जी

Showing Respect with जी

Level 2Sounds Like jī

जी after a name or family word shows respect.

How It Works

Use जी after a name, a family word or a job.

चाचा जी (uncle)
दादी जी (grandmother)
मास्टर जी (teacher)
भइया जी (older brother)

A respected person takes the plural verb: चाचा जी आवत अहैं, not अहै. The past uses -इन with an object (चाचा जी कहिन) and गए or आए without one, and the future uses -इहैं.

जी also answers politely. हाँ जी means yes, and नाहीं जी means no. Say जी alone when someone calls your name: it means "yes, I am listening".

It is common after names of adults you do not know well. With friends of your age, drop it.

Examples (5)

चाचा जी आवत अहैं।
Uncle is coming.
The verb is plural for a respected person.
मास्टर जी, आइए।
Teacher, please come in.
जी follows a job.
हाँ जी, हम आवत अही।
Yes, I am coming.
हाँ जी is a polite yes.
दादी जी किस्सा सुनावत अहैं।
Grandmother is telling a story.
जी follows a family word.
नाहीं जी, ई हमार नाहीं अहै।
No, this is not mine.
नाहीं जी is a polite no.

Common Mistakes

Using a singular verb after जी.
चाचा जी आवत अहै।
चाचा जी आवत अहैं।
A respected person takes the plural verb.

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जीLevel 2Showing Respect with जी

Learn This First

जी is a small word that adds respect.

Respect and Address
Know when respect is called for, because that decides when to say चाचा जी or हाँ जी.
Foundations

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