Bringing Home the Orphans

A Child's Desire
Useful Gujarati Phrases
for Adopting Families


Pronouns
English Gujarati

Yes

haa
No naa
I hu
You (you) tame
He / She (They) te/teni
Who? Kaun?
What? Shu?
This (These) Aa. (both the same.)
That (Those) Te.
Here Aahia.
There tya.
Where? Kya?

Verbs
English Gujarati
To be
E.g., I am your mummy
I am your daddy.
He is your (older) brother
He is not your (little) brother
This is your (older) sister
This is not your (little) sister
We are your family

chhu
Hu tari mummy choo.
Hu tara pita chhu.
Teo tara mota bhai chhe.
Te taro nano bhai chhe.
Teni tari moti ben chhe.
Teni tari nani ben nathi.
A apnu kutumb chhe.

To have
E.g., you have one elder sister
chhe
Tare ek moti ben chhe.
To want
E.g. I want to pee-pee?
Ichhu
Mare/Mane bathroom javu chhe.
To need
E.g., Do you need to go to the bathroom?
jarur chhe
Mare jurur chhe.
To understand
E.g., Do you understand?
I don't understand
samaj
Teme samjo chho?
Mane samjatoo nathi.
To come
E.g., Come here
Daddy has come back
avo
Aahi avo.
Pitaji aavi gaya chhe.
To go
E.g., Go there
Do you want to go to the bathroom?
javo
Tyaa javo.
Tare/Tamare bathroom javoo

 

Greetings
English Gujarati
Good morning. Shoob savar.
Good night. Shoob ratri.
Thank you Aabhar.
Welcome! Aavo!

Adjectives
Are you hungry? Tane/Tamne bhook lage chhe?
Are you thirsty? Tane/Tamne taras lagi chhe?
Are you sleepy? Tane/Tumne neendar avay chhe?
Are you tired? Tume thaki lagi gayo chhe?
Where do you hurt? Tumne kya lagyoo chhe?
That's very hot. Te bahooj garam che!

Other Common Phrases
English Gujarati
Do you like it? Tumne/Tane gume chhe?
Be careful! Dyaan rakhoo!
Don't touch that. Tene adtha nai.
That can hurt you. Te tumne ija kurse.
It's time for bed. Soovano samai thaygaiyo chhe.
This is your grandmother. Aa tum hara dadi maa chhe.
This is your grandfather. Aa tum hare daada jee chhe.
We will never leave you. Aame tune khubi nehi chode ke jayange.
We love you. Aame tumne chayeh chhe.

Numbers and Counting
English Gujarati

One

Ek

Two

Bai

Three

Thren

Four

Chaar

Five

paach

Six

cho

Seven

saat

Eight

aat

Nine

noe

Ten

dus

Eleven

eegyar

Twelve

bbar

Thirteen

ter
Fourteen    chowude

Fifteen

pandar

Twenty

vis

Thirty

tris

Hundred

soe

Thousand

hazar

 

 

 

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