Gujarati Articles
Learning the Gujarati Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Gujarati language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Gujarati.
Gujarati articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Gujarati Articles |
| articles | lekho - લેખો |
| the | e - એ |
| a | ek - એક |
| one | ek - એક |
| some | keṭelāk - કેટલાક |
| few | thoḍā - થોડા |
| the book | puse'tek - પુસ્તક |
| the books | puse'teko - પુસ્તકો |
| a book | eke puse'tek - એક પુસ્તક |
| one book | eke puse'tek - એક પુસ્તક |
| some books | keṭelāke puse'teko - કેટલાક પુસ્તકો |
| few books | thoḍā puse'teko - થોડા પુસ્તકો |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Gujarati has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Gujarati.
List of Articles in Gujarati
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Gujarati. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Gujarati vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Gujarati Vocabulary |
| Food | phūḍ - ફૂડ |
| almonds | almonds - almonds |
| bread | be'reḍ - બ્રેડ |
| breakfast | sevārenā nāse'tāmām - સવારના નાસ્તામાં |
| butter | mākheṇ - માખણ |
| candy | kene'ḍī - કેન્ડી |
| cheese | chījh - ચીઝ |
| chicken | chīken - ચીકન |
| cumin | jīrum - જીરું |
| dessert | ḍejhere'ṭ - ડેઝર્ટ |
| dinner | ḍiner - ડિનર |
| fish | māchhelī - માછલી |
| fruit | pheḷ - ફળ |
| ice cream | āīse'ke'rīm - આઈસ્ક્રીમ |
| lamb | gheṭāmnā - ઘેટાંના |
| lemon | līmbu - લીંબુ |
| lunch | beporenā - બપોરના |
| meal | bhojen - ભોજન |
| meat | māms - માંસ |
| oven | oven - oven |
| pepper | merī - મરી |
| plants | chhoḍ - છોડ |
| pork | pore'k - પોર્ક |
| salad | selāḍ - સલાડ |
| salt | mīṭhum - મીઠું |
| sandwich | sene'ḍevīch - સેન્ડવીચ |
| sausage | sosej - સોસેજ |
| soup | sūp - સૂપ |
| sugar | khāmḍ - ખાંડ |
| supper | seper - સપર |
| turkey | ṭere'kī - ટર્કી |
| apple | sepherejen - સફરજન |
| banana | benānā - બનાના |
| oranges | nāremguīno - નારંગીનો |
| peaches | paches - peaches |
| peanut | meguepheḷīnā - મગફળીના |
| pears | pars - pears |
| pineapple | pinappl - pineapple |
| grapes | de'rāke'ṣ - દ્રાક્ષ |
| strawberries | se'ṭe'roberī - સ્ટ્રોબેરી |
| vegetables | śhākebhājī - શાકભાજી |
| carrot | carrot - carrot |
| corn | mekāi - મકાઇ |
| cucumber | cucumber - cucumber |
| garlic | leseṇ - લસણ |
| lettuce | leṭīs - લેટીસ |
| olives | olives - olives |
| onions | ḍumgueḷī - ડુંગળી |
| peppers | merī - મરી |
| potatoes | beṭākānī - બટાકાની |
| pumpkin | koḷānī - કોળાની |
| beans | bans - beans |
| tomatoes | ṭāmeṭām - ટામેટાં |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Gujarati, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Gujarati Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Gujarati lessons here: Learn Gujarati. Don't forget to bookmark this page.