This 9th lesson teaches an important aspect in Gujarati which is the interrogative form also called questions. In addition, there is a list of vocabulary terms about misunderstanding and finally some commonly used phrases. 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.
Questions
Being able to ask questions is what makes us curious beings, which in turns broadens our knowledge. It is no different when it comes to learning Gujarati. You will always be asking questions, and the following are some tools to help you in that quest.
The following are the 5 Ws + "how" commonly used adverbs to express the interrogative form. Most likely, whenever a question needs to be asked, one of them should be used. 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.
Interrogative Form in Gujarati
Questions
Gujarati
Audio
How?
કેવી રીતે kēvī rītē
What?
શું? śuṁ?
When?
ક્યારે Kyārē
Where?
ક્યાં kyāṁ
Who?
કોણ kōṇa
Why?
શા માટે , કયા હેતુ śā māṭē, kayā hētu
Now we will try to implement 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.
તમે કઈ રીતે ચૂકવણી કરવા માંગશો? Tamē ka'ī rītē cūkavaṇī karavā māṅgaśō?
What is this called?
આને શું કહેવાય છે? Ānē śuṁ kahēvāya chē?
What is your name?
તમારુ નામ શુ છે? Tamāru nāma śu chē?
What time is it?
અત્યારે શું સમય થયો છે/કેટલા વાગ્યા Atyārē śuṁ samaya thayō chē/kēṭalā vāgyā
When can we meet?
આપણે ક્યારે મળી શકીયે? āpaṇē kyārē maḷī śakīyē?
Where do you live?
તમે ક્યાં રહો છો Tamē kyāṁ rahō chō
Who is knocking at the door?
બારણા ઉપર કોણ ટકોરા કરે છે? bāraṇā upara kōṇa ṭakōrā karē chē?
Why is it expensive?
આ મોઙ્હુ કેમ છે? Ā mōṅhu kēma chē?
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Gujarati contact form on the header above.
Vocabulary List about Misunderstanding
There are times when you will not understand what a person said in Gujarati, or simply that you want them to repeat a word. The following are 24 expressions used to clear misunderstandings. Very essential to any conversation!
અંગ્રેજીમાં આ શબ્દનો અર્થ શું છે? aṅgrējīmāṁ ā śabdanō artha śuṁ chē?
What is this?
આ શું છે? Ā śuṁ chē?
What should I say?
મારે શું કહેવું જોઈએ? Mārē śuṁ kahēvuṁ jō'ī'ē?
What?
કયું Kayuṁ
What's that called in French?
ફ્રેન્ચમાં તેને શું કહે છે? phrēncamāṁ tēnē śuṁ kahē chē?
Write it down please!
કૃપા કરીને તેને લખી લો! Kr̥pā karīnē tēnē lakhī lō!
Daily Conversation in Gujarati
Finally, a list of some common phrases that you might come across from time to time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Gujarati Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Gujarati
English
Gujarati
Audio
This
આ Ā
That
તે tē
Here
અહીંયા ahīnyā
There
ત્યાં , તે જગ્યાએ tyāṁ, tē jagyā'ē
In The Morning
સવારના savāranā
In the evening
સાંજના sān̄janā
At Night
રાત્રે rātrē
Really!
ખરેખર, એમ કે, સાચ્ચે kharēkhara, ēma kē, sāccē
Look!
જુઓ ju'ō
Hurry up!
જલ્દી કરો jaldī karō
Fun Facts
Language Quote: The oldest written language was believed to be written in about 4500 BC.
Congratulations! You finished your 9th lesson in Gujarati about questions, and misunderstanding. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Gujarati Lesson 10. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Gujarati homepage.
