Indulgences

1. पान

   Paan

   Paan (betel leaf quid)

   Usage

   A chew of betel leaf wrapped around lime, areca nut and spices, eaten after meals by custom. The paan of Varanasi is famous.

   Grammar Note

   Some paan contain tobacco and some do not, so say which you want when buying.

2. सुपारी

   Su-paa-ri

   Supari (areca nut)

   Usage

   Chopped areca nut, put in paan or chewed on its own after meals.

   Grammar Note

   Spelled and used as in Hindi.

3. खैनी

   Khai-ni

   Khaini (chewing tobacco)

   Usage

   Tobacco leaf rubbed with lime in the palm and held between the lip and gum. Sold at roadside stalls in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

   Grammar Note

   It is harmful to health, and you may refuse it if it is offered.

4. तमाकू

   Ta-maa-ku

   Tobacco

   Usage

   The leaf used in paan, khaini and the water pipe.

   Grammar Note

   Also written "तंबाकू"; this card set uses "तमाकू".

5. हुक्का

   Huk-kaa

   Hookah (water pipe)

   Usage

   A smoking pipe with a long tube that draws smoke through water. In villages older men gather around it.

   Grammar Note

   Spelled and used as in Hindi.

6. सिगरेट

   Sig-ret

   Cigarette

   Usage

   Sold at kiosks singly or by the pack. Smoking is banned in many public places.

   Grammar Note

   A loan from English, spelled as in Hindi.

7. हमरा बिना तमाकू के पान चाही।

   Ham-raa bi-naa ta-maa-ku ke paan chaa-hi.

   I would like a paan without tobacco.

   Usage

   Used to ask a paan seller to leave out the tobacco.

   Grammar Note

   "बिना ... के" means "without". Composed sentence; a native check is advisable.

8. एह पान में तमाकू बा का?

   Eh paan men ta-maa-ku baa kaa?

   Does this paan have tobacco in it?

   Usage

   Asked by someone who avoids tobacco before buying a paan.

   Grammar Note

   "में" means "in". Composed sentence; a native check is advisable.

9. इहाँ सिगरेट पियल मना बा का?

   I-haan sig-ret pi-yal ma-naa baa kaa?

   Is smoking not allowed here?

   Usage

   Used in a shop or lodging to ask whether smoking is allowed.

   Grammar Note

   "मना बा" means "is forbidden". Composed sentence; a native check is advisable.

10. हमरा ताड़ी ना चाही।

    Ham-raa taa-ri naa chaa-hi.

    I do not want any toddy.

    Usage

    Politely declines palm toddy when it is offered.

    Grammar Note

    Alcohol has been banned in Bihar since 2016. Composed sentence; a native check is advisable.

11. पेड़ा

    Pe-raa

    Peda

    Usage

    A round sweet of milk solids set with sugar, sold also as an offering at shops outside temples.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

12. आधा किलो पेड़ा दीं।

    Aa-dhaa ki-lo pe-raa din.

    Half a kilo of peda, please.

    Usage

    How to buy sweets by weight at a sweet shop.

    Grammar Note

    "दीं" is the honorific imperative. Composed sentence; a native check is advisable.

13. रसगुल्ला

    Ras-gul-laa

    Rasgulla

    Usage

    White balls of fresh milk cheese (छेना) soaked in sweet syrup.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

14. अनरसा

    An-ra-saa

    Anarsa

    Usage

    A fried sweet of rice flour and jaggery coated with poppy seeds, a traditional sweet of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

    Grammar Note

    A traditional sweet, often made around festivals.

15. तिलकुट

    Til-kut

    Tilkut

    Usage

    A winter sweet of pounded sesame and jaggery or sugar, sold around Makar Sankranti.

    Grammar Note

    A winter speciality of Bihar.

16. खाजा

    Khaa-jaa

    Khaja

    Usage

    A light sweet of many layers of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup.

    Grammar Note

    One of the famous sweets of Bihar.

17. राबड़ी

    Raab-ri

    Rabri

    Usage

    A rich dessert of milk boiled down until thick and sweetened with sugar.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

18. मालपुआ

    Maal-pu-aa

    Malpua

    Usage

    A pancake of flour and milk fried in oil and soaked in syrup, eaten on festive days.

    Grammar Note

    Also called "पुआ".

19. लड्डू

    Lad-du

    Laddu

    Usage

    A round sweet of gram flour, sesame or wheat bound with sugar or jaggery, often used as an offering.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

20. मिठाई के दोकान कहाँ बा?

    Mi-thaa-i ke do-kaan ka-haan baa?

    Where is a sweet shop?

    Usage

    Asks where an Indian sweet shop is.

    Grammar Note

    "दोकान" means shop. Composed sentence; a native check is advisable.

21. ई बहुत मीठा बा।

    I ba-hut mi-thaa baa.

    This is very sweet.

    Usage

    Said when a sweet seems very sugary.

    Grammar Note

    The adjective does not change for gender. Composed sentence; a native check is advisable.

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