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"Beans" in Hindi: फलियाँ

फलियाँphaliyaan

Say it: pha-li-YAANfeminine noun/pʰəlɪjɑ̃ː/

Note: kidney beans: राजमा (raajma, m)

Beans in Hindi is फलियाँ (phaliyaan), feminine plural. Market line: आधा किलो फलियाँ दीजिए. Cooked dish talk still uses फलियाँ.

Vegetable vendor

एक किलो फलियाँ ताज़ी वाली दीजिए।

ek kilo phaliyaan taazi wali dijiye.

Please give one kilo of fresh beans.
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How to pronounce फलियाँ

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pha-li-YAAN

/pʰəlɪjɑ̃ː/

Phaliyaan is pha-li-YAAN. Soft ph (not f), light li, long yaan.

"Beans" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
फलियाँphaliyaanbeans

Default plural headword.

हरी फलियाँhari phaliyaangreen beans

Common sabzi.

फलियों की सब्ज़ीphaliyon ki sabzibean vegetable dish

Cooking.

ताज़ी फलियाँtaazi phaliyaanfresh beans

Market quality.

How to use फलियाँ in real life

  1. 1Vegetable vendor

    एक किलो फलियाँ ताज़ी वाली दीजिए।

    ek kilo phaliyaan taazi wali dijiye.

    Please give one kilo of fresh beans.

    Keep plural फलियाँ.

  2. 2Kitchen

    आज रात फलियाँ और रोटी बनाऊँगा।

    aaj raat phaliyaan aur roti banaaoonga.

    Tonight I'll make beans and roti.

    Home menu.

  3. 3Asking preference

    क्या आपको फलियाँ पसंद हैं?

    kya aapko phaliyaan pasand hain?

    Do you like beans?

    Polite aap.

Mistakes English speakers make with फलियाँ

Incorrect: Using only फली when the headword is plural

Correct: Keep फलियाँ

The entry headword is फलियाँ — use that form.

Incorrect: Beans ki sabzi only in English

Correct: आज फलियाँ बनाऊँगा

Practice the Hindi plural फलियाँ — oblique फलियों alone does not match the headword spelling.

Good to know

हरी फलियाँ are a staple sabzi with cumin and potatoes. Markets sell them by the kilo. Rajma are kidney beans — a different word; फलियाँ usually means green beans here.

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Buying beans at a sabzi mandi

  1. ChatPal

    आप फलियाँ कितनी लेंगे?

    aap phaliyaan kitni lenge?

    How many beans will you take?

  2. You

    आधा किलो फलियाँ काफी हैं।

    aadha kilo phaliyaan kaafi hain.

    Half a kilo of beans is enough.

  3. ChatPal

    ये वाली कम रेशेदार हैं।

    ye wali kam reshedaar hain.

    These ones are less stringy.

  4. You

    ठीक, ये फलियाँ पैक कर दीजिए।

    theek, ye phaliyaan paik kar dijiye.

    Okay — please pack these beans.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Beans" in Hindi

Singular?

Phali exists, but the entry headword is फलियाँ — keep it.

Green beans?

Hari phaliyaan.

Rajma?

Different — kidney beans, not this headword.

Order line?

Ek kilo phaliyaan dijiye.

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