सुंदर लड़की
sundar ladki/sʊn.d̪əɾ ləɽ.kiː/word by word
The Hindi phrase for "pretty girl" is सुंदर लड़की (sundar ladki).
सुंदर लड़की is used to describe a girl who is physically attractive or beautiful.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of सुंदर (sundar), meaning beautiful or pretty and लड़की (ladki), meaning girl.
Which one should you use?
The adjective सुंदर (sundar) remains invariant regardless of the gender of the noun it modifies in this construction.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of सुंदर लड़की is सुंदर लड़कियां (sundar ladkiyan). Additionally, when the phrase is the object of a sentence, such as "to the pretty girl", the postposition को (ko) is added after लड़की, resulting in सुंदर लड़की को.
How do you pronounce it?
sundar ladki (/sʊn.d̪əɾ ləɽ.kiː/)
Did you know?
- To emphasize that a girl is extremely beautiful, Hindi speakers might add the word बहुत (bahut) before सुंदर, but they may also use the phrase चाँद का टुकड़ा (chaand ka tukda), meaning 'a piece of the moon'.
- In traditional Indian culture, describing a girl as सुंदर is often accompanied by a gesture of touching the forehead or cheeks to ward off the 'evil eye' (nazar).
- While सुंदर लड़की is a standard way to say 'pretty girl', if you want to say someone is 'extremely beautiful', you might use the word हसीन (haseen), which is a Persian loanword common in Bollywood songs.
Examples in context
- उसने एक सुंदर लड़की को देखा।He saw a pretty girl.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use सुंदर लड़की as an object in a sentence.Tatoeba #505060 by minshirui, translation #289597 by CK
- वह एक सुंदर लड़की है।vah ek sundar ladki hai.She is a pretty girl.
- मैंने एक सुंदर लड़की देखी।maine ek sundar ladki dekhi.I saw a pretty girl.
Example conversation
Vikas and Priya are looking at a photo album.
- विकास Vikasयह सुंदर लड़की कौन है?yah sundar ladki kaun hai?Who is this pretty girl?
- प्रिया Priyaयह मेरी छोटी बहन है।yah meri chhoti behen hai.This is my younger sister.
- विकास Vikasवह सच में बहुत सुंदर लड़की है।vah sach mein bahut sundar ladki hai.She really is a pretty girl.
- प्रिया Priyaशुक्रिया, विकास!shukriya, vikas!Thank you, Vikas!
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (सुंदर, लड़की) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
