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"Oven" in Hindi: ओवन

ओवनovan

Say it: O-vunmasculine noun/oːʋən/

Oven in Hindi is ओवन (ovan), a masculine loanword used in almost every kitchen. People say oven mein bake karna for cakes and roasted dishes.

Baking a cake

केक को ओवन में तीस मिनट रखिए।

cake ko ovan mein tees minat rakhie.

Keep the cake in the oven for thirty minutes.
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How to pronounce ओवन

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O-vun

/oːʋən/

Ovan is O-vun, close to English oven but with a clearer o at the start. Stress the first syllable.

"Oven" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
ओवनovanoven

Default kitchen word.

माइक्रोवेव ओवनmicrowave ovanmicrowave oven

Reheating and quick cooking.

ओवन में पकानाovan mein pakaanato cook in the oven

Baking and roasting.

ओवन प्रीहीटovan preheatpreheat the oven

Recipe instructions.

How to use ओवन in real life

  1. 1Baking a cake

    केक को ओवन में तीस मिनट रखिए।

    cake ko ovan mein tees minat rakhie.

    Keep the cake in the oven for thirty minutes.

    Recipe step.

  2. 2Reheating dinner

    सब्ज़ी ओवन में गरम कर लूँ?

    sabzi ovan mein garam kar loon?

    Shall I warm the vegetables in the oven?

    Polite offer.

  3. 3Apartment chat

    नए घर में ओवन पहले से लगा है।

    naye ghar mein ovan pehle se laga hai.

    The new house already has an oven fitted.

    Rental detail.

Mistakes English speakers make with ओवन

Incorrect: Ovan ko chalao for every reheat when a microwave is meant

Correct: Microwave / ovan clearly named

Many homes have both; say microwave if you mean quick reheat, ovan for baking.

Incorrect: Ovan hai band without saying it is off

Correct: Ovan band hai / oven off hai

Put band after the noun: ovan band hai.

Good to know

OTG and microwave ओवन units are common in Indian apartments. Baking cakes for birthdays often means borrowing an oven from a neighbor if you don't have one. Written recipes mix Hindi and English freely: oven 180 degree.

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  1. ChatPal

    पहले ओवन गरम कर दीजिए।

    pehle ovan garam kar dijiye.

    Please preheat the oven first.

  2. You

    हो गया, ओवन एक सौ अस्सी पर है।

    ho gaya, ovan ek sau assi par hai.

    Done — the oven is at one eighty.

  3. ChatPal

    ट्रे अंदर रखिए, पंद्रह मिनट बस।

    tray andar rakhie, pandrah minat bas.

    Put the tray in — just fifteen minutes.

  4. You

    ठीक है, ओवन का टाइमर लगा देता हूँ।

    theek hai, ovan ka timer laga deta hoon.

    Okay, I'll set the oven timer.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Oven" in Hindi

Is there a pure Hindi word?

People almost always say ovan. Formal writing may use bhattii, but kitchens say ovan.

Microwave vs oven?

Microwave ovan for quick heat; oven/OTG for baking.

How do I say bake it?

Ovan mein bake / pakaaiye.

Preheat?

Pehle ovan garam kar lijiye.

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