घोंघा
ghonghāeveryday, Hindi
In Hindi a snail is घोंघा (ghonghā). You see snails in gardens after the monsoon rains.
घोंघा is mainly the word for a snail with a shell. A slug is sometimes also called घोंघा in daily speech.
Meaning: the slow shelled animal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
घोंघा is masculine. The plural is घोंघे (ghonghe).
Did you know?
- A common way to describe a very slow person in Hindi is to compare them to a snail with घोंघे की चाल (ghonghe kī chāl).
Examples in context
- बारिश के बाद बगीचे में घोंघे निकल आते हैं।Bārish ke bād bagīche mein ghonghe nikal āte hain.Snails come out in the garden after the rain.
- घोंघा बहुत धीरे चलता है।Ghonghā bahut dhīre chaltā hai.The snail moves very slowly.
Example conversation
Two kids, Sia and Dhruv, find something on the garden path in Shimla.
- Siaध्रुव, देखो, यह क्या है?Dhruv, dekho, yah kyā hai?Dhruv, look, what is this?
- Dhruvयह तो घोंघा है।Yah to ghonghā hai.This is a snail.
- Siaकितना धीरे चल रहा है!Kitnā dhīre chal rahā hai!How slowly it moves!
