Gujarati Vocabulary and Phrases

muddo

point

mubarak

greetings

mushkel/aaghru

difficult

musalman

Muslim

mookvu

to put (= to lay)

moorkh

stupid

mej gothvavu

to set organise table / desk

medan

playing field

melu

dirty

mel

get on with (e.g. a person)

melavavu/melavanar

to gain, mix / person who gains or mixes

mokalavu

to send

mojdi

slippers

moja

a pair of socks

mor

peacock

monghu/kharchal

expensive, dear

yuvak/yuvati

young person

yogya

appropriate

yogna

plan, project

rakam

figure (of money)

rajai/goddu

duvet

rajoo karvu/rajooaat

to present presentation

radvu

to cry

ratal

pound (in weight)

ramvu

to play

ras padvo

to be interested in

rasodu/rasoighar

kitchen

raliyamnu

pleasant (as per scenery)

rakhvu

to keep

rachrachilu

furniture

rajikhushithi

glad(ly)

rah

await

rahat

relief

rup

beauty

exhibition

pradarshan

bowing with folded hands

pranam

to try (to do something)

prayatna karvo

honest

pramanik

dear (= letters)

priy/poojya

love

prem

only

fakt

difference

farak

complaint

fariyad

again

fari/farithi

to get caught up in

fasavu

courtyard

faliyu

to blow up

fantvu

lantern

fanas

profit / gain / advantage

faydo

to get used to

favavu

contribution

falo

shower (= in bathroom)

fuvaro

flower

ful

to change

feravvu

to throw (away)

fenkvu

garden

bagicho

childhood

bachapan

to escape

bachavu/chhatakvu

baby (commonly used for animal babies)

bachchu

market (place)

bazar

bite / piece

batku

to show

batadavu

lamp

batti

to change (= money)

badlavvu

afternoon / in the afternoon

bapor/bapore

proper(ly)

barabar

brave

bahadur

excuse

bahanu

friend

mitra/ bahenpani

great! cool!

bahu saras/ vah vah

to burn

balvu/ baalvu

bracelet

bangdi/kankan/bajubandh

sea port / harbour

bandar

closed

bandh

both

banne/ beu

fire brigade

bambagadi

firemen

bambavala

park

bag

side (e.g. on this side)

baju

matter

babat

door

barnu/darvajo

window

bari

baby child

balak/bachchu

bench

bankdo

to build / building work

bandhvu/bandhkam

pitiable / poor thing

bicharu

quite / totally / fair

bilkul/vyajbi

cat

biladi

to be scared of

bivu

intellegence

boodhdhi

ear studs

bootiya

to shout / scream

boom padvi

son

dikro/beta

to sit

seat besvu/bethak/patlo

to speak

bolvu

to wander about

bhatkavu

to hit / to bump into

bhatkaavu

flame

bhadko/jvala

niece

bhatriji/bhani/bhaneji

nephew

bhatrijo/bhano/bhanej