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: गाजर (gaajar) – carrot मूली (mooli) – radish पालक (paalak) – spinach खीरा (kheera) – cucumber कद्दू (kaddu) – pumpkin नींबू (neemboo) – lemon, lime आम (aam) – mango केला (kela) – banana सेब (seb) – apple संतरा (santra) – orange अंगूर (angoor) – grapes अमरूद (amrood) – guava पपीता (papeeta) – papaya तरबूज़ (tarbooz) – watermelon अनार (anaar) – pomegranate नारियल (naariyal) – coconut मीठा (meetha) – sweet नमकीन (namkeen) – salty; also savoury snacks खट्टा (khatta) – sour कड़वा (kadwa) – bitter तीखा (teekha) – spicy hot फीका (pheeka) – bland, under-salted स्वाद (swaad) – taste, flavour भूख लगना (bhookh lagna) – to feel hungry पेट भरना (pet bharna) – to be full मिठाई (mithai) – sweets लड्डू (laddu) – laddu बर्फ़ी (barfi) – barfi जलेबी (jalebi) – jalebi हलवा (halwa) – halwa खीर (kheer) – rice pudding बिस्कुट (biscuit) – biscuit टॉफ़ी (toffee) – toffee, a sweet चॉकलेट (chocolate) – chocolate आइसक्रीम (ice cream) – ice cream समोसा (samosa) – samosa पकौड़ा (pakauda) – fritter, pakora बनाना (banaana) – to make, to cook पकाना (pakaana) – to cook उबालना (ubaalna) – to boil तलना (talna) – to fry भूनना (bhoonna) – to roast, to sauté मिलाना (milaana) – to mix परोसना (parosna) – to serve जूठा (jootha) – food already tasted by someone — a strong social category कच्चा (kachcha) – raw, unripe पक्का (pakka) – cooked, ripe; solid ताज़ा (taaza) – fresh बासी (baasi) – stale जला (jala) – burnt