Signification
To suffer from conjunctivitis/eye infection.
Contexte culturel
The 'Black Glasses' myth: Many believe that looking at an infected eye spreads the disease. This leads to almost everyone with pink eye wearing dark sunglasses. In Gujarat, people often use rose water (Gulab Jal) as a home remedy when 'આંખ આવે'. It is considered polite to stay home if you have 'આંખ આવી' to avoid spreading it to the community. The personification of diseases as 'coming' is a hallmark of Gujarati and Hindi culture, showing a specific way of perceiving health.
The Sunglasses Rule
If you see someone in Gujarat wearing sunglasses in a dark room, don't ask 'Why?'. Just assume 'આંખ આવી છે'.
Grammar Trap
Never say 'Hu ankh avyo chu'. It makes you sound like a giant eye that just walked into the room.
Signification
To suffer from conjunctivitis/eye infection.
The Sunglasses Rule
If you see someone in Gujarat wearing sunglasses in a dark room, don't ask 'Why?'. Just assume 'આંખ આવી છે'.
Grammar Trap
Never say 'Hu ankh avyo chu'. It makes you sound like a giant eye that just walked into the room.
Plurality
Using the plural 'આંખો આવી છે' (āṅkho āvī che) sounds slightly more natural if both eyes are red.
Monsoon Vocabulary
Pair this phrase with 'ચોમાસું' (monsoon) to sound like a local expert on seasonal health.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
મને ગઈકાલથી ______ આવી છે.
The idiom for pink eye specifically uses 'આંખ' (eye).
Which sentence correctly says 'He has pink eye'?
Choose the correct sentence:
The person must be in the dative case (તેને) and the verb must be feminine (આવી).
Match the situation to the correct response.
Situation: You see your friend wearing dark sunglasses in the classroom.
Dark sunglasses are the classic sign of 'આંખ આવવી' in Gujarati culture.
Complete the dialogue.
A: કેમ આજે રમવા નથી આવવાનો? B: યાર, મને _________ છે.
The idiom is 'આંખ આવવી'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Symptoms of આંખ આવવી
Visual
- • લાલ આંખ (Red eye)
- • સોજો (Swelling)
Sensation
- • બળતરા (Burning)
- • ખંજવાળ (Itching)
Protection
- • કાળા ચશ્મા (Black glasses)
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesમને ગઈકાલથી ______ આવી છે.
The idiom for pink eye specifically uses 'આંખ' (eye).
Choose the correct sentence:
The person must be in the dative case (તેને) and the verb must be feminine (આવી).
Situation: You see your friend wearing dark sunglasses in the classroom.
Dark sunglasses are the classic sign of 'આંખ આવવી' in Gujarati culture.
A: કેમ આજે રમવા નથી આવવાનો? B: યાર, મને _________ છે.
The idiom is 'આંખ આવવી'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNot at all. It is a standard, polite idiom for a common medical condition.
Yes, you can say 'મારા કુતરાને આંખ આવી છે' (My dog has pink eye).
In Gujarati, many things that happen to you without your control 'come' to you, like sleep, hunger, and sickness.
Yes, it is perfectly acceptable in a professional context to explain an absence.
The formal term is 'નેત્રાભિષંદ' (Netrabhishanda), but it's rarely used in speech.
Yes, specifically infectious conjunctivitis. It's not used for other eye pains.
You can say 'મને આંખ આવી રહી છે' (Progressive) or 'મને આંખ આવશે એવું લાગે છે'.
Usually, 'મને' (to me) is enough. 'મને આંખ આવી છે' is more common than 'મારી આંખ આવી છે'.
Yes, Hindi and Marathi have identical idioms.
To protect their eyes from light and to prevent others from thinking they are spreading it through 'sight'.
Expressions liées
તાવ આવવો
similarTo have a fever
આંખ લાલ થવી
similarEyes turning red
આંખ મીંચામણા
contrastHide and seek / blinking
નજર લાગવી
specialized formTo be affected by the evil eye
