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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Gujarati

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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.

Fruit and vegetable stalls at Manek Chowk
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Gujarati phrases in this lesson

તમારી પાસે ... છે?ta-MAA-ree PAA-se ... chhe
Do you have...?

Insert the item name in the gap. Works in any shop, from a kirana store to a large supermarket.

... ક્યાં છે?KYAAN chhe
Where is...?

The place goes first.

ખુલ્લુંKHUL-lum
Open
બંધBANDH
Closed
થેલી જોઈએ?THE-lee JO-ee-e
A bag?

Literally "do you want a bag?".

બહુ મોંઘું છેba-HU MON-ghum chhe
Too expensive

Bargaining is expected at markets.

મારું બુકિંગ છેMAA-rum BU-king chhe
I have a reservation
નાસ્તો સામેલ છે?NAAS-to SAA-mel chhe
Is breakfast included?

Breakfast is often થેપલા (THEP-laa), spiced flatbreads.

વાઇફાઇનો પાસવર્ડ શું છે?WAI-fai-no PAAS-ward SHUM chhe
What's the wifi password?
હું ... શકું?hum ... sha-KUM
Can I...?

હું બેસી શકું? (hum BE-see sha-KUM), can I sit?

Where Gujarati is spoken

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