जल्दी
jaldī/d͡ʒəl.d̪iː/
In Hindi, the English word "quick" is expressed by जल्दी (jaldī).
जल्दी can mean both "quickly" (moving with speed) and "soon" (in a short amount of time).
Meaning: moving with speed (adj)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In North India, the term शीघ्रतापूर्वक is used in formal contexts.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the adverbial "quickly," it is very common to add the particle से to the word, creating the phrase जल्दी से. To say "to come quickly," you combine जल्दी with the verb आना, forming the phrase जल्दी आना.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as jaldī (IPA: /dʒəl.d̪iː/). It has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- While जल्दी means 'quick', if you want to describe a person who is 'fast' or 'quick' in their movements, you would more likely use the word तेज़, which also means 'strong' or 'sharp'.
- If you are in a rush, you might hear someone yell जल्दी करो ('do quick'), which is a much more common way to command speed than using the verb 'to be'.
- The word जल्दी can also be used to describe someone who is 'premature' or 'too early' in a metaphorical sense, such as making a 'quick' decision that was actually impulsive.
Examples in context
- जल्दी आ!Come quick!This example shows how to use जल्दी to tell someone to come quickly.Tatoeba #6830395 by aboi, translation #274037 by CM
- जल्दी!Quick!This example shows how to use जल्दी as an exclamation for quick.Tatoeba #4078486 by sabretou, translation #1806425 by Ameer
- जल्दी करो।Make it quick.This example shows how to use जल्दी to tell someone to make an action quick.Tatoeba #4101378 by sabretou, translation #2038397 by Spamster
- शीघ्रता से काम पूरा कीजिए।Finish the task quickly.
- जल्दी करो, वक्त कम है।Hurry up, time is short.
- कृपया शीघ्रतापूर्वक सुझाव दें।Please provide quick recommendations.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Neha and Rahul are getting ready to leave for a movie.
- नेहा Nehaराहुल, जल्दी तैयार हो जाओ।Rahul, jaldi taiyar ho jao.Rahul, get ready quickly.
- राहुल Rahulबस पाँच मिनट और लगेंगे।Bas paanch minute aur lagenge.It will just take five more minutes.
- नेहा Nehaहमें जल्दी निकलना होगा।Hamein jaldi nikalna hoga.We have to leave quickly.
- राहुल Rahulठीक है, मैं अभी आता हूँ।Theek hai, main abhi aata hoon.Okay, I am coming now.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry जल्दी, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
