Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ذائِقَہ | zāiqa | masculine |
| طَعْم | ta'm | masculine |
| مَزَہ | maza | masculine |
The term refers to the sensation produced by the tongue. You can describe specific sensations by combining words, such as using میٹھا ذائقہ for a sweet taste or کڑوا to describe a bitter taste. If you wish to describe the action of sampling the flavor of something, use the verb چکھنا.
Which one should you use?
The choice between forms depends on the nuance you wish to convey. ذائِقَہ refers to the sensory perception of taste or one's palate. مَزَہ is more common in daily speech and refers to the flavor or the pleasure derived from eating something. طَعْم is a highly formal, often Arabic-derived term used in technical or classical literary contexts to denote the sense of taste.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To turn the noun مَزَہ into the adjective 'tasty', you add the suffix '-dār' to create مَزَہ دار.
How do you pronounce it?
zāiqa
Did you know?
- When someone says مَزَہ لِے رہا ہے, they are not tasting food, but are often teasingly suggesting that someone is 'enjoying themselves' at another person's expense.
- In Urdu, the phrase مَزَہ آنا literally translates to 'taste coming', but it is the standard way to say that something is enjoyable or satisfying.
- The verb چکھنا (to taste) can also be used metaphorically to mean 'to experience' or 'to suffer' a certain situation or fate.
Examples in context
- کیا اس ڈش کا زائقہ آپ کو پسند آیا؟Did you like the taste of this dish?
Example conversation
Hamza and Zainab are trying a new dessert.
- حمزہ Hamzaزینب، اس میٹھے کا ذائِقَہ کیسا ہے؟Zainab, is meethe ka za'iqa kaisa hai?Zainab, how is the taste of this sweet?
- زینب Zainabاس کا ذائِقَہ بہت منفرد ہے۔Is ka za'iqa bohat munfarid hai.Its taste is very unique.
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا یہ زیادہ میٹھا ہے؟Kya yeh zyada meetha hai?Is it too sweet?
- زینب Zainabنہیں، یہ بالکل ٹھیک ہے۔Nahi, yeh bilkul theek hai.No, it is just right.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “taste” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
