خوبصورت لڑکی
khoobsurat larki/xuːb.suː.ɾət̪ ləɽ.kiː/word by word
The English phrase "beautiful girl" is translated into Urdu as خوبصورت لڑکی (khoobsurat larki).
The phrase is used to describe a female child or young woman who is physically attractive.
Which one should you use?
حسین لڑکی is a more formal way to express the same idea, and پیاری لڑکی is a common informal way to describe a beautiful girl.
How does it change in a sentence?
In a complete sentence, the verb ہے (is) is typically placed at the end of the phrase, such as in خوبصورت لڑکی ہے. When using the phrase with postpositions, the noun in خوبصورت لڑکی changes to the plural form خوبصورت لڑکیوں.
How do you pronounce it?
khoobsurat larki (/xuːb.suː.ɾət̪ ləɽ.kiː/)
Did you know?
- To avoid the 'evil eye' when calling a girl خوبصورت, speakers often follow the phrase with ماشاءاللہ, meaning 'God has willed it'.
- The word حسین shares its root with the common name Hussain, meaning 'handsome' or 'beautiful'.
- The word خوبصورت is a compound of the Persian words for 'good' and 'appearance'.
Examples in context
- وہ ایک خوبصورت لڑکی ہے۔She is a beautiful girl.
- وہ بہت حسین لڑکی ہے۔She is a very beautiful girl.
- تو بہت پیاری لڑکی ہے۔You are a very beautiful girl.
- تو سب سے خوبصورت لڑکی ہے۔You are the most beautiful girl.
- میں نے ایک خوبصورت لڑکی دیکھی۔Main ne ek khoobsurat larki dekhi.I saw a beautiful girl.
- کیا وہ خوبصورت لڑکی آپ کی بہن ہے؟Kya woh khoobsurat larki aap ki behen hai?Is that beautiful girl your sister?
Example conversation
Sarah and Umar are looking at a photo in a magazine.
- سارہ Saraعمر، دیکھو یہ کتنی خوبصورت لڑکی ہے۔Umar, dekho yeh kitni khoobsurat larki hai.Umar, look how beautiful this girl is.
- عمر Omarہاں، وہ واقعی بہت خوبصورت لڑکی ہے۔Haan, woh waqai bohat khoobsurat larki hai.Yes, she really is a very beautiful girl.
- سارہ Saraکیا آپ اسے جانتے ہیں؟Kya aap usay jaante hain?Do you know her?
- عمر Omarنہیں، میں اسے نہیں جانتا۔Nahi, main usay nahi jaanta.No, I do not know her.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (خوبصورت, لڑکی) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries خوبصورت, CC BY-SA 4.0.
