छोटी बहन
choti behen/t͡ʃʰoː.ʈiː bə.ɦən/word by word
The Hindi phrase for "little sister" is छोटी बहन (choti behen).
छोटी बहन is used to refer to a female sibling who is younger than the speaker.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of choti (small/little) and behen (sister).
Which one should you use?
To specify an elder sister, use बड़ी बहन instead of छोटी बहन.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective choti is feminine and must agree with the feminine noun behen.
How do you pronounce it?
choti behen (IPA: /tʃʰoː.ʈiː bə.ɦən/)
Did you know?
- During the festival of Raksha Bandhan, a sister ties a sacred thread on her brother's wrist, regardless of whether she is the छोटी बहन or बड़ी बहन.
- The word बहन comes from the Sanskrit bhaginī, which is rooted in a word meaning 'to share' or 'to divide'.
- In many Hindi speaking households, a छोटी बहन is often called गुड़िया, which literally means 'doll'.
Examples in context
- उसकी छोटी बहन चोदने लायक है।His little sister is fuckable.This sentence shows the use of छोटी बहन.Tatoeba #3671022 by sabretou, translation #515185 by Ooneykcall
- मेरी छोटी बहन स्कूल जाती है।meri chhoti bahan school jaati hai.My little sister goes to school.
- क्या आपकी छोटी बहन यहाँ रहती है?kya aapki chhoti bahan yahan rehti hai?Does your little sister live here?
Example conversation
Neha and Amit are talking about their families at a cafe.
- नेहा Nehaअमित, क्या तुम्हारी कोई छोटी बहन है?amit, kya tumhari koi chhoti bahan hai?Amit, do you have a little sister?
- अमित Amitहाँ, मेरी एक छोटी बहन है।haan, meri ek chhoti bahan hai.Yes, I have one little sister.
- नेहा Nehaवह क्या करती है?voh kya karti hai?What does she do?
- अमित Amitवह अभी पढ़ाई कर रही है।voh abhi padhai kar rahi hai.She is studying right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (छोटी, बहन) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries बहन, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
