मदद
madadeveryday, Hindi
"Help" as assistance is मदद (madad). To ask someone, say मेरी मदद कीजिए (merī madad kījie). In danger you shout बचाओ! (bacāo!). It is also called सहायता (sahāyatā) and बचाओ (bacāo).
Meaning: assistance (noun)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| मदद | madad | everyday, Hindi |
| सहायता | sahāyatā | formal |
| बचाओ | bacāo | emergency, shout |
मदद (madad) fits daily requests. सहायता (sahāyatā) is more formal and appears on signs such as help desks. बचाओ (bacāo) means "save me" and is for real emergencies.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
कीजिए (kījie) is the polite request form. With friends, मेरी मदद करो (merī madad karo) is enough.
Did you know?
- The word मदद (madad) comes from Arabic and is far more common in daily Hindi than the Sanskrit सहायता.
Examples in context
- बचाओ, बचाओ!bacāo, bacāo!Help, help!
Example conversation
Leela asks a stranger at a railway station for help with her bag.
- Leelaमाफ़ कीजिए, क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं?māf kījie, kyā āp merī madad kar sakte haiṃ?Excuse me, can you help me?
- Strangerजी, बताइए।jī, batāie.Yes, tell me.
- Leelaयह बैग ऊपर रखना है।yah baig ūpar rakhnā hai.I need to put this bag up there.
