Gujarati

Gujarati - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Gujarati language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

શૂન્ય

shūnya

zero

1

એક

ek

one

2

બે

be

two

3

ત્રણ

traṇ

three

4

ચાર

chār

four

5

પાંચ

pānch

five

6

chha

six

7

સાત

sāt

seven

8

આઠ

āṭh

eight

9

નવ

nav

nine

10

દસ

das

ten

11

અગિયાર

agiyār

eleven

12

બાર

bār

twelve

13

તેર

ter

thirteen

14

ચૌદ

chaud

fourteen

15

પંદર

pandar

fifteen

16

સોળ

soḷ

sixteen

17

સત્તર

sattar

seventeen

18

અઢાર

aḍhār

eighteen

19

ઓગણીસ

ogaṇīs

nineteen

20

વીસ

vīs

twenty

30

ત્રીસ

trīs

thirty

40

ચાલીસ

chālīs

forty

50

પચાસ

pachās

fifty

60

સાઠ

sāṭh

sixty

70

સિત્તેર

sittēra

seventy

80

એંસી

ẽsī

eighty

90

નેવું

nevū

ninety

100

સો

so

hundred

1K

હજાર

hajār

thousand

1M

મિલિયન

miliyan

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

સફેદ

safed

white

કાળો

kāḷo

black

🔴

લાલ

lāl

red

🔵

વાદળી

vādaḷī

blue

🟡

પીળો

pīḷo

yellow

🟢

લીલો

līlo

green

🟣

જાંબલી

jāṁbalī

purple

🟤

બ્રાઉન

brā'un

brown

🟠

નારંગી

nāraṅgī

orange

🌸

ગુલાબી

gulābī

pink

સોનેરી

sonerī

gold

🌑

ચાંદી

cāndī

silver

☁️

ભૂખરો

bhūkhro

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

કૂતરો

kūtaro

dog

🐱

બિલાડી

bilāḍī

cat

🐴

ઘોડો

ghoḍo

horse

🐮

ગાય

gāy

cow

🐷

ડુક્કર

ḍukkar

pig

🐦

પક્ષી

pakṣī

bird

🐟

માછલી

māchlī

fish

🐭

ઉંદર

undar

mouse

🦊

શિયાળ

śiyāḷ

fox

🐇

સસલું

sasalūṁ

rabbit

🐻

રીંછ

rīñch

bear

🐼

પાંડા

pāṁḍā

panda

🐨

કોઆલા

ko'ālā

koala

🐘

હાથી

hāthī

elephant

🐢

કાચબો

kāchabo

turtle

🦒

જિરાફ

jirāf

giraffe

🦆

બતક

batak

duck

🕷️

કરોળિયો

karoḷiyo

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

કુટુંબ

kuṭumb

family

🧔

પુરુષ

puruṣ

man

👩

સ્ત્રી

strī

woman

👦

છોકરો

chokaro

boy

👧

છોકરી

chokrī

girl

👶

બાળક

bāḷak

child

👨‍🦳

પિતા

pitā

father

👩‍🦳

માતા

mātā

mother

👴

દાદા

dādā

grandfather

👵

દાદી

dādī

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

ભાઈ

bhāī

brother

👩‍🦱

બહેન

bahen

sister

🧑

મિત્ર

mitra

friend

👥

લોકો

loko

people

🙋

વ્યક્તિ

vyakti

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

ઘર

ghar

house

🏢

ઇમારત

imārat

building

🏫

શાળા

shāḷā

school

🏪

દુકાન

dukān

store

🛣️

રસ્તો

rasto

road

🌆

શહેર

shaher

city

🌳

વૃક્ષ

vrukṣa

tree

💧

પાણી

pāṇī

water

☀️

સૂર્ય

sūrya

sun

☁️

વાદળ

vādaḷ

cloud

📚

પુસ્તક

pustak

book

🖊️

પેન

pen

pen

📱

ફોન

phon

phone

🔑

ચાવી

chāvī

key

🚗

કાર

kār

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

સફરજન

sapharjan

apple

🍌

કેળું

keḷuṁ

banana

🍞

રોટલી

roṭalī

bread

🧀

ચીઝ

chīz

cheese

🥩

માંસ

mānsa

meat

🥛

દૂધ

dūdh

milk

કોફી

kōfī

coffee

🍵

ચા

tea

💧

પાણી

pāṇī

water

🍺

બિયર

biyar

beer

🍷

વાઇન

vāin

wine

🍽️

ખોરાક

khorāk

food

🍳

ઇંડા

iṇḍā

egg

🍚

ચોખા

cokkhā

rice

🥕

શાકભાજી

śākabhājī

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

દિવસ

divas

day

🌙

રાત્રિ

rātri

night

કલાક

kalāk

hour

🗓️

અઠવાડિયું

aṭhavāḍiyuṁ

week

📅

મહિનો

mahino

month

🗓️

વર્ષ

varṣ

year

🗓️

સોમવાર

somavār

Monday

🗓️

મંગળવાર

maṅgaḷavār

Tuesday

🗓️

બુધવાર

budhavār

Wednesday

🗓️

ગુરુવાર

guruvār

Thursday

🗓️

શુક્રવાર

shukravār

Friday

🗓️

શનિવાર

shanivār

Saturday

🗓️

રવિવાર

ravivār

Sunday

🌅

સવાર

savār

morning

🌆

સાંજ

sāṁj

evening

🕛

હવે

have

now

🔜

જલદી

jaladī

soon

🕒

સમય

samay

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

બોલવું

bolvum̐

to speak

🚶

ચાલવું

cālvum̐

to walk

🏃

દોડવું

doḍavum̐

to run

🍽️

ખાવું

khāvum̐

to eat

🍷

પીવું

pīvum̐

to drink

😴

ઊંઘવું

ūṁghavum̐

to sleep

📖

વાંચવું

vāṁcavum̐

to read

✍️

લખવું

lakhvum̐

to write

👀

જોવું

jovum̐

to see

👂

સાંભળવું

sāṁbhaḷvum̐

to hear

💭

વિચારવું

vicāravum̐

to think

🤔

જાણવું

jāṇavum̐

to know

❤️

પ્રેમ કરવો

prem

to love

👍

ગમવું

gamvum̐

to like

👋

આવવું

āvavum̐

to come

🚪

ખોલવું

kholvum̐

to open

🔒

બંધ કરવું

bandha

to close

💡

શીખવું

śīkhavum̐

to learn

આપવું

āpavum̐

to give

💸

ખરીદવું

kharīdavum̐

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

ખુશ

khush

happy

😢

દુઃખી

duḥkhī

sad

😠

ગુસ્સે

gussē

angry

👍

સારું

sāruṁ

good

👎

ખરાબ

kharāb

bad

⬆️

મોટું

moṭuṁ

big

⬇️

નાનું

nānuṁ

small

🆕

નવું

navuṁ

new

🕰️

જૂનું

jūnuṁ

old

💯

ઘણા

ghaṇā

many

🤏

થોડા

thoḍā

few

🥵

ગરમ

garam

hot

🥶

ઠંડુ

ṭhaṇḍuṁ

cold

💪

મજબૂત

majabūt

strong

👶

નબળું

nabalun

weak

સુંદર

sundar

beautiful

👹

બદસૂરત

badasūrat

ugly

સાચું

sācuṁ

correct

ખોટું

khoṭuṁ

wrong

ઝડપી

jhaḍapī

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

અને

aṇe

and

➡️

પરંતુ

paraṇtu

but

👉

અથવા

athavā

or

🤔

કારણ કે

kāraṇ

because

👉

તેથી

tetthī

so

🤨

જોકે

jokē

however

🤔

તેથી

tetthī

therefore

પણ

paṇ

also

🕒

જ્યારે

jyāre

when

🤔

જો

jo

if

🕒

પહેલાં

pahelāṁ

before

🕒

પછી

pachī

after

🕒

થી

thī

since

🕒

જ્યારે

jyāre

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

શિક્ષક

śikṣak

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

ડૉક્ટર

ḍôkṭar

doctor

👩‍💻

ઇજનેર

ijaner

engineer

👨‍🍳

રસોઈયો

rasoiyo

chef

🧑‍🌾

ખેડૂત

kheḍūt

farmer

👮

પોલીસ અધિકારી

polīs

police officer

🧑‍🎨

કલાકાર

kalākār

artist

🧑‍💼

ઓફિસ કાર્યકર

ophis

office worker

🔬

વૈજ્ઞાનિક

vaijñānik

scientist

🛒

વેચાણકર્તા

vechāṇkartā

salesperson

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