آم
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The Urdu word for "mango" is آم (ām). It is short, and everyone in Pakistan uses it.
Mango season runs through the summer, and people say آموں کا موسم (āmoñ kā mausam), "the season of mangoes". The word stays آم (ām) in the plural, and becomes آموں (āmoñ) before words like کا (kā).
Meaning: tropical fruit (noun)
When do people say it?
Mango is the national fruit of Pakistan. Famous varieties include چونسا (chaunsā) and سندھڑی (sindhṛī), and many families give boxes of mangoes as gifts.
Did you know?
- Multan, in southern Punjab, is famous for its mangoes, and the chaunsa variety is exported from Pakistan to many countries.
Examples in context
- مجھے آم بہت پسند ہیںmujhe ām bohat pasand haiñI like mangoes very much
- گرمیوں میں آم ملتے ہیںgarmiyoñ meñ ām milte haiñMangoes are available in summer
Example conversation
Customer Shahid buys mangoes from the seller Yaqoob in a market in Multan.
- Shahidیہ آم کتنے کے ہیں؟yeh ām kitne ke haiñ?How much are these mangoes?
- Yaqoobایک سو اسی روپے کلو۔ek sau assī rupay kilo.One hundred eighty rupees a kilo.
- Shahidدو کلو دے دیں۔do kilo de deñ.Give me two kilos.
