संदेश (sandesh)
noun
A formal-leaning noun meaning 'message,' used for anything from a spoken word passed along to a text/SMS or a symbolic message in a speech; also names a Bengali-style milk sweet, a completely separate sense sharing only the spelling.
Sense
1
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message, communication
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पैगाम (paigaam), खबर (khabar, everyday, more like 'news/word'), सूचना (soochnaa, more like 'information/notice')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear संदेश (sandesh) in phrases like राष्ट्र के नाम संदेश (raashtr ke naam sandesh, 'address to the nation') for a president's or PM's speech, or फिल्म का संदेश (philm kaa sandesh, 'the film's message') when discussing what a movie is trying to say -- it carries a whiff of gravity that मैसेज (maisej) doesn't.
Common Mistakes: 1) संदेश (sandesh) leans slightly formal or written -- for a casual 'did you get my text?' most Delhi speakers say मैसेज (maisej) (from English 'message'), reserving संदेश (sandesh) for something more considered: a note passed on, a message from an elder, or the 'message' of a speech or film. 2) Learners sometimes use it for a phone call itself; it means the content conveyed, not the act of calling.
Sample Sentences:
राष्ट्रपति ने आज रात राष्ट्र के नाम संदेश दिया।
The president gave an address to the nation tonight.
(raashtrapti ne aaj raat raashtr ke naam sandesh diyaa।)
इस फिल्म का संदेश बहुत गहरा है।
This film's message is very profound.
(is philm kaa sandesh bahut gahraa hai।)
मुझे उसका संदेश अभी तक नहीं मिला।
I still haven't received his message.
(mujhe uskaa sandesh abhii tak nahiin milaa।)
कृपया यह संदेश सभी कर्मचारियों तक पहुँचा दें।
Please make sure this message reaches all the employees.
(kripyaa yah sandesh sabhii karmchaariyon tak pahunchaa den।)
अगर वह समय पर संदेश भेज देता तो हमें इतनी परेशानी न होती।
If he had sent the message on time, we wouldn't have had so much trouble.
(agar vah samay par sandesh bhej detaa to hamen itnii pareshaanii n hotii।)
यह कहानी बच्चों को एक अच्छा संदेश देती है।
This story gives children a good message.
(yah kahaanii bachchon ko ek achchhaa sandesh detii hai।)
मंत्री का संदेश सभी अखबारों में छापा गया।
The minister's message was printed in all the newspapers.
(mantrii kaa sandesh sabhii akhbaaron men chhaapaa gayaa।)
शायद वह अपना संदेश किसी और के ज़रिए भिजवाए।
Perhaps he will send his message through someone else.
(shaayad vah apnaa sandesh kisii aur ke zarie bhijvaae।)
गुरुजी का संदेश आज भी लोगों को प्रेरणा देता है।
The guru's message still inspires people even today.
(gurujii kaa sandesh aaj bhii logon ko prernaa detaa hai।)
जब मैंने फोन खोला, तो उसका संदेश आ रहा था।
When I opened my phone, his message was coming in.
(jab mainne phon kholaa, to uskaa sandesh aa rahaa thaa।)
कल प्रधानमंत्री देश को एक ज़रूरी संदेश देंगे।
Tomorrow the prime minister will give an important message to the country.
(kal pradhaanmantrii desh ko ek zaroorii sandesh denge।)
Sense
2
:
a Bengali milk-based sweet
noun, masculine
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: संदेश (sandesh) the sweet is a Kolkata classic made from fresh paneer-like chhena and sugar, distinct from the syrup-soaked रसगुल्ला (rasgullaa); in Delhi you mostly meet it at Bengali sweet shops like the ones near CR Park, a neighborhood with a large Bengali community.
Common Mistakes: 1) This is an unrelated sense from the 'message' meaning despite identical spelling and pronunciation -- context (a sweet shop, a mention of Bengal or Kolkata) is the only clue, there's no morphological difference.
Sample Sentences:
सीआर पार्क की दुकान का संदेश बहुत मशहूर है।
The sandesh from the CR Park shop is very famous.
(siiaar paark kii dukaan kaa sandesh bahut mashahoor hai।)
क्या तुमने कभी असली बंगाली संदेश खाया है?
Have you ever eaten real Bengali sandesh?
(kyaa tumne kabhii aslii bangaalii sandesh khaayaa hai?)
मेरी दादी छेने से घर पर संदेश बनाती थीं।
My grandmother used to make sandesh at home from chhena.
(merii daadii chhene se ghar par sandesh banaatii thiin।)
रसगुल्ला रस से भरा होता है, जबकि संदेश सूखा और नरम होता है।
Rasgulla is soaked in syrup, whereas sandesh is dry and soft.
(rasgullaa ras se bharaa hotaa hai, jabki sandesh sookhaa aur naram hotaa hai।)
कृपया मेरे लिए आधा किलो संदेश पैक कर दीजिए।
Please pack half a kilo of sandesh for me.
(kripyaa mere lie aadhaa kilo sandesh paik kar diijie।)
अगर दुकान में ताज़ा छेना होता, तो वे और भी बढ़िया संदेश बनाते।
If the shop had fresh chhena, they would make even better sandesh.
(agar dukaan men taazaa chhenaa hotaa, to ve aur bhii badhiyaa sandesh banaate।)
त्योहार पर मिठाई की दुकान में तरह-तरह के संदेश सजे हुए थे।
On the festival, various kinds of sandesh were arranged in the sweet shop.
(tyohaar par mithaaii kii dukaan men tarah-tarah ke sandesh saje hue the।)
उस दुकान में संदेश केसर डालकर बनाया जाता है।
In that shop, the sandesh is made by adding saffron.
(us dukaan men sandesh kesar daalkar banaayaa jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
संदेश
(sandesh)
(sg.m.oblique):
संदेश
(sandesh)
(pl.m.direct):
संदेश
(sandesh)
(pl.m.oblique):
संदेशों
(sandeshon)