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"Whale" in Hindi: व्हेल

व्हेलvhel

Say it: VHELfeminine noun/ʋɦeːl/

Whale in Hindi is व्हेल (vhel), feminine in many lists. Size talk: बड़ी व्हेल. Documentaries use the English loan freely.

Documentary

नीली व्हेल समुद्र की सबसे बड़ी है।

neeli vhel samudra ki sabse badi hai.

The blue whale is the largest in the ocean.
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How to pronounce व्हेल

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VHEL

/ʋɦeːl/

Vhel is VHEL — like English whale without the w glide, or soft vh. One beat.

"Whale" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
व्हेलvhelwhale

Default noun.

बड़ी व्हेलbadi vhelbig whale

Size.

व्हेल देखनाvhel dekhnato see a whale

Tour.

नीली व्हेलneeli vhelblue whale

Species.

How to use व्हेल in real life

  1. 1Documentary

    नीली व्हेल समुद्र की सबसे बड़ी है।

    neeli vhel samudra ki sabse badi hai.

    The blue whale is the largest in the ocean.

    Fact.

  2. 2Boat tour hope

    आज व्हेल दिख सकती है।

    aaj vhel dikh sakti hai.

    We might see a whale today.

    Feminine sakti.

  3. 3Museum

    बच्चों ने व्हेल का मॉडल देखा।

    bachchon ne vhel ka model dekha.

    The kids saw a whale model.

    Exhibit.

Mistakes English speakers make with व्हेल

Incorrect: Calling a dolphin a व्हेल

Correct: Dolphin is डॉल्फ़िन

Different animals.

Incorrect: Using only machhli

Correct: Say व्हेल

Machhli is generic fish.

Good to know

व्हेल is mostly media and museum vocabulary for inland India. Coastal tours abroad make the word exciting for travelers.

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Watching an ocean documentary

  1. ChatPal

    क्या व्हेल दिख रही है स्क्रीन पर?

    kya vhel dikh rahi hai screen par?

    Is a whale showing on the screen?

  2. You

    हाँ, बड़ी व्हेल पानी से बाहर रही है।

    haan, badi vhel paani se baahar aa rahi hai.

    Yes — a big whale is coming out of the water.

  3. ChatPal

    आवाज़ भी व्हेल की है।

    awaaz bhi vhel ki hai.

    The sound is a whale's too.

  4. You

    कमाल है व्हेल इतनी विशाल लगती है।

    kamaal hai — vhel itni vishaal lagti hai.

    Amazing — the whale looks so huge.

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Common questions about "Whale" in Hindi

Gender?

Often feminine: badi vhel.

Blue whale?

Neeli vhel.

Dolphin?

Different: dolfin.

See one?

Vhel dekhna.

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