गालियाँ
gaaliyan
The Hindi phrase for "insults" is गालियाँ (gaaliyan).
गालियाँ refers to rude or offensive words used to attack or offend someone.
How does it change in a sentence?
The formation of the plural involves a vowel shift in the stem from i to ii before adding the suffix.
How do you pronounce it?
gaaliyan
Did you know?
- Certain 'insults' in Hindi are used as terms of endearment or signs of deep intimacy between very close friends, where the rudeness signals a lack of social barriers.
- In many Indian social circles, calling someone गाली (gaali) can be a serious legal matter, as verbal abuse is often treated as a specific criminal offense under the Indian Penal Code.
- The phrase गाली देना (gaali dena) literally means 'to give an insult', treating the offensive word as an object being handed to someone.
Examples in context
- उसने मुझे गालियाँ दीं।Usne mujhe gaaliyan deen.He insulted me with abusive words.
- गालियाँ देना अच्छी बात नहीं है।Gaaliyan dena achhi baat nahi hai.Giving insults is not a good thing.
Example conversation
Amit and Pooja are discussing a fight they witnessed.
- पूजा Poojaअमित, तुमने सुना? वे लोग लड़ रहे थे।Amit, tumne suna? Ve log lad rahe the.Amit, did you hear? Those people were fighting.
- अमित Amitहाँ, वे एक-दूसरे को गालियाँ दे रहे थे।Haan, ve ek-doosre ko gaaliyan de rahe the.Yes, they were giving insults to each other.
- पूजा Poojaयह बहुत बुरा था।Yeh bahut bura tha.That was very bad.
- अमित Amitमुझे भी यह पसंद नहीं आया।Mujhe bhi yeh pasand nahi aaya.I didn't like it either.
