The 5th Gujarati lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. 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.
Feminine
Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.
Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms 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.
Masculine vs. Feminine in Gujarati
Feminine
Gujarati
Audio
Boy
છોકરો chōkarō
Girl
છોકરી chōkarī
Man
પુરુષ puruṣa
Woman
સ્ત્રી strī
Father
પિતા pitā
Mother
માતા mātā
Brother
ભાઇ bhā'i
Sister
બહેન bahēna
Actor
અભિનેતા abhinētā
Actress
અભિનેત્રી abhinētrī
Cat (Masc.)
બિલાડો (નર) bilāḍō (nara)
Cat (Fem.)
બિલાડી (માદા) bilāḍī (mādā)
Now we will try to implement some of the forms 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 Gender in a Sentence
English
Gujarati
Audio
He is tall
તે ઊંચો છે tē ūn̄cō chē
She is tall
તે ઊંચી છે tē ūn̄cī chē
He is a short man
એ બહુ ઉંચો નથી ē bahu un̄cō nathī
She is a short woman
એ બહુ ઉંચો નથી ē bahu un̄cō nathī
He is German
તે જર્મન છે tē jarmana chē
She is German
તે જર્મન છે tē jarmana chē
Japanese men are friendly
જાપાનીઝ પુરુષો મૈત્રી કરી લે છે jāpānījha puruṣō maitrī karī lē chē
Japanese women are friendly
જાપાનીઝ સ્ત્રીઓ મૈત્રી કરી લે છે jāpānījha strī'ō maitrī karī lē chē
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Gujarati contact form on the header above.
Vocabulary List about Clothes
Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.
Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Gujarati Phrases page.
Common Expressions in Gujarati
Do you like my dress?
તમને મારો પોશાક ગમ્યો tamanē mārō pōśāka gamyō
I lost my socks
મારા મોજાં ખોવાઈ ગયા છે mārā mōjāṁ khōvā'ī gayā chē
It looks good on you
તમારા પર એ સુંદર લાગે છે tamārā para ē sundara lāgē chē
She has a beautiful ring
એની પાસે સુંદર વીંટી/અંગૂઠી છે ēnī pāsē sundara vīṇṭī/aṅgūṭhī chē
These pants (trousers) are long
આ પાયજામો/પાટલૂન લાંબો છે ā pāyajāmō/pāṭalūna lāmbō chē
These shoes are small
આ બૂટ / જૂતા/પગરખાં નાના છે ā būṭa/ jūtā/pagarakhāṁ nānā chē
Where are you from?
તમે ક્યાંના છો tamē kyānnā chō
I'm from the U.S
હું યુ એસ થી છું huṁ yu ēsa thī chuṁ
I'm American
હું અમેરીકાન છું huṁ amērīkāna chuṁ
Where do you live?
તમે ક્યાં રહો છો tamē kyāṁ rahō chō
I live in the U.S
હું યુ એસ માં રહું છું huṁ yu ēsa māṁ rahuṁ chuṁ
Do you like it here?
તમને અહીંયા ગમે છે tamanē ahīnyā gamē chē
Fun Facts
Language Quote: It has been estimated that the number of actively spoken languages in the world today is about 6,000..
Congratulations! You finished your 5th lesson in Gujarati about masculine, feminine, and clothes. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Gujarati Lesson 6. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Gujarati homepage.