تم موٹے ہو
In Urdu, 'you're fat' is تم موٹے ہو.
The phrase تم موٹے ہو translates directly to 'You're fat'.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of تم (you), موٹے (fat) and ہو (are).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form تم موٹے ہو is informal or familiar and is suitable for friends or peers. For a more polite or formal way to say this, use آپ موٹے ہیں.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form تم موٹے ہو is used when addressing a male. To address a female, the adjective changes from موٹے to موٹی in the phrase تم موٹی ہو.
Did you know?
- In many Urdu speaking cultures, calling someone موٹا (fat) or موٹی (fat) among close friends or family is often used as a term of endearment rather than a critique of weight.
- While موٹے refers to physical girth, the word is also used in idioms to describe something 'thick' or 'substantial', such as a 'thick' amount of money.
- In many South Asian cultures, describing someone as 'fat' or 'heavy' can occasionally be a backhanded compliment regarding health or prosperity. In certain traditional contexts, being 'heavy' was historically associated with being well-fed and wealthy.
Examples in context
- تم موٹے ہو، ورزش کرو۔tum motay ho, varzish karo.You're fat, do some exercise.
Example conversation
Fatima is teasing Ali about his weight.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعلی، تم موٹے ہو!Ali, tum motay ho!Ali, you're fat!
- علی Aliنہیں، میں بالکل ٹھیک ہوں۔nahin, mein bilkul theek hoon.No, I am perfectly fine.
- فاطمہ Fatimaتمہارا پیٹ بڑا ہو رہا ہے۔tumhara pait bara ho raha hai.Your stomach is getting big.
- علی Aliشاید مجھے ڈائٹ کرنی چاہیے۔shayad mujhe diet karni chahiye.Maybe I should go on a diet.
