Hungry? How to go about ordering meals in Hindi? These are a lot of the inquiries you will have when venturing in a Hindi speaking nation. Learn More
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Click this link to understand the Hindi meals words quite simply you can use when it comes to placing your order for dinner in Hindi eateries and cafes.
A table for one person/two people, (please). | एक/दो लोग/-ओं के लिये जगह चाहिये — ek/do log/-on ke liye jagah cāhiye | |
Can I look at the menu, please? | मेणयू कर्ड दीजिये — ("menyoo kard diijiyeh") | |
Can I look in the kitchen? | रसोईघर में विचार कर सकता/सकती हूँ? (resoighr main vijar kr sakta/sakti hoon?) | |
Is there a house specialty? | Is there a house specialty? (iis hotel ka special kya hai) | |
Is there a local specialty? | Is there a local specialty? (iis jaga ka special kya hai) | |
I'm a vegetarian. | मैं शाकाहारी हूँ — main śākāhārī | |
I don't eat pork. | मैं सुअर का मांस नहीं खाता/-ती — main suar ka māns nahīn khāta/-ī | |
I don't eat beef. | मैं गाय का मांस नहीं खाता/-ती — main gāy (gā‘ī) māns nahīn khāta | |
I only eat kosher/halal food. | मैं सिर्फ़ कोशर/हलाल खाना खाता — main sirf kośar/halāl khāna khāta (?) | |
Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) | Can you make it "lite", please? (kum tail mey mil sakta hai) | |
fixed-price meal | एक दाम का खाना — ek dām ka khāna (?) | |
à la carte | आ-ला कार्ट — ā-lā kārṭ | |
breakfast | नाश्ता — nashta | |
lunch | दोपहर का खाना — dopehar ka khāna; sa-pehar ka khāna | |
tea (meal) | शाम का खाना — sa.ndhya ka khāna | |
dinner | रात का खाना — rāt ka khāna | |
I want _____. | मु३ो _____ चाहिये — mujhe _____ cāhiye | |
I want a dish containing _____. | मु३ो _____ का खाना चाहिये — — mujhe _____ ka khāna cāhiye (?) | |
meat | मांस — māns | |
chicken | मुर्ग़ — chi.nganA, murgi | |
beef | गाय का मांस — gāy ka māns | |
fish | मछली — machlī | |
lamb | भेड़ का मांस — bheṛ ka māns/mutton | |
cheese | पनीर — panīr, chIja | |
eggs | अंडा — anḍa | |
lentils | दाल — dāl | |
(fresh) vegetables | (ताज़ा) सब्ज़ी — tarakAri, bhAji | |
(fresh) fruits | (ताज़ा) फल — pHal | |
bread | रोटी, नान, पराँठा... — roṭī, parānṭha... | |
rice | चावल — cāval | |
sweetmeats | लड्डू — laḍḍū | |
samosa | समोसा — samosa | |
spice(s) | मसाला — mirchi | |
chutney | चटनी — caṭnī | |
curry | सालन, कढ़ी — sālan, kaṛhī (< Tamil கறி) | |
ghee (clarified butter) | घी — ghī | |
May I have a glass/cup/bottle of _____? | मेरे लिये एक ग्लास/प्याला/बोतल _____ लाना — ميرے ﻟﺌﮯ mere liye ek glās/pyāla/boṭal _____ lāna | |
coffee | काफ़ी — kāfī | |
tea | चाय — cāy (i.e. chai) | |
juice | रस — ras | |
water | पानी, जल — pānī, jal | |
carbonated water | सोडा — soḍa | |
milk | दूध — dūdh | |
lassi (yoghurt drink) | लस्सी — lassī | |
sweet, salty, mango (lassi) | मीठा, नमकी, आम — mīṭha, namakī, ām | |
cool drink (Indian Eng. 'soda, cola, etc.') | ठंडी/सौफ़्ट ड्रिंक — ţhanḍī/saufṭ ḍrink | |
soft drink (attn- in S. Asia this means a sherbet drink, not cola!) | शरबत — śarbat | |
alcohol | शराब — sharāb | |
beer | बियर — biyar | |
red/white wine | (लाल/साफ़ेद) मिदरा, वाइन — — madira (< Port. Madeira), vāin | |
Whisky | ह्विस्की, स्काच — hviskī/wiskī, skāc | |
May I have some _____? | May I have some _____? (muje kuch _____ milega) | |
salt | नमक — namak | |
black pepper | काली मिर्च — kālī mirc | |
chile | मिर्च — mirc | |
butter | मक्खन — makkhan | |
Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) | बैरा!, वेटर! — baira!, veṭar! | |
I'm finished. | मैं ख़तम है — main khatam hai (?) | |
It was delicious. | बढ़िया — بڑهيا — baṛhiya | |
Please clear the plates. | प्लेटें लीजिये — pleten lījiye | |
The check, please. | बिल/चेक लाइये — bil/cek lāiye | |
A table for one person/two people, (please). | एक/दो लोग/-ओं के लिये जगह चाहिये — ek/do log/-on ke liye jagah cāhiye | |
Can I look at the menu, please? | मेणयू कर्ड दीजिये — ("menyoo kard diijiyeh") | |
Can I look in the kitchen? | रसोईघर में विचार कर सकता/सकती हूँ? (resoighr main vijar kr sakta/sakti hoon?) | |
Is there a house specialty? | Is there a house specialty? (iis hotel ka special kya hai) | |
Is there a local specialty? | Is there a local specialty? (iis jaga ka special kya hai) | |
I'm a vegetarian. | मैं शाकाहारी हूँ — main śākāhārī | |
I don't eat pork. | मैं सुअर का मांस नहीं खाता/-ती — main suar ka māns nahīn khāta/-ī | |
I don't eat beef. | मैं गाय का मांस नहीं खाता/-ती — main gāy (gā‘ī) māns nahīn khāta | |
I only eat kosher/halal food. | मैं सिर्फ़ कोशर/हलाल खाना खाता — main sirf kośar/halāl khāna khāta (?) | |
Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) | Can you make it "lite", please? (kum tail mey mil sakta hai) | |
fixed-price meal | एक दाम का खाना — ek dām ka khāna (?) | |
à la carte | आ-ला कार्ट — ā-lā kārṭ | |
breakfast | नाश्ता — nashta | |
lunch | दोपहर का खाना — dopehar ka khāna; sa-pehar ka khāna | |
tea (meal) | शाम का खाना — sa.ndhya ka khāna | |
dinner | रात का खाना — rāt ka khāna | |
I want _____. | मु३ो _____ चाहिये — mujhe _____ cāhiye | |
I want a dish containing _____. | मु३ो _____ का खाना चाहिये — — mujhe _____ ka khāna cāhiye (?) | |
meat | मांस — māns | |
chicken | मुर्ग़ — chi.nganA, murgi | |
beef | गाय का मांस — gāy ka māns | |
fish | मछली — machlī | |
lamb | भेड़ का मांस — bheṛ ka māns/mutton | |
cheese | पनीर — panīr, chIja | |
eggs | अंडा — anḍa | |
lentils | दाल — dāl | |
(fresh) vegetables | (ताज़ा) सब्ज़ी — tarakAri, bhAji | |
(fresh) fruits | (ताज़ा) फल — pHal | |
bread | रोटी, नान, पराँठा... — roṭī, parānṭha... | |
rice | चावल — cāval | |
sweetmeats | लड्डू — laḍḍū | |
samosa | समोसा — samosa | |
spice(s) | मसाला — mirchi | |
chutney | चटनी — caṭnī | |
curry | सालन, कढ़ी — sālan, kaṛhī (< Tamil கறி) | |
ghee (clarified butter) | घी — ghī | |
May I have a glass/cup/bottle of _____? | मेरे लिये एक ग्लास/प्याला/बोतल _____ लाना — ميرے ﻟﺌﮯ mere liye ek glās/pyāla/boṭal _____ lāna | |
coffee | काफ़ी — kāfī | |
tea | चाय — cāy (i.e. chai) | |
juice | रस — ras | |
water | पानी, जल — pānī, jal | |
carbonated water | सोडा — soḍa | |
milk | दूध — dūdh | |
lassi (yoghurt drink) | लस्सी — lassī | |
sweet, salty, mango (lassi) | मीठा, नमकी, आम — mīṭha, namakī, ām | |
cool drink (Indian Eng. 'soda, cola, etc.') | ठंडी/सौफ़्ट ड्रिंक — ţhanḍī/saufṭ ḍrink | |
soft drink (attn- in S. Asia this means a sherbet drink, not cola!) | शरबत — śarbat | |
alcohol | शराब — sharāb | |
beer | बियर — biyar | |
red/white wine | (लाल/साफ़ेद) मिदरा, वाइन — — madira (< Port. Madeira), vāin | |
Whisky | ह्विस्की, स्काच — hviskī/wiskī, skāc | |
May I have some _____? | May I have some _____? (muje kuch _____ milega) | |
salt | नमक — namak | |
black pepper | काली मिर्च — kālī mirc | |
chile | मिर्च — mirc | |
butter | मक्खन — makkhan | |
Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) | बैरा!, वेटर! — baira!, veṭar! | |
I'm finished. | मैं ख़तम है — main khatam hai (?) | |
It was delicious. | बढ़िया — بڑهيا — baṛhiya | |
Please clear the plates. | प्लेटें लीजिये — pleten lījiye | |
The check, please. | बिल/चेक लाइये — bil/cek lāiye |
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