beer
/bɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बिअर
बियर (एक मादक पेय)
Basic word
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[U, C]
an alcoholic drink made from malt and flavoured with hops
बियर (एक मादक पेय)
- a bottle of beer
- The shop does not sell beer to anyone under 21.
- Beer is brewed from barley and hops.
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- Some people prefer a cold beer on a hot evening.
- Selling beer is not allowed near the school.
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[C]
a glass, bottle or can of beer
बियर का गिलास या बोतल
- He ordered two beers.
- They shared a few beers after the cricket match.
- Two beers, please, and a bowl of peanuts.
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- He was holding a beer in each hand.
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[U, C]
used with other words to describe various drinks, usually non-alcoholic
(कुछ अन्य पेयों के नाम में) बियर
- ginger beer
- root beer
- The shop sells lemon ginger beer in glass bottles.
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- Birch beer is a popular soft drink in some countries.
- We ordered a bottle of ginger beer with our snacks.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
beer (uncountable): some beer, a glass of beer
When it names the drink in general, beer is uncountable. Use a measure such as a glass, a bottle or a pint of beer.
जब 'beer' पेय के सामान्य अर्थ में हो तो यह uncountable है। Glass, bottle या pint जैसी माप के साथ 'a glass of beer' कहें।
- He does not drink beer.
- A bottle of beer costs more at a hotel.
a beer / two beers (countable)
In ordering or counting, beer becomes countable and means a glass, bottle or can of beer.
ऑर्डर देते या गिनते समय 'beer' countable हो जाता है और इसका अर्थ एक glass, bottle या can होता है।
- Two beers, please.
- He had a beer after the match.
beer + noun (modifier)
Beer comes before nouns to show related things: beer bottle, beer glass, beer garden, beer factory.
'Beer' संबंधित चीज़ों को दिखाने के लिए noun से पहले आता है: beer bottle, beer glass, beer garden, beer factory।
- The brewery has a beer garden open in the evenings.
- She collected empty beer bottles for recycling.
kinds of beer (countable plural)
When you mean different types, beers is countable: lagers, ales and stouts are all beers.
जब अलग-अलग प्रकार अभिप्रेत हों, तब 'beers' countable है: lagers, ales और stouts सभी beers हैं।
- The brewery makes six different beers.
+Collocations 5
verb + beer
brewdrinkorderpoursip
- The brewery brews a light beer for the summer months.
adjective + beer
coldlightstrongdraughtnon-alcoholic
- A cold beer was poured into a tall glass.
beer + noun
bottleglassmuggardencan
- He put the empty beer can in the bin.
measure + of beer
a glass ofa pint ofa bottle ofa can ofa jug of
- He ordered a pint of beer at the pub.
beer + noun (places)
barshopfestivalbrewerytent
- A small beer shop opened near the highway.
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- The legal age for buying beer varies from one Indian state to another.
Beer खरीदने की कानूनी आयु एक भारतीय राज्य से दूसरे में भिन्न होती है।
- The film showed workers drinking beer after a long day on the site.
फिल्म में दिखाया गया कि मज़दूर निर्माण-स्थल पर दिन भर की मेहनत के बाद beer पी रहे थे।
- He ordered a beer, but Radhika asked for lemonade.
उसने एक beer मँगवाई, पर राधिका ने नींबू-पानी माँगा।
- Beer is made from malted barley, water and hops.
Beer जौ के माल्ट, पानी और hops से बनती है।
- The festival stall sold ginger beer in cold glass bottles.
मेले की दुकान ठंडी काँच की बोतलों में ginger beer बेच रही थी।
- At the wedding, the guests were served juice, cola and no beer.
विवाह में मेहमानों को जूस और cola परोसा गया, beer नहीं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He drank two bottles beer.
✓ He drank two bottles of beer.
After a measure word, use of before the uncountable noun.
माप-वाचक शब्द के बाद uncountable noun से पहले 'of' लगता है।
?Which word?
Do not confuse beer (an alcoholic drink) and bier (a frame on which a dead body is carried before burial or cremation), which sound the same.
Beer (एक मादक पेय) और bier (अर्थी, जिस पर शव को अंतिम संस्कार के लिए ले जाया जाता है) में भ्रम न करें, जिनका उच्चारण एक जैसा है।