مجھے دکھاؤ
mujhe dikhao
The English phrase "show me" is translated into Urdu as مجھے دکھاؤ (mujhe dikhao).
This phrase is used as a request for someone to let you see something.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mujhe (me) and dikhao (show).
Which one should you use?
You can use کیا آپ مجھے دکھا سکتے ہیں؟ to mean "Can you show me?", which is a respectful way to frame the request.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
مجھے دکھائیں is the formal or respectful version used with elders, strangers or in professional settings. In contrast, مجھے دکھاؤ or مجھے دکھادو are informal or casual versions used with friends, children or people younger than you.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word dikhao is an imperative form. If you want to make a statement instead, such as "he shows me", you would use the indicative form مجھے دکھاتا ہے.
How do you pronounce it?
mujhe dikhao
Did you know?
- In many South Asian cultures, asking someone to مجھے دکھاؤ while pointing with a single index finger can be seen as rude. People often use their whole hand or thumb to gesture instead.
- The word دکھا (show/sight) is also used in the term دکھاوا, which means 'showing off' or 'pretension' rather than a helpful demonstration.
- The word دکھاؤ comes from the root دیکھنا, which means 'to see'. In Urdu, the act of showing something is conceptually framed as 'causing someone to see'.
