Gujarati Plural

Welcome to the fourth Gujarati lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

book પુસ્તક [peuse'tek]

books પુસ્તકો [peuse'tekeo]

car મોટરગાડી [meoṭeregueāḍeī]

cars મોટરગાડીઓ [meoṭeregueāḍeīo]

tree વૃક્ષ [ver̥ke'ṣ]

trees વૃક્ષો [ver̥ke'ṣeo]

flower ફૂલ [pheūl]

flowers ફૂલો [pheūleo]

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look when converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Gujarati + Pronunciation
I speak one language [singular form] હું એક ભાષા બોલું છું [heum ek bheāṣeā beoleum chheum]
we speak three languages [plural noun] અમે ત્રણ ભાષાઓ બોલીએ છીએ [ame te'reṇ bheāṣeāo beoleī chheī]
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] તેઓ ઘણા દેશોની મુલાકાત લે છે [teeo gheṇeā deeśheoneī meuleākeāt le chhe]
they are happy now [plural pronoun] તેઓ હવે ખુશ છે [teeo heve kheuśh chhe]
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] તેણી પાસે પાંચ લાલ શુઝ છે [teeṇeī peāse peāmech leāl śheujh chhe]
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] મને ડુંગળી વિનાની સેન્ડવીચ જોઈએ છે [mene ḍeumegueḷeī veineāneī seene'ḍeveīch jeoī chhe]

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman સ્ત્રી [se'te'reī]

women સ્ત્રીઓ [se'te'reīo]

man પુરુષ [peureuṣ]

men પુરૂષો [peureūṣeo]

house ઘર [gher]

houses ઘરો [ghereo]

cup કપ [kep]

cups કપ [kep]

cow ગાય [gueāy]

cows ગાયો [gueāyeo]

horse ઘોડો [gheoḍeo]

horses ઘોડા [gheoḍeā]

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Gujarati by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Gujarati - Pronunciation
Help મદદ [meded]
Call the ambulance એમ્બ્યુલન્સને બોલાવો [eme'be'yeulene'sene beoleāveo]
I need a doctor મને ડૉક્ટરની જરૂર છે [mene ḍeôke'ṭereneī jereūr chhe]
Where is the closest pharmacy? સૌથી નજીક ફાર્મસી ક્યાં છે? [seautheī nejeīk pheāre'meseī ke'yeām chhee?]
Are you okay? તમે ઠીક છો? [teme ṭheīk chheo?]
I am sick હું બીમાર છું [heum beīmeār chheum]
Call the police પોલીસને બોલાવો [peoleīsene beoleāveo]

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