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"Vegetable" in Hindi: सब्ज़ी

सब्ज़ीsabzi

Say it: SAB-zifeminine noun/səbziː/

Vegetable in Hindi is सब्ज़ी (sabzi), a feminine noun. The plural is often sabziyaan, and a vegetable market is sabzi mandi.

At the mandi

ताज़ी सब्ज़ी आज सस्ती मिलेगी।

taazi sabzi aaj sasti milegi.

Fresh vegetables will be cheap today.
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How to pronounce सब्ज़ी

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SAB-zi

/səbziː/

Sabzi is SAB-zi with a voiced z. Final i stands for long ई. Stress the first syllable.

"Vegetable" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
सब्ज़ीsabzivegetable; veg dish

Produce or a cooked veg curry.

सब्ज़ियाँsabziyaanvegetables

Plural forms.

सब्ज़ी मंडीsabzi mandivegetable market

Where you buy produce.

मिक्स्ड सब्ज़ीmixed sabzimixed vegetables

Common thali dish name.

How to use सब्ज़ी in real life

  1. 1At the mandi

    ताज़ी सब्ज़ी आज सस्ती मिलेगी।

    taazi sabzi aaj sasti milegi.

    Fresh vegetables will be cheap today.

    Taazi agrees with feminine sabzi.

  2. 2Restaurant order

    एक मिक्स्ड सब्ज़ी और रोटी दीजिए।

    ek mixed sabzi aur roti dijiye.

    One mixed-vegetable dish and roti, please.

    Sabzi also names the cooked dish.

  3. 3Home cooking

    रात की सब्ज़ी फ्रिज में है।

    raat ki sabzi fridge mein hai.

    Last night’s vegetable dish is in the fridge.

    Leftover curry talk.

Mistakes English speakers make with सब्ज़ी

Incorrect: Mujhe vegetable chahiye (only English in a Hindi sentence).

Correct: Mujhe sabzi chahiye.

Use सब्ज़ी (sabzi) when speaking Hindi at a market or table.

Incorrect: Sabzi kharidna hai, fruit mat dena same bag.

Correct: Sabzi alag, phal alag rakhie.

सब्ज़ी (sabzi) means vegetables; fruit is फल (phal), kept separate in shopping talk.

Good to know

Sabzi covers both raw produce and the spiced dry or gravy dishes on a thali. Asking sabzi kya bani hai? is everyday home Hindi for what’s the veg today.

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Buying produce before dinner

  1. ChatPal

    आज कौन सी सब्ज़ी बनानी है?

    aaj kaun si sabzi banaani hai?

    Which vegetable dish should we cook today?

  2. You

    भिंडी की सब्ज़ी ठीक रहेगी, हल्की।

    bhindi ki sabzi theek rahegi, halki.

    Okra sabzi will be fine — something light.

  3. ChatPal

    चलो, सब्ज़ी मंडी से ताज़ी भिंडी लेते हैं।

    chalo, sabzi mandi se taazi bhindi lete hain.

    Come on, let’s get fresh okra from the vegetable market.

  4. You

    हाँ, और एक और सब्ज़ी भी देख लेंगे।

    haan, aur ek aur sabzi bhi dekh lenge.

    Yes, and we’ll check one more vegetable too.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Vegetable" in Hindi

Is sabzi only raw vegetables?

No. सब्ज़ी (sabzi) also means the cooked vegetable dish on your plate.

How do I say vegetarian?

Vegetarian food is shakahari or veg; the produce itself is still sabzi.

What is sabzi mandi?

The vegetable market where vendors sell fresh sabzi.

Plural form?

Sabziyaan is common; many speakers also keep sabzi with numbers.

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