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"Bag" in Hindi: थैला

थैलाthaila

Say it: THAI-lamasculine noun/t̪ʰɛːlɑː/

Note: handbag: बैग (baig)

Bag in Hindi is थैला (thaila), masculine — especially market and cloth bags. Handbag/school bag often बैग (baig).

Vegetable market

सब्ज़ी थैले में रख दीजिए।

sabzi thaile mein rakh dijiye.

Please put the vegetables in the bag.
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How to pronounce थैला

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THAI-la

/t̪ʰɛːlɑː/

Thaila is THAI-la. Aspirated th, clear ai, light la. Two beats.

"Bag" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
थैलाthailabag; sack

Default headword.

बाज़ार का थैलाbazaar ka thailamarket bag

Shopping.

बैगbaigbag

Handbag/school bag loan.

थैला भरनाthaila bharnato fill a bag

Packing.

How to use थैला in real life

  1. 1Vegetable market

    सब्ज़ी थैले में रख दीजिए।

    sabzi thaile mein rakh dijiye.

    Please put the vegetables in the bag.

    Oblique thaile.

  2. 2Forgetting it

    मेरा थैला घर पर रह गया।

    mera thaila ghar par rah gaya.

    My bag got left at home.

    Forgot.

  3. 3Heavy load

    थैला बहुत भारी हो गया।

    thaila bahut bhaari ho gaya.

    The bag has become very heavy.

    Weight.

Mistakes English speakers make with थैला

Incorrect: Meri thaila

Correct: Mera थैला

Thaila is masculine.

Incorrect: Only बैग on this page

Correct: Headword examples need थैला

Baig is a variant; keep thaila in examples.

Good to know

थैला is the cloth/jute market bag culture — bring your own. बैग covers purses and backpacks in city speech. Plastic bans revived thaila talk.

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At a sabzi mandi checkout

  1. ChatPal

    आपका थैला कहाँ है?

    aapka thaila kahaan hai?

    Where is your bag?

  2. You

    यहाँ है थैला खोल देता हूँ।

    yahaan hai — thaila khol deta hoon.

    Here — I'll open the bag.

  3. ChatPal

    आलू थैले में रखूँ?

    aaloo thaile mein rakhoon?

    Shall I put the potatoes in the bag?

  4. You

    हाँ, थैला अभी हल्का है।

    haan, thaila abhi halka hai.

    Yes — the bag is still light.

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Common questions about "Bag" in Hindi

Gender?

Masculine: mera thaila.

Handbag?

Often baig.

Oblique?

Thaile mein.

Market culture?

Bring your own thaila.

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