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"Poor" in Hindi: ग़रीब

ग़रीबgareeb

Say it: ga-REEBadjective/ɣəriːb/

Poor is ग़रीब (gareeb). Copy the nukta: ग़रीब परिवार, ग़रीब इलाका. Soften blunt labels in polite aap talk.

News discussion

इस योजना से ग़रीब परिवार जुड़ेंगे।

is yojana se gareeb parivaar judenge.

Poor families will join this scheme.
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How to pronounce ग़रीब

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ga-REEB

/ɣəriːb/

Ga-REEB with a lightly voiced gh-like ग़. Long ee, soft final b.

"Poor" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
ग़रीबgareebpoor

Default adjective.

ग़रीब परिवारgareeb parivaarpoor family

Background talk.

बहुत ग़रीबbahut gareebvery poor

Strong description.

ग़रीब इलाकाgareeb ilaakapoor area

Neighborhood.

How to use ग़रीब in real life

  1. 1News discussion

    इस योजना से ग़रीब परिवार जुड़ेंगे।

    is yojana se gareeb parivaar judenge.

    Poor families will join this scheme.

    Policy talk.

  2. 2Donation drive

    सर्दी में ग़रीब लोगों के लिए कंबल दें।

    sardi mein gareeb logon ke liye kambal den.

    Give blankets for poor people in winter.

    Charity.

  3. 3Careful chat

    वे ग़रीब ज़रूर हैं, पर इज़्ज़तदार।

    ve gareeb zaroor hain, par izzatdaar.

    They are poor, but dignified.

    Respectful tone.

Mistakes English speakers make with ग़रीब

Incorrect: Writing गरीब without nukta on ग़

Correct: ग़रीब with nukta

Copy ग़रीब exactly.

Incorrect: Using ग़रीब for a broken phone

Correct: ख़राब for broken; ग़रीब for poverty

Different words.

Good to know

Money status is sensitive — soften with context, not jokes. Charity drives and news use ग़रीब openly. Films contrast अमीर-ग़रीब; real conversations prefer dignity over blunt labels.

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Planning a winter donation

  1. ChatPal

    हम ग़रीब बच्चों के लिए जैकेट दें?

    hum gareeb bachchon ke liye jacket den?

    Shall we give jackets for poor children?

  2. You

    हाँ, ग़रीब परिवार लिस्ट में हैं।

    haan, gareeb parivaar list mein hain.

    Yes — poor families are on the list.

  3. ChatPal

    तो कल ग़रीब इलाके में जाएँगे।

    to kal gareeb ilaake mein jaayenge.

    Then tomorrow we'll go to the poor area.

  4. You

    ठीक है, ग़रीब पड़ोस का ध्यान रखें।

    theek hai, gareeb pados ka dhyaan rakhen.

    Okay — let's be mindful in the poor neighborhood.

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How do you say poor in Hindi?

ग़रीब (gareeb) — keep the nukta.

Poor family?

ग़रीब परिवार.

Without nukta?

गरीब is incomplete for this page — write ग़रीब.

Very poor?

बहुत ग़रीब.

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