تم سے بدبو آ رہی ہے
tum se badboo aa rahi hai
In Urdu, the phrase used to say "you smell" is تم سے بدبو آ رہی ہے (tum se badboo aa rahi hai).
This phrase is used to inform someone that their body has an unpleasant odor.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "bad smell is coming from you", where badboo means bad smell and aa rahi hai means is coming.
Which one should you use?
To say someone smells good instead of bad, replace badboo (bad smell) with khushboo (pleasant smell) to say تم سے خوشبو آ رہی ہے.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase تم سے بدبو آ رہی ہے uses the pronoun tum, which is used for friends, peers or people younger than the speaker. To be more polite or to address an elder, replace tum with aap to get آپ سے بدبو آ رہی ہے.
How do you pronounce it?
tum se badboo aa rahi hai
Did you know?
- In many South Asian cultures, telling someone they have بدبو can be seen as an extreme social offense, so people often use indirect hints or gestures instead.
- The word for a pleasant smell, خوشبو, literally combines 'khush' meaning 'happy' and 'boo' meaning 'smell'.
- The pronoun تم used in this phrase evolved from the Sanskrit word युष्मान्, which was originally a plural form of 'you'.
Examples in context
- تم سے بدبو آ رہی ہے، قریب مت آؤ۔tum se badbu aa rahi hai, qareeb mat ao.You smell, don't come close.
- تم سے بدبو آ رہی ہے، نہا لو۔tum se badbu aa rahi hai, naha lo.You smell, go take a bath.
Example conversation
Hamza and Fatima are talking after a long walk in the sun.
- حمزہ Hamzaفاطمہ، تم سے بدبو آ رہی ہے۔Fatima, tum se badbu aa rahi hai.Fatima, you smell.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا واقعی؟ میں بہت پسینہ پسینہ ہوں۔Kya waqai? Main bohat paseena paseena hoon.Really? I am very sweaty.
- حمزہ Hamzaہاں، تمہیں پرفیوم لگانا چاہیے۔Haan, tumhein perfume lagana chahiye.Yes, you should put on some perfume.
- فاطمہ Fatimaٹھیک ہے، میں ابھی کرتی ہوں۔Theek hai, main abhi karti hoon.Okay, I will do it now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries تم, سے, ہے, CC BY-SA 4.0.
