Talking about food in Hindi

In this short daily lesson , we will learn some Hindi words for food and their usage in sentences.

The word “food” translates to “खाना (khaana)” which is a noun. The word “खाना (khaanaa)” is also a verb which means “to eat”.

• मैं खाना खा रहा /रही हूँ | (main khanaa khaa rahaa/rahee hoon)
• I am eating Food.

• मैं चावल खा रहा /रही हूँ | (main chaawal khaa rahaa/rahee hoon)
• I am eating rice.

• मैं रोटी खा रहा /रही हूँ | (main roti khaa rahaa/rahee hoon)
• I am eating chapati

• मैं रोटी के साथ दाल खा रहा/रही हूँ | (main roti ke saath saath daal khaa raha/rahee hoon)
• I am eating chapati with lentils. (दाल = cooked lentils)

• मैं चावल के साथ दाल खा रहा/रही हूँ | (main chaaval ke saath daal khaa rahaa/rahee hoon)
• I am eating rice with lentils.

• मैं आलू की सब्जी खा रहा/रही हूँ | (main aaloo kee sabzee khaa rahaa/rahee hoon)
• I am eating Potato curry. (सब्जी = vegetable, and also cooked vegetables with curry)

• मैं पालक की सब्जी खा रहा /रही हूँ | (main paalak ki sabjee khaa rahaa/rahee hoon)
• I am eating Spinach curry.

Bonus sentence:

• मुझे भारतीय खाना पसंद है | (mujhe bhaarteey khaanaa pasand hai)
• I like Indian food/cuisine.

Lesson : All above sentences are in present continuous tense in Hindi