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Food & Meals in English: Phrases & Audio

Talking about food and meals at home. Here are all 15 phrases from the “Meals & Food” topic of the Hinglish app’s Spoken English track — the natural English to say, what it means in simple words, other answers the app also accepts, and a Hindi translation you can switch on or off.

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Meals & Food: phrases & meanings

मुझे बहुत भूख लगी है।

I'm very hungry.

Saying you really want to eat.

Also accepted: “I am very hungry” · “I'm really hungry”
खाना तैयार है।

The food is ready.

Saying the meal is prepared.

Also accepted: “Dinner is ready” · “The meal is ready”
आओ, खाना खा लो।

Come, let's eat.

Inviting someone to eat with you.

Also accepted: “Come and eat” · “Let's have food”
आज खाने में क्या बना है?

What's for dinner today?

Asking what the evening meal is.

Also accepted: “What's cooking today” · “What have you made today”
खाना बहुत स्वादिष्ट है।

The food is very tasty.

Praising the taste of the food.

Also accepted: “The food is delicious” · “It's really tasty”
मुझे थोड़ी और रोटी दे दो।

Give me one more roti.

Asking for another roti (Indian flatbread).

Also accepted: “Give me one more chapati” · “Can I have another roti”
मेरा पेट भर गया।

I'm full.

Saying you have eaten enough.

Also accepted: “I am full” · “My stomach is full”
दाल में थोड़ा नमक कम है।

The dal needs a little more salt.

Saying the lentil dish needs more salt.

Also accepted: “The dal is a bit less salty” · “It needs a little more salt”
क्या मैं थोड़ा पानी ले सकता हूँ?

Can I have some water?

Politely asking for water.

Also accepted: “Can I get some water” · “May I have some water”
नाश्ते में क्या खाओगे?

What do you want for breakfast?

Asking what someone wants for the morning meal.

Also accepted: “What will you have for breakfast” · “What would you like for breakfast”
मैं आज खाना नहीं बनाऊँगी।

I won't cook today.

Saying you will not make food today.

Also accepted: “I will not cook today” · “I'm not cooking today”
चलो बाहर से कुछ मंगवा लेते हैं।

Let's order something from outside.

Suggesting you get food delivered.

Also accepted: “Let's order in” · “Let's get some takeout”
मुझे तीखा खाना पसंद नहीं है।

I don't like spicy food.

Saying you dislike hot, spicy food.

Also accepted: “Spicy food is not for me”
खाने के बाद बर्तन धो देना।

Please wash the dishes after eating.

Asking someone to clean the plates after the meal.

Also accepted: “Wash the dishes after the meal” · “Do the dishes after eating”
थोड़ा और खा लो, बहुत कम खाया है।

Eat a little more, you've eaten so little.

Encouraging someone to eat more.

Also accepted: “Have some more you ate very little” · “Eat a bit more you barely ate”

“Also accepted” lists other answers the app’s spoken answer-checker counts as correct for that phrase.

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Reading a list is the easy half. In Hinglish you see a prompt, say the English, and the app checks your spoken answer — then brings back the ones you fumble through spaced review. This topic is one of 24 in its Spoken English track, alongside a 60-day course and a vocabulary track (1,365 phrases in all), and everything works without internet.

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