earphones
/ˈɪəfəʊnz/noun
उच्चारण इअर्फ़ोन्ज़
ईयरफ़ोन (कानों में लगाकर सुनने का उपकरण)
Core word
- 1
[plural]
a small device that you wear in or over your ears to listen to music or other sound privately
ईयरफ़ोन (कानों में लगाकर सुनने का उपकरण)
- Radhika listens to lectures on her earphones.
- Please wear earphones in the library.
- I forgot my earphones, so I could not listen to the song.
+ 2 more examples
- The earphones are tangled again in my bag.
- He wore earphones throughout the journey and did not hear the announcement.
Synonyms headphones
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
earphones (plural noun)
Earphones is always plural when it means the two-piece device. It takes a plural verb.
दो भागों वाले उपकरण के अर्थ में 'earphones' हमेशा plural होता है और plural verb लेता है।
- My earphones are in the bag.
- Her earphones were tangled again.
a pair of earphones
To count them, use a pair of, with a singular verb after pair.
इन्हें गिनने के लिए 'a pair of' का प्रयोग होता है, और 'pair' के साथ singular verb आती है।
- A pair of earphones costs only a few hundred rupees.
- He packed two pairs of earphones for the trip.
earphones + on / in
You can be 'in earphones' or 'with earphones on' to show they are being worn.
'With earphones on' या 'in earphones' से पता चलता है कि वे लगाए हुए हैं।
- She walked past with her earphones on.
- Students with earphones in cannot hear announcements.
headphones vs earphones
Headphones sit over the ears with a band; earphones fit in or near the ear. Both words are used loosely in India.
Headphones बैंड के साथ कानों पर रहते हैं; earphones कान के अंदर या पास लगते हैं। भारत में दोनों शब्द प्रायः ढीले ढंग से प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
- He prefers earphones to headphones when he runs.
+Collocations 4
adjective + earphones
wirelessbluetoothwiredcheapsturdytangled
- Wireless earphones are handy during a morning walk.
verb + earphones
wearput ontake offplug inloseborrow
- Radhika lost her earphones somewhere in the metro.
earphones + noun
jackcablecasesocketport
- The earphones case has a small charging light.
use + earphones for
musiccallslistening practicelecturesonline meetings
- She uses earphones for listening practice before the IELTS test.
“More examples 5
- Please use earphones if you want to watch a film in the reading room.
यदि आप reading room में फ़िल्म देखना चाहते हैं तो कृपया earphones का प्रयोग करें।
- His earphones were so loud that the guard had to tap his shoulder.
उसके earphones इतने तेज़ थे कि गार्ड को उसका कंधा थपथपाना पड़ा।
- The earphones that came with my phone are quite comfortable.
मेरे फ़ोन के साथ आए earphones काफ़ी आरामदेह हैं।
- Radhika always keeps her earphones in a small pouch.
राधिका अपने earphones को हमेशा एक छोटी थैली में रखती है।
- The earphones were lying on the table next to the charger.
earphones charger के पास मेज़ पर पड़े थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ My earphones is not working.
✓ My earphones are not working.
Earphones is plural, so it takes are.
'Earphones' plural है, इसलिए verb 'are' आएगी।
✗ I need a earphones for the test.
✓ I need earphones for the test.
A plural noun cannot take a; drop the article or say a pair of.
Plural noun के साथ 'a' नहीं आता; article हटाएँ या 'a pair of' कहें।
✓In the exam
Notes
Earphones are worn inside or just outside the ear, while headphones usually cover the ears.
Earphones कान के अंदर या ठीक बाहर पहने जाते हैं, जबकि headphones प्रायः पूरे कान को ढकते हैं।