गैस चूल्हे पर पानी उबालिए।

A word-by-word breakdown:

• गैस = gas
• चूल्हे = stove, but here it is in a changed form because it comes before a postposition
• पर = on / on top of / over
• पानी = water
• उबालिए = boil (polite command: please boil)

So the structure is:

[place] + पर + [object] + [polite command]

More literally, it is something like:

On the gas stove, boil water.

Because चूल्हा changes to चूल्हे before a postposition like पर.

This is called the oblique form. Many masculine nouns ending in -ा do this:

• लड़का → लड़के
• कमरा → कमरे
• चूल्हा → चूल्हे

So:

• चूल्हा = stove
• चूल्हे पर = on the stove

This is very common in Hindi. If a masculine -ा noun is followed by a postposition such as में, पर, से, को, तक, etc., it usually changes to -े.

पर is a postposition meaning on, onto, or sometimes at, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• चूल्हे पर = on the stove

Hindi uses postpositions, not prepositions. That means the equivalent of English on comes after the noun, not before it.

Compare:

• English: on the stove
• Hindi: stove on → चूल्हे पर

Yes. गैस चूल्हा means gas stove.

Here:

• गैस describes the type of stove
• चूल्हा is the main noun

So it works like a noun phrase:

• गैस चूल्हा = gas stove
• गैस चूल्हे पर = on the gas stove

You can think of गैस here almost like an adjective-like noun modifying चूल्हा.

उबालिए is a polite imperative form of the verb उबालना (to boil / to make something boil).

So:

• उबालना = to boil something
• उबालिए = boil it / please boil

This form is used when speaking politely, respectfully, or in formal instructions.

It often corresponds to English:

• Boil the water.
• Please boil the water.

Hindi polite imperatives do not always need a separate word for please. The politeness is already built into the verb form.

The verb would change depending on the level of formality.

Common possibilities:

• गैस चूल्हे पर पानी उबालो। = informal command
• गैस चूल्हे पर पानी उबालिए। = polite/respectful command
• गैस चूल्हे पर पानी उबालना। = this is not a normal direct command; it sounds more like a note or instruction heading

Very roughly:

• उबालो → to a friend, child, someone younger, casual context
• उबालिए → respectful, polite, customer-facing, instructions, formal speech

Because पानी is the direct object here, and in Hindi direct objects do not always take को.

With inanimate or non-specific objects, को is often omitted:

• पानी उबालिए = boil water
• चाय बनाइए = make tea
• दरवाज़ा खोलिए = open the door

Using को with पानी here would sound unusual in most normal contexts.

So पानी without को is the natural choice.

Yes. In this sentence, उबालना is being used as a transitive verb, meaning to boil something.

The thing being boiled is:

• पानी = water

So:

• उबलना = to boil / to come to a boil (intransitive)
• उबालना = to boil something / to cause to boil (transitive)

Compare:

• पानी उबल रहा है। = The water is boiling.
• पानी उबालिए। = Boil the water.

That difference is very useful in Hindi.

No, Hindi word order is somewhat flexible, although SOV style is the default.

The most neutral order here is:

• गैस चूल्हे पर पानी uबालिए।

But you may also hear:

• पानी गैस चूल्हे पर उबालिए।

Both are understandable. The difference is mostly about emphasis or style.

Still, for learners, the safest pattern is:

place + object + verb

So this sentence is a good standard model.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide:

• चू sounds like choo
• ल्हे is a bit tricky: it has an lh cluster, followed by e

Approximate pronunciation:

• चूल्हे ≈ chool-hay

A few points:

• The ू gives a long oo sound.
• The ह is actually pronounced; it is not silent.
• The ending -े sounds like ay in say.

So say it slowly at first:

• चू-ल्हे
• chool-hay

A simple approximation is:

u-baa-lee-ye

Breakdown:

• उ = short u
• बा = baa
• लि = li
• ए at the end helps create a -ye sound in connected pronunciation

So उबालिए is often pronounced close to:

ubaaliye

This -इए / -िए ending is common in polite imperatives.

Yes, absolutely. गैस पर पानी उबालिए is very natural in everyday Hindi if the meaning is clear from context.

Difference:

• गैस चूल्हे पर पानी उबालिए = explicitly on the gas stove
• गैस पर पानी उबालिए = literally on gas, but commonly understood as on the gas stove / on the gas burner

In real conversation, people often shorten phrases when the context is obvious.

Not exactly, but it often carries polite force similar to please in English.

So:

• उबालो = boil it (casual)
• उबालिए = please boil it / boil it, please / kindly boil it

If you want to make it even more polite, you could add:

• कृपया = please

For example:

• कृपया गैस चूल्हे पर पानी उबालिए।

But in many situations, उबालिए by itself is already polite enough.

It sounds very natural as an instruction, request, or recipe-style direction.

Typical contexts:

• giving cooking instructions
• telling someone what to do in the kitchen
• writing a procedure
• speaking politely to someone helping you

Because of उबालिए, it sounds a bit more polite or instructional than casual household speech. In a very casual home setting, someone might simply say:

• पानी उबालो।
• गैस पर पानी रखो, उबालो।

But the original sentence is completely natural and correct.