Hindi and English Words in Awadhi

Level 5Sounds Like hindī sabdana kai mēla

Awadhi speakers use many Hindi and English words, but the grammar around them stays Awadhi.

How It Works

Hindi and English words come in easily, especially for things from town life: फोन, स्कूल, ऑफिस, अस्पताल, मोबाइल, सरकार. Speakers use them every day.

The frame is Awadhi. Compare:

Before a postposition, add -न for the plural: फिलिमन कै, स्कूलन मा. For an action, pair the noun with करब or होब: फोन करब.

Most Hindi and English words keep their usual Devanagari spelling, such as फोन and ऑफिस, but some take an Awadhi shape, such as फिलिम.

Choose the word people really say. For ordinary things, a loanword is often more natural than a rare Awadhi word.

ऊ अस्पताल गवा अहै।
He has gone to the hospital.
अस्पताल is Hindi, but गवा अहै is Awadhi.
नेहा ऑफिस मा कंप्यूटर पर काम करत अहै।
Neha is working on a computer at the office.
The loanwords take मा and पर.
हमार फोन बंद होइ गवा अहै।
My phone has switched off.
फोन is a loanword with Awadhi verb forms.
स्कूल कै छुट्टी आजु नाहीं अहै।
There is no school holiday today.
कै joins the loanword to छुट्टी.
हम मोबाइल पर फिलिम देखत अही।
I am watching a film on my mobile.
पर and देखत अही are Awadhi.

Putting Hindi verb and postposition forms around the loanword.
ऊ अस्पताल में गवा अहै।
ऊ अस्पताल गवा अहै।
अस्पताल is fine, but में is Hindi. Awadhi uses मा, or no postposition after गवा.

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Hindi and English Words in AwadhiLevel 5

Borrowed words keep Awadhi grammar around them, so you need to see the two grammars apart.

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