कॉफ़ी (kofii)
noun
A loanword from English 'coffee', used exactly as in English for the drink and the bean/powder it's made from.
Sense
1
:
coffee (the beverage)
noun, feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In a Delhi household or office, कॉफ़ी (kofii) usually means instant coffee -- Nescafe is practically a generic term the way 'coffee' itself is. Chai still dominates daily life, so offering coffee ('कॉफ़ी पिएँगे?' (kofii pienge?, 'will you have coffee?')) can feel like a slightly more modern or cafe-culture gesture compared to the everyday chai offer.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes write it without the nuqta as कॉफी (kophii) -- both spellings are seen, but कॉफ़ी (kofii) with the nuqta under the फ is the more careful, standard rendering of the English 'f' sound. 2) The verb used with कॉफ़ी (kofii) is usually पीना (piinaa, 'to drink'), not खाना (khaanaa, 'to eat') -- learners occasionally reach for the wrong verb by analogy with food words.
Sample Sentences:
क्या आप कॉफ़ी पिएँगे?
Will you have coffee?
(kyaa aap kofii pienge?)
मुझे सुबह-सुबह कॉफ़ी पीने की आदत है।
I have a habit of drinking coffee early in the morning.
(mujhe subah-subah kofii piine kii aadat hai।)
वह रसोई में कॉफ़ी बना रही है।
She is making coffee in the kitchen.
(vah rasoii men kofii banaa rahii hai।)
मेज़ पर एक कप कॉफ़ी रखी है।
There's a cup of coffee placed on the table.
(mez par ek kap kofii rakhii hai।)
कृपया मेरे लिए एक कॉफ़ी बना दीजिए।
Please make a coffee for me.
(kripyaa mere lie ek kofii banaa diijie।)
अगर मुझे नींद आ रही होती, तो मैं कॉफ़ी पी लेता।
If I were feeling sleepy, I would have had coffee.
(agar mujhe niind aa rahii hotii, to main kofii pii letaa।)
दफ़्तर में कॉफ़ी मशीन से बनाई जाती है।
In the office, coffee is made using a machine.
(daftar men kofii mashiin se banaaii jaatii hai।)
शायद वह कॉफ़ी पीना पसंद करे।
Maybe she'd prefer to drink coffee.
(shaayad vah kofii piinaa pasand kare।)
हम कल शाम कैफ़े में बैठकर कॉफ़ी पिएँगे।
Tomorrow evening we'll sit in a cafe and drink coffee.
(ham kal shaam kaife men baithkar kofii pienge।)
उसने आज सुबह तीन कप कॉफ़ी पी ली।
He drank three cups of coffee this morning.
(usne aaj subah tiin kap kofii pii lii।)
इस रेस्टोरेंट की कॉफ़ी बहुत महँगी है, फिर भी लोग पीते हैं।
This restaurant's coffee is very expensive, yet people still drink it.
(is restorent kii kofii bahut mahangii hai, phir bhii log piite hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
कॉफ़ी
(kofii)
(sg.f.oblique):
कॉफ़ी
(kofii)
(pl.f.direct):
कॉफ़ियाँ
(kofiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
कॉफ़ियों
(kofiyon)