बैसल जाउ

Very Polite Requests

Level 4Sounds Like baisala jā'u

A very polite request to a guest uses the -ल form with जाउ.

How It Works

Compare the two levels of politeness.

EverydayVery polite
बैसूबैसल जाउ
चाह लिअचाह लेल जाउ
बुझा दिअबुझा देल जाउ

More examples: आउ, बैसल जाउ (Please come in and sit down). एकटा गीत सुना देल जाउ (Please sing a song for us).

Grierson described this form as a passive: it is like saying "let it be sat". The request avoids pointing straight at the person, which is why it is so polite.

Always write जाउ, never जाए. जाए is the infinitive and the wish form, and it does not fit this slot.

Use it with अहाँ or अपने, not with तोँ.

Examples (5)

  1. आउ, बैसल जाउ।

    Please come in and be seated.

    बैसल जाउ: a very polite request.

  2. भीतर आउ आ बैसल जाउ।

    Please come inside and sit.

    The request follows आउ.

  3. चाह लेल जाउ।

    Please have some tea.

    लेल जाउ: an offer.

  4. एकटा गीत सुना देल जाउ।

    Please sing us a song.

    सुना देल जाउ: with a helper verb.

  5. हमरा सभ केँ बुझा देल जाउ।

    Please explain it to us.

    बुझा देल जाउ: a formal request.

Common Mistakes

  • Using जाए instead of जाउ.

    आउ, बैसल जाए।
    आउ, बैसल जाउ।

    जाए is the infinitive. In this request, the form is जाउ.

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बैसल जाउLevel 4Very Polite Requests

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This very polite request joins the -ल form of बैसल to the command जाउ.