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"Friendship" in Hindi: दोस्ती

दोस्तीdosti

Say it: DOS-teefeminine noun/d̪oːst̪iː/

Friendship is दोस्ती (dosti), feminine. Praise हमारी दोस्ती or say दोस्ती बहुत क़ीमती है।

School reunion

हमारी दोस्ती बीस साल से चली रही है।

hamaari dosti bees saal se chali aa rahi hai.

Our friendship has gone on for twenty years.
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How to pronounce दोस्ती

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DOS-tee

/d̪oːst̪iː/

Dosti: DOS-tee, clear o, soft dental t, light ee. Two even beats.

"Friendship" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
दोस्तीdostifriendship

Default noun for the bond.

सच्ची दोस्तीsachchi dostitrue friendship

Heartfelt praise.

पुरानी दोस्तीpuraani dostiold friendship

School and childhood ties.

दोस्ती निभानाdosti nibhaanato keep a friendship

Effort over years.

How to use दोस्ती in real life

  1. 1School reunion

    हमारी दोस्ती बीस साल से चली रही है।

    hamaari dosti bees saal se chali aa rahi hai.

    Our friendship has gone on for twenty years.

    Long bond.

  2. 2Thank-you note

    आपकी दोस्ती मेरे लिए बहुत मायने रखती है।

    aapki dosti mere liye bahut maayne rakhti hai.

    Your friendship means a lot to me.

    Aap warmth.

  3. 3Advice chat

    दोस्ती में ईमानदारी ज़रूरी है।

    dosti mein imaandaari zaroor hai.

    Honesty is needed in friendship.

    General tip.

Mistakes English speakers make with दोस्ती

Incorrect: Using only दोस्त when you mean the bond

Correct: दोस्ती for friendship; दोस्त for a friend

Different nouns: person vs relationship.

Incorrect: Saying फ्रेंडशिप on this page

Correct: Use दोस्ती

This page teaches the Hindi headword दोस्ती.

Good to know

दोस्ती is praised in songs and films as loyalty over years. People may call close friends भाई or बेहेन even without blood ties. Soft aap still works when thanking someone for their दोस्ती.

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Thanking a friend after hard times

  1. ChatPal

    कठिन दिनों में आपकी दोस्ती काम आई।

    kathin dinon mein aapki dosti kaam aai.

    Your friendship helped in hard days.

  2. You

    दोस्ती तो निभानी ही पड़ती है।

    dosti to nibhaani hi padti hai.

    Friendship is something you have to keep.

  3. ChatPal

    सच्ची दोस्ती दुर्लभ होती है।

    sachchi dosti durlabh hoti hai.

    True friendship is rare.

  4. You

    हाँ, हमारी दोस्ती पर मैं गर्व करता हूँ।

    haan, hamaari dosti par main garv karta hoon.

    Yes, I'm proud of our friendship.

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Common questions about "Friendship" in Hindi

What is friendship in Hindi?

दोस्ती (dosti), feminine.

Friend vs friendship?

दोस्त is a friend; दोस्ती is the bond.

How to praise it?

आपकी दोस्ती मेरे लिए क़ीमती है।

Old friendship?

पुरानी दोस्ती.

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