बाज़ार (baazaar)
noun
A single core sense: the physical marketplace or bazaar, extended naturally to mean 'the market' in an economic sense.
Sense
1
:
marketplace, market area
noun, masculine
Synonyms: मंडी (mandii, wholesale/produce market), हाट (haat, rural periodic market)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Every neighborhood in Delhi has its own छोटा बाज़ार (chhotaa baazaar, 'little market') for daily vegetables, milk, and household bits -- it is as much a social space as a commercial one, where you run into neighbors and haggle a little out of habit even when the price is fixed. Also spelled बाजार (baajaar) without the nuqta, especially in older or more formal printed Hindi.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मैं बाज़ार में जा रहा हूँ (main baazaar men jaa rahaa hoon, 'I am going to the market') when they mean simply going out shopping -- native speakers frequently drop में (men) and just say बाज़ार जा रहा हूँ (baazaar jaa rahaa hoon), treating बाज़ार (baazaar) almost like a destination adverb rather than a location requiring a postposition. 2) Don't confuse बाज़ार (baazaar) with दुकान (dukaan) -- दुकान (dukaan) is a single shop, बाज़ार (baazaar) is the whole market area or street of shops.
Sample Sentences:
मैं शाम को बाज़ार जाता हूँ।
I go to the market in the evening.
(main shaam ko baazaar jaataa hoon।)
कल हम सब्ज़ी लेने बाज़ार गए थे।
Yesterday we went to the market to buy vegetables.
(kal ham sabzii lene baazaar gae the।)
बाज़ार जाकर दूध ले आओ।
Go to the market and bring back some milk.
(baazaar jaakar doodh le aao।)
हमारी गली के कोने पर एक छोटा बाज़ार है।
There is a little market at the corner of our lane.
(hamaarii galii ke kone par ek chhotaa baazaar hai।)
अगर बाज़ार पास होता तो हम रोज़ पैदल जाते।
If the market were nearby, we would walk there every day.
(agar baazaar paas hotaa to ham roz paidal jaate।)
त्योहार के समय बाज़ार बहुत सज जाता है।
The market gets all decorated during festival time.
(tyohaar ke samay baazaar bahut saj jaataa hai।)
बाज़ार में इतनी भीड़ थी कि चलना मुश्किल हो गया।
There was such a crowd in the market that it became hard to walk.
(baazaar men itnii bhiid thii ki chalnaa mushkil ho gayaa।)
नई सड़क बाज़ार किताबों के लिए मशहूर है।
Nai Sarak market is famous for its books.
(naii sadak baazaar kitaabon ke lie mashahoor hai।)
आपको बाज़ार जाना चाहिए ताकि ताज़ा सामान मिल सके।
You should go to the market so that you can get fresh things.
(aapko baazaar jaanaa chaahie taaki taazaa saamaan mil sake।)
बाज़ार में हर दुकान वाला हमें नाम से जानता है।
In the market, every shopkeeper knows us by name.
(baazaar men har dukaan vaalaa hamen naam se jaantaa hai।)
पुराने ज़माने में बाज़ार शाम ढलते ही बंद हो जाता था।
In the old days, the market used to close as soon as evening fell.
(puraane zamaane men baazaar shaam dhalte hii band ho jaataa thaa।)
बाजार की गलियाँ मिठाई की खुशबू से भरी रहती हैं।
The lanes of the market stay filled with the aroma of sweets.
(baajaar kii galiyaan mithaaii kii khushboo se bharii rahtii hain।)
Sense
2
:
the market (economic sense: demand, trade, prices)
noun, masculine Used in abstract economic expressions such as बाज़ार में तेज़ी (baazaar men tezii, 'a boom in the market') or शेयर बाज़ार (sheyar baazaar, 'stock market').
Synonyms: मार्केट (maarket, colloquial English loan)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly on the evening news -- शेयर बाज़ार गिर गया (sheyar baazaar gir gayaa, 'the stock market fell') -- where बाज़ार (baazaar) stands in for the whole abstract system of trade and prices, much like English 'the market' does.
Sample Sentences:
शेयर बाज़ार आज गिर गया।
The stock market fell today.
(sheyar baazaar aaj gir gayaa।)
बाज़ार में मंदी छाई हुई है।
There is a recession in the market.
(baazaar men mandii chhaaii huii hai।)
बाज़ार में सोने की मांग बढ़ रही है।
Demand for gold is rising in the market.
(baazaar men sone kii maang badh rahii hai।)
यदि बाज़ार स्थिर होता, तो निवेशक ज़्यादा पैसा लगाते।
If the market were stable, investors would invest more money.
(yadi baazaar sthir hotaa, to niveshak zyaadaa paisaa lagaate।)
विश्लेषकों का मानना है कि बाज़ार अगले महीने संभल जाएगा।
Analysts believe that the market will recover next month.
(vishleshkon kaa maannaa hai ki baazaar agle mahiine sambhal jaaegaa।)
अंतरराष्ट्रीय बाज़ार में तेल की क़ीमतें रोज़ बदलती हैं।
Oil prices change every day in the international market.
(antarraashtriiy baazaar men tel kii qiimten roz badaltii hain।)
सरकार की नई नीति से बाज़ार में उछाल आया।
The government's new policy brought a surge in the market.
(sarkaar kii naii niiti se baazaar men uchhaal aayaa।)
अगर महंगाई बढ़ी, तो बाज़ार में हलचल मच जाएगी।
If inflation rises, there will be a stir in the market.
(agar mahangaaii badhii, to baazaar men halchal mach jaaegii।)
इस कंपनी के शेयरों को बाज़ार में बेचा गया।
This company's shares were sold on the market.
(is kampnii ke sheyron ko baazaar men bechaa gayaa।)
बाज़ार का रुख देखकर ही निवेश करो।
Invest only after watching the market's trend.
(baazaar kaa rukh dekhkar hii nivesh karo।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
बाज़ार
(baazaar)
(sg.m.oblique):
बाज़ार
(baazaar)
(pl.m.direct):
बाज़ार
(baazaar)
(pl.m.oblique):
बाज़ारों
(baazaaron)