Home and local area
Home Vocabulary
- เชเชตเชพเชธ (a-vaas) refers to a home or residence. You may hear talk of different types of homes such as เชฌเชเชเชฒเซ (bungalow), เชซเซเชฒเซเช (flat), or เชเชชเชพเชฐเซเชเชฎเซเชจเซเช (apartment).
- เชเชเซเช (o-chun) means small and เชฎเซเชเซเช (mo-tun) means big. These are often used to describe the size of a home.
- เชถเชพเชณเชพ (shaalaa) is school, you'll likely hear this when the context is about distance from home or a daily routine.
- เชฐเชธเซเช (rasoi) or kitchen. You might hear dialogues about food preparation or traditional Gujarati dishes made at home.
- เชฌเชพเช (baag) refers to a garden, often used when talking about gardening activities or outdoor spaces.
- Building parts like เชฆเชฐเชตเชพเชเซ (darvazo or door), เชเชฟเชกเชเซ (khidki or window) and เชเชพเช (chaaj or roof) are also useful to remember.
Local Area Vocabulary
- เชฎเชพเชฐเซ เชเชพเชฎ/เชถเชนเซเชฐ (maru gaam/shaher) means 'my village/town/city'. Descriptions of their locale are common in listening exams.
- Transport references such as เชฐเซเชฒเซเชตเซ เชธเซเชฅเชพเชจเช (railway station), เชฌเชธ เชธเซเชฅเชพเชจเช (bus station), and เชนเชตเชพเช เช เชกเซเชกเซ (airport) could come up if the speaker is referring to location accessibility.
- เชฎเชพเชฐเซเช เชชเชธเชเชฆเซเชฆเชพ เชธเซเชฅเชณ (maru pasandida sthal) means 'my favourite place'. Often used when speakers discuss places they like to visit.
- Referring to places like เชชเชพเชฐเซเช (park), เชฒเซเชฌเซเชฐเซเชฐเซ (library), and เชฌเชเชพเชฐ (market) are common when narrating activities or daily routines.
Context related tips
- Pay close attention to adjectives, they provide vital information about the home or local area.
- Listen for common place names or landmarks to understand the location being discussed.
- Pay attention to verbs associated with activities done in the home or local area, for an overall context.