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मदद!

madad!

Help!

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Use 'मदद!' (Madad!) when you need urgent assistance or are in an emergency situation.

  • Means: An urgent plea for help or rescue.
  • Used in: Accidents, feeling unsafe, or needing immediate physical assistance.
  • Don't confuse: 'मदद' (help) with 'मददगार' (a helpful person).
Alarm bell 🔔 + Urgent voice 🗣️ = Immediate assistance needed 🆘

Erklärung auf deinem Niveau:

This is the basic word for 'help'. Use it when you are in trouble or need someone to do something for you.
A versatile noun used in both emergencies and daily requests. It is the most common way to ask for support in Hindi-speaking regions.
A loanword from Persian, 'मदद' functions as the primary term for assistance. It is essential for navigating social and emergency situations in India.
While 'सहायता' offers a more formal register, 'मदद' remains the standard for direct, urgent, or personal appeals. It is deeply embedded in the linguistic landscape.
The etymological roots of 'मदद' illustrate the historical Persian influence on Hindi. Its usage spans from desperate cries for rescue to polite professional requests, demonstrating its semantic breadth.
From a sociolinguistic perspective, 'मदद' serves as a critical lexical item that transcends register boundaries, functioning as both a pragmatic tool for task completion and an affective signal in crisis management.

Bedeutung

An exclamation for urgent assistance.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

People are generally helpful but may be shy to intervene in private disputes. Using 'मदद' is common in offices, but 'सहायता' is preferred in formal emails.

💡

Use it clearly

In an emergency, say it twice: 'मदद! मदद!'

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Use it clearly

In an emergency, say it twice: 'मदद! मदद!'

Teste dich selbst

Which is the correct way to ask for help?

___ मदद करो।

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: मेरी

You need the possessive 'my' (मेरी) before 'help' (मदद).

🎉 Ergebnis: /1

Aufgabensammlung

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✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort:
Which is the correct way to ask for help? Choose A2

___ मदद करो।

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: मेरी

You need the possessive 'my' (मेरी) before 'help' (मदद).

🎉 Ergebnis: /2

Häufig gestellte Fragen

1 Fragen

It is neutral and used in all contexts.

Verwandte Redewendungen

🔗

मदद करना

builds on

To help

Wo du es verwendest

🗺️

Lost in the city

You: मदद! क्या आप बता सकते हैं कि स्टेशन कहाँ है?

neutral
📦

Heavy lifting

Friend: क्या तुम मेरी मदद कर सकते हो?

informal

Einprägen

Eselsbrücke

Think of 'My Dad' helps me. 'Madad' sounds like 'My Dad'.

Visuelle Assoziation

Imagine a person stuck in a hole calling for their dad to help them out.

Rhyme

When you are sad, call for madad.

Story

Rohan was walking in the park. Suddenly, he tripped. He shouted 'Madad!' A kind stranger ran over. The stranger helped him up.

In Other Languages

Similar to 'Aid' in English or 'Help' in Germanic languages. It is a universal concept of human cooperation.

Word Web

सहायताबचाओमददगारमदद करनाज़रूरतसहयोग

Herausforderung

Practice saying 'मदद!' with different levels of urgency in front of a mirror.

Review in 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days.

Aussprache

Betonung Second syllable

Ma-dad. Stress the second syllable.

Formalitätsspektrum

Formell
मुझे आपकी सहायता चाहिए।

मुझे आपकी सहायता चाहिए। (Requesting aid)

Neutral
मुझे मदद चाहिए।

मुझे मदद चाहिए। (Requesting aid)

Informell
मुझे मदद कर दे।

मुझे मदद कर दे। (Requesting aid)

Umgangssprache
भाई, हेल्प कर दे।

भाई, हेल्प कर दे। (Requesting aid)

Derived from the Persian word 'مدد' (madad). It entered Hindi during the medieval period.

Mughal Era:

Wusstest du?

It is used identically in both Hindi and Urdu.

Kulturelle Hinweise

People are generally helpful but may be shy to intervene in private disputes.

“मदद मांगने में संकोच न करें।”

Using 'मदद' is common in offices, but 'सहायता' is preferred in formal emails.

“कृपया मेरी सहायता करें।”

Gesprächseinstiege

“

क्या आपने कभी किसी की मदद की है?

Häufige Fehler

✗

मदद करो मुझे

✓

मेरी मदद करो

literal translation
In Hindi, the object (me) comes before the verb phrase.

L1 Interference

0

In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

¡Ayuda!

Spanish uses the verb 'ayudar' while Hindi uses 'मदद करना'.

French moderate

À l'aide!

Hindi is more direct.

German Very Similar

Hilfe!

German 'Hilfe' is a noun that can also be a verb root.

Japanese moderate

助けて (Tasukete)

Japanese is more verb-centric.

Arabic Very Similar

مساعدة (Musa'ada)

Arabic is the etymological parent of the Hindi word.

Spotted in the Real World

🎬

(1975)

“बचाओ! मदद करो!”

A classic scene of distress.

Leicht verwechselbar

मदद! vs. सहायता

Learners think it's a different word for help.

It is, but it's more formal.

Häufig gestellte Fragen (1)

It is neutral and used in all contexts.

usage contexts

Learning Path

Prerequisites

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