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"Dirty" in Hindi: गंदा

गंदाganda

Say it: GUN-daaadjective/ɡən̪d̪ɑː/

Dirty in Hindi is गंदा (ganda). Forms: गंदी प्लेट, गंदे कपड़े, हाथ गंदे हैं. Soft criticism stays soft with aap.

Kitchen

यह प्लेट गंदा है, धो दो।

yah plate ganda hai, dho do.

This plate is dirty — wash it.
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How to pronounce गंदा

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GUN-daa

/ɡən̪d̪ɑː/

Ganda is GUN-daa. Soft g, clear nd, long aa. Two beats.

"Dirty" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
गंदाgandadirty (m.)

Default masculine.

गंदीgandidirty (f.)

Feminine nouns.

गंदेgandedirty (pl.)

Plurals.

बहुत गंदाbahut gandavery dirty

Emphasis.

How to use गंदा in real life

  1. 1Kitchen

    यह प्लेट गंदा है, धो दो।

    yah plate ganda hai, dho do.

    This plate is dirty — wash it.

    Quick order.

  2. 2Laundry

    आपके कपड़े गंदे लग रहे हैं।

    aapke kapde gande lag rahe hain.

    Your clothes look dirty.

    Gande + aap.

  3. 3Kids

    हाथ गंदे मत छोड़ो बाहर।

    haath gande mat chhodo bahar.

    Don't leave your hands dirty outside.

    Gande.

Mistakes English speakers make with गंदा

Incorrect: Ganda plate for feminine thali without agreement

Correct: थाली गंदी है

Agree: गंदी with feminine nouns.

Incorrect: Using साफ़ when you mean dirty

Correct: Dirty is गंदा

साफ़ is clean; गंदा is dirty.

Good to know

Hosts apologise if floors feel गंदा before guests arrive. Street food stalls scrub so nobody says प्लेट गंदी है. Mothers still say हाथ धोओ, गंदे हैं!

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Tidying before guests

  1. ChatPal

    टेबल गंदा लग रहा है क्या?

    table ganda lag raha hai kya?

    Does the table look dirty?

  2. You

    हाँ, थोड़ा गंदा है।

    haan, thoda ganda hai.

    Yes — it is a bit dirty.

  3. ChatPal

    आप कपड़ा ला दीजिए।

    aap kapda la dijiye.

    Please bring a cloth.

  4. You

    ठीक, फिर गंदा दाग मिटाते हैं।

    theek, phir ganda daag mitaate hain.

    Okay — then we wipe the dirty stain.

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Common questions about "Dirty" in Hindi

Gender forms?

गंदा / गंदी / गंदे.

Dirty clothes?

गंदे कपड़े.

Very dirty?

बहुत गंदा.

Opposite?

साफ़.

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