गोरी लड़की
/ɡoː.ɾiː ləɽ.kiː/word by word
The Hindi phrase for "white girl" is गोरी लड़की.
In Hindi, गोरी is often used as a descriptor for skin tone (fairness) rather than as a strictly racial identifier as it is in English.
What does it mean word for word?
The word गोरी literally means "fair-skinned" or "white-skinned" when used for a female.
Did you know?
- While गोरी describes fairness, the Hindi word for 'white' as a color is सफ़ेद. Using सफ़ेद लड़की would sound very strange and unnatural to a native speaker.
- There is a cultural obsession with 'fairness' in India, leading to a massive industry of 'fairness creams' that target the desire to be described as गोरी.
- The term गोरी is often used in Bollywood songs and poetry as a romantic shorthand for a beautiful woman, sometimes omitting the word लड़की entirely.
Examples in context
- वह एक गोरी लड़की है।vaha ek gori ladki hai.She is a white girl.
- वह गोरी लड़की कहाँ है?vaha gori ladki kahan hai?Where is that white girl?
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a photo in a magazine.
- नेहा Nehaक्या तुमने उस गोरी लड़की को देखा?kya tumne us gori ladki ko dekha?Did you see that white girl?
- आदित्य Adityaहाँ, नेहा, मैंने उसे देखा।haan, neha, maine use dekha.Yes, Neha, I saw her.
- नेहा Nehaवह बहुत सुंदर है।vaha bahut sundar hai.She is very beautiful.
- आदित्य Adityaतुम सही कह रही हो।tum sahi keh rahi ho.You are right.
