☕ Café Vocabulary in Hindi — Coffee, Tea, Snacks & Real-Life Café Conversations
Learn Hindi through coffee-shop vocabulary, useful ordering phrases, Roman Hindi pronunciation, English meanings, mini dialogues, and quizzes.
Imagine walking into a cozy café in India. You look at the menu, smile at the barista, and confidently say:
“Mujhe ek cappuccino chahiye, please.”
मुझे एक कैप्पुचिनो चाहिए।
I’d like a cappuccino, please.
That one sentence can take you from simply knowing Hindi words to actually using Hindi in a real conversation. ☕🇮🇳
If you are learning Hindi for travel, everyday conversation, Indian culture, work, friendship, or simply because you love languages and coffee, this guide will help you build practical cafe vocabulary in Hindi.
Hindi café vocabulary is especially useful because modern cafés in India commonly use a mixture of Hindi, English, and internationally familiar drink names such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, and smoothie. Learning the Hindi sentence patterns around these words makes ordering much easier.
🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Café Hindi Guide
By the end of this lesson, you’ll know how to say:
☕ Coffee
🫘 Espresso
☕ Cappuccino
🥛 Latte
🍵 Tea
🥤 Smoothie
🍪 Cookies
🧁 Muffins
🥪 Sandwiches
🍰 Cake
🥐 Pastry
🧊 Cold coffee
🔥 Hot coffee
🍬 Less sugar
🥛 Extra milk
🚫 No sugar
🪑 For here
🥡 Takeaway
💳 Bill/payment
🗣️ How to order in Hindi
💬 Café conversations
🧠 Vocabulary quiz
You’ll also learn an extremely useful Hindi pattern:
Mujhe + [thing] + chahiye.
मुझे + [thing] + चाहिए।
I want / I would like + [thing].
For example:
Mujhe ek coffee chahiye.
मुझे एक कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I’d like a coffee.
This simple structure is one of the most useful patterns for beginners.
☕ 1. Coffee in Hindi
The Hindi word for coffee is:
कॉफ़ी — Coffee — Coffee
Roman Hindi: Coffee
English: Coffee
Hindi speakers commonly use the borrowed word coffee, especially in modern cafés.
Useful examples
Mujhe coffee pasand hai.
मुझे कॉफ़ी पसंद है।
I like coffee.
Mujhe coffee chahiye.
मुझे कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I want coffee.
Aap coffee lenge?
आप कॉफ़ी लेंगे?
Would you like coffee?
Chalo coffee peete hain.
चलो कॉफ़ी पीते हैं।
Let’s have coffee.
⭐ Remember
peena = to drink
coffee peena = to drink coffee
So:
Main coffee peeta hoon.
मैं कॉफ़ी पीता हूँ।
I drink coffee. — traditionally masculine speaker
Main coffee peeti hoon.
मैं कॉफ़ी पीती हूँ।
I drink coffee. — traditionally feminine speaker
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🫘 2. Espresso in Hindi
एस्प्रेसो — Espresso — Espresso
Roman Hindi: Espresso
English: Espresso
Because espresso is an international café term, you will often simply hear the word used inside Hindi sentences.
Example
Mujhe ek espresso chahiye.
मुझे एक एस्प्रेसो चाहिए।
I’d like an espresso.
Ek espresso, please.
एक एस्प्रेसो, प्लीज़।
One espresso, please.
Café question
Aap espresso lenge?
आप एस्प्रेसो लेंगे?
Would you like an espresso?
☕ 3. Cappuccino in Hindi
कैप्पुचिनो — Cappuccino — Cappuccino
Roman Hindi: Cappuccino
English: Cappuccino
You usually don't need to translate international café drink names. Simply place them into a Hindi sentence.
Examples
Mujhe ek cappuccino chahiye.
मुझे एक कैप्पुचिनो चाहिए।
I’d like a cappuccino.
Ek cappuccino dena, please.
एक कैप्पुचिनो देना, प्लीज़।
One cappuccino, please.
For a more polite request:
Ek cappuccino de dijiye, please.
एक कैप्पुचिनो दे दीजिए, प्लीज़।
Please give me a cappuccino.
🥛 4. Latte in Hindi
लाटे — Latte — Latte
Roman Hindi: Latte
English: Latte
Useful phrases
Mujhe ek latte chahiye.
मुझे एक लाटे चाहिए।
I’d like a latte.
Ek latte, please.
एक लाटे, प्लीज़।
One latte, please.
Aap latte lenge?
आप लाटे लेंगे?
Would you like a latte?
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🍵 5. Tea in Hindi
One of the most important café words in Hindi is:
चाय — Chaay — Tea
Roman Hindi: Chaay
English: Tea
Tea is deeply familiar throughout India, and café menus may include several varieties.
Common tea vocabulary
| English | Hindi | Roman Hindi |
|---|---|---|
| Tea | चाय | Chaay |
| Milk tea | दूध वाली चाय | Doodh waali chaay |
| Masala tea | मसाला चाय | Masala chaay |
| Green tea | ग्रीन टी | Green tea |
| Black tea | ब्लैक टी | Black tea |
| Lemon tea | नींबू वाली चाय | Neembu waali chaay |
| Iced tea | आइस्ड टी | Iced tea |
| Hot tea | गरम चाय | Garam chaay |
Examples
Mujhe ek chai chahiye.
मुझे एक चाय चाहिए।
I’d like a tea.
Mujhe masala chai pasand hai.
मुझे मसाला चाय पसंद है।
I like masala chai.
Ek garam chai dena.
एक गरम चाय देना।
Give me a hot tea.
Aap chai lenge?
आप चाय लेंगे?
Would you like tea?
🥤 6. Smoothie in Hindi
स्मूदी — Smoothie — Smoothie
Roman Hindi: Smoothie
English: Smoothie
Smoothie is another international café word.
Examples
Mujhe mango smoothie chahiye.
मुझे मैंगो स्मूदी चाहिए।
I’d like a mango smoothie.
Aapko kaunsi smoothie chahiye?
आपको कौन-सी स्मूदी चाहिए?
Which smoothie would you like?
Mujhe banana smoothie pasand hai.
मुझे बनाना स्मूदी पसंद है।
I like banana smoothies.
🍪 7. Cookies in Hindi
कुकीज़ — Cookies — Cookies
Roman Hindi: Cookies
English: Cookies
You may also hear बिस्कुट (biskut) for biscuits, depending on the item and context.
Examples
Mujhe do cookies chahiye.
मुझे दो कुकीज़ चाहिए।
I’d like two cookies.
Ye cookies kitne ki hain?
ये कुकीज़ कितने की हैं?
How much are these cookies?
🧁 8. Muffins in Hindi
मफिन — Muffin — Muffin
Roman Hindi: Muffin
Examples
Ek chocolate muffin chahiye.
एक चॉकलेट मफिन चाहिए।
I’d like one chocolate muffin.
Kya blueberry muffin hai?
क्या ब्लूबेरी मफिन है?
Do you have a blueberry muffin?
🥪 9. Sandwich in Hindi
सैंडविच — Sandwich — Sandwich
Roman Hindi: Sandwich
Plural:
सैंडविच — Sandwiches
In everyday Hindi, the English-derived word is commonly used.
Examples
Mujhe ek sandwich chahiye.
मुझे एक सैंडविच चाहिए।
I’d like a sandwich.
Veg sandwich hai?
वेज सैंडविच है?
Do you have a vegetarian sandwich?
Ek cheese sandwich dena.
एक चीज़ सैंडविच देना।
Give me one cheese sandwich.
🍰 10. More Café Food Vocabulary
Expand your vocabulary with these useful café words:
| English | Hindi | Roman Hindi |
|---|---|---|
| Cake | केक | Cake |
| Chocolate cake | चॉकलेट केक | Chocolate cake |
| Pastry | पेस्ट्री | Pastry |
| Brownie | ब्राउनी | Brownie |
| Donut | डोनट | Donut |
| Bread | ब्रेड | Bread |
| Toast | टोस्ट | Toast |
| Croissant | क्रोइसाँ | Croissant |
| Biscuit | बिस्कुट | Biskut |
| Cookies | कुकीज़ | Cookies |
| Sandwich | सैंडविच | Sandwich |
| Salad | सलाद | Salad |
| Fries | फ्राइज़ | Fries |
| Soup | सूप | Soup |
| Ice cream | आइसक्रीम | Ice cream |
| Dessert | मिठाई / डेज़र्ट | Mithai / Dessert |
🍬 11. Sugar & Milk Vocabulary
When ordering coffee or tea, customization words become extremely useful.
Sugar
चीनी — Cheeni — Sugar
Kam cheeni
कम चीनी
Less sugar
Zyada cheeni
ज़्यादा चीनी
More sugar
Bina cheeni
बिना चीनी
Without sugar
Milk
दूध — Doodh — Milk
Zyada doodh
ज़्यादा दूध
More milk
Thoda doodh
थोड़ा दूध
A little milk
Bina doodh
बिना दूध
Without milk
Examples
Mujhe coffee kam cheeni ke saath chahiye.
मुझे कॉफ़ी कम चीनी के साथ चाहिए।
I’d like coffee with less sugar.
Bina cheeni ki coffee, please.
बिना चीनी की कॉफ़ी, प्लीज़।
Coffee without sugar, please.
Thoda doodh daal dijiye.
थोड़ा दूध डाल दीजिए।
Please add a little milk.
🔥 12. Hot or Cold?
These two words are essential:
गरम — Garam — Hot
ठंडा / ठंडी — Thanda / Thandi — Cold
Because Hindi adjectives can change according to grammatical gender, you may encounter garam coffee and thandi coffee.
Hot coffee
Garam coffee
गरम कॉफ़ी
Hot coffee
Cold coffee
Thandi coffee
ठंडी कॉफ़ी
Cold coffee
Examples
Mujhe garam coffee chahiye.
मुझे गरम कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I’d like hot coffee.
Mujhe thandi coffee chahiye.
मुझे ठंडी कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I’d like cold coffee.
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🧊 13. Ice & Temperature Vocabulary
| English | Hindi | Roman Hindi |
|---|---|---|
| Ice | बर्फ | Barf |
| Cold | ठंडा / ठंडी | Thanda / Thandi |
| Hot | गरम | Garam |
| Warm | गुनगुना | Gunguna |
| Extra hot | बहुत गरम | Bahut garam |
| Less ice | कम बर्फ | Kam barf |
| Extra ice | ज़्यादा बर्फ | Zyada barf |
Useful phrase
Kam barf, please.
कम बर्फ, प्लीज़।
Less ice, please.
🗣️ 14. The Most Useful Café Sentence Pattern
If you remember only one Hindi structure from this article, remember:
Mujhe + thing + chahiye.
मुझे + चीज़ + चाहिए।
Mujhe coffee chahiye.
मुझे कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I want coffee.
Mujhe chai chahiye.
मुझे चाय चाहिए।
I want tea.
Mujhe ek sandwich chahiye.
मुझे एक सैंडविच चाहिए।
I want a sandwich.
Mujhe ek cappuccino chahiye.
मुझे एक कैप्पुचिनो चाहिए।
I want a cappuccino.
Add “please”
Mujhe ek coffee chahiye, please.
मुझे एक कॉफ़ी चाहिए, प्लीज़।
I’d like a coffee, please.
This is a very practical beginner-friendly way to make a request.
🙏 15. Polite Café Hindi
There are several ways to make your café Hindi sound more polite.
Basic
Ek coffee dena.
एक कॉफ़ी देना।
Give me a coffee.
Polite
Ek coffee de dijiye.
एक कॉफ़ी दे दीजिए।
Please give me a coffee.
Very useful
Mujhe ek coffee chahiye, please.
मुझे एक कॉफ़ी चाहिए, प्लीज़।
I’d like a coffee, please.
For learners, “chahiye” and “de dijiye” are especially useful because they let you make natural requests without constructing complicated sentences.
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💬 16. Essential Café Questions
Here are questions you may hear from a café worker.
“Aap kya lenge?”
आप क्या लेंगे?
Aap kya lenge?
What would you like?
“Aapko kya chahiye?”
आपको क्या चाहिए?
Aapko kya chahiye?
What would you like?
“Aur kuch?”
और कुछ?
Aur kuch?
Anything else?
“Yahin lenge ya takeaway?”
यहीं लेंगे या टेकअवे?
Yahin lenge ya takeaway?
For here or takeaway?
“Sugar chahiye?”
शुगर चाहिए?
Sugar chahiye?
Do you want sugar?
“Kuch aur chahiye?”
कुछ और चाहिए?
Kuch aur chahiye?
Do you need anything else?
🥡 17. For Here or Takeaway
One very useful café phrase is:
Yahin khayenge / piyenge.
यहीं खाएँगे / पिएँगे।
We’ll eat/drink here.
Pack kar dijiye.
पैक कर दीजिए।
Please pack it.
Takeaway chahiye.
टेकअवे चाहिए।
I’d like takeaway.
Example
Customer:
Mujhe ek cappuccino aur ek sandwich chahiye.
ग्राहक:
मुझे एक कैप्पुचिनो और एक सैंडविच चाहिए।
I’d like a cappuccino and a sandwich.
Staff:
Yahin lenge ya takeaway?
स्टाफ़:
यहीं लेंगे या टेकअवे?
For here or takeaway?
Customer:
Yahin, please.
ग्राहक:
यहीं, प्लीज़।
For here, please.
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💳 18. Paying at the Café
You may need these words:
| English | Hindi | Roman Hindi |
|---|---|---|
| Bill | बिल | Bill |
| Price | कीमत | Keemat |
| How much? | कितने का? / कितने की? | Kitne ka? / Kitne ki? |
| Payment | भुगतान / पेमेंट | Bhugtaan / Payment |
| Cash | नकद | Nakad |
| Card | कार्ड | Card |
| UPI | यूपीआई | UPI |
| Receipt | रसीद | Raseed |
Useful sentences
Bill, please.
बिल, प्लीज़।
The bill, please.
Kitne paise hue?
कितने पैसे हुए?
How much is it?
Kya main card se payment kar sakta/sakti hoon?
क्या मैं कार्ड से पेमेंट कर सकता/सकती हूँ?
Can I pay by card?
UPI chalega?
यूपीआई चलेगा?
Can I pay by UPI?
☕ 19. Complete Café Conversation in Hindi
Now let's put everything together.
Scene: Ordering Coffee
Staff:
Namaste! Aap kya lenge?
स्टाफ़:
नमस्ते! आप क्या लेंगे?
English:
Hello! What would you like?
Customer:
Namaste. Mujhe ek cappuccino chahiye.
ग्राहक:
नमस्ते। मुझे एक कैप्पुचिनो चाहिए।
English:
Hello. I’d like a cappuccino.
Staff:
Garam ya thandi?
स्टाफ़:
गरम या ठंडी?
English:
Hot or cold?
Customer:
Garam, please.
ग्राहक:
गरम, प्लीज़।
English:
Hot, please.
Staff:
Aur kuch?
स्टाफ़:
और कुछ?
English:
Anything else?
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Customer:
Haan. Ek chocolate muffin bhi chahiye.
ग्राहक:
हाँ। एक चॉकलेट मफिन भी चाहिए।
English:
Yes. I’d also like a chocolate muffin.
Staff:
Yahin lenge?
स्टाफ़:
यहीं लेंगे?
English:
For here?
Customer:
Haan, yahin.
ग्राहक:
हाँ, यहीं।
English:
Yes, here.
Staff:
Theek hai. Aur kuch?
स्टाफ़:
ठीक है। और कुछ?
English:
Okay. Anything else?
Customer:
Nahin, bas itna hi. Dhanyavaad!
ग्राहक:
नहीं, बस इतना ही। धन्यवाद!
English:
No, that's all. Thank you!
Staff:
Aapka swagat hai!
स्टाफ़:
आपका स्वागत है!
English:
You're welcome!
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🗣️ 20. Café Conversation with a Friend
Café Hindi isn't only about ordering. You can also use it to make plans.
Friend A
Chalo, coffee peene chalte hain.
चलो, कॉफ़ी पीने चलते हैं।
Let’s go have coffee.
Friend B
Haan, zaroor!
हाँ, ज़रूर!
Yes, definitely!
Friend A
Tum chai loge ya coffee?
तुम चाय लोगे या कॉफ़ी?
Will you have tea or coffee?
Friend B
Main coffee loonga/loongi.
मैं कॉफ़ी लूँगा/लूँगी।
I’ll have coffee.
Friend A
Tumhein cappuccino pasand hai?
तुम्हें कैप्पुचिनो पसंद है?
Do you like cappuccino?
Friend B
Haan, mujhe cappuccino bahut pasand hai.
हाँ, मुझे कैप्पुचिनो बहुत पसंद है।
Yes, I really like cappuccino.
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📚 21. Café Vocabulary Master List
Save this section as your quick-reference vocabulary sheet.
| English | Hindi | Roman Hindi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Café | कैफ़े | Cafe |
| 2 | Coffee | कॉफ़ी | Coffee |
| 3 | Tea | चाय | Chaay |
| 4 | Espresso | एस्प्रेसो | Espresso |
| 5 | Cappuccino | कैप्पुचिनो | Cappuccino |
| 6 | Latte | लाटे | Latte |
| 7 | Smoothie | स्मूदी | Smoothie |
| 8 | Cold coffee | ठंडी कॉफ़ी | Thandi coffee |
| 9 | Hot coffee | गरम कॉफ़ी | Garam coffee |
| 10 | Milk | दूध | Doodh |
| 11 | Sugar | चीनी | Cheeni |
| 12 | Less | कम | Kam |
| 13 | More | ज़्यादा | Zyada |
| 14 | Without | बिना | Bina |
| 15 | Ice | बर्फ | Barf |
| 16 | Cookie | कुकी | Cookie |
| 17 | Muffin | मफिन | Muffin |
| 18 | Sandwich | सैंडविच | Sandwich |
| 19 | Cake | केक | Cake |
| 20 | Pastry | पेस्ट्री | Pastry |
| 21 | Brownie | ब्राउनी | Brownie |
| 22 | Biscuit | बिस्कुट | Biskut |
| 23 | Dessert | डेज़र्ट | Dessert |
| 24 | Bill | बिल | Bill |
| 25 | Payment | पेमेंट | Payment |
| 26 | Cash | नकद | Nakad |
| 27 | Card | कार्ड | Card |
| 28 | Receipt | रसीद | Raseed |
| 29 | Please | कृपया / प्लीज़ | Kripya / Please |
| 30 | Thank you | धन्यवाद | Dhanyavaad |
| 31 | Yes | हाँ | Haan |
| 32 | No | नहीं | Nahin |
| 33 | Here | यहाँ | Yahan |
| 34 | There | वहाँ | Wahan |
| 35 | Anything else? | और कुछ? | Aur kuch? |
🎯 22. 20 Essential Café Phrases in Hindi
1.
Mujhe coffee chahiye.
मुझे कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I’d like coffee.
2.
Mujhe ek cappuccino chahiye.
मुझे एक कैप्पुचिनो चाहिए।
I’d like a cappuccino.
3.
Mujhe ek latte chahiye.
मुझे एक लाटे चाहिए।
I’d like a latte.
4.
Mujhe chai chahiye.
मुझे चाय चाहिए।
I’d like tea.
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5.
Garam coffee, please.
गरम कॉफ़ी, प्लीज़।
Hot coffee, please.
6.
Thandi coffee, please.
ठंडी कॉफ़ी, प्लीज़।
Cold coffee, please.
7.
Kam cheeni, please.
कम चीनी, प्लीज़।
Less sugar, please.
8.
Bina cheeni, please.
बिना चीनी, प्लीज़।
Without sugar, please.
9.
Kam barf, please.
कम बर्फ, प्लीज़।
Less ice, please.
10.
Zyada doodh, please.
ज़्यादा दूध, प्लीज़।
More milk, please.
11.
Ek sandwich bhi chahiye.
एक सैंडविच भी चाहिए।
I’d also like a sandwich.
12.
Ek muffin bhi dena.
एक मफिन भी देना।
Give me a muffin too.
13.
Aur kuch?
और कुछ?
Anything else?
14.
Bas itna hi.
बस इतना ही।
That's all.
15.
Yahin lenge.
यहीं लेंगे।
We'll have it here.
16.
Pack kar dijiye.
पैक कर दीजिए।
Please pack it.
17.
Bill, please.
बिल, प्लीज़।
The bill, please.
18.
Kitne paise hue?
कितने पैसे हुए?
How much is it?
19.
UPI chalega?
यूपीआई चलेगा?
Can I pay by UPI?
20.
Dhanyavaad!
धन्यवाद!
Thank you!
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🧠 23. Café Hindi Quiz
Time to test yourself! ☕🧠
Quiz 1 — Choose the Correct Word
1. What is “coffee” in Hindi?
A. चाय
B. कॉफ़ी
C. दूध
D. चीनी
Answer: B — कॉफ़ी (Coffee)
2. What does “chahiye” mean in this context?
A. Like
B. Drink
C. Want / need
D. Go
Answer: C — Want / need
3. What does “kam cheeni” mean?
A. More sugar
B. No milk
C. Less sugar
D. Cold coffee
Answer: C — Less sugar
4. “Mujhe chai chahiye” means:
A. I like tea.
B. I’d like tea.
C. I drink coffee.
D. Do you want tea?
Answer: B — I’d like tea.
5. What does “aur kuch?” mean?
A. Where are you?
B. How much?
C. Anything else?
D. What time?
Answer: C — Anything else?
cafe conversation in Hindi for beginners
✍️ 24. Build Your Own Café Sentences
Use this formula:
Mujhe + [number] + [item] + chahiye.
Try these:
Mujhe ek ______ chahiye.
coffee ☕
chai 🍵
cappuccino ☕
latte 🥛
smoothie 🥤
muffin 🧁
sandwich 🥪
cookie 🍪
Example
Mujhe ek latte chahiye.
मुझे एक लाटे चाहिए।
I’d like a latte.
Now create your own:
Mujhe do ______ chahiye.
This is an excellent way to practice Hindi sentence formation while learning useful café vocabulary.
🌎 25. Why Learn Café Hindi?
Learning café vocabulary may seem like a small topic, but it teaches several important Hindi skills at once.
You practice:
Numbers — ek, do, teen...
Food vocabulary
Drink vocabulary
Requests
Questions
Polite language
Hindi sentence structure
Everyday conversation
Listening comprehension
Real-life speaking
Most importantly, you move beyond memorizing isolated words.
Instead of only learning:
Coffee = कॉफ़ी
you learn:
Mujhe ek coffee chahiye.
मुझे एक कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I’d like a coffee.
That is the difference between knowing vocabulary and using Hindi. 🚀
Hindi phrases for ordering food
🇮🇳 26. Cultural Tip: Hindi + English in Indian Cafés
Modern Indian café conversations often mix Hindi and English naturally.
You might hear:
“Ek cappuccino please.”
“Takeaway chahiye.”
“UPI chalega?”
“Bill kar dijiye.”
This kind of Hindi-English code-switching is normal in many urban settings. International food and beverage names are often retained in English while the surrounding grammar is Hindi.
So don't worry if your Hindi sentence contains words such as:
coffee, latte, cappuccino, smoothie, sandwich, takeaway, bill, payment, UPI
You are still communicating naturally.
The goal for a beginner is not to translate every international word into Sanskrit-derived Hindi. The goal is to build practical Hindi sentences around vocabulary that people actually use.
⭐ 27. Café Hindi Challenge
Can you say this entire order in Hindi?
“Hello! I’d like one hot cappuccino with less sugar, one chocolate muffin, and one sandwich. We’ll have it here. Thank you!”
Suggested Hindi
Namaste! Mujhe ek garam cappuccino kam cheeni ke saath, ek chocolate muffin aur ek sandwich chahiye. Hum yahin lenge. Dhanyavaad!
नमस्ते! मुझे एक गरम कैप्पुचिनो कम चीनी के साथ, एक चॉकलेट मफिन और एक सैंडविच चाहिए। हम यहीं लेंगे। धन्यवाद!
👏 Excellent! You have just created a real café order in Hindi.
🏆 28. Your Café Hindi Cheat Sheet
Before visiting a café in India, remember these 10 power phrases:
| English | Roman Hindi | Hindi |
|---|---|---|
| I’d like a coffee. | Mujhe coffee chahiye. | मुझे कॉफ़ी चाहिए। |
| I’d like a cappuccino. | Mujhe cappuccino chahiye. | मुझे कैप्पुचिनो चाहिए। |
| I’d like tea. | Mujhe chai chahiye. | मुझे चाय चाहिए। |
| Less sugar. | Kam cheeni. | कम चीनी। |
| No sugar. | Bina cheeni. | बिना चीनी। |
| Less ice. | Kam barf. | कम बर्फ। |
| Anything else? | Aur kuch? | और कुछ? |
| That's all. | Bas itna hi. | बस इतना ही। |
| The bill, please. | Bill, please. | बिल, प्लीज़। |
| Thank you. | Dhanyavaad. | धन्यवाद। |
🎉 Final Practice
Now say these sentences aloud:
☕ Mujhe coffee chahiye.
मुझे कॉफ़ी चाहिए।
I’d like coffee.
🍵 Mujhe masala chai chahiye.
मुझे मसाला चाय चाहिए।
I’d like masala tea.
🥛 Mujhe ek latte chahiye.
मुझे एक लाटे चाहिए।
I’d like a latte.
🧁 Mujhe ek muffin bhi chahiye.
मुझे एक मफिन भी चाहिए।
I’d also like a muffin.
🍬 Kam cheeni, please.
कम चीनी, प्लीज़।
Less sugar, please.
🥡 Pack kar dijiye.
पैक कर दीजिए।
Please pack it.
💳 UPI chalega?
यूपीआई चलेगा?
Can I pay by UPI?
🙏 Dhanyavaad!
धन्यवाद!
Thank you!
Everyday Spoken Hindi
☕ Final Takeaway
Learning cafe vocabulary in Hindi is one of the easiest ways to turn beginner Hindi into practical, real-world speaking.
Start with just three patterns:
Mujhe ___ chahiye.
मुझे ___ चाहिए।
I’d like ___.
___ please.
___ प्लीज़।
___ please.
Aur kuch?
और कुछ?
Anything else?
Then add your favorite café vocabulary:
coffee • chai • espresso • cappuccino • latte • smoothie • cookies • muffins • sandwiches • cake • sugar • milk • ice • bill • payment
With these words and phrases, you can walk into a café, understand common questions, customize your order, pay for your food, and even start a casual conversation in Hindi. 🇮🇳☕✨
Next step: Don’t just read this vocabulary—say your café order aloud three times today. Speaking the phrases is what turns vocabulary into confidence.
cafe vocabulary in Hindi
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FAQ
1. How do you say coffee in Hindi?
Coffee is commonly written कॉफ़ी (coffee) in Hindi. For example, Mujhe coffee chahiye means “I’d like coffee.”
2. How do you order coffee in Hindi?
A simple way is Mujhe ek coffee chahiye — मुझे एक कॉफ़ी चाहिए — “I’d like a coffee.”
3. How do you say tea in Hindi?
Tea is चाय (chaay) in Hindi.
4. How do you say cappuccino in Hindi?
Cappuccino is commonly written कैप्पुचिनो (cappuccino) and is normally used as an international café term inside Hindi sentences.
5. How do you say “less sugar” in Hindi?
Kam cheeni (कम चीनी) means “less sugar.”
6. How do you say “without sugar” in Hindi?
Bina cheeni (बिना चीनी) means “without sugar.”
7. How do you say “anything else?” in Hindi?
Aur kuch? (और कुछ?) means “Anything else?”
8. How do you say “the bill, please” in Hindi?
You can simply say Bill, please (बिल, प्लीज़). A more Hindi-style request is Bill de dijiye (बिल दे दीजिए) — “Please give me the bill.”
9. Is café vocabulary useful for learning Hindi?
Yes. Café vocabulary combines food, drinks, numbers, requests, questions, polite expressions and everyday sentence patterns, making it practical for beginners and travelers.
Hindi vocabulary for travelers in India
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