मीठा
Meetha primarily refers to something that has a sweet taste like sugar or honey. As a noun in culinary contexts, it refers to a sweet dish or dessert served at the end of a meal.
Exemples
3 sur 5मुझे खाने के बाद कुछ मीठा चाहिए।
I need something sweet after eating.
भोजन के उपरांत मीठा परोसना हमारी परंपरा है।
It is our tradition to serve a sweet dish after the meal.
अरे, कुछ मीठा बना है क्या?
Hey, is there something sweet made today?
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Meetha' as a 'Meter' for sugar—the higher the sugar, the more 'Meetha' it is.
Quiz rapide
आम बहुत ____ है।
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : मीठा
Exemples
मुझे खाने के बाद कुछ मीठा चाहिए।
everydayI need something sweet after eating.
भोजन के उपरांत मीठा परोसना हमारी परंपरा है।
formalIt is our tradition to serve a sweet dish after the meal.
अरे, कुछ मीठा बना है क्या?
informalHey, is there something sweet made today?
फलों में प्राकृतिक रूप से मीठा तत्व होता है।
academicFruits naturally contain a sweet element.
हमारी कंपनी नए प्रकार का मीठा बाज़ार में ला रही है।
businessOur company is introducing a new type of sweet (dessert) to the market.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
मीठी बातें करना
to talk sweetly / to flatter
मीठा मुँह कराना
to give someone sweets to celebrate
मीठा-मीठा गप-गप
to enjoy the good things and discard the bad
Souvent confondu avec
Mithai specifically refers to Indian confectionery/sweets, while Meetha is the general term for 'sweet' or any dessert.
Mithas is the abstract noun meaning 'sweetness', whereas Meetha is the adjective or concrete noun for dessert.
Notes d'usage
While 'meetha' is an adjective (sweet), it is very commonly used as a noun to mean 'dessert' in North India. It can also describe a person's voice or temperament.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often forget to change the ending for gender; it becomes 'meethi' for feminine nouns (e.g., meethi chai).
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Meetha' as a 'Meter' for sugar—the higher the sugar, the more 'Meetha' it is.
Origine du mot
Derived from the Sanskrit word 'मिष्ट' (miṣṭa), meaning sweet or sugary.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
In Indian culture, 'meetha' is synonymous with celebration and good news; no festival is complete without sharing sweets.
Quiz rapide
आम बहुत ____ है।
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : मीठा
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