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"Cough" in Hindi: खाँसी

खाँसीkhaansi

Say it: KHAAN-sifeminine noun/kʰɑ̃ːsiː/

Cough in Hindi is खाँसी (khaansi), feminine. Say मुझे खाँसी है or सूखी खाँसी है. Keep the chandrabindu ँ in खाँसी.

Clinic

डॉक्टर, मुझे तीन दिन से खाँसी है।

doktar, mujhe teen din se khaansi hai.

Doctor, I have had a cough for three days.
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How to pronounce खाँसी

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KHAAN-si

/kʰɑ̃ːsiː/

Khaansi is KHAAN-si. Aspirated khaa with nasal ँ, then soft si. Two beats.

"Cough" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
खाँसीkhaansicough

Default noun.

सूखी खाँसीsookhi khaansidry cough

Type.

खाँसी की दवाईkhaansi ki dawaicough medicine

Pharmacy.

रात की खाँसीraat ki khaansinight cough

Timing.

How to use खाँसी in real life

  1. 1Clinic

    डॉक्टर, मुझे तीन दिन से खाँसी है।

    doktar, mujhe teen din se khaansi hai.

    Doctor, I have had a cough for three days.

    Keep खाँसी with ँ.

  2. 2Pharmacy

    खाँसी की कोई हल्की सिरप चाहिए।

    khaansi ki koi halki syrup chahiye.

    I need a mild cough syrup.

    Counter.

  3. 3Work

    क्या आपको अभी भी खाँसी परेशान कर रही है?

    kya aapko abhi bhi khaansi pareshan kar rahi hai?

    Is the cough still bothering you?

    Polite aap; feminine rahi.

Mistakes English speakers make with खाँसी

Incorrect: Writing खांसी without matching entry ँ style carelessly

Correct: खाँसी

Keep the entry spelling खाँसी with ँ.

Incorrect: Mera khaansi

Correct: मेरी खाँसी

Khaansi is feminine: meri khaansi.

Good to know

Winter pollution makes खाँसी common small talk in cities. Cover your mouth; elders offer tulsi tea. Night cough worries parents of small kids first.

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Buying cough syrup

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    आपकी खाँसी सूखी है या बलगम वाली?

    aapki khaansi sookhi hai ya balgam wali?

    Is your cough dry or with phlegm?

  2. You

    सूखी खाँसी है, रात को बढ़ती है।

    sookhi khaansi hai, raat ko badhti hai.

    It is a dry cough — it increases at night.

  3. ChatPal

    यह सिरप हल्की है।

    yeh syrup halki hai.

    This syrup is mild.

  4. You

    ठीक खाँसी की दवाई लेता हूँ।

    theek — khaansi ki dawai leta hoon.

    Okay — I'll take the cough medicine.

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Common questions about "Cough" in Hindi

Chandrabindu?

Yes — keep खाँसी.

Gender?

Feminine: meri khaansi.

Dry cough?

Sookhi khaansi.

Medicine?

Khaansi ki dawai / syrup.

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