गुब्बारा लाल है।

The balloon is red.

Breakdown of गुब्बारा लाल है।

• होना: to be
• लाल: red
• गुब्बारा: balloon

Questions & Answers about गुब्बारा लाल है।

How do you pronounce गुब्बारा लाल है।?

A natural pronunciation is:

gubbārā lāl hai

A rough English-friendly guide:

• गु = gu as in good (but shorter)
• ब्बा = bbā, with a doubled b sound and a long aa
• रा = rā
• लाल = lāl
• है = hai, pronounced like heh or hai depending on accent and speed

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

gub-baa-raa laal hai

What does each word do in the sentence?

The sentence breaks down like this:

• गुब्बारा = balloon
• लाल = red
• है = is

So the structure is:

गुब्बारा + लाल + है
balloon + red + is

This is a very common Hindi pattern for X is Y.

Why is लाल after गुब्बारा instead of before it?