तुम बदबूदार हो
tum badbudaar ho
The English phrase "you stink" can be translated into Hindi as तुम बदबूदार हो (tum badbudaar ho).
This phrase is used to tell someone that their body or clothes have an unpleasant smell.
Which one should you use?
While तुम बदबूदार हो is a direct way to describe someone, a more natural way to say "you stink" in conversational Hindi is तुमसे बदबू आ रही है, which literally translates to "smell is coming from you".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase तुम बदबूदार हो is informal or familiar because it uses the pronoun तुम. In a formal setting, you should use aap badbudaar hain instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase तुम बदबूदार हो follows a Subject-Complement-Verb structure. The auxiliary verb हो (are) must agree with the subject तुम (you).
How do you pronounce it?
tum badbudaar ho
Did you know?
- In many Indian cultures, direct criticism of a person's physical state can be seen as a lack of 'maryada', or social decorum, making even the polite version of this phrase very sensitive.
- The word बदबू (badbu) is actually a combination of two different roots: 'bad' from Persian and 'bu' from Persian, meaning 'scent'.
- The word बदबू is often used metaphorically in Hindi to describe a 'stink' of corruption or a bad reputation surrounding a person or event.
Examples in context
- आपकी गंध अच्छी नहीं है।Your smell is not good.
- तेरी गंध बहुत खराब है।Your smell is really bad.
Example conversation
Anjali smells Vikas after he comes back from the gym.
- विकास Vikasमैं जिम से आ गया हूँ।Main gym se aa gaya hoon.I have come back from the gym.
- अंजलि Anjaliओह! तुम बदबूदार हो।Oh! Tum badbudaar ho.Oh! You stink.
- विकास Vikasक्या मैं इतना बुरा महक रहा हूँ?Kya main itna bura mahak raha hoon?Do I smell that bad?
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ, जल्दी से नहा लो।Haan, jaldi se naha lo.Yes, go take a shower quickly.
