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"Napkin" in Hindi: नैपकिन

नैपकिनnaipkin

Say it: NAI-pkinmasculine noun/nɛːpkɪn/

A napkin is नैपकिन (naipkin). Table talk: नैपकिन दीजिए, अतिरिक्त नैपकिन, नैपकिन से पोंछिए.

Chaat stall

हाथ गीले हैं, नैपकिन दीजिए।

haath geele hain, naipkin dijiye.

My hands are wet — please give a napkin.
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How to pronounce नैपकिन

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NAI-pkin

/nɛːpkɪn/

Naipkin: NAI-pkin, close to English napkin. Two clear parts.

"Napkin" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
नैपकिनnaipkinnapkin

Default loanword.

पेपर नैपकिनpaper naipkinpaper napkin

Cafés.

अतिरिक्त नैपकिनatirikt naipkinextra napkin

Messy foods.

नैपकिन स्टैंडnaipkin standnapkin holder

Table setting.

How to use नैपकिन in real life

  1. 1Chaat stall

    हाथ गीले हैं, नैपकिन दीजिए।

    haath geele hain, naipkin dijiye.

    My hands are wet — please give a napkin.

    Street.

  2. 2Wedding dinner

    मेज़ पर नैपकिन रख दीजिए।

    mez par naipkin rakh dijiye.

    Please put napkins on the table.

    Aap.

  3. 3Child spill

    नैपकिन से दूध पोंछ दो।

    naipkin se doodh ponchh do.

    Wipe the milk with a napkin.

    Home.

Mistakes English speakers make with नैपकिन

Incorrect: Saying only टिश्यू when this page wants नैपकिन

Correct: Use नैपकिन for the table napkin word

Related, but headword is नैपकिन.

Incorrect: Writing नैपकीन with wrong ending

Correct: नैपकिन

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Good to know

Cafés stack पेपर नैपकिन by the ketchup. Fine dining may use cloth; street food still hands you thin नैपकिन sheets. Asking अतिरिक्त नैपकिन is never rude after oily snacks.

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At a dosa counter

  1. ChatPal

    नैपकिन चाहिए क्या आपको?

    naipkin chahiye kya aapko?

    Do you need a napkin?

  2. You

    हाँ, दो नैपकिन दीजिए।

    haan, do naipkin dijiye.

    Yes — please give two napkins.

  3. ChatPal

    लो, नैपकिन पैक में हैं।

    lo, naipkin pack mein hain.

    Here — the napkins are in the pack.

  4. You

    शुक्रिया, नैपकिन से हाथ साफ़ कर लूँ।

    shukriya, naipkin se haath saaf kar loon.

    Thanks — I'll clean my hands with a napkin.

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Common questions about "Napkin" in Hindi

What is napkin in Hindi?

नैपकिन (naipkin).

Extra napkin?

अतिरिक्त नैपकिन.

Please give one?

नैपकिन दीजिए.

Paper napkin?

पेपर नैपकिन.

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