एकल या युगल?

Singles or doubles?

Breakdown of एकल या युगल?

• या: or
• एकल: singles
• युगल: doubles

Questions & Answers about एकल या युगल?

How do I pronounce एकल या युगल?

A natural pronunciation is ekal yā yugal?

• एकल = e-kal
• या = yā with a long aa sound
• युगल = yu-gal

Hindi does not usually stress syllables as strongly as English does, so say it fairly evenly.

What does या mean here?

या means or.

It connects the two options exactly the way or does in English:

• एकल या युगल? = A or B?

This is one of the most basic ways to ask a choice question in Hindi.

Why is there no verb in this sentence?

Because this is a very common kind of short, elliptical question.

Hindi often leaves out words that are obvious from context. So एकल या युगल? is understood as something like:

• एकल या युगल प्रस्तुति?
• एकल या युगल पंजीकरण?
• आप एकल हैं या युगल?

In English we also do this sometimes, as in Tea or coffee?

Are एकल and युगल adjectives or nouns here?