🍽️ Food & Dining — Food is an essential part of daily life and culture. This lesson covers food vocabulary, drinks, meals, restaurant phrases, and how to order food in English. Knowing these words will help you shop for groceries, eat at restaurants, and talk about food with others.
🔊 Click the Listen button next to each word to hear the pronunciation using Text-to-Speech.
💡 Key Rule: In English, we use "a" or "an" for singular countable nouns (a banana, an apple) and no article for uncountable nouns (rice, water).
🍎 Food Items
Common food items with pronunciation.
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apple | ap-ple | ایپل | سیب | |
| 2 | banana | ba-na-na | بی نا نا | کیلا | |
| 3 | bread | bred | بریڈ | روٹی | |
| 4 | rice | rice | رائس | چاول | |
| 5 | chicken | chi-ken | چکن | مرغی کا گوشت | |
| 6 | egg | egg | ایگ | انڈا | |
| 7 | fish | fish | فِش | مچھلی | |
| 8 | meat | meet | میت | گوشت | |
| 9 | vegetables | vej-ta-buls | ویجٹیبلز | سبزیاں | |
| 10 | fruit | froot | فرُوٹ | پھل | |
| 11 | cheese | cheez | چیز | پنیر | |
| 12 | butter | bu-ter | بٹر | مکھن | |
| 13 | pasta | pas-ta | پاستا | پاستا | |
| 14 | pizza | pit-za | پِزّا | پیزا | |
| 15 | burger | bur-ger | برگر | برگر |
🥤 Drinks
Common beverages with pronunciation.
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | water | wa-ter | واٹر | پانی | |
| 2 | milk | milk | ملک | دودھ | |
| 3 | juice | joos | جوس | رس | |
| 4 | coffee | kof-ee | کافی | کافی | |
| 5 | tea | tee | چائے | چائے | |
| 6 | soda | so-da | سوڈا | سوڈا | |
| 7 | wine | wine | وائن | شراب | |
| 8 | beer | beer | بیئر | بیئر |
🍽️ Meals
Words for different meals and eating times.
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | breakfast | brek-fest | بریک فاسٹ | ناشتہ | |
| 2 | lunch | lunch | لنچ | دوپہر کا کھانا | |
| 3 | dinner | din-ner | ڈنر | رات کا کھانا | |
| 4 | snack | snak | اسنیک | ہلکا ناشتہ | |
| 5 | dessert | de-zert | ڈیزرٹ | میٹھا | |
| 6 | meal | meel | میل | کھانا (طعام) |
📌 Meal Times:
• Breakfast — morning (7-9 AM)
• Lunch — midday (12-2 PM)
• Dinner — evening (6-8 PM)
• Snack — between meals
🍽️ Restaurant Phrases
Useful phrases for ordering food and dining out.
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'd like to order... | I'd like to or-der | آئیڈ لائیک ٹو آرڈر | میں آرڈر کرنا چاہوں گا... | |
| 2 | Can I have the menu? | Can I hav the men-yu | کین آئی ہیو ذے مینیو | کیا مجھے مینو مل سکتا ہے؟ | |
| 3 | What do you recommend? | wot do you re-ko-mend | واٹ دو یو ریکومینڈ | آپ کیا تجویز کرتے ہیں؟ | |
| 4 | I'll have the chicken. | I'll hav the chi-ken | آیل ہیو ذے چکن | میں چکن لوں گا۔ | |
| 5 | Could I have the bill? | kud I hav the bil | کڈ آئی ہیو ذے بل | کیا مجھے بل مل سکتا ہے؟ | |
| 6 | I'm a vegetarian. | I'm a ve-je-tair-ian | آئم اے ویجیٹیرین | میں سبزی خور ہوں۔ | |
| 7 | I'm allergic to peanuts. | I'm a-ler-jik to pee-nuts | آئم ایلرجک ٹو پینٹس | مجھے مونگ پھلی سے الرجی ہے۔ | |
| 8 | It's delicious! | its de-li-shus | اِٹس ڈیلیشس | یہ مزیدار ہے! | |
| 9 | Can I have a glass of water? | Can I hav a glas of wa-ter | کین آئی ہیو اے گلاس آف واٹر | کیا مجھے ایک گلاس پانی مل سکتا ہے؟ | |
| 10 | Keep the change. | keep the chaynj | کیپ ذے چینج | باقی رکھ لیں۔ |
💬 Conversations
Practice these conversations for ordering food at a restaurant.
🗣️ At a Restaurant
Waiter: Hello! Welcome to our restaurant. Can I get you a drink?
Hello! Welcome to our restaurant. Can I get you a drink?
ہیلو! ہمارے ریستوران میں خوش آمدید۔ کیا آپ کو کوئی مشروب دوں؟
Customer: Yes, I'd like a glass of water, please.
Yes, I'd like a glass of water, please.
جی، مجھے ایک گلاس پانی چاہیے، براہ کرم۔
Waiter: Here is the menu. What would you like to eat?
Here is the menu. What would you like to eat?
یہ رہا مینو۔ آپ کیا کھانا چاہیں گے؟
Customer: I'll have the chicken with rice.
I'll have the chicken with rice.
میں چاول کے ساتھ چکن لوں گا۔
Waiter: Would you like anything else?
Would you like anything else?
کیا آپ کچھ اور چاہیں گے؟
Customer: No, thank you. That's all.
No, thank you. That's all.
نہیں، شکریہ۔ بس اتنا ہے۔
🗣️ Asking for the Bill
Customer: Excuse me! Could I have the bill, please?
Excuse me! Could I have the bill, please?
معاف کیجیے! کیا مجھے بل مل سکتا ہے، براہ کرم؟
Waiter: Yes, here you are. That's $25.
Yes, here you are. That's $25.
جی، یہ رہا۔ 25 ڈالر ہیں۔
Customer: Here's $30. Keep the change.
Here's $30. Keep the change.
یہ رہے 30 ڈالر۔ باقی رکھ لیں۔
Waiter: Thank you very much! Have a nice day!
Thank you very much! Have a nice day!
بہت بہت شکریہ! آپ کا دن اچھا گزرے!
📖 Important Rules
📊 Countable vs Uncountable
apple / rice
Countable nouns: can be counted (1 apple, 2 apples)
Uncountable nouns: cannot be counted (rice, water, bread)
Use a/an with singular countable nouns.
Use some or any with uncountable nouns.
قابلِ شمار اور ناقابلِ شمار اسماء
Uncountable nouns: cannot be counted (rice, water, bread)
Use a/an with singular countable nouns.
Use some or any with uncountable nouns.
قابلِ شمار اور ناقابلِ شمار اسماء
🍽️ Ordering Phrases
I'd like...
Polite ways to order:
• I'd like... (I would like)
• Can I have...
• Could I have...
• I'll have... (I will have)
شائستگی سے آرڈر کرنے کے طریقے
• I'd like... (I would like)
• Can I have...
• Could I have...
• I'll have... (I will have)
شائستگی سے آرڈر کرنے کے طریقے
💡 Restaurant Etiquette
Please, Thank you
Always be polite:
• Say "Please" when ordering.
• Say "Thank you" when receiving food.
• Say "Excuse me" to get the waiter's attention.
• In many countries, leaving a tip (10-20%) is expected.
ریستوران میں شائستگی کے اصول
• Say "Please" when ordering.
• Say "Thank you" when receiving food.
• Say "Excuse me" to get the waiter's attention.
• In many countries, leaving a tip (10-20%) is expected.
ریستوران میں شائستگی کے اصول
😋 Food Adjectives
delicious, tasty, spicy
Common food adjectives:
• delicious — مزیدار
• tasty — ذائقہ دار
• spicy — مصالحہ دار
• sweet — میٹھا
• salty — نمکین
• sour — کھٹا
• bitter — کڑوا
کھانے کی صفتیں
• delicious — مزیدار
• tasty — ذائقہ دار
• spicy — مصالحہ دار
• sweet — میٹھا
• salty — نمکین
• sour — کھٹا
• bitter — کڑوا
کھانے کی صفتیں
📝 Practice Tips:
- Learn food vocabulary: Practice naming foods you eat every day.
- Practice ordering: Role-play ordering food at a restaurant with a friend.
- Learn meal names: Know the difference between breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Practice restaurant phrases: Use "I'd like," "Can I have," and "Could I have."
- Describe food: Practice using adjectives like delicious, spicy, sweet, etc.
- Listen and repeat: Use the audio buttons to hear each word and practice repeating it.
💡 Quick Reference — Key Food Words:
apple — سیب
bread — روٹی
rice — چاول
chicken — مرغی
fish — مچھلی
water — پانی
coffee — کافی
lunch — دوپہر کا کھانا
dinner — رات کا کھانا