ڇا تون مون سان شادي ڪندينءَ؟
chha toon moon saan shaadi kandeen?
The English phrase "will you marry me?" is translated into Sindhi as ڇا تون مون سان شادي ڪندينءَ؟ (chha toon moon saan shaadi kandeen?).
This phrase is used to propose marriage to someone, asking them to become your spouse.
What does it mean word for word?
The literal breakdown of the phrase ڇا تون مون سان شادي ڪندينءَ? is "Will (interrogative particle) you with me marriage do?"
Which one should you use?
The default form ڇا تون مون سان شادي ڪندينءَ? uses the feminine verb ending and is used when asking a woman to marry the speaker. To make the proposal more respectful or formal, you can use ڇا توهان مون سان شادي ڪندؤ؟ instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the informal form, the verb ends in ڪندينءَ (kandeen) to address a woman.
How do you pronounce it?
chha toon moon saan shaadi kandeen?
Did you know?
- In Sindhi culture, a marriage proposal is often a family-led negotiation, meaning the phrase ڇا تون مون سان شادي ڪندينءَ؟ is used more frequently in romantic, modern settings than in traditional arranged contexts.
- The word شادي for 'marriage' is borrowed from Classical Persian, where it originally meant 'happiness' or 'joy'.
Example conversation
A romantic dinner date.
- احمد Ahmedمريم، مان توکي تمام گهڻو پسند ڪريان ٿو.Maryam, maan tokhe tamaam ghano pasand karyan tho.Maryam, I like you very much.
- مریم Maryamاحمد، مان به توکي پسند ڪريان ٿي.Ahmed, maan bah tokhe pasand karyan thi.Ahmed, I like you too.
- احمد Ahmedڇا تون مون سان شادي ڪندينءَ؟Cha toon moon saan shadi kandeen?Will you marry me?
- مریم Maryamها، مان ضرور ڪندينس!Ha, maan zaroor kandins!Yes, I definitely will!
