Banaras Bhojpuri

Level 6Sounds Like banārasī bhōjapurī

Around Varanasi, speakers say हउवे for is and count with ठो.

How It Works

Banarasi Bhojpuri is the speech around Varanasi in eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is real Bhojpuri. Most of its grammar is the same as in Ara. A few forms stand out.

BanarasiAraMeaning
हउवेह, बाis
हउवाहवऽyou are (friendly)
ठोगोcounting word

The Banarasi "is" covers both who something is and where it is. You will hear it in films, songs and in the city.

Do not mix forms from two places in one speech. If you learn Ara Bhojpuri, keep ह, बा and गो, and recognise the Banarasi forms when you meet them.

Examples (4)

  1. ई के हउवे?

    Who is this?

    हउवे is the Banarasi "is".

  2. ई हमार घर हउवे।

    This is my house.

    Ara speech says ई हमार घर ह.

  3. बजार में बड़ा भीड़ हउवे।

    There is a big crowd at the market.

    हउवे for where or how.

  4. हमरा दू ठो रोटी चाहीं।

    I need two rotis.

    ठो counts, where Ara says गो.

How It Connects

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Banaras BhojpuriLevel 6

Learn This First

Banaras speech swaps ह for हउवे and गो for ठो, so know the Ara forms first.

Words in This Pattern

हठो