ludo
/ˈluːdəʊ/noun
उच्चारण लूडो
लूडो
Basic word
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[U] British
a simple game played with dice and counters on a special board, in which each player tries to move all their counters home before the others
लूडो
- The children played ludo all afternoon.
- a ludo board
- We played ludo on the terrace during the power cut.
+ 2 more examples
- He finally rolled a six in ludo and moved his counter out.
- Radhika bought a new ludo set for her younger brother.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
play ludo
Games take no article: say play ludo, not play the ludo.
खेलों के नाम के साथ article नहीं आता: 'play ludo' लिखें, 'play the ludo' नहीं।
- We play ludo on rainy afternoons.
- Radhika loves to play ludo with her cousins.
a game of ludo
Use 'a game of' to talk about one round of the game.
खेल के एक दौर के लिए 'a game of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Let us have a game of ludo before dinner.
uncountable use
Ludo is the name of a game, so it is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Ludo' एक खेल का नाम है, इसलिए यह uncountable है और singular क्रिया लेता है।
- Ludo is popular with children and grandparents alike.
ludo + noun
It combines with game-related nouns such as board, dice or counter.
यह board, dice या counter जैसे खेल से जुड़े noun के साथ जुड़ता है।
- Someone has lost the ludo dice.
ludo with + person
Use with to name the people you play ludo with.
जिन लोगों के साथ ludo खेला जाए, उन्हें बताने के लिए 'with' आता है।
- She played ludo with her grandmother during the vacation.
+Collocations 5
verb + ludo
playwin atlose atenjoyteach someone
- My grandfather taught me to play ludo.
ludo + noun
boarddicecountertournamentappmatch
- The online ludo app is popular among students.
parts of the game
roll the dicethrow a sixmove a counterreach homecapture a piece
- You must throw a six before your counter can leave the base.
ludo + players
ludo championludo playerludo partnerludo fan
- Our neighbour is the ludo champion of the colony.
ludo + situation
ludo nightludo breakludo partyludo session
- The hostel organised a ludo night after the exams.
“More examples 7
- The children sat on the floor and played ludo all evening.
बच्चे फर्श पर बैठकर पूरी शाम ludo खेलते रहे।
- She needed a six to bring her last counter home.
उसे अपनी आखिरी गोटी घर पहुँचाने के लिए छह की जरूरत थी।
- During the lockdown, many families rediscovered ludo.
lockdown के दौरान कई परिवारों ने ludo को फिर से खोज लिया।
- Ludo is a game of luck as much as of strategy.
Ludo रणनीति के साथ-साथ भाग्य का भी खेल है।
- After the exam, we relaxed with a noisy game of ludo.
परीक्षा के बाद हमने शोर भरे ludo के खेल के साथ आराम किया।
- My sister always chooses the green counters when we play ludo.
जब हम ludo खेलते हैं तो मेरी बहन हमेशा हरी गोटियाँ चुनती है।
- Ludo teaches children to count and to wait for their turn.
Ludo बच्चों को गिनना और अपनी बारी का इंतजार करना सिखाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We played the ludo yesterday.
✓ We played ludo yesterday.
Do not use the article before the name of a game.
खेल के नाम से पहले article का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
✗ Ludo are my favourite game.
✓ Ludo is my favourite game.
Ludo is a singular name, so use is.
'Ludo' एकवचन नाम है, इसलिए 'is' आता है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin word ludo, meaning 'I play'; the game comes from the old Indian game pachisi.
यह शब्द Latin के ludo से आया है, जिसका अर्थ 'मैं खेलता हूँ' है; यह खेल पुराने भारतीय खेल पचीसी से निकला है।