फ़ीस (fiis)
noun
A single-sense loanword meaning 'fee' -- the money paid for schooling, a doctor's visit, a membership, or similar services.
Sense
1
:
fee, charge for a service
noun, feminine
Synonyms: शुल्क (shulk, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this word constantly around admission season -- स्कूल की फ़ीस (skool kii fiis, 'school fee'), कॉलेज की फ़ीस (kolej kii fiis, 'college fee'), डॉक्टर की फ़ीस (doktar kii fiis, 'doctor's fee') are everyday phrases in Delhi-NCR households, especially when parents discuss budgets. It is a Persian-derived loanword absorbed into everyday Hindi so thoroughly that most speakers do not think of it as foreign at all.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often pair it with the wrong verb -- फ़ीस is typically भरना (bharnaa, 'to fill/pay') or जमा करना (jamaa karnaa, 'to deposit') rather than देना (denaa) alone, e.g. फ़ीस भरना (fiis bharnaa, 'to pay the fee') is the natural collocation for school/college fees. 2) The nuqta is often dropped in casual writing (फीस), which is common and acceptable, but फ़ीस with the nuqta is the standard form reflecting its foreign-origin sound.
Sample Sentences:
इस साल स्कूल की फ़ीस बहुत बढ़ गई है।
The school fee has increased a lot this year.
(is saal skool kii fiis bahut badh gaii hai।)
मुझे कल कॉलेज की फ़ीस जमा करनी है।
I have to submit the college fee tomorrow.
(mujhe kal kolej kii fiis jamaa karnii hai।)
पापा हर महीने फ़ीस भरते हैं।
Papa pays the fee every month.
(paapaa har mahiine fiis bharte hain।)
क्या डॉक्टर की फ़ीस अभी दे दी गई है?
Has the doctor's fee been paid yet?
(kyaa doktar kii fiis abhii de dii gaii hai?)
अगर फ़ीस समय पर न भरी जाए तो नाम कट सकता है।
If the fee is not paid on time, the name might get removed.
(agar fiis samay par n bharii jaae to naam kat saktaa hai।)
फ़ीस भर दो, वरना दाखिला रद्द हो जाएगा।
Pay the fee, or else the admission will be cancelled.
(fiis bhar do, varnaa daakhilaa radd ho jaaegaa।)
अगर फ़ीस इतनी ज़्यादा न होती, तो हम इस स्कूल में दाखिला ले लेते।
If the fee weren't so high, we would have taken admission in this school.
(agar fiis itnii zyaadaa n hotii, to ham is skool men daakhilaa le lete।)
फ़ीस जमा करने की आखिरी तारीख़ अगले हफ़्ते है।
The last date for submitting the fee is next week.
(fiis jamaa karne kii aakhirii taariikh agle hafte hai।)
वकील ने अपनी फ़ीस पहले ही तय कर दी थी।
The lawyer had already fixed his fee beforehand.
(vakiil ne apnii fiis pahle hii tay kar dii thii।)
काश फ़ीस थोड़ी कम होती।
If only the fee were a little lower.
(kaash fiis thodii kam hotii।)
फ़ीस बढ़ने की वजह से कई माता-पिता परेशान हैं।
Many parents are worried because of the fee increase.
(fiis badhne kii vajah se kaii maataa-pitaa pareshaan hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
फ़ीस
(fiis)
(sg.f.oblique):
फ़ीस
(fiis)
(pl.f.direct):
फ़ीसें
(fiisen)
(pl.f.oblique):
फ़ीसों
(fiison)