મને ભૂખ લાગી છે
mane bhūkh lāgī che
The phrase "I am hungry" in Gujarati is મને ભૂખ લાગી છે (mane bhūkh lāgī che).
This phrase is used to express a physical need or the desire to eat food.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the phrase translates to "to me hunger has attached" or "hunger has attached to me."
Which one should you use?
You can also use the shorter, more direct form મને ભૂખ છે to say "I am hungry".
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase મને ભૂખ લાગી છે, the noun ભૂખ is a feminine noun, which causes the verb to take the feminine form લાગી.
How do you pronounce it?
mane bhūkh lāgī che
Did you know?
- The word છે is a distant relative of the Sanskrit આક્ષેતિ, which originally meant to throw or cast something.
- In many Indian languages including Gujarati, hunger is often treated as an external force that 'hits' or 'afflicts' the body, rather than an internal sensation.
- The word ભૂખ is feminine, which forces the verb લાગી to change its form to match the gender of the hunger, not the gender of the speaker.
Example conversation
Hardik and Anjali are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- હાર્દિક Hardikઅંજલિ, શું તને ભૂખ લાગી છે?anjali, śuṃ tanē bhūkha lāgī chē?Anjali, are you hungry?
- અંજલિ Anjaliહા, મને ભૂખ લાગી છે.hā, mane bhūkha lāgī chē.Yes, I am hungry.
- હાર્દિક Hardikતો ચાલો, આપણે જમવા જઈએ.tō cālō, apanē jamavā jai'ē.Then let's go to eat.
- અંજલિ Anjaliચોક્કસ, હાર્દિક.cōkkasa, hārdik.Sure, Hardik.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry મને ભૂખ લાગી છે, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries છે, ભૂખ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
