Language/Gujarati/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions

Gujarati Vocabulary - Feelings and Emotions

Hi Gujarati learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about the vocabulary related to feelings and emotions. Being able to express our emotions is essential for personal and social interactions.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Idiomatic Expressions & Geography.

Basic emotions

Let's start with the basic emotions. Here are some common adjectives to describe how we feel:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
ખુશ	Khuśh	Happy
દુખી	Dukhī	Sad
ઘબરાયેલો	Ghabrāyelo	Anxious
ભાવું	Bhāvuṁ	Emotion

To use them in a sentence, you can say:

• મને ખુશ લાગે છે. (Mane khuś laage che.) - I feel happy.
• હું દુખી છું. (Huń dukhī chuń.) - I am sad.
• હું ઘબરાયેલો છું. (Huń ghabrāyelo chuń.) - I am anxious.

Now, let's learn some more complex emotions.

Complex emotions

Love and Affection

Love and affection are complex emotions, and there are many words to describe them:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
આદર	Ādar	Respect, Admiration
પ્રેમ	Prem	Love
આકર્ષણ	Ākarṣaṇ	Attraction
આરાધન	Ārādhan	Worship

For example:

• હું તમારા આદર કરું છું. (Huń tamārā ādar karuń chuń.) - I respect you.
• હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું. (Huń tanē prem karuń chuń.) - I love you.

Anger and Frustration

Anger and frustration are also complex emotions. Here are some words that express these feelings:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
ચિંતાગ્રસ્ત	Cińtāgrast	Worried
ક્રોધ	Krodh	Anger
ઊસ્મા	Ūsmā	Irritation
આક્રોશ	Ākrośa	Outrage

You can use them in the following sentences:

• હું ચિંતાગ્રસ્ત છું. (Huń cińtāgrast chuń.) - I am worried.
• હું ક્રોધિત છું. (Huń krodhit chuń.) - I am angry.

Surprise and Confusion

Surprise and confusion are two more complex emotions. These words can help you express them:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
અચંભિત	Acambhit	Surprised
ઉલઝણ	Uljaṇa	Confusion
ચકિત	Cakita	Shocked
ચોંકાવેલો	Coṅkāvelo	Astonished

To use them in a sentence:

• હું અચંભિત છું. (Huń acambhit chuń.) - I am surprised.
• હું ઉલઝી ગયો. (Huń uljī gayo.) - I am confused.

Dialogue

Here is a dialogue between two friends sharing their emotions:

• Person 1: હેલ્લો મિત્ર. તમે કેમ છો? (Hello mitra. Tamē kēm chō?)

   * (Hello friend. How are you?)

• Person 2: હું ખુશ છું. તમે? (Huń khuś chuń. Tamē?)

   * (I am happy. And you?)

• Person 1: હું પણ ખુશ છું. (Huń paṇa khuś chuń.)

   * (I am also happy.)

Practice

1. Use the vocabulary you learned to describe how you feel today in Gujarati. 2. Ask someone how they are feeling in Gujarati.

For more vocabulary, check out the Vocabulary page.

Sources

• (PDF) Creation of speech corpus for emotion analysis in Gujarati ...

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