Has anyone done the gujarati class? Looking to see if it’s good before I go through with it

Kind of a silly question, but I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a gujarati word for the hindi word kalesh. I have an english background and did not formally gujarati or hindi so I am not familiar with slang terms. If not exact meaning, is there some equivalent word used?

I’m coming from an English background and trying to learn Gujarati. One thing I can’t wrap my head around is why so many sentences end with “Che” or one of the conjugations.

I realize that it translates somewhat into “is/am/to be” but it seems like so many phrases end with it.

For example, one of my apps translates “what kind of music do you like?” Into “tamne kevu sangeet pasand che?”

This is one of many examples where there doesn’t appear to have a direct “is/am” in the sentence. What is “che” doing here for the sentence? How can I better understand how to use this word?

Hey everyone!

I am hoping someone could help me, I'd like to write a greetings card to my partners parents and their first language is Gujarati (I am English). I have started learning Gujarati to help with communication but am nowhere near in my journey to try and piece together how to write a card!

Any pointers on how to address the card - what is the word for 'dear' for example? and the equivalent of 'love from'?

I also want to say something like 'thanks for raising such a wonderful son' but culturally I don't know if that is appropriate or how to say it in a way that is not misinterpreted...

Any help would be really appreciated :) Thanks!

I’ve noticed that in Gujarati language the addition of the “u” and “i” sound to names. What does that mean, is there an additional expression of some emotional value or a specific meaning? For instance, the name Yash can also be Yashu, Krish -> Krishi.

I am very new to this. Would like to learn more! Thank you for you attention

Hello all! I’m so glad to have found this subreddit!

I am trying to learn Gujarati and have not gotten very far for a few reasons, a.) the methods are not working for me, and b.) the application of the phrases and words I’m learning are not what I need them for. To explain, my husband is from Gujarat and we have been together for almost two years. There are some in his family who speak very little English, but his mother does not. I would love to be able to form a better relationship with her and speak to her without my husband translating and interrupting all the time! They will be coming to stay with us soon and I will need to know how to speak with them! Additionally all of his friends here are Gujarati and they mostly speak Gujarati when they are together so I am often left out of conversations. FINALLY, we are expecting a child and I would love to be able to help our child learn Gujarati and be able to understand them if they start speaking to me using the Gujarati that they have learned. It’s a lot, I know! Most apps and resources only teach the language for tourists, but I don’t need to be a tourist, I need to be able to keep up with native speakers! I have partially learned languages score and the best success I have are with apps like Pimsleur and Duolingo, but neither have Gujarati.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I know it’s a stretch, but I need it so desperately! I know the basic friendly conversational stuff, but nothing beyond that.

My husband has been pretty hopeless at teaching me! I wanted to learn a new sentence or phrase each week and then only use that phrase at home going forward building up my vocabulary, but he lost steam after week 2! Lol

Thanks!

Hey!

I am in the slow process of learning Gujarati and since starting a couple months ago, I have been making a Memrise course for vocab and partially grammer. This has helped my progress so i'm going to post it here for anyone wanting to use it.

The course is being updated as I learn and progress so only certain topics are covered along with some aspects missed such as the alphabet and numbers which I learned separately.

Link: https://app.memrise.com/course/6372328/gujarati-vocabulary/

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Please share any good resources to learn medical Gujarati you may know of. I'm an otherwise fluent speaker, an okay reader, and trying to get better at translating in a medical setting. I appreciate any help.

Hi all!

I'm a public librarian and I'm adding signs to our world languages area. Can anyone help me with the correct way to write:

Gujarati books (or books in Gujarati)

New Gujarati books (or new books in Gujarati)

Thank you!

Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me translate the phrase 'you belong here' from English to Gujarati? It's meant to be in the sense of you're welcome here, this is a place you can call home. Its for a community centre wall. Any help would be amazing thank you!

Sentence - Rehman ane Sakine sathe bhane che.

What does bhane mean? Some sources say it means to study, some say to be (in a relationship). In either case it seems like an intransitive verb which does not take an object. So the past tense should be something like "bhanya"? Since there are 2 people in this sentence. But the book I'm referring to says the past tense is "Rehman ane Sakine sathe bhanta hata". Can someone explain?

Hello,

Is someone able to translate this song into english for me?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjd5DGiUiVo&ab_channel=AishwaryaMajmudar

Thank you !

Gujarati resources for language learning are VERY hard to find online. I'm glad I found this and thank you!

Hello! Do you want to learn Gujarati but don't know where to start? Then I've got the perfect resource list for you whose link you can find below! Here is what the resource list contains;

1. "Handmade" resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
2. Resources on learning the Gujarati script.
3. Websites to practice reading the Gujarati script.
4. Documents to enhance your Gujarati vocabulary.
5. Notes on Colloquial Gujarati.
6. Music playlists
7. List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of Gujarati grammar!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1alpHuA_jtEbi65PWEn7qn1n_hso_LH44WK5F9oEg4rw/edit?usp=sharing

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I'm an intermediate Gujarati speaker, but I feel my vocab is restricted by the tenses that I use. I get very confused.

Is there any good resources that reaches the different verb tenses that there could be?

I get confused between અ, ચ, થ and ય. Especially when hand written. How do I differentiate them or write them distinctly without causing confusion?

I wrote this comment in another thread and thought it might be useful here. Good luck with your learning, everyone! The comment:

If you want to learn Gujarati, learn Gujarati!

Here are things to check out:

Books:

• Learn Gujarati in a Month
• Get Started in Gujarati Beginner's Course
• Easy Gujarati by Jagdish Dave, publisher: Pravin Prakashan, 2006
• Colloquial Gujarati
• Teach Yourself Gujarati
• Gujarati Letter Tracing (to learn the alphabet)
• Learn Gujarati by Kirit Nāthālāl Shāh, 1997 ed.
• Akshar Gujarati Learner Book 1: A Gujarati Learning Workbook for English-Speaking Students
• Akshar Gujarati Learner Book 2: A Gujarati Learning Workbook for English-Speaking Students
• English-Gujarati Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs by Mansukh Kakadiya

You can get Teach Yourself, Colloquial, and the two Akshar books from pdfdrive.com. They are all free (I have downloaded them myself, so I know that the links work).

Apps:

• Learn Gujarati Quickly
• etc. Go to either Google Play or the Apple Store and search for "Gujarati." There are a lot!

Courses/Websites:

• Learn Gujarati Language From Scratch Udemy course
• UPenn Gujarati Language and Literature basics online

Media:

• over 18 podcasts: Gujarati podcast from player.fm
• bilingual children's books like this one on Amazon: My First Gujarati Words Book
• Gujarati textbooks meant for grades 1, 2,3, etc.
• Gujarat School Board Textbooks meant for native students from GujaratBoard.In. There is a lot here; it's worth your time to look through them since they are available for free
• Gujarati TV shows from mxplayer
• Gujarati films on YT and online: TGF, or The Gujarati Films, includes info on where to watch these films
• Gujarati young adult books search results on Amazon
• GujaratiBookshelf.com for books, DVDS, music, etc. There is a lot here!
• PravinPrakashan.com for books. There is also a lot here!

If you work through the books, some apps, and the websites/courses, you should have enough of a base to start reading some of the textbooks in the media section and maybe following some simple baby shows. From there, it's practice and exposure to media. Shows, for instance. And using your parents, significant other, or relatives as resources to a) explain things you don't understand in all the learning resources and b) check the answers to your exercises!

Good luck with Gujarati!

Can someone recommend a good workbook for learning the Gujarati script?

Gujarati maari matrubhasha chhe pan kathiyawadi ma ghana tadapadi shabdo chhe je shudh Gujarati thi juda tari aave chhe. Eva khaas gujarati shabdo ne list kareye aya?

Hun gujaratino bilkul navo speaker chu, thodi ghanri boli javun chu. Tamne bhoolo malshe to saath dejo. Mane batavjo ke "have" ane "haju" maa shu fark che? Baneno arth ekaj che ke fark thay meaning ma? Keva prakar na vakyaoma "have" vapaay ane keva vyakyao ma "haju". Ek bijo saval che mare:

Hindi no aa jumlo "Ab ham kya karen?" ne gujarati ma kevi rite bolish exact?

Tamne request che ke koi pan bhool mali hoy aakha postma mari gujaratima to jaroor batavjo. Dhanyavad

Hi! So half of my family speaks Gujarati but I can't understand it, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any online resources that I could use to help me?

I am trying to figure out how to type rū in gujarati the way my fam do when writing. I can't attach the image but it looks like a 3 with a ૂ sitting underneath it but my online keyboards and google use this format, રૂ. Can anyone help?

I was trying to read this and I couldn't figure out what જીવન અંજલિ થાજો meant.

Edit 28.01.20: /u/pndyjack replied saying 'અંજલી in this context means something like an offering. People usually say "અંજલી અર્પણ કરી" meaning "We offered(to God)". So મારું જીવન અંજલિ થાજો here means to use your life in service of others. Or offer your life in service of others.'