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"Colleague" in Hindi: सहकर्मी

सहकर्मीsahkarmi

Say it: sah-kar-MEEmasculine noun/səɦəkrmiː/

Note: everyday: कलीग (kaleeg)

Colleague in Hindi is सहकर्मी (sahkarmi), a masculine-form noun used generally. In speech, many people say कलीग (kaleeg).

Introducing at lunch

यह मेरे सहकर्मी राहुल हैं।

yah mere sahkarmi Raahul hain.

These are my colleague Rahul.
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How to pronounce सहकर्मी

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sah-kar-MEE

/səɦəkrmiː/

Sahkarmi is sah-kar-MEE. Keep sah light, stress mee. Kaleeg sounds like English colleague.

"Colleague" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
सहकर्मीsahkarmicolleague

Formal/default headword.

कलीगkaleegcolleague

Everyday spoken loan.

सहकर्मी लोगsahkarmi logcolleagues

Team plural.

दफ़्तर के सहकर्मीdaftar ke sahkarmioffice colleagues

Workplace.

How to use सहकर्मी in real life

  1. 1Introducing at lunch

    यह मेरे सहकर्मी राहुल हैं।

    yah mere sahkarmi Raahul hain.

    These are my colleague Rahul.

    Respectful hain.

  2. 2Project chat

    सहकर्मी ने रिपोर्ट भेज दी।

    sahkarmi ne report bhej di.

    A colleague sent the report.

    Ne agent.

  3. 3Remote team

    विदेशी सहकर्मी रात को कॉल करते हैं।

    videshi sahkarmi raat ko call karte hain.

    Overseas colleagues call at night.

    Time zones.

Mistakes English speakers make with सहकर्मी

Incorrect: Only saying friend for an office peer

Correct: Sahkarmi / kaleeg

Use सहकर्मी for workplace peers.

Incorrect: Meri sahkarmi for a man

Correct: Mera sahkarmi

Default masculine agreement with mera.

Good to know

Offices mix सहकर्मी on email with कलीग in speech. Tea breaks build the peer network as much as meetings. Introducing someone as mera sahkarmi is clear and polite with clients.

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Bringing a teammate to a client call

  1. ChatPal

    क्या आपके सहकर्मी भी जॉइन करेंगे?

    kya aapke sahkarmi bhi join karenge?

    Will your colleague join too?

  2. You

    हाँ, मेरी सहकर्मी प्रिया आएंगी।

    haan, meri sahkarmi Priya aayengi.

    Yes — my colleague Priya will come.

  3. ChatPal

    अच्छा, सहकर्मी को एजेंडा भेज दीजिए।

    achha, sahkarmi ko agenda bhej dijiye.

    Good — please send the colleague the agenda.

  4. You

    भेज दिया।

    bhej diya.

    Sent.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Colleague" in Hindi

Formal word?

Sahkarmi.

Spoken loan?

Kaleeg.

Plural?

Sahkarmi log.

My colleague?

Mera / meri sahkarmi.

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