Learn 50 everyday Hindi words and phrases for ordering at the restaurant and the dhaba. Each word is spoken slowly, repeated, explained in English and used in a natural Hindi sentence, then reviewed in a quick-fire recap. Take the matching 50-question quiz after listening to lock the words in. Words in this episode: रेस्टोरेंट (restaurant) – restaurant होटल में खाना (hotel mein khaana) – eating out — everyday टेबल ख़ाली है? (table khaali hai) – is there a free table? कितने लोग? (kitne log) – how many people? चार लोग (chaar log) – four people मेन्यू दीजिए (menu deejiye) – the menu, please वेटर (waiter) – waiter भैया, ऑर्डर लीजिए (bhaiya, order leejiye) – waiter, take our order क्या ख़ास है? (kya khaas hai) – what's the special? आज का स्पेशल (aaj ka special) – today's special वेज (veg) – veg नॉन-वेज (non-veg) – non-veg जैन खाना (jain khaana) – food without onion or garlic प्याज़-लहसुन के बिना (pyaaz-lahsun ke bina) – without onion and garlic कम तीखा (kam teekha) – less spicy मिर्च कम डालना (mirch kam daalna) – go easy on the chilli ज़्यादा तीखा नहीं (zyaada teekha nahin) – not too spicy मीठे में क्या है? (meethe mein kya hai) – what's for dessert? शुरुआत में (shuruaat mein) – for starters स्टार्टर (starter) – starter मेन कोर्स (main course) – main course एक प्लेट और (ek plate aur) – one more plate आधी प्लेट (aadhi plate) – half plate फ़ुल प्लेट (full plate) – full plate तंदूरी रोटी (tandoori roti) – oven-baked flatbread बटर नान (butter naan) – buttered oven bread जीरा आलू (jeera aaloo) – cumin potatoes दाल फ़्राई (daal fry) – fried lentils शाही पनीर (shaahi paneer) – cottage cheese in rich gravy मलाई कोफ़्ता (malaai kofta) – dumplings in cream gravy छोले कुलचे (chhole kulche) – chickpeas with soft bread डोसा (dosa) – rice-lentil crêpe इडली (idli) – steamed rice cake उत्तपम (uttapam) – thick savoury pancake थाली सिस्टम (thaali system) – fixed-price platter अनलिमिटेड (unlimited) – all you can eat मसाला चाय (masaala chaay) – spiced tea