bean
/biːn/noun
उच्चारण बीन
सेम, फली, राजमा
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a seed from a coffee plant, or from some other plants
(कॉफ़ी आदि का) बीज
- coffee beans
- Cocoa beans are dried in the sun before they are made into chocolate.
- The shop roasts fresh coffee beans every morning.
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- Soya beans are used to make oil and milk.
- Cocoa beans grow inside large pods.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bean: countable noun
A bean is countable: one bean, two beans. It is used in the plural for cooking, and a measure word such as 'a kilo of' is used for quantity.
Bean countable है: one bean, two beans। खाना बनाने के संदर्भ में यह बहुवचन में आता है और मात्रा के लिए 'a kilo of' जैसा माप-शब्द लगता है।
- Add two cups of beans to the curry.
- Beans are sold by the kilo in the market.
type + bean (compound nouns)
The type comes first in compounds: kidney bean, soya bean, green bean, broad bean, coffee bean.
Compound में प्रकार पहले आता है: kidney bean, soya bean, green bean, broad bean, coffee bean।
- Rajma is made from kidney beans.
- Soya beans are rich in protein.
full of beans / spill the beans
'Full of beans' means very lively and energetic. 'Spill the beans' means to reveal a secret by mistake.
'Full of beans' का अर्थ बहुत उत्साही और ऊर्जावान होना है। 'Spill the beans' का अर्थ भूल से कोई राज़ खोल देना है।
- The children are full of beans today.
- Who spilled the beans about the surprise party?
not worth a bean / haven't a bean
Informal idioms for having no money or no value: 'He hasn't a bean'; 'It is not worth a bean'.
पैसे न होने या मूल्य न होने के लिए अनौपचारिक idioms: 'He hasn't a bean'; 'It is not worth a bean'।
- After the flood he had not a bean left.
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type + bean
kidneysoyagreenbroadFrenchcoffee
- Soya beans are rich in protein.
'Coffee bean' कॉफ़ी के पौधे का बीज है।
verb + beans
boilsoakgrowcooksortplant
- Soak the beans overnight before cooking.
राजमा जैसी फलियों को पकाने से पहले भिगोया जाता है।
bean + noun
sproutscurdplantpodsalad
- The bean plant climbed up the bamboo stick.
'Bean sprouts' अंकुरित फलियाँ हैं।
measure + beans
a cup ofa kilo ofa handful ofa tin of
- She added a handful of beans to the soup.
Countable noun के साथ माप-शब्द आते हैं।
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- Radhika packed boiled beans in her lunch box.
राधिका ने अपने टिफ़िन में उबली फलियाँ रखीं।
- Beans need warm weather to grow well.
फलियों को अच्छी तरह उगने के लिए गर्म मौसम चाहिए।
- He grinds fresh coffee beans every morning.
वह हर सुबह ताज़े कॉफ़ी के बीज पीसता है।
- Beans are a cheap source of protein for many families.
फलियाँ बहुत से परिवारों के लिए प्रोटीन का सस्ता स्रोत हैं।
- Don't spill the beans about the surprise gift.
उपहार के बारे में राज़ मत खोलिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Beans is good for health.
✓ Beans are good for health.
'Beans' is a plural noun, so it takes the plural verb 'are'.
'Beans' plural noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ plural verb 'are' आती है।
✗ She spilled the bean about the party.
✓ She spilled the beans about the party.
The idiom 'spill the beans' keeps the plural form. Changing it makes it incorrect.
Idiom 'spill the beans' में बहुवचन रूप बना रहता है। उसे बदलने से वह गलत हो जाता है।
✗ Rajma is made from bean kidney.
✓ Rajma is made from kidney beans.
In English the type comes before the noun: kidney bean, not bean kidney.
अंग्रेज़ी में प्रकार noun से पहले आता है: kidney bean, 'bean kidney' नहीं।
¶Idioms 3
spill the beans
to tell somebody something that should be kept secret
राज़ खोल देना
- Don't spill the beans about the surprise party.
full of beans
having a lot of energy
ऊर्जा से भरपूर
- The children were full of beans in the morning.
not have a bean
(British English, informal) to have no money
एक पैसा भी न होना, कंगाल होना
- I can't come out tonight — I haven't got a bean.
- When he arrived in Mumbai, he didn't have a bean.
?Which word?
Homophone: bean (a seed) and been (past participle of be) in some accents.
Homophone: कुछ लहजों में bean (बीज) और been (be का past participle)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Spill the beans (reveal a secret), full of beans (very energetic), not have a bean (have no money), not worth a bean (worth nothing).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: spill the beans (राज़ खोलना), full of beans (बहुत ऊर्जावान), not have a bean (बिलकुल पैसा न होना), not worth a bean (कुछ मूल्य न होना)।
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General knowledge
Science: beans and other pulses (legumes) are rich in protein; legumes add nitrogen to the soil through bacteria (Rhizobium) in their root nodules.
विज्ञान में सेम और अन्य दालें (legumes) प्रोटीन से भरपूर हैं; दलहनी पौधे अपनी जड़-ग्रंथियों में बैक्टीरिया (Rhizobium) के माध्यम से मिट्टी में नाइट्रोजन जोड़ते हैं।