Food & Drinks in Hindi

Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.

Contents

Basic Food & Spices
Basic Words & Phrases
Dishes
Dishes & Cutlery
Drinks
Flavors
Fruit & Vegetables
Meat & Sausages
Sweets
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Basic Food & Spices

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
bread [Sg]	रोटी	rotee
breads [Pl]	रोटियां	rotiyan
roll [Sg]	रोल	rol
rolls [Pl]	रोल	rol
butter	मक्खन	makkhan
cheese	पनीर	paneer
honey	शहद	shahad
jam [Sg]	जाम	jaam
jams [Pl]	जाम	jaam
egg [Sg]	अंडा	andaa
eggs [Pl]	अंडे	andey
noodles	नूडल्स	noodals
rice	चावल	chaaval
yoghurt [Sg]	दही	dahee
yoghurts [Pl]	दही	dahee
sugar	चीनी	cheenee
salt	नमक	namak
pepper	मिर्च	mirch
spice [Sg]	मसाला	masaalaa
spices [Pl]	मसाले	masaale
oil	तेल	tel

Basic Words & Phrases

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
(to) eat	खाने (के लिए)	khaane (ke lie)
food	भोजन	bhojan
(to) drink	पीने (के लिए)	peene (ke lie)
drink [Sg]	पेय	pey
drinks [Pl]	पेय	pey
hungry	भूखा	bhookhaa
hunger	भूख	bhookh
thirsty	प्यासा	pyaasaa
thirst	प्यास	pyaas
(to) cook	पकाने(के लिए)	pakaane (ke lie)
(to) taste	चखने (के लिए)	chakhane (ke lie)
tasty	स्वादिष्ट	svaadisht
delicious	स्वादिष्ट	svaadisht
Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal!	बॉन एपेतीत! अपने भोजन का आनंद लें!	Bon epeteet! Apne bhojan kaa aanand lein!
Cheers! / To your health!	चीयर्स! आपकी सेहत के लिए!	Cheeyars! Aapkee sehat ke liye!
breakfast	सुबह का नाश्ता	subah kaa naashtaa
lunch	दोपहर का भोजन	dopahar kaa bhojan
dinner	रात का खाना	raat kaa khaanaa
restaurant [Sg]	रेस्टोरेंट	restoreynt
restaurants [Pl]	रेस्टोरेंट	restoreynt
bar [Sg]	बार	baar
bars [Pl]	बार	baar
café	कैफे	kaife

Dishes

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
soup [Sg]	सूप	soop
soups [Pl]	सूप	soop
salad [Sg]	सलाद	salaad
salads [Pl]	सलाद	salaad
french fries / chips	फ्रेंच फ्राइज़ चिप्स	french fraaiz chips

Dishes & Cutlery

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
cutlery	कटलरी	katalaree
fork	कांटा	kaantaa
spoon	चम्मच	chammach
knife	चाकू	chaakoo
plate	प्लेट	plet
glass	कांच	kaanch
cup	कप	kap
mug	मग	mag

Drinks

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
water	पानी	paanee
mineral water	शुद्ध पानी	shuddh paanee
soda water / sparkling water	सोडा पानी चमकदार पानी	sodaa paanee chamakdaar paanee
still water	ठहरा हुआ पानी	thaharaa huaa paanee
juice [Sg]	रस	ras
juices [Pl]	रस	ras
beer	बीयर	beeyar
wine	वाइन	vaain
champagne	शैम्पेन	shaimpen
cocktail	कॉकटेल	kauktel
milk	दूध	doodh
cocoa	कोको	koko
coffee	कॉफ़ी	kauphee
tea	चाय	chaay

Flavors

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
sweet	मिठाई	mithaaii
sour	खट्टा	khattaa
spicy	मसालेदार	masaaledaar
salty	नमकीन	namakeen
bitter	कड़वा	kadvaa

Fruit & Vegetables

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
fruit	फल	fal
vegetables	सब्जियां	sabjiyaan
apple [Sg]	सेब	seb
apples [Pl]	सेब	seb
orange [Sg]	नारंगी	naarangee
oranges [Pl]	नारंगी	naarangee
strawberry [Sg]	स्ट्रॉबेरी	stroberee
strawberries [Pl]	स्ट्रॉबेरी	stroberee
banana [Sg]	केला	kelaa
bananas [Pl]	केले	keley
potato [Sg]	आलू	aaloo
potatoes [Pl]	आलू	aaloo
cucumber [Sg]	खीरा	kheeraa
cucumbers [Pl]	खीरे	kheere

Meat & Sausages

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
meat	मांस	maans
sausage [Sg]	सॉसेज	sausej
sausages [Pl]	सॉसेज	sausej
small sausage [Sg]	छोटे सॉसेज	chhote sausej
small sausages [Pl]	छोटे सॉसेज	chhote sausej
ham	जांघ	jaangh
chicken	मुर्गी	murgee
fish	मछली	machhlee
beef	गाय का मांस	gaay kaa maans
lamb	मेमना	memanaa

Sweets

English	Hindi	Hindi (Romanization)
chocolate	चॉकलेट	chauklet
pie [Sg]	पाई	paaii
pies [Pl]	पाई	paaii
cake [Sg]	केक	kek
cakes [Pl]	केक	kek
biscuit [Sg]	बिस्कुट	biskut
biscuits [Pl]	बिस्कुट	biskut
icecream	आइसक्रीम	aaiskreem

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