How to Say “मानो/जैसे” in English – “As If” with Examples

Hindi Sentences:

1. वह ऐसे चिल्लाता है मानो सारी दुनिया बहरी हो।
2. तुम ऐसे बैठे हो जैसे राजा हो।
3. वह ऐसे मुस्कुराती है मानो कुछ गलत न हुआ हो।

Description:

Learn how to express hypothetical situations or unreal comparisons in English using the phrase “as if”, which translates to “मानो/जैसे” in Hindi. This construction is used to describe behavior that suggests an unreal or imaginary situation.

Grammar Rule:

• Hindi Structure:
  [Subject] + [Verb] + मानो/जैसे + [Hypothetical Situation]
• English Structure:
  Subject + Verb + as if + Subject + were + Complement

Sentence Formation:

[कर्ता] + [क्रिया] + मानो/जैसे + [काल्पनिक स्थिति] → Subject + Verb + as if + Subject + were + Complement

Examples (Hindi & English):

No.	Hindi Sentence	English Translation
1	वह ऐसे बोलता है जैसे मेरा दोस्त हो।	He talks as if he were my friend.
2	सीता ऐसे व्यवहार करती है मानो मेरी माँ हो।	Sita behaves as if she were my mother.
3	वे लोग ऐसे खेलते हैं जैसे खिलाड़ी हो।	They play as if they were players.
4	तुम लोग ऐसे रोते हो जैसे लड़की हो।	You cry as if you were girls.
5	मैं ऐसे दौड़ता हूँ मानो बाघ हो।	I run as if I were a tiger.
6	वह ऐसे देखता है मानो मैं अपराधी हूँ।	He looks at me as if I were a criminal.
7	तुम ऐसे बोलते हो मानो सब कुछ जानते हो।	You speak as if you knew everything.
8	वह ऐसे काम करता है मानो मशीन हो।	He works as if he were a machine.
9	बच्चे ऐसे खेल रहे हैं मानो जंगल में हों।	Children are playing as if they were in a jungle.
10	वह ऐसे गाती है मानो पेशेवर गायिका हो।	She sings as if she were a professional singer.
11	तुम ऐसे हँस रहे हो मानो मजाक हो।	You’re laughing as if it were a joke.
12	वह ऐसे पढ़ता है मानो कल परीक्षा हो।	He studies as if there were an exam tomorrow.
13	मैं ऐसे लिखता हूँ मानो लेखक हो।	I write as if I were a writer.
14	वह ऐसे चलती है मानो रानी हो।	She walks as if she were a queen.
15	तुम ऐसे सो रहे हो मानो सप्ताह भर से न सोए हो।	You’re sleeping as if you hadn’t slept for a week.

5 Hindi Practice Sentences (Translate into English):

1. वह ऐसे पढ़ाता है मानो प्रोफेसर हो।
2. तुम ऐसे खाते हो मानो दिनों से भूखे हो।
3. वह ऐसे डरता है मानो भूत देख लिया हो।
4. मैं ऐसे गाड़ी चलाता हूँ मानो रेसर हो।
5. वे ऐसे नाच रहे हैं मानो कोई देख न रहा हो।