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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


Regardless if you are about to reside in a Hindi speaking country or planning on a quick break there, finding out how to buy meals in Hindi is very important. Dining out at Hindi restaurants and bistros is usually a lot of pleasure, especially if you fully understand some rudimentary Hindi restaurant vocabulary. More …
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We now have detailed some basic food relevant sentences in Hindi, directly below, hoping they may help you while you’re ordering dinner in Hindi.

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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 mealएक दाम का खाना — ek dām ka khāna (?)
à la carteआ-ला कार्ट — ā-lā kārṭ
breakfastनाश्ता — nashta
lunchदोपहर का खाना — dopehar ka khāna; sa-pehar ka khāna
tea (meal)शाम का खाना — sa.ndhya ka khāna
dinnerरात का खाना — rāt ka khāna
I want _____.मु३ो _____ चाहिये — mujhe _____ cāhiye
I want a dish containing _____.मु३ो _____ का खाना चाहिये — — mujhe _____ ka khāna cāhiye (?)
meatमांस — māns
chickenमुर्ग़ — chi.nganA, murgi
beefगाय का मांस — gāy ka māns
fishमछली — machlī
lambभेड़ का मांस — bheṛ ka māns/mutton
cheeseपनीर — panīr, chIja
eggsअंडा — anḍa
lentilsदाल — dāl
(fresh) vegetables(ताज़ा) सब्ज़ी — tarakAri, bhAji
(fresh) fruits(ताज़ा) फल — pHal
breadरोटी, नान, पराँठा... — roṭī, parānṭha...
riceचावल — cāval
sweetmeatsलड्डू — laḍḍū
samosaसमोसा — samosa
spice(s)मसाला — mirchi
chutneyचटनी — caṭnī
curryसालन, 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
coffeeकाफ़ी — kāfī
teaचाय — cāy (i.e. chai)
juiceरस — ras
waterपानी, जल — pānī, jal
carbonated waterसोडा — soḍa
milkदूध — 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
alcoholशराब — sharāb
beerबियर — biyar
red/white wine(लाल/साफ़ेद) मिदरा, वाइन — — madira (< Port. Madeira), vāin
Whiskyह्विस्की, स्काच — hviskī/wiskī, skāc
May I have some _____?May I have some _____? (muje kuch _____ milega)
saltनमक — namak
black pepperकाली मिर्च — kālī mirc
chileमिर्च — mirc
butterमक्खन — 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 mealएक दाम का खाना — ek dām ka khāna (?)
à la carteआ-ला कार्ट — ā-lā kārṭ
breakfastनाश्ता — nashta
lunchदोपहर का खाना — dopehar ka khāna; sa-pehar ka khāna
tea (meal)शाम का खाना — sa.ndhya ka khāna
dinnerरात का खाना — rāt ka khāna
I want _____.मु३ो _____ चाहिये — mujhe _____ cāhiye
I want a dish containing _____.मु३ो _____ का खाना चाहिये — — mujhe _____ ka khāna cāhiye (?)
meatमांस — māns
chickenमुर्ग़ — chi.nganA, murgi
beefगाय का मांस — gāy ka māns
fishमछली — machlī
lambभेड़ का मांस — bheṛ ka māns/mutton
cheeseपनीर — panīr, chIja
eggsअंडा — anḍa
lentilsदाल — dāl
(fresh) vegetables(ताज़ा) सब्ज़ी — tarakAri, bhAji
(fresh) fruits(ताज़ा) फल — pHal
breadरोटी, नान, पराँठा... — roṭī, parānṭha...
riceचावल — cāval
sweetmeatsलड्डू — laḍḍū
samosaसमोसा — samosa
spice(s)मसाला — mirchi
chutneyचटनी — caṭnī
curryसालन, 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
coffeeकाफ़ी — kāfī
teaचाय — cāy (i.e. chai)
juiceरस — ras
waterपानी, जल — pānī, jal
carbonated waterसोडा — soḍa
milkदूध — 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
alcoholशराब — sharāb
beerबियर — biyar
red/white wine(लाल/साफ़ेद) मिदरा, वाइन — — madira (< Port. Madeira), vāin
Whiskyह्विस्की, स्काच — hviskī/wiskī, skāc
May I have some _____?May I have some _____? (muje kuch _____ milega)
saltनमक — namak
black pepperकाली मिर्च — kālī mirc
chileमिर्च — mirc
butterमक्खन — 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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