No. 492 in Hindi
ऊपर
"Up" or "Above."
In a sentence
पक्षी आकाश में ऊपर उड़ रहा है।
The bird is flying upward in the sky.
Here, "ऊपर" denotes directionality upward in relation to the flight of the bird.
मेज़ के ऊपर किताबें रखीं हैं।
The books are placed on top of the table.
In this sentence, "ऊपर" signifies the spatial position, indicating that the books are located on the table's upper surface.
इस मामले में ऊपर से आदेश आया है।
An order has come from the higher authorities in this matter.
Here, "ऊपर" is used metaphorically to indicate a higher hierarchical level, referring to higher authorities.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “ऊपर” in actual Hindi podcasts.
Find “ऊपर” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Hindi podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into हिन्दी, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Hindi books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).