खड़ी बोली (khadii bolii)

noun A proper name for the dialect base of modern standard Hindi (and Urdu), used mainly in discussions of language and linguistic history rather than in everyday chit-chat.
Sense 1 : the Khari Boli dialect/register underlying standard Hindi
noun, feminine
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You will meet this term in school textbooks and language-history discussions around Delhi, Meerut, and western Uttar Pradesh, the historical home of this dialect. It is worth knowing as background: modern standard Hindi, as taught and used in news, schools, and this very course, is built on खड़ी बोली (khadii bolii), not on the more poetic dialects like ब्रज भाषा (braj bhaashaa) that older Hindi/Urdu poetry often used.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes think this is just another word for "Hindi" in general -- it specifically names the Delhi-area dialect that standard Hindi (and Urdu) grew out of, as opposed to other regional dialects like ब्रज (braj) or अवधी (avdhii). 2) खड़ी (khadii) here does not mean "standing" in the everyday sense; in this fixed name it is usually explained as "straightforward/plain" (as opposed to more ornate literary dialects), so do not try to translate the phrase literally word-by-word.
Sample Sentences:
आधुनिक हिंदी का आधार खड़ी बोली है। The basis of modern Hindi is Khari Boli.
(aadhunik hindii kaa aadhaar khadii bolii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
खड़ी बोली मूल रूप से दिल्ली और मेरठ के आस-पास बोली जाती थी। Khari Boli was originally spoken around Delhi and Meerut.
(khadii bolii mool roop se dillii aur merath ke aas-paas bolii jaatii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अध्यापिका ने समझाया कि खड़ी बोली और ब्रज भाषा में क्या अंतर है। The teacher explained what the difference is between Khari Boli and Braj Bhasha.
(adhyaapikaa ne samjhaayaa ki khadii bolii aur braj bhaashaa men kyaa antar hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या आपने पाठ्यपुस्तक में खड़ी बोली के बारे में वह अध्याय पढ़ा है? Have you read that chapter about Khari Boli in the textbook?
(kyaa aapne paathypustak men khadii bolii ke baare men vah adhyaay padhaa hai?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर खड़ी बोली को साहित्यिक भाषा के रूप में न अपनाया जाता, तो आज की हिंदी बहुत अलग होती। If Khari Boli had not been adopted as a literary language, today's Hindi would be very different.
(agar khadii bolii ko saahityik bhaashaa ke roop men n apnaayaa jaataa, to aaj kii hindii bahut alag hotii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Passive
पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश को खड़ी बोली का मूल क्षेत्र माना जाता है। Western Uttar Pradesh is considered the original region of Khari Boli.
(pashchimii uttar pradesh ko khadii bolii kaa mool kshetr maanaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
भाषा-इतिहास की कक्षा में हमें खड़ी बोली का विकास पढ़ना चाहिए। In language-history class, we should study the development of Khari Boli.
(bhaashaa-itihaas kii kakshaa men hamen khadii bolii kaa vikaas padhnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
यह लेख बताता है कि खड़ी बोली किस तरह ब्रज भाषा से अलग है। This article explains how Khari Boli differs from Braj Bhasha.
(yah lekh bataataa hai ki khadii bolii kis tarah braj bhaashaa se alag hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
खड़ी बोली के इतिहास पर एक निबंध लिखिए। Write an essay on the history of Khari Boli.
(khadii bolii ke itihaas par ek nibandh likhie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): खड़ी बोली (khadii bolii)
(sg.f.oblique): खड़ी बोली (khadii bolii)
(pl.f.direct): खड़ी बोलियाँ (khadii boliyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): खड़ी बोलियों (khadii boliyon)