The Gujarati course
Learn Gujarati ten words at a time
ગુજરાતી
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Gujarati words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Gujarati challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Gujarati · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- નમસ્તેna-ma-STAY
- Hello
- હાઇHY
- Hi
- શુભ સવારSHUBH sa-VAAR
- Good morning
- શુભ રાત્રીSHUBH RAAT-ree
- Good night
- ખૂબ ખૂબ આભારKHOOB khoob aa-BHAAR
- Thank you very much
- આભારaa-BHAAR
- Thanks
- આપનું સ્વાગત છેAAP-num SWAA-gat chhe
- You're welcome
- કૃપા કરીનેKRIP-aa ka-REE-ne
- Please
- માફ કરશોMAAF kar-SHO
- Excuse me
- આવજોAA-va-jo
- Goodbye
Gujarati · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- મારે આ જોઈએ છેMAA-re aa JOY-e chhe
- I would like this
- એક ચા આપોEK chaa AA-po
- One chai please
- ઢોકળાDHO-ka-laa
- Dhokla
- આ કેટલાનું છે?aa KET-laa-num chhe
- How much is this?
- ડુંગળી અને લસણ વગરDUNG-lee a-NE la-SAN va-GAR
- Without onion and garlic
- માત્ર શાકાહારીMAAT-ra shaa-kaa-HAA-ree
- Vegetarian only
- બિલ આપોBIL aa-PO
- The bill please
- ખૂબ સ્વાદિષ્ઠ છેKHOOB swaa-DISH-ta chhe
- It is delicious
- Cheers!cheers
- Cheers!
- આરોગ્યતાaa-ROG-ya-taa
- Bless you
Gujarati · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- હાHAA
- Yes
- નાNAA
- No
- ઠીક છેTHEEK chhe
- Okay
- કોઈ વાંધો નહીંKOY VAAN-dho na-HEEN
- No problem
- મને ખબર નથીma-NE kha-BAR na-THEE
- I don't know
- મને સમજાતું નથીma-NE sam-JAA-tum na-THEE
- I don't understand
- તમે અંગ્રેજી બોલો છો?ta-ME ang-REJ-ee BO-lo chho
- Do you speak English?
- થોડુંTHO-dum
- A little
- બિલકુલBIL-kul
- Of course
- બધું ઠીક છેba-DHUM THEEK chhe
- Everything is fine
Gujarati · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- એકEK
- One
- બેBE
- Two
- ત્રણTRAN
- Three
- પાંચPAANCH
- Five
- દસDAS
- Ten
- સોSO
- One hundred
- એક હજારEK ha-JAAR
- One thousand
- રૂપિયાROO-pi-yaa
- Rupees
- યુ.પી.આઇ. પેમેન્ટYOO-pee-EYE PAY-ment
- UPI payment
- રોકડRO-kad
- Cash
Gujarati · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- તમારી પાસે ... છે?ta-MAA-ree PAA-se ... chhe
- Do you have...?
- ... ક્યાં છે?... KYAAN chhe
- Where is the...?
- આ વાળુંaa VAA-lum
- This one
- બેસનBE-san
- Chickpea flour
- થેપલાTHE-plaa
- Thepla
- ગોળGOL
- Jaggery
- થોડું સસ્તું કરોTHO-dum SAS-tum ka-RO
- Make it cheaper
- એક થેલો આપોEK THE-lo aa-PO
- A bag please
- બસ આટલુંBAS aa-TLUM
- That is all
- રસીદra-SEED
- Receipt
Gujarati · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- બે જણ માટે ટેબલBE jan MAA-te TE-bal
- A table for two
- મેનુ આપોME-noo aa-PO
- The menu please
- ગુજરાતી થાળીguj-RAA-tee THAA-lee
- Gujarati thali
- તીખું નહીંTEE-khum na-HEEN
- Not spicy
- શાકાહારીshaa-kaa-HAA-ree
- Vegetarian
- ખૂબ સ્વાદિષ્ઠ છેKHOOB swaa-DISH-ta chhe
- It is delicious
- ખાંડ વગરKHAAND va-GAR
- Without sugar
- પેક કરોPEK ka-RO
- Takeaway
- બિલBIL
- The bill
- જમવાનું ખૂબ સારું હતુંjam-VAA-num KHOOB SAA-rum ha-TUM
- The food was great
Gujarati · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- તમે કેમ છો?ta-ME KEM chho
- How are you? (formal)
- કેમ છે?KEM chhe
- How are you? (casual)
- હું ઠીક છુંhum THEEK chum
- I'm fine
- ને તમે?ne ta-ME
- And you?
- શું ચાલે છે?shum CHAA-le chhe
- What's going on?
- આજે ઘણી ગરમી છેaa-JE gha-NEE gar-MEE chhe
- It is very hot today
- ફરી મળીશુંfa-REE ma-LEE-shum
- See you again
- ફરી આવજોfa-REE AA-va-jo
- Come again
- પરિવાર કેવો છે?pa-ri-VAAR KE-vo chhe
- How is the family?
- ભાઈBHAA-ee
- Brother (term of address)
Gujarati · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- શૌચાલયshau-CHAA-lay
- Toilet
- ડાબેDAA-be
- Left
- જમણેjam-NE
- Right
- સીધાSEE-dhaa
- Straight ahead
- અહીં ઊભા રહોa-HEEN OO-bhaa ra-HO
- Stop here
- રિક્ષાRIK-shaa
- Auto-rickshaw
- બસ સ્ટેન્ડBAS stand
- Bus stand
- રેલ્વે સ્ટેશનREL-ve STE-shan
- Railway station
- એક ટિકિટEK ti-KIT
- One ticket
- કેટલું દૂર છે?KET-lum DOOR chhe
- How far is it?
Gujarati · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- આજેaa-JE
- Today
- કાલેKAA-le
- Tomorrow
- ગઈ કાલેga-EE KAA-le
- Yesterday
- હવેha-VE
- Now
- પછીpa-CHHEE
- Later
- કેટલા વાગ્યા છે?KET-laa VAA-gyaa chhe
- What time is it?
- સોમવારSOM-vaar
- Monday
- શનિવારsha-ni-VAAR
- Saturday
- રવિવારra-vi-VAAR
- Sunday
- સપ્તાહાન્તsap-taa-HAANT
- The weekend
Gujarati · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- મદદ કરો!ma-DAD ka-RO
- Help!
- ડૉક્ટરને બોલાવોDOK-tar-ne bo-LAA-vo
- Call a doctor
- પોલીસpo-LEES
- Police
- દવાખાનુંda-vaa-KHAA-num
- Pharmacy
- હૉસ્પિટલHOS-pi-tal
- Hospital
- હું ખોવાઈ ગયો છુંhum kho-VAA-ee ga-YO chum
- I'm lost
- મને સારું નથી લાગતુંma-NE SAA-rum na-THEE LAA-ga-tum
- I don't feel well
- મારી થેલીMAA-ree THE-lee
- My bag
- ચોરી થઈ ગઈcho-REE tha-EE ga-EE
- It was stolen
- ઘણી ઉતાવળ છેgha-NEE u-TAA-val chhe
- It's urgent