لیچی
The English word lychee is translated into Urdu as لیچی.
لیچی refers to the fruit known as lychee.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
When do people say it?
لیچی is widely used across the Urdu-speaking region.
Did you know?
- The word لیچی is a loanword that traveled from Chinese into various South Asian languages before being integrated into Urdu.
- Because لیچی is a feminine noun in Urdu, any adjectives describing the fruit must change their endings to match this gender.
- While لیچی is the standard name, people in some Urdu-speaking regions might refer to the fruit as چینی پھل which literally means 'Chinese fruit'.
Examples in context
- لیچی بہت میٹھی ہے۔lychee bohat meethi hai.The lychee is very sweet.
- مجھے لیچی پسند ہے۔mujhe lychee pasand hai.I like lychee.
- کیا آپ نے لیچی کھائی؟kya aap ne lychee khayi?Did you eat lychee?
Example conversation
Sarah and Umar are at a fruit market.
- سارہ Saraعمر، کیا یہ لیچی تازہ ہے؟Umar, kya yeh lychee taza hai?Umar, is this lychee fresh?
- عمر Omarجی، یہ لیچی بہت اچھی ہے۔Ji, yeh lychee bohat achi hai.Yes, this lychee is very good.
- سارہ Saraٹھیک ہے، تھوڑی لیچی دے دیں۔Theek hai, thori lychee de dein.Okay, please give me some lychee.
- عمر Omarیہ لیں، آپ کی لیچی۔Yeh lain, aap ki lychee.Here, your lychee.
