बुखार आना

This is where it gets interesting! You don't use the word main (I) alone. You must use mujhe (to me). The structure is: [Person] + ko + bukhaar + [Verb aana]. For example, Mujhe bukhaar aa raha hai means "Fever is coming to me" (I am getting a fever). If you want to say you already have it, you can say Mujhe bukhaar aaya hai. Remember, the verb aana conjugates based on the word bukhaar, which is masculine singular. So, even if a girl is speaking, she says aaya hai, not aayi hai. It’s a bit of a grammatical curveball, but you’ll get the hang of it quickly!

You’ll use this in almost any health-related context. Use it when calling your boss to explain why you’re missing that 9 AM meeting. Use it when texting a friend to cancel dinner plans. It’s also the first thing you’ll tell a doctor in India. If you’re at a pharmacy (chemist shop), saying Mujhe bukhaar hai or Mujhe bukhaar aa gaya hai will immediately get you the right attention. It’s a very practical, functional phrase for survival and social navigation.

Don't use bukhaar aana if you are talking about being "feverish" with excitement or passion for something. While English uses "fever" metaphorically (like "Bieber fever" or "football fever"), Hindi usually uses words like junoon (passion) or deewanapan (craziness) for those vibes. Also, don't use it for a simple cold without a temperature; for that, use zukaam. And please, never say Main bukhaar hoon (I am a fever)—unless you are literally a sentient personification of a high temperature in a school play!

In India, health is a major topic of conversation. You’ll often hear people blaming a fever on mausam badalna (changing weather) or thanda-garam (drinking cold water immediately after being in the heat). There’s a whole cultural ecosystem around bukhaar. When you say you have a fever, expect a flood of advice ranging from drinking kadha (herbal decoction) to putting wet strips of cloth on your forehead. It’s a phrase that triggers immediate communal sympathy and a lot of homemade soup offers.

You can add adjectives to specify the intensity. Tez bukhaar means a high fever, while halka bukhaar means a mild one. You might also hear bukhaar chadhna (fever rising), which sounds a bit more dramatic. Another common one is bukhaar hona (to have a fever), which is interchangeable with aana in many contexts, though aana emphasizes the onset or the 'attack' of the illness more clearly.