यात्री (yaatrii)
noun
A single core meaning: a person who travels -- 'traveler' or 'passenger', depending on context (tourist on a journey vs. commuter on a bus/train).
Sense
1
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traveler, passenger
noun, masculine/feminine
Synonyms: मुसाफ़िर (musaafir), सैलानी (sailaanii, tourist/wanderer sense), पर्यटक (parytak, tourist specifically)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this word constantly at Indian railway stations: announcements begin with कृपया ध्यान दें, यात्रीगण (kripyaa dhyaan den, yaatriigan, 'Attention please, passengers') -- यात्री (yaatrii) is the standard, respectful word for anyone in transit, from a daily commuter to a pilgrim on a तीर्थयात्रा (tiirthyaatraa, 'pilgrimage'), which shares its root यात्रा (yaatraa, 'journey').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for पर्यटक (parytak) by default, but यात्री (yaatrii) is the broader, more everyday word -- it covers a bus or train passenger just as easily as a pilgrim or tourist, whereas पर्यटक (parytak) is specifically a sightseeing tourist. 2) In formal announcements you will hear यात्रीगण (yaatriigan, 'passengers' as a collective address) -- learners sometimes try to pluralize यात्री (yaatrii) itself with -गण (gan) incorrectly attached to other nouns by analogy; this suffix is specific to a small set of formal collective address terms.
Sample Sentences:
कृपया ध्यान दें, यात्रीगण अगली ट्रेन के लिए प्लेटफ़ॉर्म बदल लें।
Attention please, passengers should change platforms for the next train.
(kripyaa dhyaan den, yaatriigan aglii tren ke lie pletform badal len।)
हर सुबह इस लोकल ट्रेन में हज़ारों यात्री सफ़र करते हैं।
Every morning, thousands of passengers travel on this local train.
(har subah is lokal tren men hazaaron yaatrii safar karte hain।)
स्टेशन पर यात्रियों की भीड़ बढ़ती जा रही थी।
The crowd of passengers at the station was continuously increasing.
(steshan par yaatriyon kii bhiid badhtii jaa rahii thii।)
एक बुज़ुर्ग यात्री ट्रेन के दरवाज़े के पास खड़ा था।
An elderly passenger was standing near the train's door.
(ek buzurg yaatrii tren ke darvaaze ke paas khadaa thaa।)
अगर आप यात्री हैं, तो कृपया अपना टिकट तैयार रखें।
If you are a passenger, please keep your ticket ready.
(agar aap yaatrii hain, to kripyaa apnaa tikat taiyaar rakhen।)
इस ट्रेन में यात्रियों के लिए खाने-पीने की कोई सुविधा नहीं दी जाती।
No food and drink facility is provided for passengers on this train.
(is tren men yaatriyon ke lie khaane-piine kii koii suvidhaa nahiin dii jaatii।)
काश हर यात्री अपनी सीट पर ही बैठा रहता।
If only every passenger had just stayed sitting in their own seat.
(kaash har yaatrii apnii siit par hii baithaa rahtaa।)
अगर टिकट न होता, तो यात्री को उतार दिया जाता।
If there had been no ticket, the passenger would have been made to get off.
(agar tikat n hotaa, to yaatrii ko utaar diyaa jaataa।)
हवाई अड्डे पर हर यात्री की सुरक्षा जाँच की जाती है।
Every passenger's security check is done at the airport.
(havaaii adde par har yaatrii kii surakshaa jaanch kii jaatii hai।)
यात्रीगण कृपया अपना सामान साथ लेकर चलें।
Passengers, please carry your luggage with you.
(yaatriigan kripyaa apnaa saamaan saath lekar chalen।)
शायद वह यात्री अगले स्टेशन पर उतर जाए।
Perhaps that passenger will get off at the next station.
(shaayad vah yaatrii agle steshan par utar jaae।)
कई यात्री इस मार्ग पर तीर्थयात्रा के लिए निकलते हैं।
Many travelers set out on this route for a pilgrimage.
(kaii yaatrii is maarg par tiirthyaatraa ke lie nikalte hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct):
यात्री
(yaatrii)
(sg.m/f.oblique):
यात्री
(yaatrii)
(pl.m/f.direct):
यात्रियाँ
(yaatriyaan)
(pl.m/f.oblique):
यात्रियों
(yaatriyon)