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Food and drink Order water, explain a food preference and ask for the bill.
Vegetarian thali in Uttar PradeshADARSH23456789 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized, WebP conversion, display crop; same licence English 简体中文 日本語 Русский 한국어 Deutsch Français Español Português (Brasil) The English sound hints are approximate: English spelling cannot capture every Hindi sound, vowel length or nasal vowel. Use the Hindi audio where available; playback uses a Hindi voice provided by your browser or device, and voice availability and quality vary. In the hints, aa is a long open vowel, ee is a long “ee”, and oo is a long “oo”; the final n in mehn, hehn, hoon or kahaan indicates nasal resonance rather than a strong n. Hindi kh, th, ph and dh include a puff of breath; th is not the English sound in “think”, ph is not f, and jh is a j sound followed by breath.
चाहिए (chaahiye) expresses wanting or needing something. Naming an ingredient is clearer than assuming a dietary label covers it: ask about egg with अंडा, and state any other restriction separately. कम मिर्च requests less chilli; it does not mean “no spices”.
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मुझे पानी चाहिए।
mujhe paanee chaahiye.
Meaning: I would like water.
Approximate pronunciation: mujh-ay paa-nee chaa-hee-yay.
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मैं शाकाहारी हूँ।
main shaakaahaaree hoon.
Meaning: I am vegetarian.
Approximate pronunciation: mehn shaa-kaa-haa-ree hoon.
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क्या इसमें अंडा है?
kyaa ismen andaa hai?
Meaning: Does this contain egg?
Approximate pronunciation: kyaa is-mehn un-daa heh?
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कम मिर्च डालिए।
kam mirch daaliye.
Meaning: Please use less chilli.
Approximate pronunciation: kum mirch daa-lee-yay.
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बिल दीजिए।
bil deejiye.
Meaning: Please bring the bill.
Approximate pronunciation: bil dee-jee-yay.
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