chappal
/ˈtʃæpəl/noun
उच्चारण चैपल
चप्पल
Basic word
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[C, usually pl.] Indian English
a light open shoe or sandal, usually made of leather or rubber, worn in South Asia
चप्पल
- Please leave your chappals outside the temple.
- He walked to school in an old pair of rubber chappals.
- I wore my chappals to the market.
+ 2 more examples
- He lost one chappal in the crowd.
- Rubber chappals are comfortable in the rainy season.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a pair of chappals
Chappals come in pairs; use 'a pair of' and a plural verb for more than one.
चप्पलें जोड़ी में होती हैं; इसके लिए 'a pair of' आता है।
- She bought a pair of leather chappals.
- Where are my chappals?
wear / slip on / take off chappals
Use wear for being in them, slip on for putting them on quickly and take off for removing them.
पहने रहने के लिए 'wear', जल्दी पहनने के लिए 'slip on' और उतारने के लिए 'take off' आता है।
- We take off our chappals before entering the temple.
- He slipped on his chappals and ran out.
in chappals
Use in to say someone is wearing them.
किसी के पहने होने के लिए 'in' आता है।
- He came to the exam hall in chappals.
chappal vs sandal vs slipper
A chappal is an open flat footwear common in South Asia; a sandal has straps; a slipper is worn indoors.
Chappal दक्षिण एशिया में आम खुली, चपटी पादुका है; sandal में पट्टियाँ होती हैं; slipper घर के अंदर पहनी जाती है।
- I wear chappals at home and sandals outdoors.
chappal in proverbs and idiom
Hindi expressions with chappal are translated literally: 'to be hit with a chappal' means to be scolded; use it only in informal speech.
चप्पल वाले हिंदी मुहावरे प्रायः शब्दशः अनूदित होते हैं; इसका प्रयोग केवल अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में करें।
- He was scolded so much that he felt as if he had been hit with a chappal.
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adjective + chappal
rubberleatherworn-outnewcolourful
- His worn-out chappals broke on the way.
verb + chappal
buyrepairwearleavelose
- Please leave your chappals outside the door.
chappal + noun
strapshopsolepair
- The chappal strap snapped during the walk.
pair of chappals + context
at the templeat the dooron the verandain the rain
- A line of chappals stood neatly at the temple door.
chappal + shop words
sizepairsolepricebargain
- After a long bargain, she bought a pair of chappals for ninety rupees.
chappal + places
temple doorschool corridorverandahrailway platform
- He left his chappals at the school corridor.
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- The cobbler outside the market mended my chappal in five minutes.
बाज़ार के बाहर मोची ने पाँच मिनट में मेरी चप्पल ठीक कर दी।
- Radhika's chappals were soaked in the monsoon rain.
मानसून की बारिश में राधिका की चप्पलें भीग गईं।
- One chappal got lost in the crowd at the fair.
मेले की भीड़ में एक चप्पल खो गई।
- A mother raised her chappal in mock anger at the naughty child.
माँ ने शरारती बच्चे पर बनावटी गुस्से में चप्पल उठा ली।
- Rubber chappals are cheap and last long.
रबर की चप्पलें सस्ती होती हैं और लंबे समय तक चलती हैं।
- Visitors must leave their chappals at the gate of the gurdwara.
आगंतुकों को गुरुद्वारे के द्वार पर अपनी चप्पलें उतारनी होती हैं।
- The old man walked miles to the fair in thin rubber chappals.
वृद्ध पतली रबर की चप्पलों में मेले तक मीलों चला।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ These chappal are very comfortable.
✓ These chappals are very comfortable.
After 'these', the noun must be plural.
'These' के बाद noun plural होना चाहिए।