Gujarati Adjectives

Welcome to the second Gujarati lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Gujarati to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black કાળું [keāḷeum]

grey ભૂખરું [bheūkhereum]

white સફેદ [sepheed]

blue આસમાની રંગ [āsemeāneī remegu]

green લીલું [leīleum]

yellow પીળું [peīḷeum]

red લાલ [leāl]

brown બદામી [bedeāmeī]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Gujarati + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] મારું ઘર સફેદ છે [meāreum gher sepheed chhe]
your country is big [noun + adjective] તમારો દેશ મોટો છે [temeāreo deeśh meoṭeo chhe]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] નવા પુસ્તકો મોંઘાં છે [neveā peuse'tekeo meomegheām chhe]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] અમે અહીં ખુશ છીએ [ame aheīm kheuśh chheī]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] તેણી પાસે ત્રણ નાના કૂતરાઓ છે [teeṇeī peāse te'reṇ neāneā keūtereāo chhe]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] આ ભાષા ખૂબ સરળ છે [ā bheāṣeā kheūb sereḷ chhe]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] મારી પાસે એક નાનું ગ્રીનહાઉસ છે [meāreī peāse ek neāneum gue'reīneheāus chhe]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold ઠંડું [ṭhemḍeum]

hot ગરમ [guerem]

cloudy ડહોળું [ḍeheoḷeum]

rainy વરસાદ લાવનારું [vereseād leāveneāreum]

snowy બરફીલું [berepheīleum]

sunny તડકો [teḍekeo]

windy તોફાની [teopheāneī]

warm માફકસરનું ગરમ [meāphekesereneum guerem]

Conversation in Gujarati

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Gujarati - Pronunciation
hi નમસ્તે [nemese'te]
how are you? તમે કેમ છો? [teme keem chheo?]
I'm good, thank you મને સારું છે, આભાર [mene seāreum chhee, ābheār]
and you? અને તમે? [ane temee?]
what is your name? તમારું નામ શું છે? [temeāreum neām śheum chhee?]
my name is Maya મારું નામ માયા છે [meāreum neām meāyeā chhe]
nice to meet you તમને મળીને મને આનંદ થયો [temene meḷeīne mene ānemed theyeo]

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