The 3rd lesson is about the plural in Gujarati and how to create it from the singular form. In addition, I will include a list of vocabulary about languages, nationalities, and countries. Finally, you will find some common everyday sentences. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see 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.
Plural
Knowing how to create the plural from the singular word can double the vocabulary you already know. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some grammatical rules. For example how to change the word "book" to "books" or "woman" to "women".
Below is a list of singular words and their plural equivalent. I included examples about nature as well as about humans. 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.
Singular vs. Plural in Gujarati
English
Gujarati
Audio
Country
દેશ dēśa
Countries
દેશો dēśō
Lake
સરોવર sarōvara
Lakes
સરોવરો sarōvarō
Language
ભાષા bhāṣā
Languages
ભાષાઓ bhāṣā'ō
Woman
સ્ત્રી strī
Women
સ્ત્રીઓ strī'ō
Man
પુરુષ puruṣa
Men
પુરૂષો purūṣō
Boy
છોકરો chōkarō
Boys
છોકરાઓ chōkarā'ō
Girl
છોકરી chōkarī
Girls
છોકરીઓ chōkarī'ō
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Gujarati sentences. That way you will be able to see how both forms are used when embedded in a structure.
Singular vs. Plural in a Sentence
English
Gujarati
Audio
We speak two languages
અમે બે ભાષા બોલીએ છીએ amē bē bhāṣā bōlī'ē chī'ē
They speak four languages
તેઓ ચાર ભાષા બોલે છે tē'ō cāra bhāṣā bōlē chē
I visited one country
મેં એક દેશની મુલાકાત લીધી mēṁ ēka dēśanī mulākāta līdhī
She visited three countries
તેણે ત્રણ દેશોની મુલાકાત લીધી tēṇē traṇa dēśōnī mulākāta līdhī
She has one sister
તેણીને એક બહેન છે tēṇīnē ēka bahēna chē
He has two sisters
તેને બે બહેનો છે tēnē bē bahēnō chē
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Gujarati contact form on the header above.
Vocabulary List about Languages, Nationalities, and Countries
Below is a list of 50 words related to languages, nationalities, and countries. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to have a good conversation about how many languages you speak or where you came from.
Languages Nationalities and Countries List in Gujarati
English
Gujarati
Audio
Arabic (language)
અરબી ભાષા arabī bhāṣā
Moroccan (nationality)
મોરોક્કન mōrōkkana
Morocco (country)
મોરોક્કો mōrōkkō
Brazilian (language)
બ્રાઝિલિયન brājhiliyana
Brazilian (nationality)
બ્રાઝિલિઅન brājhili'ana
Brazil (country)
બ્રાઝિલ brājhila
Chinese (language)
ચીની cīnī
Chinese (nationality)
ચાઈનીઝ cā'īnījha
China (country)
ચાઇના cā'inā
English (language)
Gujarati Gujarati
British (nationality)
બ્રિટિશ briṭiśa
Britain (country)
બ્રિટન briṭana
American (nationality)
અમેરિકન amērikana
America (country)
અમેરિકા amērikā
French (language)
ફ્રાંસ ની ભાષા phrānsa nī bhāṣā
French (nationality)
ફ્રેન્ચ phrēnca
France (country)
ફ્રાંસ phrānsa
German (language)
જર્મન jarmana
German (nationality)
જર્મન jarmana
Germany (country)
જર્મની jarmanī
Greek (language)
greece ની ભાષા greece nī bhāṣā
Greek (nationality)
ગ્રીક grīka
Greece (country)
ગ્રીસ grīsa
Hindi (language)
હિન્દી hindī
Indian (nationality)
ભારતીય bhāratīya
India (country)
ભારત bhārata
Irish (language)
આઈરિશ ā'īriśa
Irish (nationality)
આઈરિશ ā'īriśa
Ireland (country)
આયર્લેન્ડ āyarlēnḍa
Italian (language)
ઇટાલી ની ભાષા iṭālī nī bhāṣā
Italian (nationality)
ઈટાલિઅન īṭāli'ana
Italy (country)
ઇટાલી iṭālī
Japanese (language)
જાપાની ભાષા jāpānī bhāṣā
Japanese (nationality)
જાપાનીઝ jāpānījha
Japan (country)
જાપાન jāpāna
Korean (language)
કોરિઅન kōri'ana
Korean (nationality)
કોરિઅન kōri'ana
Korea (country)
કોરિયા kōriyā
Persian (language)
ફારસી phārasī
Iranian (nationality)
ઈરાની,ફારસી īrānī,phārasī
Iran (country)
ઈરાન, persia īrāna, persia
Portuguese (language)
પોર્ટુગીઝ pōrṭugījha
Portuguese (nationality)
પોર્ટુગીઝ pōrṭugījha
Portugal (country)
પોર્ટુગલ pōrṭugala
Russian (language)
રશિયન raśiyana
Russian (nationality)
રશિયન raśiyana
Russia (country)
રશિયા raśiyā
Spanish (language)
સ્પેઇનનું spē'inanuṁ
Spanish (nationality)
સ્પેનિશ spēniśa
Spain (country)
સ્પેઇન spē'ina
Daily Conversation in Gujarati
Finally, a list of sentences about languages, nationalities, and countries 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
Languages
I don't speak Korean
હું કોરિયન બોલતો/બોલતી નથી huṁ kōriyana bōlatō/bōlatī nathī
I love the Japanese language
મને જાપાનીઝ ભાષા ખૂબ ગમે છે manē jāpānījha bhāṣā khūba gamē chē
મારો જન્મ ઈટાલીમાં થયો હતો mārō janma īṭālīmāṁ thayō hatō
Japan is a beautiful country
જાપાન એક સુંદર દેશ છે jāpāna ēka sundara dēśa chē
Phrases
Long time no see
ઘણા સમય થી મુલાકાત નથી થઇ ghaṇā samaya thī mulākāta nathī tha'i
I missed you
તમારી ખોટ લાગી tamārī khōṭa lāgī
What's new?
નવું શું છે navuṁ śuṁ chē
Nothing new
કશું નવું નથી kaśuṁ navuṁ nathī
Make yourself at home!
તમારું ઘર સમજજો tamāruṁ ghara samajajō
Have a good trip
આપની મુસાફરી સારી રહે āpanī musāpharī sārī rahē
Fun Facts
Language Quote that by simply knowing how to form the plural, you can double the number of nouns in your vocabulary, without having to memorize all the plural form.
Congratulations! You finished your third lesson in Gujarati about singular, plural, languages, nationalities, and countries. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Gujarati Lesson 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Gujarati homepage.
