गलत नंबर
galat nambar
The English phrase "wrong number" is translated into Hindi as गलत नंबर (galat nambar).
If you want to communicate that a wrong number has been dialed during a call, you can use the phrase गलत नंबर लग गया है.
Meaning: A call with a mistake in the number dialled (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective गलत (wrong) and the loanword नंबर (number).
Which one should you use?
गलत नंबर है is a shorter and more direct way to say it is a wrong number. If you want to emphasize the specific number currently being dialed, you can use ये नंबर ग़लत है.
How do you pronounce it?
galat nambar
Did you know?
- If you are calling someone and realize you have dialled the wrong person, you might say आप गलत नंबर लग गए (aap galat nambar lag gaye), which personifies the person as the 'wrong number' itself.
- When a 'wrong number' occurs, it is common in Indian culture to apologize using क्षमा कीजिए or माफ कीजिए even if the other person made the dialing mistake.
- In Hindi, the word गलत is used both for a simple mistake in a phone number and for things that are morally 'wrong' or 'incorrect' in a philosophical sense.
Examples in context
- यह गलत नंबर है।yah galat number hai.This is a wrong number.
- शायद आपने गलत नंबर लगाया है।shāyad āpne galat number lagāyā hai.Perhaps you have dialed a wrong number.
- मुझे लगता है कि यह गलत नंबर है।mujhe lagtā hai ki yah galat number hai.I think this is a wrong number.
Example conversation
Pooja receives a call from a stranger and realizes it is a mistake.
- पूजा Poojaहेलो, क्या विकास बोल रहे हैं?hello, kyā vikās bol rahe haiñ?Hello, is this Vikas speaking?
- विकास Vikasनहीं, यह गलत नंबर है।nahīñ, yah galat number hai.No, this is a wrong number.
- पूजा Poojaओह, माफ़ कीजियेगा।oh, māf kījiyegā.Oh, I am sorry.
- विकास Vikasकोई बात नहीं।koī bāt nahīñ.It is no problem.
