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Hindi vocabulary: food and drink

Fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, drinks: food words in Hindi, for doing the shopping or reading a menu.

Here are 100 Hindi words on “Food and drink”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

HindiEnglish
शराबalcohol
बैगेटbaguette
ब्रेडbread
मक्खनbutter
गाजरcarrot
शैम्पेनchampagne
चीज़cheese
चिकनchicken
चॉकलेटchocolate
कॉफ़ीcoffee
मक्काcorn
मलाईcream
सूखा मेवाdried fruit
अंडाegg
मछलीfish
भोजनfoodWhat we eat, in general
खाद्य पदार्थfoodstuff
लहसुनgarlic
अंगूरgrape
आइसक्रीमice cream
रसjuice
नींबूlemon
मांसmeat
तेलoil
पास्ताpastaItalian food, spaghetti and the like
काली मिर्चpepperSpice
आलूpotato
चावलrice
सैल्मनsalmon
नमकsalt
सॉसेजsausage
सादा पानीstill water
स्ट्रॉबेरीstrawberry
टॉफ़ीsweet
चायtea
टूनाtuna
गेहूँwheat
दहीyoghurt

Level 2: medium 42 words

HindiEnglish
बादामalmond
बैंगनaubergine
एवोकाडोavocado
चुकंदरbeetroot
ब्लैकबेरीblackberry
ब्लूबेरीblueberry
फूलगोभीcauliflower
चेरीcherry
चॉकलेट पेस्ट्रीchocolate pastry
दालचीनीcinnamon
कॉड मछलीcod
शरबतcordial
ज़ुकीनीcourgette
केकड़ाcrab
खीराcucumber
ताज़ा मुलायम चीज़fromage frais
हेज़लनटhazelnut
हर्बल चायherbal tea
हेरिंगherring
केचपketchup
कीवीkiwi
मेयोनीज़mayonnaise
पुदीनाmint
जईoat
पैनकेकpancake
आड़ूpeach
नाशपातीpear
शिमला मिर्चpepperVegetable
रसभरीraspberry
रमrum
सॉफ़्ट ड्रिंकsoft drink
मसालाspice
शोरबाstock
सूरजमुखी के बीजsunflower seed
नारंगीtangerine
ट्राउटtrout
टर्कीturkey
बछड़े का मांसveal
अखरोटwalnut
तरबूज़watermelon
व्हिस्कीwhisky
ख़मीरyeast

Level 3: hard 20 words

HindiEnglish
शतावरीasparagus
ब्रियोशbrioche
काजूcashew nut
सेलरीcelery
काबुली चनाchickpea
प्रसंस्कृत मांसcold meats
धनियाcoriander
खजूरdate
फ़िलेfillet
शिकार का मांसgame meat
सीपoyster
पैपरिकाpaprika
पिस्ताpistachio
अनारpomegranate
सूखा आलूबुख़ाराprune
मूलीradish
नमक लगी कॉड मछलीsalt cod
सार्डिनsardine
थाइमthyme
वफ़लwaffle

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Hindi words on “Food and drink”. The full topic holds 184 in the KoKo app: 70 at the easy level, 77 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?
With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Hindi vocabulary?
By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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