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"Serious" in Hindi: गंभीर

गंभीरgambheer

Say it: gam-BHEERadjective/ɡəmbʱiːr/

Serious in Hindi is गंभीर (gambheer). Tone: गंभीर बात, and health: हालत गंभीर है.

Meeting tone

यह मीटिंग गंभीर विषय पर है।

yah meeting gambheer vishay par hai.

This meeting is on a serious topic.
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How to pronounce गंभीर

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gam-BHEER

/ɡəmbʱiːr/

Gambheer is gam-BHEER. Soft gam, aspirated bh, long eer. Two beats.

"Serious" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
गंभीरgambheerserious

Default adjective.

गंभीर बातgambheer baatserious matter

Discussion.

गंभीर होनाgambheer honato become serious

Tone shift.

गंभीर समस्याgambheer samasyaserious problem

Trouble.

How to use गंभीर in real life

  1. 1Meeting tone

    यह मीटिंग गंभीर विषय पर है।

    yah meeting gambheer vishay par hai.

    This meeting is on a serious topic.

    Work.

  2. 2Health update

    मरीज़ की हालत गंभीर है।

    mareez ki haalat gambheer hai.

    The patient's condition is serious.

    Hospital.

  3. 3Joke stop

    अब गंभीर हो जाओ, मज़ाक बाद में।

    ab gambheer ho jaao, mazaak baad mein.

    Get serious now — jokes later.

    Tone.

Mistakes English speakers make with गंभीर

Incorrect: Using only serious in English always

Correct: Say गंभीर

Gambheer is the everyday Hindi word.

Incorrect: Confusing with dangerous always

Correct: Dangerous is ख़तरनाक; serious is गंभीर

Overlap in health, not identical.

Good to know

गंभीर covers solemn tone and medical severity. News channels love गंभीर स्थिति. Soften with थोड़ा गंभीर for personality, not crisis.

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Switching from jokes to a real decision

  1. ChatPal

    क्या बात गंभीर है?

    kya baat gambheer hai?

    Is the matter serious?

  2. You

    हाँ, थोड़ी गंभीर है।

    haan, thodi gambheer hai.

    Yes — a bit serious.

  3. ChatPal

    फिर गंभीर होकर सोचते हैं।

    phir gambheer hokar sochte hain.

    Then let's think seriously.

  4. You

    सही मज़ाक छोड़कर गंभीर प्लान बनाएँ।

    sahi — mazaak chhodkar gambheer plan banaayen.

    Right — drop jokes and make a serious plan.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Serious" in Hindi

Health use?

Haalat gambheer hai.

Tone?

Gambheer ho jaao.

Problem?

Gambheer samasya.

Softener?

Thoda gambheer.

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