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chatty

/ˈtʃæti/adjective

उच्चारण चैटी

बातूनी, गपशप करने वाला

Core word

adjectivechattier, chattiest
  1. 1

    informal

    talking a lot in a friendly way

    बातूनी, गपशप करने वाला

    • Radhika's grandmother is very chatty and loves meeting people.
    • a chatty taxi driver
    • The chatty barber told us all the news of the town.
    + 2 more examples
    • My neighbour is so chatty that a short visit can take an hour.
    • Kabir was unusually chatty at breakfast today.

    Synonyms talkative garrulous loquacious communicative gossipy

    Opposite quiet reserved taciturn reticent

  2. 2

    informal

    having a friendly, informal style

    अनौपचारिक, बातचीत के लहजे वाला

    • She wrote me a long chatty letter.
    • The author's chatty style makes the grammar book enjoyable.
    • The blog has a chatty tone that students enjoy.
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    • He sent a chatty email full of news about the family.
    • The teacher's chatty notes made the lesson easy to follow.

    Synonyms informal friendly conversational

    Opposite formal

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

chatty (adjective, before or after noun)

Chatty can stand before a noun or after be, and it is mostly a friendly, positive word.

'Chatty' noun से पहले या 'be' के बाद आ सकता है और प्रायः मित्रतापूर्ण, सकारात्मक शब्द है।

  • Our chatty neighbour knows everyone in the colony.
  • The driver was very chatty.

chatty with sb / chatty about sth

Use with for the listener and about for the subject of the talk.

सुनने वाले के लिए 'with' और बातचीत के विषय के लिए 'about' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • She was chatty with the passengers about the weather.

chatty style / chatty letter

A chatty book, email or letter has an easy, informal style that feels like talking.

Chatty पुस्तक, ईमेल या पत्र की शैली सरल, अनौपचारिक और बोलचाल जैसी होती है।

  • The author writes in a chatty style that students enjoy.
  • She sent a long, chatty email to her cousin.

chatty, chattier, chattiest

The comparative and superlative are formed by changing y to i and adding -er and -est.

Comparative और superlative में y को i करके -er और -est लगाया जाता है।

  • She is chattier than her brother.
  • He is the chattiest boy in class.

chatty vs talkative

Chatty is friendly and light; talkative simply means someone who talks a lot and may sound critical.

Chatty मित्रतापूर्ण और हल्का शब्द है; talkative का अर्थ बहुत बोलने वाला है और उसमें आलोचना का स्वर हो सकता है।

  • She is chatty and warm, while her brother is talkative and tiring.
+Collocations 5

chatty + noun

tonestyleletterhostneighbour

  • The radio host has a warm, chatty tone.

adverb + chatty

veryunusuallypleasantlyoverlysurprisingly

  • The shy boy was surprisingly chatty on the trip.

verb + chatty

bebecomefeelgrowseem

  • After a cup of tea, my uncle became quite chatty.

chatty + person

barberdrivershopkeeperunclecolleague

  • The chatty barber told me the whole town's news.

chatty + tone/writing

chatty emailchatty blogchatty podcastchatty column

  • Her chatty blog about village life has thousands of readers.
“More examples 6
  • The chatty auto driver pointed out every building on the way.

बातूनी auto चालक ने रास्ते की हर इमारत की ओर इशारा किया।

  • Radhika is chatty at home but silent in the classroom.

राधिका घर पर बातूनी है पर कक्षा में चुप रहती है।

  • The magazine uses a chatty style to explain science.

पत्रिका विज्ञान को समझाने के लिए बातचीत जैसी शैली अपनाती है।

  • I was in a chatty mood after the exam.

परीक्षा के बाद मैं बात करने के मूड में था।

  • The chatty old lady told us stories about her village.

बातूनी बुजुर्ग महिला ने हमें अपने गाँव की कहानियाँ सुनाईं।

  • The guide gave a chatty talk that made history easy to follow.

गाइड ने बातचीत जैसी शैली में बात की जिससे इतिहास समझना आसान हो गया।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ My neighbour is very chatting.

✓ My neighbour is very chatty.

After be and very, use the adjective chatty, not the -ing form of chat.

'Be' और 'very' के बाद adjective 'chatty' आता है, chat का -ing रूप नहीं।

◇Word family
chat verbchat noun