مجھے بھوک لگی ہے
Mujhe bhook lagi hai
In Urdu, "I am hungry" is expressed as مجھے بھوک لگی ہے (Mujhe bhook lagi hai).
The phrase is used to express a physical need for food.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, مجھے بھوک لگی ہے translates to "To me hunger has attached" or "Hunger has struck me."
Which one should you use?
Alternatively, you can use the adjective-based forms میں بھوکا ہوں for males and میں بھوکی ہوں for females. To express a very strong hunger or an intense craving for food, you can say مجھے کھانے کی بہت بھوک لگی ہوئی ہے.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Urdu, hunger is treated as something that "attaches" to a person rather than a state the person "is".
How do you pronounce it?
Mujhe bhook lagi hai
Did you know?
- In some social contexts, stating مجھے بھوک لگی ہے too bluntly can be seen as demanding, so people often preface it with polite qualifiers or indirect hints.
- The word بھوک descends from the Sanskrit word बुभुक्षा, which originally referred to the desire or craving for food.
Examples in context
- جناب! مجھے بھوک لگی ہے۔ کیا میں کچھ کھانے کے لئے جا سکتا ہوں؟Excuse me! I'm hungry. May I go to have something to eat?
- اب مجھے بھوک لگی ہےab mujhe bhook lagi haiNow I am hungry.
Example conversation
Fatima and Umar are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعمر، مجھے بھوک لگی ہےUmar, mujhe bhook lagi haiUmar, I am hungry.
- عمر Omarکیا ہم کھانا کھائیں؟kya hum khana khayein?Shall we eat food?
- فاطمہ Fatimaہاں، مجھے بہت بھوک لگی ہےhaan, mujhe bahut bhook lagi haiYes, I am very hungry.
- عمر Omarٹھیک ہے، چلو چلتے ہیںtheek hai, chalo chalte hainOkay, let's go.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بھوک, ہے, CC BY-SA 4.0.
