शौक़ (shauq)
noun
A single core sense: a personal hobby, interest, or fondness for doing something. Often spelled without the nuqta as शौक (shauk) -- both are common.
Sense
1
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hobby, interest, keen liking
noun, masculine Commonly used with रखना (rakhnaa, 'to keep/have') as in किताबें पढ़ने का शौक़ रखना (kitaaben padhne kaa shauq rakhnaa, 'to have a fondness for reading books'), or with होना (honaa) in dative-subject constructions like मुझे शौक़ है (mujhe shauq hai, 'I have a fondness/hobby').
Synonyms: रुचि (ruchi, formal), दिलचस्पी (dilchaspii), चाव (chaav)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word came from Persian/Urdu and is completely at home in everyday Hindi -- you'll hear it constantly when people talk about hobbies, from music and cooking to cricket. A classic getting-to-know-you question in Delhi is आपको क्या शौक़ है? (aapko kyaa shauq hai?, 'What are your hobbies/interests?'), and the answer usually follows the ...का शौक़ है (...kaa shauq hai) pattern.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मैं शौक़ करता हूँ (main shauq kartaa hoon) to mean 'I have a hobby,' but native speakers prefer the dative construction मुझे...का शौक़ है (mujhe...kaa shauq hai) -- the interest 'occurs to' you rather than being something you actively 'do.' 2) The object of the interest is marked with का/की/के (kaa/kii/ke) plus a verbal noun (e.g., घूमने का शौक़ (ghoomne kaa shauq, 'a fondness for traveling')), not with a bare infinitive.
Sample Sentences:
आपको क्या शौक़ है?
What are your hobbies?
(aapko kyaa shauq hai?)
मुझे किताबें पढ़ने का शौक़ है।
I have a hobby of reading books.
(mujhe kitaaben padhne kaa shauq hai।)
उसे बचपन से ही गाने का शौक़ था।
She has had a fondness for singing since childhood.
(use bachpan se hii gaane kaa shauq thaa।)
अगर पैसे होते तो मुझे यात्रा करने का शौक़ पूरा करने का मौका मिलता।
If I had money, I would get the chance to fulfill my hobby of traveling.
(agar paise hote to mujhe yaatraa karne kaa shauq pooraa karne kaa maukaa miltaa।)
काश मुझे भी पेंटिंग का इतना शौक़ होता।
I wish I too had such a keen liking for painting.
(kaash mujhe bhii penting kaa itnaa shauq hotaa।)
क्या तुम्हें फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी का शौक़ है?
Do you have an interest in photography?
(kyaa tumhen fotograafii kaa shauq hai?)
बागबानी का शौक़ पाला जाए तो मन को बहुत सुकून मिलता है।
If a hobby of gardening is nurtured, the mind finds a lot of peace.
(baagbaanii kaa shauq paalaa jaae to man ko bahut sukoon miltaa hai।)
अपने शौक़ों को कभी मत छोड़ो, चाहे कितना भी व्यस्त क्यों न हो जाओ।
Never give up your hobbies, no matter how busy you become.
(apne shauqon ko kabhii mat chhodo, chaahe kitnaa bhii vyast kyon n ho jaao।)
रिटायर होने के बाद उन्होंने अपने पुराने शौक़ फिर से अपना लिए।
After retiring, he took up his old hobbies again.
(ritaayar hone ke baad unhonne apne puraane shauq phir se apnaa lie।)
कल की मीटिंग में उन्होंने अपने कला के शौक़ के बारे में बताया होगा।
In yesterday's meeting, he must have talked about his interest in art.
(kal kii miiting men unhonne apne kalaa ke shauq ke baare men bataayaa hogaa।)
मुझे यक़ीन है कि उसे संगीत सुनने का शौक़ रहेगा।
I am sure that his fondness for listening to music will remain.
(mujhe yaqiin hai ki use sangiit sunne kaa shauq rahegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
शौक़
(shauq)
(sg.m.oblique):
शौक़
(shauq)
(pl.m.direct):
शौक़
(shauq)
(pl.m.oblique):
शौक़ों
(shauqon)