फ़ोन करना
fon karnā/foːn kəɾ.nɑː/
To phone (someone) in Hindi is फ़ोन करना (fon karnā).
The phrase फ़ोन करना is used as a transitive verb, meaning you 'do a phone' to someone. The English loanword 'call' is also frequently used in Hindi as कॉल करना.
Meaning: to call (someone) on the telephone (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the loanword फ़ोन (phone) and the verb करना (to do).
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of फ़ोन करना is फ़ोन किया. For a first-person masculine subject in the continuous present, use फ़ोन कर रहा हूँ.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /foːn kəɾ.nɑː/. It is broken into two syllables: fon karnā.
Did you know?
- In traditional Hindi, the word दूरभाष (dūrbhāṣ) is used for 'telephone'. It is a compound of दूर meaning 'far' and भाष meaning 'speech' or 'language'.
- The verb in फ़ोन करना is a distant relative of the English word 'work'. Both descend from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer-, meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
- Despite the use of English loanwords like फ़ोन, Hindi maintains a strict system of gender for these nouns. फ़ोन is treated as a masculine noun in almost all dialects.
Example sentences for Hindi are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Pooja and Vikas are talking about a friend's birthday.
- पूजा Poojaक्या तुमने राहुल को फ़ोन करना याद रखा?Kya tumne Rahul ko phone karna yaad rakha?Did you remember to call Rahul?
- विकास Vikasनहीं, मैं भूल गया। मैं अभी करता हूँ।Nahi, main bhool gaya. Main abhi karta hoon.No, I forgot. I will do it now.
- पूजा Poojaजल्दी करो, वह इंतज़ार कर रहा होगा।Jaldi karo, vah intezaar kar raha hoga.Hurry up, he must be waiting.
- विकास Vikasठीक है, मैं उसे अभी फ़ोन करता हूँ।Theek hai, main use abhi phone karta hoon.Okay, I am calling him right now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “phone” translations and entries फ़ोन करना, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries करना, फ़ोन, फ़ोन करना, CC BY-SA 4.0.
