaar SYN: Or you can just say “thank you”
“No, thank you” (When Refusing An Offer)

no, thank you na, aa∙bᴴaar SYN: Or you can just say “no, thank you”
“Please”
1. When Making A Direct Request To Someone
please #1 “please” SYN: Proper Gujarati word = ‘kru∙pa

kȧ∙ri∙né’
NOTE: Whenever I mention “formal”, it
(formal) “please” aa∙vo shows you the words to use when
 Please come speaking to or referring to someone
(informal) “please” aav unfamiliar or older than you
(formal) “please” jaa∙o NOTE: Similarly, whenever I mention

 Please go
(informal) “please” jaa “informal”, it shows you the words to
use when speaking to or referring to
(formal) “please” aap∙sho someone familiar and/or of a similar
 Please give age as you
(informal) “please” aap
2. Polite Words
2. In Formal Announcements That You’ll Hear
please #2 kru∙paa kȧ∙ri∙né NOTE: You’re almost never going to use

this but I’m including it since you might
Sample Phrases hear it in announcements.
 
 Please go to platform 3 kru∙paa kȧ∙ri∙né “platform number” thrȧn pȧr jaa∙o DEF: FYI, ‘thrȧn’ = “three”. You’ll see this
later in the chapter “Cardinal Numbers”.
kru∙paa kȧ∙ri∙né thᴴō∙di vaar pȧ∙chᴴi ko∙shish
 Please try again later DEF: ‘pȧ∙chᴴi’ = “later”. You’ll see this
kȧr∙sho
later in “Days, Weeks, Months, Years”.
“Sorry”
sorry “sorry”
“Forgive me”
(formal) maaf kȧ∙ro
forgive (me)
(informal) maaf kȧr
“Excuse Me” (When Getting Someone’s Attention) SYN: You could also say ‘ḗk minute’
(“one minute”) to get someone’s
excuse me “excuse me” attention
3. Intro To Personal Pronouns
3 3. INTRO TO PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Personal Pronouns (Singular) NOTE: To show even more respect to
someone (e.g. someone very elderly),
I hooᴺ you could say ‘aap’ instead of ‘thȧ∙mé’.
In this book I’ll be using ‘thȧ∙mé’ but
you (FORMAL) thȧ∙mé feel free to replace it with ‘aap’
whenever it’s appropriate.
you (INFORMAL) thu
NOTE: For someone you’re familiar with
he/she (FORMAL) thḗ∙o (e.g. a friend or someone your age)
he/she (INFORMAL) thḗ
 I am [Dilshan] hooᴺ [Dilshan] chᴴuᴺ

(formal) thȧ∙mé [Dilshan] chᴴo SYN: ‘aap [Dilshan] chᴴo’ (see
 You are [Dilshan] explanation above)
(informal) thu [Dilshan] chᴴé
NOTE: To show even more respect you
(formal) thḗ∙o [Dilshan] chᴴé could add ‘bhai’ (“brother”) after the
 He is [Dilshan] name. e.g. ‘thḗ∙o Dilshan bhai chᴴé’
(informal) thḗ [Dilshan] chᴴé
(formal) thḗ∙o [Shivani] chᴴé NOTE: To show even more respect you
 She is [Shivani] could add ‘bḗn’ (“sister”) after the name.
(informal) thḗ [Shivani] chᴴé e.g. ‘thḗ∙o Shivani bḗn chᴴé’
3. Intro To Personal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns (Plural)

NOTE: “we” will always be ‘ȧ∙mé’
regardless if the group saying it is male,
we ȧ∙mé female, or both males & females
they thḗ∙o
NOTE: Similarly, “they” will always be
‘thḗ∙o’ regardless if we’re referring to a
 Sample Phrases  group of males, females, or both
 We are Gujarati ȧ∙mé gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi chᴴi∙é
 They are Gujarati thḗ∙o gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi chᴴé
4. When Pointing
4 4. WHEN POINTING
“This”, “That”
this aa
that pḗ∙lu SYN: ‘thḗ’ also means “that”
Q What is this? aa shuᴺ chᴴé? DEF: ‘shuᴺ?’ = “what?”. You’ll see this in
the next chapter.
Q What is that? pḗ∙lu shuᴺ chᴴé?
“Here” & “There”

here ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ
there thyaᴺ
(formal) ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ aa∙vo

 Come here
(informal) ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ aav
(formal) thyaᴺ jaa∙o
 Go there
(informal) thyaᴺ jaa NOTE: Just FYI, the Gujarati word for
“stop” is the same as “wait”
(formal) ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ u∙bᴴaa rȧ∙ho
 Wait here NOTE: When speaking to a male, you’d
(informal) ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ u∙bᴴo / u∙bᴴi rȧ∙hé use ‘u∙bᴴo rȧ∙hé’. To a female, ‘u∙bᴴi
rȧ∙hé’.
5. “WH” Question Words
5 5. “WH” QUESTION WORDS

“Why?”
why? kḗm? NOTE: It can also mean “how?” when
asking about the wellbeing of someone.
(formal) thȧ∙mé kḗm aa∙vyaᴺ chᴴo? You’ll see this a few pages later.
Q Why did you
come? (informal) thu kḗm aa∙vyo / aa∙vi chᴴé? NOTE: When speaking to a male, you’d
use ‘aa∙vyo’. To a female, ‘aa∙vi’.
“Where?”
where? kyaᴺ
(formal) thȧ∙mé kyaᴺ chᴴo?

 Where are you?
(informal) thu kyaᴺ chᴴé?
 Where are you (formal) thȧ∙mé kyaᴺ jaa∙o chᴴo?
going? (informal) thu kyaᴺ jaiy chᴴé?
“Who?”
who? kauň
(formal) thȧ∙mé kauň chᴴo?

Q Who are you?
(informal) thu kauň chᴴé?
“What?”
what? shuᴺ?
Q What is this? aa shuᴺ chᴴé?

Q What is that? pḗ∙lu shuᴺ chᴴé? SYN: ‘thḗ shuᴺ chᴴé?’
Q What do you (formal) thȧm∙né shuᴺ joi∙yé chᴴé?

want? (informal) thȧ∙né shuᴺ joi∙yé chᴴé?
“When?”
when? kyaa∙ré?
Q When are you (formal) thȧ∙mé kyaa∙ré aa∙vo chᴴo?

coming? (informal) thu kyaa∙ré aav∙shé?
Q When are you (formal) thȧ∙mé kyaa∙ré jaa∙o chᴴo?

going? (informal) thu kyaa∙ré jȧ∙shé? NOTE: Here you’re asking about
someone unfamiliar or older than you.
Q When is he/she (formal) thé∙o kyaa∙ré aav∙shé?
coming? NOTE: Here you’re asking about
(informal) thé kyaa∙ré aav∙shé? someone familiar and/or of a similar age
as you
Q When is he/she (formal) thé∙o kyaa∙ré jȧ∙shé?
going? (informal) thé kyaa∙ré jȧ∙shé?
“Which?”
1. When Referring To Singular (For both an object or a living being)
which? #1 (NEUTER) kȧ∙yuᴺ?
which? #2 (MASC.) kȧ∙yo?

which? #3 (FEM.) kȧi?
#1 (NEUTER):
Q Which one is your (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ruᴺ baa∙Ǐȧk kȧ∙yuᴺ chᴴé? NOTE: We use ‘kȧ∙yuᴺ’ here because
child? ‘baa∙Ǐȧk’ (“child”) is neuter gender
(informal) thaa∙ruᴺ baa∙Ǐȧk kȧ∙yuᴺ chᴴé?
#2 (MASC):
Q Which one is your (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ro dhik∙ro kȧ∙yo chᴴé? NOTE: We use ‘kȧ∙yo’ here because
‘dhik∙ro’ (“son”) is masculine
son? (informal) thaa∙ro dhik∙ro kȧ∙yo chᴴé?
#3 (FEM):
Q Which one is your (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ri dhik∙ri kȧi chᴴé? NOTE: We use ‘kȧi’ here because ‘dhik∙ri’
(“daughter”) is feminine
daughter? (informal) thaa∙ri dhik∙ri kȧi chᴴé?
Q Which one (thing) (formal) thȧm∙né kȧi vȧs∙thu joi∙yé chᴴé? NOTE: We use ‘kȧi’ here because
do you want? ‘vȧs∙thu’ (“thing/object”) is feminine
(informal) thȧ∙né kȧi vȧs∙thu joi∙yé chᴴé?
2. When Referring To Plural (For both objects & living beings)
which? #1 (NEUTER) kȧ∙yaᴺ?

NOTE: When referring to plural, we use
which? #2 (MASC.) kȧ∙yaᴺ? ‘kȧ∙yaᴺ’ for both neuter and masculine.
which? #3 (FEM.) kȧi NOTE: The feminine ‘which?’ (‘kȧi’) stays

the same for both singular and plural
#1 (NEUTER):
Q Which ones are (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ra baa∙Ǐa∙ko kȧ∙yaᴺ chᴴé? NOTE: We use ‘kȧ∙yaᴺ’ here because
‘baa∙Ǐa∙ko’ (“children”) is neuter gender
your children? (informal) thaa∙ra baa∙Ǐȧ∙ko kȧ∙yaᴺ chᴴé?
#2 (MASC):
Q Which ones are (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ra dhik∙ra kȧ∙yaᴺ chᴴé? NOTE: We use ‘kȧ∙yaᴺ’ here because
your sons? ‘dhik∙ra’ (“sons”) is masculine
(informal) thaa∙ra dhik∙ra kȧ∙yaᴺ chᴴé?
#3 (FEM):
Q Which ones are (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ri dhik∙ri∙o kȧi chᴴé?

NOTE: We use ‘kȧi’ here because
your daughters? (informal) thaa∙ri dhik∙ri∙o kȧi chᴴé? ‘dhik∙ri∙o’ (“daughters”) is feminine
Q Which ones (formal) thȧm∙né kȧi vȧs∙thu∙o joi∙yé chᴴé? NOTE: We use ‘kȧi’ here because
(objects) do you ‘vȧs∙thu∙o’ (“things/objects”) is feminine.
(informal) thȧ∙né kȧi vȧs∙thu∙o joi∙yé chᴴé?
want?
“How?”
1. When Asking About The Wellbeing Of Someone
how? kḗm
(formal) kḗm chᴴo? NOTE: You’ll see this again in the chapter
 How are you? “Saying Hello & Being Nice To People”
(informal) kḗm chᴴé?
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗm chᴴé?
 How is he/she?
(informal) thḗ kḗm chᴴé?
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗm hȧ∙tha?
 How was he/she?
(informal) thḗ kḗm hȧ∙tho / hȧ∙thi? NOTE: When asking about a male, you’d
use ‘hȧ∙tho’. For a female, ‘hȧ∙thi’.
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗm chᴴé?
 How are they?
(informal) thḗ∙o kḗm chᴴé?
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗm hȧ∙tha?
 How were they?
(informal) thḗ∙o kḗm hȧ∙tha?
2. When Evaluating The Quality of Someone Or Something (Singular)
how? (NEUTER) kḗ∙vuᴺ

how? (MASC. & FORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ
how? (MASC. & INFORMAL) kḗ∙vo
how? (FEM. & FORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ

how? (FEM. & INFORMAL) kḗ∙vi
#1 (NEUTER):
Q How is this? aa kḗ∙vuᴺ chᴴé?

NOTE: ‘aa’ was changed to ‘thḗ’ because
Q How was this? thḗ kḗ∙vuᴺ hȧ∙thuᴺ? we’re asking about something in the past
#2 (MASC):
NOTE: e.g. When asking about the
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé? teaching quality of a professor.
 How is he?
(informal) thḗ kḗ∙vo chᴴé? NOTE: e.g. When asking about a friend’s
ability to sing. Also note that we use
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ? ‘kḗ∙vo’ since “he” is masculine.
 How was he?
(informal) thḗ kḗ∙vo hȧ∙tho? NOTE: We use ‘hȧ∙tho’ since “he” is
masculine.
#3 (FEM):
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé?
 How is she? NOTE: We use ‘kḗ∙vi’ since “she” is
(informal) thḗ kḗ∙vi chᴴé? feminine.
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ?

 How was she? NOTE: We use ‘hȧ∙thi’ since “she” is
(informal) thḗ kḗ∙vi hȧ∙thi? feminine.
3. When Evaluating The Quality of People Or Things (Plural)
how? (NEUTER) kḗ∙vaᴺ NOTE: “How? (plural)” is always ‘kḗ∙vaᴺ
how? (MASC. & FORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ

how? (MASC. & INFORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ
how? (FEM. & FORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ

how? (FEM. & INFORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ
#1 (NEUTER):
Q How are these? aa kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé?

Q How were these? thḗ kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ?
#2 (MASC):
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé? NOTE: e.g. When asking about the
 How are they? teaching quality of a group of professors
(informal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé?
NOTE: e.g. When asking about the
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ? singing ability of a group of friends
 How were they?
(informal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ?
#3 (FEM):
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé? NOTE: These 4 sentences are identical to
 How are they? the masculine sentences above
(informal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé?
(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ?
 How were they?
(informal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ?
6. Family
6 6. FAMILY
Family Members
1. Male Members (Formal)
SYN: Proper Gujarati word: ‘pi∙tha’
father pap∙pa (“papa")
SYN: Proper Gujarati word: ‘pȧ∙thi’
husband “mister”
DEF: ‘thȧ∙maa∙ra’ is the formal
 Sample Phrases  possessive adjective “your” when it is
attached to a formal & masc. noun
(formal) aa thȧ∙maa∙ra pap∙pa chᴴé?
Q Is this your father? DEF: ‘thaa∙ra’ is the informal possessive
(informal) aa thaa∙ra pap∙pa chᴴé? adjective “your” when it is attached to a
formal & masc. noun
 This is my father  aa maa∙ra pap∙pa chᴴé
DEF: ‘maa∙ra’ is the possessive adjective
“my” when it is attached to a formal &
masc. noun
2. Male Members (Informal)
son dhik∙ro
boyfriend “boyfriend”
DEF: ‘thȧ∙maa∙ro’ is the formal
possessive adjective “your” when it is
(formal) aa thȧ∙maa∙ro dhik∙ro chᴴé? attached to an informal & masc. noun
Q Is this your son?
(informal) aa thaa∙ro dhik∙ro chᴴé? DEF: ‘thaa∙ro’ is the informal possessive
adjective “your” when it is attached to
 This is my son  aa maa∙ro dhik∙ro chᴴé an informal & masc. noun
6. Family
3. Female Members (Informal)
mother mum∙mi (“mommy”) SYN: Proper Gujarati word: ‘maa∙tha’
daughter dhik∙ri
wife “missus” (Mrs.) SYN: Proper Gujarati word: ‘pȧth∙ni’
girlfriend “girlfriend”
DEF: ‘thȧ∙maa∙ri’ is the formal
attached to an informal & fem. noun
Q Is this your (formal) aa thȧ∙maa∙ri mum∙mi chᴴé?
DEF: ‘thaa∙ri’ is the informal possessive
mother? (informal) aa thaa∙ri mum∙mi chᴴé? adjective “your” when it is attached to
an informal & fem. noun
 This is my mother  aa maa∙ri mum∙mi chᴴé
DEF: ‘maa∙ri’ is the possessive adjective
“my” when it is attached to an informal
& fem. noun
7. House & Home
7 7. HOUSE & HOME

“House”
house gᴴȧr
DEF: ‘thȧ∙maa∙ruᴺ’ is the formal
attached to a neuter noun
(formal) aa thȧ∙maa∙ruᴺ gᴴȧr chᴴé?
Q Is this your house? DEF: ‘thaa∙ruᴺ’ is the informal possessive
(informal) aa thaa∙ruᴺ gᴴȧr chᴴé? adjective “your” when it is attached to a
neuter noun
 This is my house  aa maa∙ruᴺ gᴴȧr chᴴé
DEF: ‘maa∙ruᴺ’ is the possessive
adjective “my” when it is attached to a
neuter noun
Rooms In A House
1. Masculine Nouns
room “room” SYN: Proper Gujarati word: ‘kᴴȧnd’
bedroom “bedroom” SYN: Proper word: ‘shȧ∙yȧn kᴴȧnd’
living room / sitting room “hall” SYN: Proper word: ‘dhi∙vaan kᴴaa∙nu’
toilet “toilet” SYN: Proper word: ‘sauw∙chaa∙lȧ∙yȧ’
bathroom “bathroom”
7. House & Home
(formal) aa thȧ∙maa∙ro “room” chᴴé?

Q Is this your room?
(informal) aa thaa∙ro “room” chᴴé?
 This is my room  aa maa∙ro “room” chᴴé
2. Feminine Nouns
balcony “balcony” SYN: Proper Gujarati word: ‘jȧ∙rō∙kᴴo’
Q Is this your (formal) aa thȧ∙maa∙ri “balcony” chᴴé?

balcony? (informal) aa thaa∙ri “balcony” chᴴé?
 This is my balcony  aa maa∙ri “balcony” chᴴé
3. Neuter Nouns
kitchen rȧ∙so∙duᴺ SYN: You could also say “kitchen”
Q Is this your (formal) aa thȧ∙maa∙ruᴺ rȧ∙so∙duᴺ chᴴé?

kitchen? (informal) aa thaa∙ruᴺ rȧ∙so∙duᴺ chᴴé?
 This is my kitchen  aa maa∙ruᴺ rȧ∙so∙duᴺ chᴴé
8. Colors
8 8. COLORS
List Of Colors
red laal
black kaa∙Ǐo
blue bᴴoo∙ro SYN: You might also hear ‘aas∙maa∙ni’
green lee∙lo
orange kḗ∙sȧ∙ri
pink gu∙laa∙bi
white sȧ∙fḗdh SYN: In some parts of Gujarat you might
hear ‘dhᴴȧ∙vȧl’ instead of ‘sȧ∙fḗdh’
yellow pee∙Ǐo
Q Which color is this? aa kȧ∙yo rȧng chᴴé? REM: ‘kȧ∙yo’ = “which” (masc.). We use
‘kȧ∙yo’ here because ‘rȧng’ (“color”) is
 This is red  aa laal rȧng chᴴé masculine.
9. Food & Drinks
9 9. FOOD & DRINKS

“To Eat” & “To Drink”
to eat kᴴa∙vaa∙nu
to drink pi∙vaa∙nu
 I want something to eat mȧ∙né kȧink kᴴa∙vaa∙nu joi∙yé chᴴé DEF: ‘kȧink’ = “something”
 I don’t want anything to eat mȧ∙né kȧiᴺ kᴴa∙vaa∙nu nȧ∙thi joi∙thuᴺ
“Hungry” & “Thirsty”

(am/is/are) hungry bᴴookᴴ laa∙gi chᴴé
(am/is/are) not hungry bᴴookᴴ nȧ∙thi laa∙gi
(am/is/are) thirsty thȧ∙rȧs laa∙gi chᴴé

(am/is/are) not thirsty thȧ∙rȧs nȧ∙thi laa∙gi
 I’m hungry mȧ∙né bᴴookᴴ laa∙gi chᴴé

 I’m not hungry mȧ∙né bᴴookᴴ nȧ∙thi laa∙gi
9. Food & Drinks
Main Food Items

1. Masculine Nouns
bread “bread” SYN: You might also hear ‘pauw’ instead

of “bread”
 I eat bread hooᴺ “bread” kᴴa∙u chᴴuᴺ

 I don’t eat bread hooᴺ “bread” nȧ∙thi kᴴa∙tho / kᴴa∙thi NOTE: If you’re a male, you’d use
‘kᴴa∙tho’. If female, ‘kᴴa∙thi’
 I want bread ma∙né “bread” joi∙yé chᴴé
DEF: ‘nȧ∙thi joi∙tho’ = “don’t want” when
 I don’t want bread ma∙né “bread” nȧ∙thi joi∙tho referring to a masc. noun
 I want to eat bread ma∙né “bread” kᴴaa∙vo chᴴé DEF: ‘kᴴaa∙vo’ = “want to eat” when
referring to a masc. noun
 I don’t want to eat bread ma∙né “bread” nȧ∙thi kᴴaa∙vo
2. Feminine Nouns
fish maachᴴ∙li SYN: You could also say “fish”
 I eat fish hooᴺ maachᴴ∙li kᴴa∙u chᴴuᴺ

 I don’t eat fish hoo maachᴴ∙li nȧ∙thi kᴴa∙tho / kᴴa∙thi
 I want fish ma∙né maachᴴ∙li joi∙yé chᴴé
DEF: ‘nȧ∙thi joi∙thi’ = “don’t want” when
 I don’t want fish ma∙né maachᴴ∙li nȧ∙thi joi∙thi referring to a fem. noun
 I want to eat fish ma∙né maachᴴ∙li kᴴaa∙vi chᴴé DEF: ‘kᴴaa∙vi’ = “want to eat” when
referring to a female. noun
 I don’t want to eat fish ma∙né maachᴴ∙li nȧ∙thi kᴴaa∙vi
9. Food & Drinks
3. Neuter Nouns
beef “beef”
chicken “chicken”
eggs in∙da
fruits fȧǏ
meat maaᴺs DEF: ‘maaᴺs’ is also the broader term for
all non-vegetarian items
mutton (goat meat) “mutton”
pork “pork”
seafood “seafood”
vegetables shaak
 I eat “beef” hooᴺ “beef” kᴴa∙u chᴴuᴺ

 I don’t eat “beef” hoo “beef” nȧ∙thi kᴴa∙tho / kᴴa∙thi
DEF: ‘nȧ∙thi joi∙thuᴺ’ = “don’t want”
 I want “beef” ma∙né “beef” joi∙yé chᴴé when referring to most neuter nouns
(except rice – see next section)
 I don’t want “beef” ma∙né “beef” nȧ∙thi joi∙thuᴺ
 I want to eat “beef” ma∙né “beef” kᴴaa∙vuᴺ chᴴé DEF: ‘kᴴaa∙vuᴺ’ = “want to eat” when
referring to most neuter nouns (except
 I don’t want to eat “beef” ma∙né “beef” nȧ∙thi kᴴaa∙vuᴺ rice – see next section)
9. Food & Drinks
4. Special Case: “Rice”
rice bᴴaath NOTE: Since “rice” in Gujarati is

considered a non-count neuter verb, we
Sample Phrases use ‘nȧ∙thi joi∙tha’ and ‘kᴴaa∙va’ (See
 
sample phrases)
 I eat rice hooᴺ bᴴaath kᴴa∙u chᴴuᴺ
 I don’t eat rice hooᴺ bᴴaath nȧ∙thi kᴴa∙tho / kᴴa∙thi
 I want rice ma∙né bᴴaath joi∙yé chᴴé
DEF: ‘nȧ∙thi joi∙tha’ = “don’t want” when
 I don’t want rice ma∙né bᴴaath nȧ∙thi joi∙tha referring to a non-count neuter noun.
 I want to eat rice ma∙né bᴴaath kᴴaa∙va chᴴé

DEF: ‘kᴴaa∙va’ = “want to eat” when
 I don’t want to eat rice ma∙né bᴴaath nȧ∙thi kᴴaa∙va referring to a non-count neuter noun.
9. Food & Drinks
Main Drink Items

1. Masculine Nouns
juice “juice”
alcohol dhaa∙ru
 I drink juice hooᴺ “juice” pi∙uᴺ chᴴuᴺ

 I don’t drink juice hooᴺ “juice” nȧ∙thi pee∙tho / pee∙thi NOTE: If you’re a male, you’d use
‘pee∙tho’. If female, ‘pee∙thi’.
 I want juice ma∙né “juice” joi∙yé chᴴé
 I don’t want juice ma∙né “juice” nȧ∙thi joi∙tho REM: ‘joi∙tho’ = “want” when referring to
a masc. noun
 I want to drink juice ma∙né “juice” pee∙vo chᴴé
 I don’t want to drink juice ma∙né “juice” nȧ∙thi pee∙vo
2. Feminine Nouns
tea cha
coffee “coffee”
beer “beer”
 I drink tea hooᴺ cha pi∙uᴺ chᴴuᴺ
9. Food & Drinks
 I don’t drink tea hooᴺ cha nȧ∙thi pee∙tho / pee∙thi

 I want tea ma∙né cha joi∙yé chᴴé
 I don’t want tea ma∙né cha nȧ∙thi joi∙thi REM: ‘joi∙thi’ = “want” when referring to
a fem. noun
 I want to drink tea ma∙né cha pee∙vi chᴴé
 I don’t want to drink tea ma∙né cha nȧ∙thi pee∙vi
3. Neuter Nouns
milk dhoodhᴴ
water paa∙ňi
bottled/mineral water “mineral water”
 I drink milk hooᴺ dhoodhᴴ pi∙uᴺ chᴴuᴺ

 I don’t drink milk hooᴺ dhoodhᴴ nȧ∙thi pee∙tho / pee∙thi
 I want milk ma∙né dhoodhᴴ joi∙yé chᴴé
 I don’t want milk ma∙né dhoodhᴴ nȧ∙thi joi∙thuᴺ REM: ‘joi∙thuᴺ’ = “want” when referring
to a neuter noun
 I want to drink milk ma∙né dhoodhᴴ pee∙vuᴺ chᴴé
 I don’t want to drink milk ma∙né dhoodhᴴ nȧ∙thi pee∙vuᴺ
10. Animals, Birds, & Other Species
1010. ANIMALS, BIRDS, & OTHER SPECIES
Groups Of Species
animal jaan∙vȧr SYN: You could also say ‘pȧ∙shu’
bird pȧk∙shi SYN: You could also say ‘pȧn∙kᴴi’
fish maachᴴ∙li
insect jȧn∙thu
serpent naag
snake saap
 This animal is very beautiful aa jaan∙vȧr bȧ∙hu sun∙dhȧr chᴴé

 This animal is very aa jaan∙vȧr bȧ∙hu jōkᴴ∙mi chᴴé
dangerous
11. Days, Weeks, Months, & Years
1111. DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, & YEARS
“Day”
1. When Referring To The Day Of The Week
day #1 vaar
Q Which day is it today? aa∙jé kȧ∙yo vaar chᴴé? NOTE: Since we’re asking about a day of
the week we use ‘vaar’
 Today is Monday  aa∙jé sōm∙vaar chᴴé
2. When Referring To A Special Day (e.g. birthday, festivals, holidays)
day #2 dhee∙vȧs
Q Which day is it today? aa∙jé kȧ∙yo dhee∙vȧs chᴴé? NOTE: Since we’re asking about a special
day we use ‘dhee∙vȧs’
 Today is Diwali  aa∙jé dhi∙waa∙li chᴴé
Adverbials Related To Days

today aa∙jé
yesterday gȧi kaa∙lé
tomorrow aav∙thi kaa∙lé NOTE: Given the context you can also
just say ‘kaa∙lé’
day before yesterday gȧ∙ya pȧ∙rȧm dheev∙sé
day after tomorrow pȧ∙rȧm dheev∙sé
Q On which day is it? kȧ∙yaᴺ dheev∙sé chᴴé?

Q On which day was it? kȧ∙yaᴺ dheev∙sé hȧ∙thuᴺ?
 It is today  aa∙jé chᴴé
 It was today  aa∙jé hȧ∙thuᴺ
Time Of Day
in the morning sȧ∙vaa∙ré
at noon / in the afternoon bȧ∙pōré
in the evening saan∙jᴴé
at night raa∙thré
last morning gȧi kaa∙lé sȧ∙vaa∙ré NOTE: Literally “yesterday morning”
this morning aa∙jé sȧ∙vaa∙ré NOTE: Lit. “today morning”
tomorrow morning aav∙thi kaa∙lé sȧ∙vaa∙ré
Q When is it? kyaa∙ré chᴴé?

Q When was it? kyaa∙ré hȧ∙thuᴺ?
 It is in the morning  sȧ∙vaa∙ré chᴴé
 It was in the morning  sȧ∙vaa∙ré hȧ∙thuᴺ
Expressions Of Time
1. General Terms (Without Referencing A Specific Time)
now ham∙naᴺ
earlier vé∙hé∙la SYN: You might also hear ‘pȧ∙hé∙la’
later pȧ∙chᴴi NOTE: ‘pȧ∙chᴴi’ stays the same

regardless of gender
 I’m coming now hooᴺ ham∙naᴺ aa∙uᴺ chᴴuᴺ

 I’m going now hooᴺ ham∙naᴺ jaa∙uᴺ chᴴuᴺ
 I’m leaving now hooᴺ ham∙naᴺ nik∙Ǐuᴺ chᴴuᴺ
2. When Referencing A Specific Time
before (a specific time) pȧ∙hé∙la
after (a specific time) pȧ∙chᴴi
 I’m coming before 5.00 hooᴺ paaᴺch vaa∙gya pȧ∙hé∙la aa∙uᴺ chᴴuᴺ DEF: ‘paaᴺch vaa∙gya’ = “five o’ clock”
 I’m going before 5.00 hooᴺ paaᴺch vaa∙gya pȧ∙hé∙la jaa∙uᴺ chᴴuᴺ
 I’m leaving before 5.00 hooᴺ paaᴺch vaa∙gya pȧ∙hé∙la nik∙Ǐuᴺ chᴴuᴺ
Days Of The Week

Monday sōm∙vaar
Tuesday mȧn∙gȧǏ∙vaar
Wednesday budh∙vaar
Thursday gu∙ru∙vaar
Friday shuk∙rȧ∙vaar
Saturday shȧ∙ni∙vaar
Sunday rȧ∙vi∙vaar
 on Monday  sōm∙vaa∙ré NOTE: When saying “on […]” it’s exactly

like the specific day of the week except
 on Tuesday  mȧn∙gȧǏ∙vaa∙ré that the last syllable ‘vaar’ is replaced
by ‘vaa∙ré’
 on Wednesday  budh∙vaa∙ré
 on Thursday  gu∙ru∙vaa∙ré
 on Friday  shuk∙rȧ∙vaa∙ré
 on Saturday  shȧ∙ni∙vaa∙ré
 on Sunday  rȧ∙vi∙vaa∙ré
Q Which day is it today? aa∙jé kȧ∙yo vaar chᴴé?

 It is Monday  sōm∙vaar chᴴé
 Today is Monday  aa∙jé sōm∙vaar chᴴé
Q On which day is it? kȧ∙yaᴺ vaa∙ré chᴴé?

 It is on Monday  sōm∙vaa∙ré chᴴé
 It is before Monday  sōm∙vaar pȧ∙hé∙la chᴴé NOTE: When specifying with “before” or
“after”, we use ‘sōm∙vaar’ (“Monday”)
 It is after Monday  sōm∙vaar pȧ∙chᴴi chᴴé and not ‘sōm∙vaa∙ré’ (“on Monday”)
“Weeks”, “Months”, & “Years”

1. Stand-Alone Words (Singular)
week atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yuᴺ
month mȧ∙hi∙no
year vȧrsh SYN: Or you can say ‘saal’
NOTE: We will take a first look at
 One week ḗk atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yuᴺ numbers in the next chapter
2. Stand-Alone Words (Plural)
weeks atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yaᴺ
months mȧ∙hi∙na
NOTE: We use the same word ‘vȧrsh’ for
years vȧrsh “year” & “years”
 Two weeks bḗ atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yaᴺ

 Three weeks thrȧn atᴴ∙vaa∙diyaᴺ
3. When Specifying Using “This”, “Last”, “Next”
week atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yé
month mȧ∙hi∙né
year vȧr∙shé
 This week aa atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yé

 Last week gȧ∙yaa atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yé
 Next week aav∙tha atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙yé
4. When Specifying With A Numerical Value
in […] week/weeks atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙ya∙ma

in […] month/months mȧ∙hi∙na∙ma
in […] year/years vȧrsh∙ma
 In one week ḗk atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙ya∙ma

 In two weeks bḗ atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙ya∙ma
 In three weeks thrȧn atᴴ∙vaa∙di∙ya∙ma
Months Of The Year

January “January” NOTE: All the months in Gujarati are the
same as how we’d say it in English.
February “February” Yay!!!
March “March”
April “April”
May “May”
June “June”
July “July”
August “August”
September “September”
October “October”
November “November”
December “December”
 In January “January” mȧ∙hi∙na∙ma

 Before January “January” pȧ∙hé∙la
 After January “January” pȧ∙chᴴi
12. Cardinal Numbers (1-10)
1212. CARDINAL NUMBERS (1-10)
Specifying A Quantity
1 ḗk NOTE: These words apply to both
inanimate things and living beings
2 bḗ
3 thrȧn
4 chaar
5 paaᴺch
6 chᴴȧ
7 saath
8 aatᴴ
9 nȧuw
10 dhȧs
#1 (MASC.):
Q How many are there? kḗt∙la chᴴ é? DEF: ‘kḗt∙la’ = “how many?” when
referring to a masc. plural noun
Q How many boys are there? kḗt∙la chᴴok∙ra chᴴ é?
 There is 1  ék chᴴé
 There are 2  bḗ chᴴé
12. Cardinal Numbers (1-10)
#2 (FEM.):
Q How many are there? kḗt∙li chᴴ é? DEF: ‘kḗt∙li’ = “how many?” when
referring to a fem. plural noun
Q How many girls are there? kḗt∙li chᴴok∙ri chᴴ é?
 There is 1  ék chᴴé
 There are 2  bḗ chᴴé
#3 (NEUTER):
Q How many are there? kḗt∙luᴺ chᴴ é? DEF: ‘kḗt∙luᴺ’ = “how many?” when
referring to a neuter plural noun.
 There is 1  ék chᴴé However, note that if referring to a
 There are 2  bḗ chᴴé neuter noun that is NON-COUNTABLE
(e.g. water), we will use ‘kḗt∙la’. My
advice: don’t get hung up on this. It’ll
slowly come naturally to you.
13. Ordinal Numbers (1st-10th)
1313. ORDINAL NUMBERS (1ST-10TH)
Specifying The Position In A Series

MASC. FEM. NEUTER
first (1st) pé∙hé∙lo pé∙hé∙li pé∙hé∙luᴺ NOTE: These words apply to both
inanimate things and living beings
second (2nd) bee∙jo bee∙ji bee∙juᴺ
third (3rd) thri∙jo thri∙ji thri∙juᴺ
fourth (4th) cho∙thᴴo cho∙thᴴi cho∙thᴴuᴺ
fifth (5th) paaᴺch∙mo paaᴺch∙mi paaᴺch∙muᴺ
sixth (6th) chᴴȧt∙tᴴo chᴴȧt∙tᴴi chᴴȧt∙tᴴuᴺ
seventh (7th) saath∙mo saath∙mi saath∙muᴺ
eighth (8th) aatᴴ∙mo aatᴴ∙mi aatᴴ∙muᴺ
ninth (9th) nauw∙mo nauw∙mi nauw∙muᴺ
tenth (10th) dhȧs∙mo dhȧs∙mi dhȧs∙muᴺ
last chᴴél∙lo chᴴél∙li chᴴél∙luᴺ
#1 (MASC.):
 This is the first son aa pé∙hé∙lo dhik∙ro chᴴé NOTE: Since we’re referring to a masc.
noun (“son”) we use words from the 1st
 This is the second son aa bee∙jo dhik∙ro chᴴé column such as ‘pé∙hé∙lo’, ‘bee∙jo’,
‘chᴴél∙lo’
 This is the last son aa chᴴél∙lo dhik∙ro chᴴé
13. Ordinal Numbers (1st-10th)
#2 (FEM.):
 This is the first daughter aa pé∙hé∙li dhik∙ri chᴴé NOTE: Since we’re referring to a fem.
noun (“daughter”) we use words from
 This is the second daughter aa bee∙ji dhik∙ri chᴴé the 2nd column such as ‘pé∙hé∙li’, ‘bee∙ji’,
‘chᴴél∙li’
 This is the last daughter aa chᴴél∙li dhik∙ri chᴴé
#3 (NEUTER):
 This is the first book aa pé∙hé∙luᴺ pus∙thȧk chᴴé NOTE: Since we’re referring to a neuter
noun (“book”) we use words from the
 This is the second book aa bee∙juᴺ pus∙thȧk chᴴé 3rd noun such as ‘pé∙hé∙luᴺ’, ‘bee∙juᴺ’,
‘chᴴél∙luᴺ’
 This is the last book aa chᴴél∙luᴺ pus∙thȧk chᴴé
14. Adjectives
1414. ADJECTIVES
Adjectives To Describe A Person (Singular)
FORMAL INFORMAL
MASC. FEM MASC. FEM.
fat jaa∙daᴺ jaa∙do jaa∙di

thin paa∙thȧ∙Ǐaᴺ paa∙thȧ∙Ǐo paa∙thȧ∙Ǐi
tall uᴺ∙chaᴺ uᴺ∙cho uᴺ∙chi SYN: ‘laam∙baᴺ’, ‘laam∙bo’ & ‘laam∙bi’
short tᴴingňaᴺ tᴴingňo tᴴingňi DEF: When using ‘mō∙taᴺ, mō∙to, mō∙ti’
(“big”) or ‘naa∙naᴺ, naa∙no, naa∙ni’
big mō∙taᴺ mō∙to mō∙ti (“small”) to describe a person, it refers
more to status or age of the person
small naa∙naᴺ naa∙no naa∙ni (and not so much to physical size).
good saa∙raᴺ saa∙ro saa∙ri
NOTE: We use the same word ‘saa∙raᴺ’
good-looking saa∙raᴺ saa∙ro saa∙ri for the adjectives “good” and “good-
looking”
mō∙ti um∙mȧr∙naᴺ mō∙ti mō∙ti
aged/elderly
um∙mȧr∙no um∙mȧr∙ni
beautiful ru∙paa∙Ǐaᴺ - ru∙paa∙Ǐi
bad kᴴȧ∙raab NOTE: ‘kᴴȧ∙raab’ & ‘yu∙vaan’ are 2

adjectives that stay the same regardless
young yu∙vaan of gender, formal, or informal.
14. Adjectives
#1 (FORMAL):
 The man is fat aa jaa∙daᴺ maa∙nȧs chᴴé NOTE: Since we’re referring to FORMAL
nouns we use words from the 1st column
 The woman is fat aa jaa∙daᴺ mȧ∙hi∙la chᴴé such as ‘jaa∙daᴺ’ & ‘uᴺ∙chaᴺ’ for both
male & female
 The man is tall aa uᴺ∙chaᴺ maa∙nȧs chᴴé
 The woman is tall aa uᴺ∙chaᴺ mȧ∙hi∙la chᴴé
 The man is bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab maa∙nȧs chᴴé REM: ‘kᴴȧ∙raab’ stays the same
regardless of gender, formal, or informal.
 The woman is bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab mȧ∙hi∙la chᴴé
#2 (MASC. & INFORMAL):
 The man is fat aa jaa∙do maa∙nȧs chᴴé NOTE: Since we’re referring to a MASC.
& INFORMAL noun we use words from
 The man is tall aa uᴺ∙cho maa∙nȧs chᴴé the 2nd column such as ‘jaa∙do’ &
‘uᴺ∙cho’
 The man is bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab maa∙nȧs chᴴé
#3 (FEM. & INFORMAL):
 The woman is fat aa jaa∙di mȧ∙hi∙la chᴴé NOTE: Since we’re referring to a FEM. &
INFORMAL noun we use words from the
 The woman is tall aa uᴺ∙chi mȧ∙hi∙la chᴴé 3rd column such as ‘jaa∙di’ & ‘uᴺ∙chi’
 The woman is bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab mȧ∙hi∙la chᴴé
14. Adjectives
Adjectives To Describe A Group Of People (Plural)
FORMAL INFORMAL
MASC. FEM MASC. FEM.
fat jaa∙daᴺ jaa∙daᴺ jaa∙di

thin paa∙thȧ∙Ǐaᴺ paa∙thȧ∙Ǐaᴺ paa∙thȧ∙Ǐi
tall uᴺ∙chaᴺ uᴺ∙chaᴺ uᴺ∙chi REM: ‘laam∙baᴺ’, ‘laam∙baᴺ’ & ‘laam∙bi’
short tᴴingňaᴺ tᴴingňaᴺ tᴴingňi REM: When using ‘mō∙taᴺ, mō∙taᴺ,

mō∙ti’ (“big”) or ‘naa∙naᴺ, naa∙naᴺ,
big mō∙taᴺ mō∙taᴺ mō∙ti naa∙ni’ (“small”) to describe people, it
refers more to status or age of the
small naa∙naᴺ naa∙naᴺ naa∙ni people (and not really to physical size).
good saa∙raᴺ saa∙raᴺ saa∙ri
REM: Even in the plural, we use the
good-looking saa∙raᴺ saa∙raᴺ saa∙ri same word for the adjectives “good” and
“good-looking”
mō∙ti um∙mȧr∙naᴺ mō∙ti mō∙ti
aged/elderly
um∙mȧr∙naᴺ um∙mȧr∙ni
beautiful ru∙paa∙Ǐaᴺ - ru∙paa∙Ǐi
bad kᴴȧ∙raab REM: Even in the plural, ‘kᴴȧ∙raab’ &

‘yu∙vaan’ stay the same regardless of
young yu∙vaan gender, formal, or informal.
14. Adjectives
#1 (FORMAL):
 The men are fat aa jaa∙daᴺ maa∙nȧ∙so chᴴé NOTE: The words in the 1st column such
as ‘jaa∙daᴺ’ & ‘uᴺ∙chaᴺ’ were the same
 The women are fat aa jaa∙daᴺ mȧ∙hi∙la∙o chᴴé words we used for singular
 The men are tall aa uᴺ∙chaᴺ maa∙nȧ∙so chᴴé

 The women are tall aa uᴺ∙chaᴺ mȧ∙hi∙la∙o chᴴé
 The men are bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab maa∙nȧ∙so chᴴé REM: ‘kᴴȧ∙raab’ stays the same
regardless of gender, formal, or informal.
 The women are bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab mȧ∙hi∙la∙o chᴴé
#2 (MASC. & INFORMAL):
 The men are fat aa jaa∙daᴺ maa∙nȧ∙so chᴴé NOTE: In the plural, we use the same
adjectives (‘jaa∙daᴺ, uň∙chaᴺ, kᴴȧ∙raab’)
 The men are tall aa uᴺ∙chaᴺ maa∙nȧ∙so chᴴé for both formal & informal
 The men are bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab maa∙nȧ∙so chᴴé
#3 (FEM. & INFORMAL):
 The women are fat aa jaa∙di mȧ∙hi∙la∙o chᴴé NOTE: The words in the 3rd column such
as ‘jaa∙di’ & ‘uᴺ∙chi’ were the same
 The women are tall aa uᴺ∙chi mȧ∙hi∙la∙o chᴴé words we used for singular
 The women are bad aa kᴴȧ∙raab mȧ∙hi∙la∙o chᴴé
SECTION 2: COMMON GUJARATI

PHRASES
SECTION 2: COMMON GUJARATI PHRASES
15 16 17 18 19
DEMOLISHING SAYING “HELLO” STARTING EASY
WISHING YOUR FINDING A PLACE
THE LANGUAGE AND BEING NICE “ICE-BREAKER”
FRIENDS TO STAY
BARRIER TO PEOPLE CONVERSATIONS
24 23 22 21 20
DEALING WITH GOING SHOPPING STAYING
USING PUBLIC FINDING YOUR
(UNLIKELY?) (AND NOT GETTING CONNECTED
TRANSPORT WAY IN A CITY
EMERGENCIES RIPPED OFF) DURING YOUR TRIP
25 26
GOING TO A GETTING
DOCTOR WHO ONLY ROMANTIC WITH
SPEAKS GUJARATI YOUR LOVE-MUFFIN
15. Demolishing The Language Barrier
1515. DEMOLISHING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
Asking If Someone Speaks English
Q Do you speak (formal) thȧm∙né “English” aav∙dé chᴴé?

(know) English? (informal) thȧ∙né “English” aav∙dé chᴴé?
Q Does anyone here speak ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ koyi∙né “English” aav∙dé chᴴé?

(know) English?
Saying That You Speak (or Don’t Speak) Gujarati

 I speak Gujarati hooᴺ gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi bō∙lu chᴴuᴺ
 I know Gujarati mȧ∙né gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi aav∙dé chᴴé
 I understand Gujarati mȧ∙né gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi sȧm∙jai chᴴé
 a little Gujarati  thᴴō∙du gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi DEF: ‘thᴴō∙du’ = “a little”
 I don’t speak Gujarati hooᴺ gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi nȧ∙thi bōl∙tho / bōl∙thi NOTE: If you’re a male, you’d use
‘bōl∙tho’. If female, ‘bōl∙thi’.
 I don’t know Gujarati mȧ∙né gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi nȧ∙thi aa∙vȧd∙thu
15. Demolishing The Language Barrier
When You Don’t Understand
Q Do you (formal) thȧ∙mé sȧm∙jyᴴaᴺ?

understand? (informal) thu sȧm∙jyᴴo / sȧm∙ji?
 I understand  hooᴺ sȧm∙jyᴴo / sȧm∙ji

NOTE: Since here we’re referring to not
 don’t understand  nȧ∙thi sȧm∙jᴴyo / sȧm∙ji
understanding something in the very
 understood  sȧm∙ji gȧ∙yo / gȧi recent past, we use the same phrasing
as we did for the present tense (i.e. “I
 didn’t understand  nȧ∙thi sȧm∙jyᴴo / sȧm∙ji don’t understand”).
(formal) thȧ∙mé hȧ∙ji thᴴō∙du dhᴴee∙ré bōl∙sho? DEF: ‘hȧ∙ji’ = “more”

Q Can you speak a
little more slowly? (informal) thu hȧ∙ji thᴴō∙du dhᴴee∙ré bōl∙shé?
Q Can you say that (formal) thȧ∙mé fȧ∙ri∙thi bōl∙sho? DEF: ‘fȧ∙ri∙thi’ = “again”
again? (informal) thu fȧ∙ri∙thi bōl∙shé?
Q Can you write it in (formal) thȧ∙mé aa “English”∙ma lȧkᴴ∙sho? DEF: “English”∙ma = “in English”
English? (informal) thu aa “English”∙ma lȧkᴴ∙shé?
Learning Gujarati
 I’m learning Gujarati hooᴺ gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi shi∙kᴴuᴺ chᴴuᴺ
 I’m learning Gujarati from hooᴺ [Dilshan] paa∙sé∙thi gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi shi∙kᴴuᴺ chᴴuᴺ Hey, you can’t blame a brother for trying
[Dilshan] to self-promote, now can you?
Q How do you say […] in […]∙né gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi∙ma shuᴺ ké∙hȧ∙vai? DEF: ‘gu∙jȧ∙raa∙thi∙ma’ = “in Gujarati”
Gujarati?
16. Saying “Hello” And Being Nice To People
1616. SAYING “HELLO” AND BEING NICE TO PEOPLE
Informal Greetings
 Hello! “Hello”
(formal) kḗm chᴴo?

Q How are you?
(informal) kḗm chᴴé?
 Fine #1  mȧ∙jaa∙ma
REM: Similar to one of the words we saw
 Fine #2  tᴴeek chᴴuᴺ before for “okay” (‘tᴴeek chᴴé’)
Formal Greetings
 (Traditional formal greeting) nȧ∙mȧs∙thé SYN: Or you could say ‘swaa∙gȧth’
 Good morning! shubᴴ prȧ∙bᴴaath NOTE: “Good morning”, etc. are

generally not used in normal
 Good night! shubᴴ raa∙thri conversation, so you might never have
to use it. I put it only because so many
of you often ask me how to say it.
Saying “Good-bye”
 Good-bye #1 aav∙jo DEF: It is meant to convey the message
of “Do come again”.
17. Starting Easy “Ice-Breaker” Conversations
1717. STARTING EASY “ICE-BREAKER” CONVERSATIONS
Name
Q What is your (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ruᴺ naam shuᴺ chᴴé? NOTE: ‘naam’ is neuter gender which is
why we use ‘maa∙ruᴺ’
name? (informal) thaa∙ruᴺ naam shuᴺ chᴴé?
 My name is [Dilshan]  maa∙ruᴺ naam [Dilshan] chᴴé NOTE: Similarly, we use ‘maa∙ruᴺ’ for the
same reason as above
 My family name is  maa∙ri a∙tᴴȧk [Jayasinha] chᴴé
[Jayasinha] NOTE: ‘a∙tᴴȧk’ is feminine gender which
is why we use ‘maa∙ri’
(formal) thȧ∙mé kauň chᴴo?

Q Who are you?
(informal) thu kauň chᴴé?
Country
(formal) thȧ∙mé kyaᴺ na chᴴo? NOTE: ‘kyaᴺ’ = “where”; ‘kyaᴺ na’ =
Q Where are you “from where”
from? (informal) thu kyaᴺ no / ni chᴴé?
NOTE: When speaking to a male, you’d
(formal) thȧ∙mé kȧ∙yaᴺ dhḗsh∙na chᴴo? use ‘no’. To a female, ‘ni’.
Q Which country are
you from? (informal) thu kȧ∙yaᴺ dhḗsh∙no / dhḗsh∙ni chᴴé?
17. Starting Easy “Ice-Breaker” Conversations
 I am Indian  hooᴺ “Indian” chᴴuᴺ NOTE: In normal conversation, for

nationalities, you can use the same
 American  “American” names that we use in English. For
“Indian”, you could also say
 Australian  “Australian” ‘bᴴaa∙rȧ∙thi∙yȧ’ or ‘hin∙dhus∙thaa∙ni’ if
you wish.
 British  “British”
 Canadian  “Canadian”
Age
Q How old are you? / (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ri uᴺm∙mȧr shuᴺ chᴴé? DEF: ‘uᴺm∙mȧr’ = “age”
What is your age? (informal) thaa∙ri uᴺm∙mȧr shuᴺ chᴴé?
Q When is your (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ro jȧn∙mȧ∙dhee∙vȧs kyaa∙ré? SYN: Instead of ‘jȧn∙mȧ∙dhee∙vȧs’ you
could also just say “birthday”
birthday? (informal) thaa∙ro jȧn∙mȧ∙dhee∙vȧs kyaa∙ré?
18. Wishing Your Friends
1818. WISHING YOUR FRIENDS
For Their Birthdays

 Happy birthday! jȧn∙mȧ∙dhee∙vȧs mu∙baa∙rȧk!
For Special Holidays

 Happy New Year! saal mu∙baa∙rȧk! DEF: ‘saal’ = “year”
 Best wishes for the new noo∙thȧn vȧr∙sha∙bᴴi∙nȧn∙dhȧn

year!
 Happy Diwali! dhi∙waa∙li mu∙baa∙rȧk!

 Best wishes for Diwali! dhi∙waa∙li∙na shu∙bᴴaa∙shish!
 Merry Christmas! “Merry Christmas!”

 Best wishes for Christmas! na∙thaal∙na shu∙bᴴaa∙shish!
For Their Upcoming Travels

(formal) saach∙vi∙né jȧ∙jo DEF: ‘saach∙vi∙né’ = “with proper
 Go safely/soundly! care/safety”
(informal) saach∙vi∙né jȧ∙jé
18. Wishing Your Friends
For When They’re Feeling Ill

(formal) jȧl∙dhi saa∙ja thᴴȧ∙jo!
 Get well soon!
(informal) jȧl∙dhi saa∙jo / saa∙ji thᴴȧ∙jé!
 Take care of (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ro kᴴȧ∙yaal raakᴴ∙jo
yourself (informal) thaa∙ro kᴴȧ∙yaal raakᴴ∙jé
(formal) saa∙chȧ∙vȧ∙jo
 Take care
(informal) saa∙chȧ∙vȧ∙jé
For Good Luck

 Best of luck! / All the best! shubᴴ∙kaam∙na! SYN: Or you could say ‘shu∙bᴴaa∙shish!’
 Best wishes for the exam pȧ∙rik∙sha maa∙té shubᴴ∙kaam∙na!
19. Finding A Place To Stay
1919. FINDING A PLACE TO STAY
Looking For A Place To Stay

 I’m looking for a place to hooᴺ ré∙hȧ∙va maa∙té jȧgya shō∙dhᴴi rȧ∙hyo / rȧ∙hi NOTE: If you’re a male, you’d use
stay chᴴuᴺ ‘rȧ∙hyo’. If female, ‘rȧ∙hi’.
 a hotel  “hotel”
Q Do you have a (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ra paa∙sé “room” chᴴé?

room? (informal) thaa∙ri paa∙sé “room” chᴴé?
Q Can you give me a (formal) thȧ∙mé mȧ∙né “room” aa∙pi shȧk∙sho?

room? (informal) thu mȧ∙né “room” aa∙pi shȧk∙shé?
 rooms  “rooms”
Q How much for a room? “room”∙na shuᴺ “charges” chᴴé? DEF: Lit. “What are the charges of the
room?”
Making Room-Related Requests

 I want a different room mȧ∙né bee∙ji “room” joi∙é chᴴé REM: We saw ‘bee∙ji’ in the chapter
“Cardinal Numbers” where it meant
“2nd”. In this phrase it means “another”
or “different”.
20. Finding Your Way In A City
2020. FINDING YOUR WAY IN A CITY
Locating A Place
Q Where is the […] hospital? […] “hospital” kyaᴺ chᴴé? NOTE: Replace “[…]” with the name of
the hospital.
Q Where is the nearby nȧ∙jeek∙ma “hospital” kyaᴺ chᴴé?
hospital?
 clinic/dispensary  dhȧ∙vaa∙kᴴa∙nu
 beach  “beach”
 restaurant  “restaurant” / “hotel” DEF: In Gujarati, “hotel” can also refer to

a restaurant or eating house
 shopping center/mall  “mall”
 market  bȧ∙zaar
Q Can you show me (formal) thȧ∙mé jȧ∙ňauw∙sho thyaᴺ kḗ∙vi ri∙thé jȧ∙va∙yȧ REM: ‘kḗ∙vi’ = “how?” (fem. & informal)
how to get there? (informal) thu jȧ∙ňauw∙shé thyaᴺ kḗ∙vi ri∙thé jȧ∙va∙yȧ
Q How do I go there? thyaᴺ kḗ∙vi ri∙thé jȧ∙va∙yȧ
The Directions You Might Get

(formal) jȧ∙mȧ∙ňi baa∙ju vȧǏ∙vooᴺ SYN: You could also say “right side”
 Turn right instead of ‘jȧ∙mȧ∙ni baa∙ju’.
(informal) jȧ∙mȧ∙ňi baa∙ju vȧǏ∙jé
SYN: You could also say “left side”
 left  daa∙bi instead of ‘daa∙bi baa∙ju’.
(formal) paa∙chᴴa vȧǏ∙vooᴺ

 Turn back/around
(informal) paa∙chᴴo / paa∙chᴴi vȧǏ∙jé
(formal) thyaᴺ jaa∙o

 Go there
(informal) thyaᴺ jaa
(formal) see∙dha jaa∙o
 Go straight
(informal) see∙dho / see∙dhi jaa
 Go straight all the (formal) see∙dhé-see∙dha jaa∙o DEF: ‘see∙dhé-see∙dha’ gives the
meaning of “straight-straight” (or
way (informal) see∙dhé-see∙dho / see∙dhé-see∙dhi jaa “straight all the way”)
 On the right side jȧ∙mȧ∙ňi baa∙ju chᴴé

 It is on the right side thḗ jȧ∙mȧ∙ňi baa∙ju chᴴé
 left  daa∙bi
 It is inside thḗ an∙dhȧr chᴴé
 outside  baa∙hȧr
 nearby  nȧ∙jeek
 far  dhoor
 near the intersection  “junction” paa∙sé

(general)
 near the 4-road  chaar rȧs∙tha paa∙sé SYN: Or ‘chōk∙di’
intersection
21. Using Public Transport
2121. USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Going In A Taxi or “Tuk-Tuk”

1. Before Your Journey
Q Where do I get a taxi? mȧ∙né “taxi” kyaᴺ∙thi mȧǏ sé?

NOTE: Although it’s spelled in English as
 a “tuk-tuk” / three-  rik∙sha “rickshaw”, I usually hear it being
wheeler pronounced as ‘rik∙sha’
Q How much is it to go to […]? […] jȧ∙vaa maa∙té kḗt∙la thᴴȧ∙sé?

 (It’s) too much! bȧ∙hu vȧ∙dhᴴaa∙ré chᴴé!
 Switch on the (formal) “meter” chaa∙lu kȧ∙ro NOTE: From personal experience I’d
recommend that you always ensure that
meter (informal) “meter” chaa∙lu kȧr the meter is switched on & reset at the
start of your journey
 I want to go to […] mȧ∙né […] jȧ∙vu chᴴé
 I want to go here mȧ∙né ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ jȧ∙vu chᴴé NOTE: To be said while showing a
written address or a map
 I don’t want to go here mȧ∙né ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ nȧ∙thi jȧ∙vu
 there  thyaᴺ
(formal) chaa∙lo jȧi∙yé NOTE: When speaking to more than 1

 Let’s go person informally you could say ‘chȧ∙lo
(informal) chȧl jȧi∙yé jȧi∙yé’
2. During Your Journey
(formal) jȧ∙mȧ∙ňi baa∙ju vȧǏ∙jo REM: As I told you earlier, you could also
 Turn right say “right side” instead of ‘jȧ∙mȧ∙ni
(informal) jȧ∙mȧ∙ňi baa∙ju vȧǏ∙jé baa∙ju’’.
 left  daa∙bi REM: Similarly, you could also say “left

side” instead of ‘daa∙bi baa∙ju’.
(formal) paa∙chᴴa vȧǏ∙jo
 Turn back/around
(informal) paa∙chᴴo / paa∙chᴴi vȧǏ∙jé
(formal) dhᴴee∙ré chȧ∙lav∙jo

 Go/Drive slowly
(informal) dhᴴee∙ré chȧ∙lav∙jé
 fast/quickly  jȧl∙dhi
 carefully  saach∙vi∙né
(formal) see∙dhu chȧ∙lav∙jo

 Go/Drive straight
(informal) see∙dhu chȧ∙lav∙jé
 Go/Drive straight (formal) see∙dhé-see∙dhu chȧ∙lav∙jo

all the way (informal) see∙dhé-see∙dhu chȧ∙lav∙jé
(formal) ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ u∙bᴴaa rȧ∙ho! REM: The Gujarati word for “stop” is the
 Wait/Stop here same as “wait”
(informal) ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ u∙bᴴo / u∙bᴴi rȧ∙hé
 there  thyaᴺ
 a little while / a moment  thᴴō∙di vaar
 for me (to return)  maa∙ra aa∙vȧ∙va su∙dhi
3. At The End Of Your Journey
Q How much is it (the fare)? kḗt∙la thȧ∙ya?
 Keep the (formal) baa∙ki∙na raa∙kᴴi lo

change/balance (informal) baa∙ki∙na raa∙kᴴi lé
Going In A Bus, Train, Or Plane

1. Finding The Bus Stop, Train Station, Or Airport
Q Where is the bus stop? “bus stop” kyaᴺ chᴴé?
 the train station  “railway station”
 the airport  “airport”
2. Asking The Schedule & Buying Tickets
Q When is the next bus? pȧ∙chᴴi∙ni “bus” kḗt∙la vaa∙gya ni chᴴé? DEF: ‘vaa∙gya’ = ‘hour’
Q When is the next bus pȧ∙chᴴi∙ni “bus” kḗt∙la vaa∙gyé aav∙shé? DEF: ‘vaa∙gyé’ = ‘of what hour’
arriving?
 train  “train”
 flight  “flight”
Q When is the last bus? chᴴél∙li “bus” kḗt∙la vaa∙gya ni chᴴé?

Q When is the last bus chᴴél∙li “bus” kḗt∙la vaa∙gyé aav∙shé?
arriving?
Q Where does this bus go to? aa “bus” kyaᴺ ni chᴴé?
 Give me a ticket mȧ∙né ti∙kit aa∙po

 I want one ticket mȧ∙né ék ti∙kit joi∙yé chᴴé
 a one-way ticket  “one way” ti∙kit SYN: Or ‘ḗk thȧ∙rȧf ni ti∙kit’
 a return ticket / round-  “return” ti∙kit

trip
22. Staying Connected During Your Trip
2222. STAYING CONNECTED DURING YOUR TRIP
Email & Internet

Q Where can I check my hooᴺ maa∙ra “email” kyaᴺ thᴴi “check” kȧ∙ri NOTE: Here we use ‘maa∙ra’ (“my”
email? shȧ∙kuᴺ? plural) because “email” in this instance
is understood to be in the plural.
 I want to use the internet maa∙ré Internet vaa∙pȧ∙rȧ∙vuᴺ chᴴé
Q Is there WIFI here? ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ “WIFI” chᴴé?
Mobile Phones
 My mobile phone has no maa∙ro fōn “signal” nȧ∙thi pȧ∙kȧd∙tho
signal/reception
 My mobile phone has no maa∙ra fōn∙ma “battery” nȧ∙thi
more battery
NOTE: In India, usually a phone
 Where can I get a mobile “mobile” kyaᴺ “recharge” kȧ∙raai ? “recharge” refers to topping up credits
recharge/credit? and has nothing to do with the battery.
23. Going Shopping (And Not Getting Ripped Off)
2323. GOING SHOPPING (AND NOT GETTING RIPPED OFF)
Asking The Price

Q How much? kḗt∙la nu chᴴé?
Q How much is this? aa kḗt∙la nu chᴴé?
Bargaining
 (It’s) too expensive bȧ∙hu mon∙gᴴu chᴴé
Q How much can you (formal) kḗt∙luᴺ ō∙chᴴuᴺ kȧ∙ri shȧk∙so? NOTE: A common way of starting the
bargaining discussion in Gujarati.
reduce (the price)? (informal) kḗt∙luᴺ ō∙chᴴuᴺ kȧ∙ri shȧk∙shé?
Q Reduce a little bit (formal) hȧ∙ji ō∙chᴴuᴺ kȧ∙ro REM: ‘hȧ∙ji’ = “more”. This phrase
(the price) literally reads “Reduce more”
(informal) hȧ∙ji ō∙chᴴuᴺ kȧr
Purchasing Something
 I’ll take/buy (this) hooᴺ aa lȧ∙ees
23. Going Shopping (And Not Getting Ripped Off)
 I want one mȧ∙né ḗk joi∙yé chᴴé
 this one  aa
 only one  fȧk∙thȧ ḗ∙kȧj
Refusing An Offer
 I don’t want this mȧ∙né aa nȧ∙thi joi∙thuᴺ
 I’m just looking hooᴺ kᴴaa∙li jo∙u chᴴuᴺ
24. Dealing With (Unlikely?) Emergencies
2424. DEALING WITH (UNLIKELY?) EMERGENCIES
Asking People For Help

(formal) mȧ∙né mȧ∙dhȧth kȧ∙ro!
 Help me!
(informal) mȧ∙né mȧ∙dhȧth kȧr!
Q Can I use your (formal) hooᴺ thȧ∙maa∙ro “phone” va∙pȧ∙ri shȧ∙kuᴺ?

phone? (informal) hooᴺ thaa∙ro “phone” va∙pȧ∙ri shȧ∙kuᴺ?
Calling For Specialized Assistance

(formal) “Police” né bo∙la∙vo!
 Call the police!
(informal) “Police” né bo∙lav!
 a doctor  “Doctor” né
 an ambulance  “ambulance” né
 the fire department  “fire brigade” né
Dealing With A Thief

 Thief! Thief! chōr! chōr!
(formal) thé∙né ro∙ko! NOTE: We use ‘thé∙né’ for both male &
 Stop him/her! female
(informal) thé∙né rōk!
 I don’t have money with me maa∙ra pa∙sé pȧi∙sa nȧ∙thi DEF: ‘pȧi∙sa’ = “money”
Losing Your Way

 I’m lost hooᴺ kᴴō∙vayi gȧ∙yo / gȧ∙yi chᴴuᴺ NOTE: If you’re a male, you’d use ‘gȧ∙yo’.
If female, ‘gȧ∙yi’.
Dealing With Someone Bothering You

(formal) thȧ∙mé “please” jȧ∙tha rȧ∙ho!
 Please go away!
(informal) thu “please” jȧ∙tho / jȧ∙thi rȧ∙hé! NOTE: When speaking to a male, you’d
use ‘jȧ∙tho’. To a female, ‘jȧ∙thi’.
 Please leave me (formal) thȧ∙mé “please” mȧ∙né ḗk∙la chᴴō∙di dho!
NOTE: If you’re a male, you’d use ‘ḗk∙lo’.
alone! (informal) thu “please” mȧ∙né ḗk∙lo / ḗk∙li chᴴō∙di dhé! If female, ‘ḗk∙li’.
Other Emergency Expressions

 Fire! aag!
(formal) saa∙chȧv jo! SYN: Instead of ‘saa∙chȧv’ you could also

 Watch out! say ‘sȧmbᴴaaǏ’
(informal) saa∙chȧv jé!
25. Going To A Doctor Who Only Speaks Gujarati
2525. GOING TO A DOCTOR WHO ONLY SPEAKS GUJARATI
Finding A Doctor (Or Dentist)

 I need to go to a doctor mȧ∙né “doctor” pa∙sé ja∙vu chᴴé!
 a dentist  “dentist”
(formal) “doctor” né bo∙la∙vo!

 Call a doctor!
(informal) “doctor” né bo∙lav!
 an ambulance  “ambulance” né
 a dentist  “dentist” né
Typical Doctor Questions

Q Where does it hurt? dhu∙kᴴaa∙vo kyaᴺ thᴴaiy chᴴé? NOTE: I personally believe that most
doctors in cities will speak English but I
did this section just in case…
Q What is happening (formal) thȧm∙né su thᴴaiy chᴴé?
to you? (informal) thȧ∙né su thᴴaiy chᴴé?
Q What happened to (formal) thȧm∙né su thᴴȧ∙yuᴺ hȧ∙thuᴺ?

you? (informal) thȧ∙né su thᴴȧ∙yuᴺ hȧ∙thuᴺ?
Q What is your blood (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ruᴺ “blood group” shuᴺ chᴴé?

type? (informal) thaa∙ruᴺ “blood group” shuᴺ chᴴé?
25. Going To A Doctor Who Only Speaks Gujarati
Common Problems
 My body hurts maa∙ruᴺ shȧ∙reer dhu∙kᴴé chᴴé NOTE: We use ‘maa∙ruᴺ’ (neuter “my”)
because the Gujarati words for “body”,
 entire body  ak∙kᴴuᴺ shȧ∙reer “head”, & “knee” are all neuter nouns.
 head  maa∙thuᴺ
 knee  gᴴu∙tȧn NOTE: We use ‘maa∙ri’ (fem. “my”)

because the Gujarati words for “chest”
 My chest hurts maa∙ri chᴴaa∙thi dhu∙kᴴé chᴴé & “back” are both fem. nouns.
 back  peetᴴ SYN: You can also say “back”
 My leg hurts maa∙ro pȧg dhu∙kᴴé chᴴé NOTE: We use ‘maa∙ro’ (masc. “my”)
because the Gujarati words for “leg” &
“arm” are both masc. nouns.
 arm  haath
 My legs hurt maa∙raᴺ pȧg dhu∙kᴴé chᴴé NOTE: We use ‘maa∙raᴺ’ (plural “my”)
because we’re referring to plural nouns.
nouns.
 knees  gᴴu∙tȧn
 arms  haath
 I’m feeling cold mȧ∙né tᴴȧn∙di laa∙gé chᴴé
 hot  gȧr∙mi
 tired  thᴴaak
 I’m feeling ill maa∙ri thȧ∙bi∙yȧ∙th saa∙ri nȧ∙thi
 I have fever mȧ∙né thauw chᴴé
26. Getting Romantic With Your Love-Muffin
2626. GETTING ROMANTIC WITH YOUR LOVE-MUFFIN
“Love-Dovey” Phrases
(formal) hooᴺ thȧm∙né prḗm kȧ∙ruᴺ chᴴuᴺ DEF: ‘prḗm’ = “love”
 I love you
(informal) hooᴺ thȧ∙né prḗm kȧ∙ruᴺ chᴴuᴺ
(formal) thȧ∙mé mȧ∙né gȧ∙mo chᴴo
 I like you
(informal) thu mȧ∙né gȧ∙mé chᴴé
(formal) thȧ∙maa∙ri bȧ∙hu yaadh aa∙vé chᴴé DEF: Meant to convey the message “I
 I miss you think of you a lot” or “I am reminded of
(informal) thaa∙ri bȧ∙hu yaadh aa∙vé chᴴé you a lot”
Giving Compliments To Your “Sweetheart”
 You are very (formal) thȧ∙mé bȧ∙hu ru∙paa∙Ǐa chᴴo NOTE: The Gujarati equivalent of “You
are very beautiful” can be said only to a
beautiful (informal) thu bȧ∙hu ru∙paa∙Ǐi chᴴé female. The other 2 compliments listed
here can be said to either gender.
 You are very kind (a (formal) thȧ∙mé bȧ∙hu dhȧ∙yaa∙Ǐu chᴴo
good person) (informal) thu bȧ∙hu dhȧ∙yaa∙Ǐu chᴴé
 You are very good- (formal) thȧ∙mé bȧ∙hu saa∙ra laa∙go chᴴo
looking (informal) thu bȧ∙hu saa∙ro laa∙gé chᴴé DEF: ‘laa∙go/laa∙gé’ = “appears/seems”
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NOW, ABOUT THESE WORDS & PHRASES…

TYPE OF GUJARATI USED

POLITE WORDS BORROWED ENGLISH WORDS

a LISTEN  ȧuw LISTEN  gᴴ LISTEN  o LISTEN 

ȧ LISTEN  bᴴ LISTEN  Ǐ LISTEN  ō LISTEN 

ai LISTEN  chᴴ LISTEN  jᴴ LISTEN  tᴴ LISTEN 

ȧi LISTEN  é LISTEN  kᴴ LISTEN  th LISTEN 

auw LISTEN  ḗ LISTEN  ň LISTEN  thᴴ LISTEN 

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THIS BOOK COMES IN 2 SECTIONS

SECTION 1: FREQUENTLY USED GUJARATI WORDS

SECTION 2: COMMON GUJARATI PHRASES

SECTION 1: FREQUENTLY USED GUJARATI

SECTION 1: FREQUENTLY USED GUJARATI WORDS

1 1. YES, NO, AND OKAY

“Okay” (When Approving Or Accepting Something)

okay #2 tᴴeek chᴴé DEF: ‘saaruᴺ’ means “good” but in this

“No, thank you” (When Refusing An Offer)

please #1 “please” SYN: Proper Gujarati word = ‘kru∙pa

(formal) “please” jaa∙o NOTE: Similarly, whenever I mention

2. In Formal Announcements That You’ll Hear

please #2 kru∙paa kȧ∙ri∙né NOTE: You’re almost never going to use

3 3. INTRO TO PERSONAL PRONOUNS

he/she (INFORMAL) thḗ

 I am [Dilshan] hooᴺ [Dilshan] chᴴuᴺ

Personal Pronouns (Plural)

“Here” & “There”

(formal) ȧ∙hi∙yaᴺ aa∙vo

5 5. “WH” QUESTION WORDS

(formal) thȧ∙mé kyaᴺ chᴴo?

(formal) thȧ∙mé kauň chᴴo?

Q What is this? aa shuᴺ chᴴé?

Q What do you (formal) thȧm∙né shuᴺ joi∙yé chᴴé?

Q When are you (formal) thȧ∙mé kyaa∙ré aa∙vo chᴴo?

Q When are you (formal) thȧ∙mé kyaa∙ré jaa∙o chᴴo?

which? #1 (NEUTER) kȧ∙yuᴺ?

which? #2 (MASC.) kȧ∙yo?

2. When Referring To Plural (For both objects & living beings)

which? #1 (NEUTER) kȧ∙yaᴺ?

which? #3 (FEM.) kȧi NOTE: The feminine ‘which?’ (‘kȧi’) stays

Q Which ones are (formal) thȧ∙maa∙ri dhik∙ri∙o kȧi chᴴé?

2. When Evaluating The Quality of Someone Or Something (Singular)

how? (NEUTER) kḗ∙vuᴺ

how? (FEM. & FORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ

Q How is this? aa kḗ∙vuᴺ chᴴé?

(formal) thḗ∙o kḗ∙vaᴺ hȧ∙thaᴺ?

3. When Evaluating The Quality of People Or Things (Plural)

how? (NEUTER) kḗ∙vaᴺ NOTE: “How? (plural)” is always ‘kḗ∙vaᴺ

how? (MASC. & FORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ

how? (FEM. & FORMAL) kḗ∙vaᴺ

Q How are these? aa kḗ∙vaᴺ chᴴé?