How Bhojpuri Differs From Hindi

FoundationsSounds Like bhōjapurī ā hindī

Bhojpuri has its own words and endings, so Hindi words cannot just be dropped in.

How It Works

If you know Hindi, Bhojpuri will feel familiar, but these small words change. Keep this list in mind.

HindiBhojpuriExample
हैबा, बानी, बाड़ऽ; ह for who or whatचाय बा
मैंहमहम जाइब
तुमतूतू कहाँ बाड़ऽ?
आपरउआरउआ बइठीं
कोकेहमरा के बोलावऽ
का, कीके (never changes)नेहा के घर
नेnoneऊ खइलस

The past tense has no ने. The subject stays plain and the verb agrees with the subject. Many verbs also end differently: Hindi जाता है is Bhojpuri जाला.

Do not turn a Hindi sentence into Bhojpuri by changing one word. Use the Bhojpuri construction, as the later entries show.

Examples (5)

  1. हम घरे बानी।

    I am at home.

    बानी replaces Hindi हूँ and घरे uses the -ए ending.

  2. ऊ खाना खइलस।

    He ate food.

    No ने: the subject stays ऊ.

  3. नेहा के घर छपरा में बा।

    Neha's house is in Chhapra.

    के is the same for any thing owned, and बा replaces है.

  4. ऊ लइका के किताब दिहलस।

    He gave the boy a book.

    के marks the person who receives.

  5. हमार किताब कहाँ बा?

    Where is my book?

    हमार and बा are Bhojpuri forms.

Common Mistakes

  • Using ने in the past, as Hindi does.

    ऊ ने खाना खइलस।
    ऊ खाना खइलस।

    Bhojpuri never uses ने; the subject stays plain.

  • Using Hindi है for is.

    ऊ घर पर है।
    ऊ घर पर बा।

    Use बा and its person forms to say where or how someone is.

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