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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Gujarati
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Gujarati words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Gujarati phrases in this lesson
- તમે કેમ છો?ta-ME KEM chho
- How are you?
- હું ઠીક છુંhum THEEK chum
- I'm fine, thanks
- ને તમે?ne ta-ME
- And you?
- તમારું નામ શું છે?ta-MAA-rum NAAM SHUM chhe
- What's your name?
- મારું નામ ... છેMAA-rum NAAM ... chhe
- My name is...
- તમે ક્યાંથી છો?ta-ME KYAAN-thee chho
- Where are you from?
- હું ...થી છુંhum ...-thee chhum
- I'm from...
- મને ગમ્યુંma-NE GAM-yum
- I like it
- બહુ સુંદર છેba-HU SUN-dar chhe
- It's beautiful
- પધારોpa-DHAA-ro
- Welcome
The most common Gujarati greeting after "namaste." Use with elders, strangers, and anyone you want to show respect to.
The standard positive reply. Adding "aapni krupa chhe" (by your grace) sounds warmly traditional and is appreciated by elders.
Always bounce the question back. Not doing so can seem abrupt. This simple phrase shows you are genuinely interested.
હું કેનેડાથી છું (hum ke-NE-daa-thee chhum), I'm from Canada.
Literally "it pleased me".
The warm Gujarati and Rajasthani welcome, literally "please come in".