चॉकलेट
chaakleteveryday, English loanword
Hindi uses the English word, written as चॉकलेट (chaaklet). There is no separate traditional Hindi word for chocolate.
चॉकलेट (chaaklet) is used for bars, sweets and drinks, such as चॉकलेट केक (chaaklet kek) and चॉकलेट मिल्कशेक (chaaklet milkshake).
Meaning: sweet made from cocoa (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is feminine in common speech, so people say चॉकलेट अच्छी है (chaaklet achchhi hai).
How do you pronounce it?
The first vowel sounds like the "o" in "hot", so it comes out as "CHAAK-let".
Did you know?
- People in India often give chocolate as a sweet gift during festivals, along with traditional मिठाई (mithaai).
Examples in context
- मुझे चॉकलेट बहुत पसंद है।Mujhe chaaklet bahut pasand hai.I like chocolate very much.
- उसने मुझे एक चॉकलेट दी।Usne mujhe ek chaaklet di.He gave me a chocolate.
Example conversation
Siblings Aditi and Rahul find a gift on the table at home.
- Aditiराहुल, यह चॉकलेट किसकी है?Rahul, yah chaaklet kiski hai?Rahul, whose chocolate is this?
- Rahulमामा लाए हैं, हम दोनों की है।Mama laaye hain, hum donon ki hai.Uncle brought it, it is for both of us.
- Aditiतो आधी आधी बाँट लेते हैं।To aadhi aadhi baant lete hain.Then let us share it half and half.
