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"Glasses (eyeglasses)" in Hindi: चश्मा

चश्माchashma

Say it: CHASH-mamasculine noun/tʃəʃmɑː/

Eyeglasses in Hindi are चश्मा (chashma), masculine singular. Reading glasses: पढ़ने का चश्मा. People still say glasses in English too.

Morning rush

मेरा चश्मा टेबल पर है।

mera chashma table par hai.

My glasses are on the table.
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How to pronounce चश्मा

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CHASH-ma

/tʃəʃmɑː/

Chashma is CHASH-ma. Soft ch, clear sh, light ma. Two beats.

"Glasses (eyeglasses)" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
चश्माchashmaglasses; spectacles

Default noun.

पढ़ने का चश्माpadhne ka chashmareading glasses

Near vision.

चश्मा लगानाchashma lagaanato put on glasses

Action.

नंबर का चश्माnumber ka chashmaprescription glasses

Power lenses.

How to use चश्मा in real life

  1. 1Morning rush

    मेरा चश्मा टेबल पर है।

    mera chashma table par hai.

    My glasses are on the table.

    Location.

  2. 2Optician

    नया चश्मा बनवाना है।

    naya chashma banwaana hai.

    I need to get new glasses made.

    Prescription.

  3. 3Movie

    बिना चश्मे के स्क्रीन धुँधली लगती है।

    bina chashme ke screen dhundhli lagti hai.

    Without glasses the screen looks blurry.

    Oblique chashme.

Mistakes English speakers make with चश्मा

Incorrect: Meri chashma

Correct: Mera चश्मा

Chashma is masculine.

Incorrect: Thinking plural always needed

Correct: Hindi uses singular चश्मा

One pair = chashma, not a plural form.

Good to know

चश्मा is singular for a pair. Street opticians and online frames are common. People joke about looking for चश्मा while wearing it.

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Helping find misplaced glasses

  1. ChatPal

    आपका चश्मा कहाँ गया?

    aapka chashma kahaan gaya?

    Where did your glasses go?

  2. You

    शायद सोफ़े पर चश्मा छूट गया।

    shaayad sofa par chashma chhoot gaya.

    Maybe the glasses were left on the sofa.

  3. ChatPal

    लो, चश्मा यहाँ है।

    lo, chashma yahaan hai.

    Here — the glasses are here.

  4. You

    शुक्रिया! बिना चश्मे के कुछ नहीं दिखता।

    shukriya! bina chashme ke kuchh nahin dikhta.

    Thanks! Without glasses I can't see a thing.

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"Glasses (eyeglasses)" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "Glasses (eyeglasses)" in Hindi

Gender?

Masculine: mera chashma.

Plural in Hindi?

Still usually singular चश्मा for one pair.

Reading glasses?

Padhne ka chashma.

Oblique?

Chashme — bina chashme ke.

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