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If you ever do any cooking, then you are going to have to talk about units of measures. In this lesson we cover several different ways to talk about units of measure in Hindi which could come in useful in many different situations.
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Here are some sample phrases and sentences using measure words.
| English | Hindi | Transliteration |
| A glass of water | एक गिलास पानी | ek gilas paani |
| A cup of coffee | एक कप कॉफी | ek cup kafi |
| A teaspoon of medicine | एक छोटी चम्मच दवा | ek choti chammach dava |
| A tablespoon of vinegar | सिरका का एक बड़ा चमचा | sirka ka ek bada chammach |
| A piece of cake | केक का एक टुकड़ा | cake ka ek tukada |
| A dash of salt | नमक का एक मिश्रण | namak ka ek mishran |
| A pinch of sugar | चीनी की एक चुटकी | cheeni ki ek chutki |
| A bowl of rice | चावल का एक कटोरा | chawal ka ek katora |
| A kilo of meat | मांस का एक किलो | mans ka ek kilo |
| A can of soup | सूप का एक कैन | soup ka ek can |
| A bag of flour | आटे का एक थैली | atte ka ek thaili |
| A slice of bread/pizza | रोटी या पिज़्ज़ा का एक टुकड़ा | roti ya pizza ka ek tukada |
| A loaf of bread | एक पाव रोटी | ek paav roti |
| A drop of rain | बारिश की एक बूंद | barish ki ek boondh |
| An ear of corn | मकई का भुट्टा | makhayi ka bhutta |
| A kernel of corn | मकई का दाना | makhayi ka dana |
| A cube of ice | बर्फ का टुकड़ा | barf ka tukada |
| A clove of garlic | एक लौंग लहसुन | ek laung lahsoon |
| A stalk of celery | अजवाइन की डाली | ajwain ki daali |
| A bottle of wine | वाइन(मदिरा) की एक बोतल | wine/madira ki ek botal |
| A jug of lemonade | नींबू पानी का एक घड़ा | nimbu paani ka ek ghada |
| A keg of beer | बियर के एक पीपा | biar ke ek peepa |
| A carton of biscuits | बिस्कुट का एक दफ़्ती | biscoot ki ek dafti |
| A piece of paper | कागज का एक टुकड़ा | kaagaz ka ek tukada |
| A tube of toothpaste | टूथपेस्ट/ दंतमंजन का ट्यूब | toothpaste/danthmanchan ka tube |
| A bar of soap | साबुन का एक बार/बट्टी | saabun ka ek bar/batti |
| A quart of milk | एक सेर दूध | ek ser doodh |
| A yard of ribbon | एक गज रिबन | ek gaj ribbon |
| A meter of ribbon | एक मीटर रिबन | ek meter ribbon |
| A pair of scissors | कैंची की एक जोड़ी | kainchi ki ek jodi |
| A box of chocolates | चॉकलेट का डिब्बा | chaklate ka dibba |
| A package of cookies | कुकीज़ का एक बंडल | cookies ka ek bandal |
| Two cartons of milk | दूध के दो डिब्बे | doodh ke do dibbe |
Quiz:
1) What is meant by “आटे का एक थैली (atte ka ek thaili)?
2) What do we say “A quart of milk” in Hindi?
3) A loaf of bread is known as ——–
4) “छोटी चम्मच” (choti chammach) means ——-
5) Translate: A drop of water.
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