Adverbs

Gujarati Lesson 18 (Adverbs and Animals)

Duration: 30 mins

In this 18th lesson we will explore the Gujarati adverbs, vocabulary list about animals and finally farewell phrases. We will be using both vocabulary and grammar to ensure that you know how to use the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Gujarati Classes.

Adverbs

In addition to adjectives, adverbs are very essential. This includes adverbs of time ", frequency, manner and place. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "yesterday", "always", "quickly", "here" etc. Adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs.

Below is a list of 30 adverbs that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Gujarati, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Adverbs List in Gujarati

Adverbs Gujarati Audio
Alreadyક્યારનું
kyāranuṁ
Immediatelyતત્કાળ
tatkāḷa
Last nightલેપટૉપ
lēpaṭŏpa
Laterતાજેતરમાં
tājētaramāṁ
Next weekઆવતા અઠવાડીયે
āvatā aṭhavāḍīyē 
Nowહમણાં
hamaṇāṁ
Soonજલદી
jaladī
Stillસ્થિર
sthira 
This morningઆજે સવારે
ājē savārē 
Todayઆજે
ājē
Tomorrowઆવતી કાલે
āvatī kālē
Tonightઆજે રાત્રે કે સાંજે
ājē rātrē kē sān̄jē
Yesterdayગઈ કાલે
ga'ī kālē
Yetહજુ સુધી
haju sudhī
Anywhereક્યાંય, ગમે ત્યાં
kyānya, gamē tyāṁ
Everywhereસર્વત્ર,બધે
sarvatra,badhē
Hereઅહીં
ahīṁ
Thereત્યાં
tyāṁ
Almostઘણું કરીને, લગભગ, મોટે ભાગે
ghaṇuṁ karīnē, lagabhaga, mōṭē bhāgē
Aloneએકલું, એકલવાયું, સાથસંગાથ વિનાનું, ફક્ત, કોઈના સાથ વિના, એકલદોકલ, અનન્ય, અલગ રીતે
ēkaluṁ, ēkalavāyuṁ, sāthasaṅgātha vinānuṁ, phakta, kō'īnā sātha vinā, ēkaladōkala, anan'ya, alaga rītē
Carefullyખંતથી, સાવચેતીથી
khantathī, sāvacētīthī 
Quicklyઝડપથી,જલ્દી
jhaḍapathī,jaldī
Reallyખરેખર , સાચે જ
kharēkhara, sācē ja
Slowlyધીમેથી
dhīmēthī
Togetherભેગાં , સાથે , એક સાથે , સાથેસાથે ; એકી વખતે , સંગાથે
bhēgāṁ, sāthē, ēka sāthē, sāthēsāthē; ēkī vakhatē, saṅgāthē
Veryઘણું , અતિશય
ghaṇuṁ, atiśaya
Alwaysહંમેશાં , સદાકાળ ; સર્વદા
hammēśāṁ, sadākāḷa; sarvadā
Neverક્યારેય નહિં
kyārēya nahiṁ
Rarelyભાગ્યે જ, જવલ્લે જ
bhāgyē ja, javallē ja
Sometimesકયારેક
kayārēka

Let's put some of the adverbs above into full Gujarati sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Gujarati Adverbs in a Sentence

English Gujarati Audio
Do you like it here?તમને અહીંયા ગમે છે
tamanē ahīnyā gamē chē 
See you later!પછી મળીશું
pachī maḷīśuṁ 
Thank you very much!આપનો ખુબ ખુબ આભાર
āpanō khuba khuba ābhāra 
I really like it!મને ખરેખર ગમે છે, મને ચોક્કસ ગમે છે
manē kharēkhara gamē chē, manē cōkkasa gamē chē 

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Vocabulary List about Animals

Here is a list of 25 words related to farm and wild animals as well as insects. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to talk about pets you have in the house or farm.

Animals List in Gujarati

Animals Gujarati Audio
Animalપ્રાણી
Prāṇī
Bearરીંછ
rīn̄cha
Birdપક્ષી
pakṣī
Butterflyપતંગિયું
pataṅgiyuṁ
Catબિલાડી
bilāḍī
Cowગાય
gāya
Dogકૂતરો
kūtarō
Donkeyગધેડો
gadhēḍō
Eagleસમડી
samaḍī
Elephantહાથી
hāthī
Farmખેતર
khētara
Forestજંગલ
jaṅgala
Goatબકરું
bakaruṁ
Horseઘોડો
ghōḍō
Insectજંતુ
jantu
Lionસિંહ
sinha
Monkeyવાંદરો
vāndarō
Mosquitoમચ્છર
macchara
Mouseઉંદર
undara
Rabbitસસલું
sasaluṁ
Sheep (plural)ઘેટાં (બહુવચન)
ghēṭāṁ (bahuvacana)
Snakeસાપ
sāpa
Spiderકરોળિયો
karōḷiyō
Tigerવાઘ
vāgha

Daily Conversation in Gujarati

Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Gujarati Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Gujarati

English Gujarati Audio
Do you have any animals?શું તમારી પાસે કોઈ પ્રાણીઓ છે?/તમે કોઈ પ્રાણી પાળો છો?
śuṁ tamārī pāsē kō'ī prāṇī'ō chē?/Tamē kō'ī prāṇī pāḷō chō?
Do you sell dog food?શું તમે કૂતરાનો ખોરાક વેચો છો?
Śuṁ tamē kūtarānō khōrāka vēcō chō?
I have a dogમારી પાસે કૂતરો છે
Mārī pāsē kūtarō chē
Monkeys are funnyવાંદરા રમૂજી હોય છે
vāndarā ramūjī hōya chē
She likes catsતેણીને બિલાડી ગમે છે
tēṇīnē bilāḍī gamē chē
Tigers are fastવાઘ ઝડપી હોય છે
vāgha jhaḍapī hōya chē
Badખરાબ
kharāba
Happyખુશ, નસીબદાર,ભાગ્યવાન, સંતુષ્ટ,શુભ, આનંદી, સુખી, યોગ્ય, ઉચિત, સમર્થક
khuśa, nasībadāra,bhāgyavāna, santuṣṭa,śubha, ānandī, sukhī, yōgya, ucita, samarthaka
Sadદુ:ખી, શોકાર્ત, ગમગીન, ઉદાસ, ગંભીર, થાકેલું, ખિન્ન, ખેદકારક, માઠું, રીઢું, સુધરે નહિ એવું, અત્યંત ખર
du:Khī, śōkārta, gamagīna, udāsa, gambhīra, thākēluṁ, khinna, khēdakāraka, māṭhuṁ, rīḍhuṁ, sudharē nahi ēvuṁ, atyanta khara
Thank you!આભાર, મહેરબાની, ધન્યવાદ
ābhāra, mahērabānī, dhan'yavāda
You're welcome! (in response to "thank you")કશો વાંધો નહિ,
kaśō vāndhō nahi,
Have a nice day!આપનો દિવસ મંગલમય હો/તમારો દિવસ સારો જાય
āpanō divasa maṅgalamaya hō/tamārō divasa sārō jāya
Good night!શુભરાત્રી
śubharātrī 
Have a good trip!તમારી યાત્રા સુખદ હો, તમારો પ્રવાસ સુખદ હો, તમારી મુસાફરી સુખદ હો
tamārī yātrā sukhada hō, tamārō pravāsa sukhada hō, tamārī musāpharī sukhada hō 
It was nice talking to you!તમારી સાથે વાતો કરીને આનંદ થયો
tamārī sāthē vātō karīnē ānanda thayō 

Fun Facts

Did you know? Commonly used adverbs constitute about 15% of sentences in Gujarati. That means they should not be ignored because sooner or later you will need to use them.

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