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"Thin" in Hindi: पतला

पतलाpatla

Say it: PAT-laadjective/pət̪lɑː/

Thin in Hindi is पतला (patla). Forms: पतली रोटी, पतले हाथ, वह पतला है. Soften body comments with strangers.

Kitchen

रोटी पतली बनाइए प्लीज़।

roti patli banaiye please.

Please make the roti thin.
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How to pronounce पतला

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PAT-la

/pət̪lɑː/

Patla is PAT-la. Clear pat, light la. Two short beats with stress on pat.

"Thin" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
पतलाpatlathin (m.)

Default masculine.

पतलीpatlithin (f.)

Feminine nouns / people.

पतलेpatlethin (pl./oblique)

Plurals.

थोड़ा पतलाthoda patlaa bit thin

Soft wording.

How to use पतला in real life

  1. 1Kitchen

    रोटी पतली बनाइए प्लीज़।

    roti patli banaiye please.

    Please make the roti thin.

    Patli roti.

  2. 2Clothes

    यह स्वेटर बहुत पतला है सर्दी के लिए।

    yah sweater bahut patla hai sardi ke liye.

    This sweater is too thin for winter.

    Fabric.

  3. 3Soft comment

    आप पहले से थोड़े पतले लग रहे हैं।

    aap pahle se thode patle lag rahe hain.

    You look a bit thinner than before.

    Gentle aap.

Mistakes English speakers make with पतला

Incorrect: Yeh patla hai for feminine roti

Correct: रोटी पतली है

Agree gender: पतली.

Incorrect: Calling someone पतला loudly in public

Correct: Soften or avoid body talk

Height/weight comments can sting; keep soft.

Good to know

Hosts praise पतली रोटी as skill. Clothing tags mix thin fabric with पतला कपड़ा. Body talk is sensitive — friends may joke, strangers should not.

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Rolling dough together

  1. ChatPal

    आप रोटी पतली रखना चाहते हैं?

    aap roti patli rakhna chahte hain?

    Do you want to keep the roti thin?

  2. You

    हाँ, घर में पतली रोटी पसंद है।

    haan, ghar mein patli roti pasand hai.

    Yes — we like thin roti at home.

  3. ChatPal

    तब बेलन हल्का चलाइए।

    tab belan halka chalaaiye.

    Then roll the pin lightly.

  4. You

    देखिए, यह वाली पतली हो गई।

    dekhiye, yah vaali patli ho gai.

    Look — this one got thin.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Thin" in Hindi

Gender forms?

पतला / पतली / पतले.

Thin roti?

पतली रोटी.

A bit thin?

थोड़ा पतला.

Polite tip?

Avoid blunt body comments with strangers.

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