blah
/blɑː/noun
उच्चारण ब्ला
वगैरह-वगैरह, बेकार की बातें
Core word
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[U] informal
used when you are talking about something and you do not need to give the exact words because they are not important or are boring
वगैरह-वगैरह, बेकार की बातें
- He said he was sorry, he loved me, blah, blah, blah.
- The leaflet was full of blah about customer service.
- She went on about meetings, targets, blah, blah, blah.
+ 2 more examples
- The brochure was full of blah and had no real information.
- Blah, blah, blah, it was the same boring speech again.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
blah blah (blah)
Repeat it to replace boring or unimportant words you do not want to quote.
उबाऊ या महत्त्वहीन शब्दों को दोहराने की जगह इसे दोहराकर बोला जाता है।
- He said, 'Blah blah blah, work hard,' as always.
- The letter was full of blah blah about quality.
and so on and blah, blah
It often follows a list in casual speech.
बोलचाल में यह प्रायः किसी सूची के बाद आता है।
- She talked about fees, hostel rules, blah, blah.
blah (adjective, informal)
In American use it can mean dull or slightly unwell.
American प्रयोग में इसका अर्थ फीका या थोड़ा अस्वस्थ भी हो सकता है।
- I feel a bit blah today.
- The meal was rather blah.
blah blah as a quotation shortcut
Writers use it to show that the speaker went on at length with dull talk.
लेखक इसका प्रयोग यह दिखाने के लिए करते हैं कि वक्ता ने लंबी, उबाऊ बातें कीं।
- The manager said, 'Quality, blah blah, customers, blah blah.'
- Her letter was just blah blah about hard work.
the blahs (informal, American)
'The blahs' means a mood of boredom and low energy.
'The blahs' का अर्थ ऊब और कम उत्साह की मनोदशा है।
- Many students get the blahs in the long monsoon.
- A walk cured her of the blahs.
+Collocations 5
blah + blah
blah blahblah blah blahblah, blah, blah
- The speech was just blah blah blah.
verb + blah
go on and on withsayhearwritetalk
- I stopped listening when he began to talk blah blah.
feel / look + blah
feel blahlook blahtaste blahseem blah
- The soup tastes blah without salt.
list + blah
a list of rules and blahfees and so on, blahand all that blah
- He listed the rules and all that blah.
feeling + blah
a bit blahrather blahtotally blahfeel a little blah
- I felt a bit blah after the long journey.
“More examples 6
- The notice said, 'Dear student, blah blah, fees due.'
सूचना में लिखा था, 'प्रिय विद्यार्थी, इत्यादि इत्यादि, शुल्क देय है।'
- My uncle gave a lecture on discipline, blah, blah.
मेरे चाचा ने अनुशासन पर भाषण दिया, वही सब बातें।
- Radhika was tired of hearing blah about career choices.
राधिका करियर के विकल्पों पर बेकार की बातें सुनकर थक चुकी थी।
- I had a blah day and did nothing interesting.
मेरा दिन फीका रहा और मैंने कुछ भी रोचक नहीं किया।
- The advertisement was just blah blah about being the best.
विज्ञापन में सबसे अच्छे होने के बारे में केवल बेमतलब बातें थीं।
- I stopped reading the email after the first blah blah paragraph.
मैंने पहले बेमतलब अनुच्छेद के बाद ईमेल पढ़ना बंद कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He said me blah blah.
✓ He said blah blah to me.
'Say' takes the spoken words directly and 'to' before the listener.
'Say' के बाद कही गई बात सीधे आती है और सुनने वाले से पहले 'to' लगता है।