Who Am I? - Family and Personal Characteristics
Start reading Gujarati and talking about your family. Learn the key words in script and sound, and see how the writing system works.
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Reading Gujarati 🪔
Gujarati has its own graceful script, written from **left to right** (like English) but with **no capital letters**. In this module every word is shown three ways: the **script**, the **sound** (transliteration in brackets), and the **English**, so you learn to recognise it and say it.
Saying who you are 🙋
Two words to introduce yourself: - **હું (hu)** = I - **મારું નામ (maru nam)** = my name So મારું નામ... (maru nam...) begins "my name is...".
The family 👨👩👧
The core family and friends words: - **પિતા (pita)** = father, **માતા (mata)** = mother - **ભાઈ (bhai)** = brother, **બહેન (bahen)** = sister - **કુટુંબ (kutumb)** = family, **મિત્ર (mitra)** = friend
Match each Gujarati word to its meaning
- હું (hu)
- મારું નામ (maru nam)
- કુટુંબ (kutumb)
- પિતા (pita)
- મિત્ર (mitra)
- I
- my name
- family
- father
- friend
Spot the word
Which word means "father"?
- પિતા (pita)
- માતા (mata)
- ભાઈ (bhai)
- મિત્ર (mitra)
Match each family word to its meaning
- માતા (mata)
- ભાઈ (bhai)
- બહેન (bahen)
- mother
- brother
- sister
Spot the word
Which word means "sister"?
- બહેન (bahen)
- ભાઈ (bhai)
- માતા (mata)
- કુટુંબ (kutumb)
How the writing works 🔤
Gujarati is written **left to right**, like English, but it has **no capital letters**. It is an **abugida**: each consonant carries a built-in vowel sound, and small marks (called matras) change that vowel. So the letters and the vowel-signs work together.
True of Gujarati?
Which statement about Gujarati writing is correct?
- It is written left to right and has no capital letters
- It is written right to left
- It uses capital letters like English
- It is written top to bottom
Family members
Select ALL THREE words that are family members.
- પિતા (pita)
- માતા (mata)
- ભાઈ (bhai)
- મિત્ર (mitra)
- હું (hu)
- મારું નામ (maru nam)
Introduce yourself
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One more word
Which word means "friend"?
- મિત્ર (mitra)
- કુટુંબ (kutumb)
- પિતા (pita)
- હું (hu)
The right word
Using the transliteration, complete: "father" is _____, "mother" is _____, "brother" is _____, and "friend" is _____.
Gujarati summary
Gujarati is written from _____ to right with no capital letters, and it is an _____. The word for family is _____, and the word for "I" is _____.