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"West" in Hindi: पश्चिम

पश्चिमpashchim

Say it: PASH-chimmasculine noun/pəʃtʃɪm/

West in Hindi is पश्चिम (pashchim), masculine. Point with पश्चिम की तरफ़, and sunset: सूरज पश्चिम में डूबता है.

Evening view

सूरज पश्चिम की तरफ़ डूब रहा है।

sooraj pashchim ki taraf doob raha hai.

The sun is setting toward the west.
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How to pronounce पश्चिम

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PASH-chim

/pəʃtʃɪm/

Pashchim is PASH-chim. Soft sh, then chim. Two compact beats.

"West" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
पश्चिमpashchimwest

Default direction.

पश्चिम की तरफ़pashchim ki taraftoward the west

Directions.

पश्चिमीpashchimiwestern

Adjective.

पश्चिम भारतpashchim BharatWest India

Region talk.

How to use पश्चिम in real life

  1. 1Evening view

    सूरज पश्चिम की तरफ़ डूब रहा है।

    sooraj pashchim ki taraf doob raha hai.

    The sun is setting toward the west.

    Classic.

  2. 2Highway ask

    बंदरगाह पश्चिम में है।

    bandargaah pashchim mein hai.

    The port is in the west.

    City geography.

  3. 3Travel plan

    हम पश्चिम भारत घूमने निकलेंगे।

    ham pashchim Bharat ghoomne niklenge.

    We'll set out to tour West India.

    Region.

Mistakes English speakers make with पश्चिम

Incorrect: Mixing pashchim with poorv

Correct: Pashchim = west; poorv = east

Opposites.

Incorrect: Only English west with local drivers

Correct: Pashchim ki taraf

Hindi directions stick.

Good to know

पश्चिम marks sunsets, Arabian Sea coasts, and West Indian food talk. News uses Pashchim Bharat as a region label. Terrace chai often faces pashchim in the evening.

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Choosing a balcony for sunset photos

  1. ChatPal

    पश्चिम वाली बालकनी खाली है?

    pashchim wali balcony khaali hai?

    Is the west balcony free?

  2. You

    हाँ, सूरज पश्चिम से दिखेगा।

    haan, sooraj pashchim se dikhega.

    Yes — the sun will show from the west.

  3. ChatPal

    तो पश्चिम की तरफ़ कैमरा रखें।

    to pashchim ki taraf camera rakhen.

    Then let's keep the camera toward the west.

  4. You

    ठीक, आप फ़्रेम देखिए।

    theek, aap frame dekhiye.

    Okay — you check the frame.

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Common questions about "West" in Hindi

Toward the west?

Pashchim ki taraf.

Western?

Pashchimi.

Opposite?

Poorv (east).

Sunset line?

Sooraj pashchim mein doobta hai.

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