Learn 50 everyday Hindi words and phrases for the kitchen, food and every meal of the day. 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: खाना (khaana) – food; and the verb to eat पीना (peena) – to drink भोजन (bhojan) – meal — the formal word नाश्ता (naashta) – breakfast, a snack दोपहर का खाना (dopahar ka khaana) – lunch रात का खाना (raat ka khaana) – dinner रोटी (roti) – flatbread — and by extension, food itself चपाती (chapaati) – chapati पराठा (paratha) – paratha, the fried layered bread पूरी (poori) – poori, the puffed fried bread नान (naan) – naan चावल (chaawal) – rice, uncooked भात (bhaat) – cooked rice दाल (daal) – lentils, the daily pulse dish सब्ज़ी (sabzi) – vegetable; also the cooked vegetable dish खिचड़ी (khichdi) – khichdi — the first solid food a baby is given दलिया (daliya) – porridge दूध (doodh) – milk दही (dahi) – curd, yoghurt लस्सी (lassi) – lassi छाछ (chhaachh) – buttermilk मक्खन (makkhan) – butter घी (ghee) – clarified butter पनीर (paneer) – fresh cheese मलाई (malaai) – cream चाय (chaay) – tea जूस (juice) – juice शरबत (sharbat) – a sweet cordial नमक (namak) – salt चीनी (cheeni) – sugar गुड़ (gud) – jaggery मिर्च (mirch) – chilli हल्दी (haldi) – turmeric जीरा (jeera) – cumin धनिया (dhaniya) – coriander अदरक (adrak) – ginger लहसुन (lahsun) – garlic मसाला (masaala) – spice, spice mix अचार (achaar) – pickle चटनी (chutney) – chutney पापड़ (papad) – papad आटा (aata) – flour, atta मैदा (maida) – refined flour आलू (aaloo) – potato प्याज़ (pyaaz) – onion टमाटर (tamaatar) – tomato गोभी (gobhi) – cauliflower, cabbage भिंडी (bhindi) – okra, ladies finger बैंगन (baingan) – aubergine मटर (matar) – peas