बार (baar)
noun
Two main lives: as a noun meaning 'time/occasion' (used constantly with numerals and words like हर, इस, अगली), and as a borrowed noun meaning 'bar' (the drinking establishment).
Sense
1
:
occasion, instance, time (as in 'one time, two times')
noun, feminine Combines with numerals (एक बार (ek baar, 'once'), दो बार (do baar, 'twice')) and with इस/हर/अगली etc. to mean 'this time,' 'every time,' 'next time.'
Synonyms: दफ़ा (dafaa), मर्तबा (martbaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this word constantly in everyday scolding and encouragement alike: कितनी बार कहा है (kitnii baar kahaa hai, 'how many times have I told you')! is a classic parental line, and अगली बार (aglii baar, 'next time') is the standard way to promise or console.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say एक टाइम (ek taaim) borrowing English 'time' directly -- बार (baar) is the natural native choice for counting occasions. 2) हर बार (har baar, 'every time') and हर वक़्त (har vaqt, 'all the time') get confused -- the former counts discrete occasions, the latter means continuously.
Sample Sentences:
कितनी बार कहा है तुमसे कि जूते बाहर उतारो!
How many times have I told you to take your shoes off outside!
(kitnii baar kahaa hai tumse ki joote baahar utaaro!)
अगली बार मैं तुम्हें साथ लेकर चलूँगा।
Next time I will take you along.
(aglii baar main tumhen saath lekar chaloongaa।)
मैं यह किताब दो बार पढ़ चुका हूँ।
I have already read this book two times.
(main yah kitaab do baar padh chukaa hoon।)
हर बार वह देर से आता है।
Every time he comes late.
(har baar vah der se aataa hai।)
एक बार फिर कोशिश करो, हो जाएगा।
Try one more time, it'll work out.
(ek baar phir koshish karo, ho jaaegaa।)
अगर मैं एक बार भी झूठ बोलता, तो तुम मुझ पर कभी भरोसा नहीं करते।
If I had lied even once, you would never have trusted me.
(agar main ek baar bhii jhooth boltaa, to tum mujh par kabhii bharosaa nahiin karte।)
पिछली बार जब हम मिले थे, तुम बहुत खुश थे।
The last time we met, you were very happy.
(pichhlii baar jab ham mile the, tum bahut khush the।)
शायद इस बार किस्मत हमारा साथ दे।
Maybe this time luck will favor us.
(shaayad is baar kismat hamaaraa saath de।)
यह दवा दिन में तीन बार लेनी है।
This medicine has to be taken three times a day.
(yah davaa din men tiin baar lenii hai।)
उस मीटिंग में यह मुद्दा कई बार उठाया गया।
This issue was raised several times in that meeting.
(us miiting men yah muddaa kaii baar uthaayaa gayaa।)
बार-बार फोन मत करो, वह व्यस्त है।
Don't call again and again, he's busy.
(baar-baar phon mat karo, vah vyast hai।)
Sense
2
:
a bar (place serving alcohol)
noun, masculine Direct English loanword; refers only to the drinking establishment, not to a physical bar/rod of metal.
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is simply the English 'bar' borrowed as-is, common in urban contexts -- बार में मिलते हैं (baar men milte hain, 'let's meet at the bar') is a typical line among friends in cities like Delhi or Gurgaon.
Sample Sentences:
आज रात बार में मिलते हैं।
Let's meet at the bar tonight.
(aaj raat baar men milte hain।)
यह बार शुक्रवार की रात बहुत भरा रहता है।
This bar is usually very crowded on Friday nights.
(yah baar shukrvaar kii raat bahut bharaa rahtaa hai।)
हम कल रात उस नए बार में गए थे।
We went to that new bar last night.
(ham kal raat us nae baar men gae the।)
बार में बैठा हुआ आदमी बहुत देर से अकेला था।
The man sitting at the bar had been alone for a long time.
(baar men baithaa huaa aadmii bahut der se akelaa thaa।)
अगर पास में कोई अच्छा बार होता, तो हम वहीं चले जाते।
If there had been a good bar nearby, we would have just gone there.
(agar paas men koii achchhaa baar hotaa, to ham vahiin chale jaate।)
पार्टी के बाद हम उस बार में जाएँगे जहाँ लाइव म्यूज़िक होता है।
After the party we will go to that bar where there is live music.
(paartii ke baad ham us baar men jaaenge jahaan laaiv myoozik hotaa hai।)
कृपया बार में शोर मत मचाइए।
Please don't make noise in the bar.
(kripyaa baar men shor mat machaaie।)
शायद इस इलाके में कोई ठीक-ठाक बार मिल जाए।
Maybe we can find a decent bar in this area.
(shaayad is ilaake men koii thiik-thaak baar mil jaae।)
उस बार को शराब लाइसेंस न होने की वजह से बंद कर दिया गया।
That bar was shut down because it did not have a liquor license.
(us baar ko sharaab laaisens n hone kii vajah se band kar diyaa gayaa।)
गुड़गांव में हर गली में एक नया बार खुल रहा है।
A new bar is opening on every street in Gurgaon.
(gudgaanv men har galii men ek nayaa baar khul rahaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
बार
(baar)
(sg.f.oblique):
बार
(baar)
(pl.f.direct):
बारें
(baaren)
(pl.f.oblique):
बारों
(baaron)