This first lesson teaches many important aspect of Gujarati like prepositions, vocabulary list about directions and finally common phrases about how to introduce yourself. 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.
Prepositions
Prepositions are used in almost every sentence. They can be a great tool to link words with each other. For example by simply knowing how to use "to", "with", "from", "after" you can expand your conversation scope. In short, a preposition describes a relationship between words in a sentence, for example: I agree with you.
Below is a list of 27 prepositions 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.
Prepositions List in Gujarati
Prepositions
Gujarati
Audio
In front of
સામે,આગળ sāmē,āgaḷa
Behind
પાછળ pāchaḷa
Before
પહેલાં pahēlāṁ
After
પછી pachī
Inside
અંદરની બાજુ andaranī bāju
With
સાથે sāthē
Without
વગર vagara
Outside
બહાર bahāra
On top of
ની ઉપર nī upara
Under
નીચે nīcē
About (in regards to)
લગભગ lagabhaga
Against
ની સામે nī sāmē
And
અને anē
As (similar to)
સમાન રીતે samāna rītē
Between
વચ્ચે vaccē
But
પરંતુ parantu
For
માટે māṭē
From
માંથી mānthī
In
માં māṁ
Instead of
તેને બદલે tēnē badalē
Near
નજીક najīka
Of
નું, નો, ની nuṁ, nō, nī
Or
અથવા athavā
Since
ત્યારથી tyārathī
So
તેથી tēthī
To
ટિપ (વેઈટર માટે નાણાં) ṭipa (vē'īṭara māṭē nāṇāṁ)
Until
ત્યાં સુધી tyāṁ sudhī
Now we will try to implement some of the prepositions 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 Prepositions in a Sentence
English
Gujarati
Audio
Can I practice Italian with you?
શું હું તમારી સાથે ઈટાલિઅનની પ્રેક્ટિસ કરી શકું? śuṁ huṁ tamārī sāthē īṭāli'ananī prēkṭisa karī śakuṁ?
I speak French but with an accent
હું ફ્રેન્ચ બોલું છું પરંતુ ઉચ્ચાર સાથે Huṁ phrēnca bōluṁ chuṁ parantu uccāra sāthē
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Vocabulary List about Directions
Below is a list of 28 words and sentences related to directions that you might need when lost or asking for help. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to travel from point A to point B by following directions.
ત્યાં પહોંચવામાં કેટલો સમય લાગે છે? Tyāṁ pahōn̄cavāmāṁ kēṭalō samaya lāgē chē?
I'm lost
હું ભૂલો પડ્યો છું Huṁ bhūlō paḍyō chuṁ
I'm not from here
હું અહીંનો નથી huṁ ahīnnō nathī
It's far from here
તે અહીંથી દૂર છે tē ahīnthī dūra chē
It's near here
તે અહીં નજીક છે tē ahīṁ najīka chē
One moment please!
એક મિનિટ પ્લીઝ! ēka miniṭa plījha!
Turn left
ડાબે વળો Ḍābē vaḷō
Turn right
જમણે વળો jamaṇē vaḷō
Far
દૂર dūra
Here
અહીં ahīṁ
Left
ડાબે ḍābē
Right
જમણે jamaṇē
Near
નજીક najīka
Straight
સીધા sīdhā
There
ત્યાં tyāṁ
To drive
માટે māṭē
To turn
વળવું vaḷavuṁ
To walk
ચાલવું cālavuṁ
Traffic light
ટ્રાફિક લાઈટ ṭrāphika lā'īṭa
Transportation
પરિવહન parivahana
Daily Conversation in Gujarati
Finally, a couple sentences to help you know how to introduce yourself in Gujarati. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Gujarati Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Gujarati
English
Gujarati
Audio
Do you speak English?
તમે અંગ્રેજી બોલો છો tamē aṅgrējī bōlō chō
Just a little
થોડું થોડું thōḍuṁ thōḍuṁ
What's your name?
તમારું નામ શું છે tamāruṁ nāma śuṁ chē
My name is (John Doe)
મારું નામ જોહન ડો છે māruṁ nāma jōhana ḍō chē
Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss...
શ્રીમાન, શ્રીમતી, કુમારી śrīmāna, śrīmatī, kumārī
Nice to meet you!
તમને મળીને આનંદ થયો tamanē maḷīnē ānanda thayō
You're very kind!
તમે બહુ સારા છો tamē bahu sārā chō
Fun Facts
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