مزیدار
The English phrase "tasty" is translated into Urdu as مزیدار.
To say "It is very tasty", you use the phrase بہت مزیدار ہے.
How does it change in a sentence?
When describing food, the adjective مزیدار is invariant in gender and number.
Did you know?
- If a dish is so tasty that it is addictive, an Urdu speaker might use the word لاجواب, which literally means 'has no match' or 'unanswerable'.
- The word مزیدار comes from مزہ, which means 'fun' or 'pleasure', and the suffix دار, meaning 'possessing'. Literally, tasty food is something that 'possesses pleasure'.
- While مزیدار describes the flavor, Urdu speakers often use the word چٹ پٹا to describe a specific kind of 'tasty' that is simultaneously spicy, sour, and tangy.
Examples in context
- یہ سالن بہت مزیدار ہے۔Yeh saalan bohat mazaydar hai.This curry is very tasty.
- آپ کا کھانا مزیدار تھا۔Aap ka khana mazaydar tha.Your food was tasty.
- کیا یہ کیک مزیدار ہے؟Kya yeh cake mazaydar hai?Is this cake tasty?
Example conversation
Sarah and Ahmed are eating lunch together.
- سارہ Saraاحمد، یہ کیک کیسا ہے؟Ahmed, yeh cake kaisa hai?Ahmed, how is this cake?
- احمد Ahmedیہ واقعی بہت مزیدار ہے!Yeh waqai bohat mazedar hai!It is really very tasty!
- سارہ Saraمجھے خوشی ہے کہ آپ کو پسند آیا۔Mujhe khushi hai ke aap ko pasand aya.I am glad that you liked it.
- احمد Ahmedشکریہ سارہ، بہت مزہ آیا۔Shukriya Sarah, bohat maza aya.Thank you Sarah, I really enjoyed it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries مزیدار, CC BY-SA 4.0.
