Hindi · Food & Drink
"Dessert" in Hindi: मिठाई
मिठाईmithaai
Dessert in everyday Hindi is often मिठाई (mithaai), feminine. After dinner: थोड़ी मिठाई लीजिए. Cake and ice cream are named separately but still count as sweet endings.
After dinner
खाना खत्म, अब मिठाई चाहिए।khaana khatm, ab mithaai chahiye.
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How to pronounce मिठाई
Say it
mi-THAA-i
/mɪʈʰɑːiː/
Mithaai is mi-THAA-i. Soft th, long aa, final i for ई. Three light beats.
"Dessert" in Hindi: quick reference
| Hindi | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| मिठाईmithaai | sweets; dessert Default Indian sweets / dessert word. | Default Indian sweets / dessert word. |
| मीठाmeetha | sweet dish; dessert Home talk: thoda meetha. | Home talk: thoda meetha. |
| डेज़र्टdezart | dessert (English loan) Menus and cafés. | Menus and cafés. |
| मिठाई की डब्बीmithaai ki dabbi | box of sweets Gifts and festivals. | Gifts and festivals. |
How to use मिठाई in real life
- 1After dinner
खाना खत्म, अब मिठाई चाहिए।
khaana khatm, ab mithaai chahiye.
Food's done — now we want dessert/sweets.
Home rhythm.
- 2Guest offer
आप थोड़ी मिठाई ज़रूर लीजिए।
aap thodi mithaai zaroor lijiye.
Please do have a little dessert.
Host pressure, friendly.
- 3Festival packing
दिवाली के लिए मिठाई पैक करवाई।
Diwali ke liye mithaai pack karwaayi.
I had sweets packed for Diwali.
Gift box.
Mistakes English speakers make with मिठाई
Incorrect: Mera mithaai
Correct: Meri mithaai
Mithaai is feminine.
Incorrect: Using only dessert in English at a mithai shop
Correct: Mithaai
Staff stock mithaai by Indian sweet names.
Good to know
मिठाई is broader than Western dessert — laddoo, barfi, gulab jamun. Cafés say dessert for cake and ice cream, but homes still ask for mithaai after a thali. Festivals mean boxes of mithaai changing hands.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Choosing something sweet after lunch
ChatPal
मिठाई लें या आइसक्रीम?
mithaai len ya aaiskreem?
Shall we take sweets or ice cream?
You
आज हल्की मिठाई ही ठीक है।
aaj halki mithaai hi theek hai.
Light sweets are fine today.
ChatPal
तो दो पीस मिठाई शेयर करते हैं।
to do piece mithaai share karte hain.
Then let's share two pieces of sweets.
You
हाँ, बरफ़ी वाली मिठाई लीजिए।
haan, barfi wali mithaai lijiye.
Yes — please get the barfi sweets.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Dessert" in Hindi
Gender?
Feminine: meri mithaai.
Café dessert?
Menus may say dezart; homes say mithaai/meetha.
Box of sweets?
Mithaai ki dabbi.
How do I offer?
Thodi mithaai lijiye.
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