Gujarati Vocabulary

The Gujarati vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: એક  [ek]	Two: બે  [be]
Three: ત્રણ  [te'reṇ]	Four: ચાર  [cheār]
Five: પાંચ  [peāmech]	Six: છ  [chh]
Seven: સાત  [seāt]	Eight: આઠ  [āṭh]
Nine: નવ  [nev]	Ten: દસ  [des]
First: પ્રથમ  [pe'rethem]	Second: બીજું  [beījeum]

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: સોમવાર  [seomeveār]	Tuesday: મંગળવાર  [memegueḷeveār]
Wednesday: બુધવાર  [beudheveār]	Thursday: ગુરુવાર  [gueureuveār]
Friday: શુક્રવાર  [śheuke'reveār]	Saturday: શનિવાર  [śheneiveār]
Sunday: રવિવાર  [reveiveār]	Now: હમણાં  [hemeṇeām]
Yesterday: ગઈ કાલે  [gueī keāle]	Today: આજે   [āje ]
Tonight: આજે રાત્રે કે સાંજે   [āje reāte're ke seāmeje ]	Tomorrow: આવતી કાલે   [āveteī keāle ]

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: ફળો  [pheḷeo]	Apples: સફરજન  [sepherejen]
Bananas: કેળા  [keeḷeā]	Tomatoes: ટામેટાં  [ṭeāmeeṭeām]
Potatoes: બટાટા  [beṭeāṭeā]	Onions: ડુંગળી  [ḍeumegueḷeī]

Red: લાલ  [leāl]	Green: લીલું  [leīleum]
Blue: આસમાની રંગ  [āsemeāneī remegu]	White: સફેદ  [sepheed]
Black: કાળું  [keāḷeum]	Grey: ભૂખરું  [bheūkhereum]

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: શિરામણ  [śheireāmeṇ]	Lunch: બપોરનો અલ્પાહાર  [bepeoreneo ale'peāheār]
Dinner: રાત્રિભોજન  [reāte'reibheojen]	Milk: દૂધ  [deūdh]
Coffee: કૉફી  [keôpheī]	Bread: બ્રેડ   [be'reeḍ ]

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: તડકો  [teḍekeo]	Windy: તોફાની  [teopheāneī]
Rainy: વરસાદ લાવનારું  [vereseād leāveneāreum]	Snowy: બરફીલું  [berepheīleum]
Cold: ઠંડું  [ṭhemḍeum]	Hot: ગરમ  [guerem]

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: છોકરો  [chheokereo]	Girl: છોકરી  [chheokereī]
Son: પુત્ર  [peute'r]	Daughter: પુત્રી  [peute'reī]
Brother: ભાઇ  [bheāi]	Sister: બહેન  [beheen]
Man: પુરુષ  [peureuṣ]	Woman: સ્ત્રી  [se'te'reī]
Father: પિતા  [peiteā]	Mother: માતા  [meāteā]
Grandfather: દાદા અથવા નાના   [deādeā atheveā neāneā ]	Grandmother: દાદી અથવા નાની   [deādeī atheveā neāneī ]

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: ઘર  [gher]	Toilet: ટોઈલેટ   [ṭeoīleeṭ ]
Room: રૂમ   [reūm ]	Bedroom: શયનખંડ  [śheyenekhemḍ]
Kitchen: રસોડું  [reseoḍeum]	Table: ટેબલ  [ṭeebel]

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: બિલાડી  [beileāḍeī]	Dog: કૂતરો  [keūtereo]
Mouse: ઉંદર  [umeder]	Bird: પક્ષી  [peke'ṣeī]
Cow: ગાય  [gueāy]	Horse: ઘોડો  [gheoḍeo]

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: મોજા  [meojeā]	Shoes: શુઝ  [śheujh]
Trousers: ટ્રાઉઝર  [ṭe'reāujher]	Shirt: ખમીસ  [khemeīs]
Sweater: સ્વેટર   [se'veeṭer ]	Coat: કોટ  [keoṭ]

Most popular languages in the world:

English: ઇંગલિશ  [imegueleiśh]	French: ફ્રાંસનું  [phe'reāmeseneum]
German: જર્મનીનું  [jere'meneīneum]	Spanish: સ્પેઇનનું  [se'peeineneum]
Italian: ઇટાલીનું  [iṭeāleīneum]	Portuguese: પોર્ટુગલનું  [peore'ṭeugueleneum]
Greek: ગ્રીસનું  [gue'reīseneum]	Russian: રશિયાનું  [reśheiyeāneum]
Arabic: અરબી ભાષા  [arebeī bheāṣeā]	Hindi: હિન્દી  [heine'deī]
Chinese: ચિની  [cheineī]	Japanese: જાપાનનું  [jeāpeāneneum]

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: ટેક્સી   [ṭeeke'seī ]	Bus: બસ  [bes]
Hotel: હોટેલ  [heoṭeel]	Reservation: રેઝર્વેશન  [reejhere'veeśhen]
Airport: એરપોર્ટ   [erepeore'ṭ ]	Passport: પાસપોર્ટ  [peāsepeore'ṭ]

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: વિદ્યાર્થી  [veide'yeāre'theī]	Teacher: શિક્ષક  [śheike'ṣek]
Pen: પેન   [peen ]	Books: પુસ્તકો  [peuse'tekeo]
Page: પાનું  [peāneum]	Dictionary: શબ્દકોશ  [śhebe'dekeośh]

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: હાથ  [heāth]	Feet: પગ  [pegu]
Hair: વાળ  [veāḷ]	Eye: આંખ  [āmekh]
Mouth: મુખ  [meukh]	Nose: નાક  [neāk]

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: એમ્બ્યુલન્સ  [eme'be'yeulene's]	Doctor: ડૉક્ટર  [ḍeôke'ṭer]
Hospital: હોસ્પિટલ  [heose'peiṭel]	Pharmacy: ફાર્મસી  [pheāre'meseī]
Police: પોલીસ  [peoleīs]	Stomach Ache: પેટનો સણકો  [peeṭeneo seṇekeo]

As you can see, this Gujarati vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.