curry
/ˈkʌri/noun
उच्चारण करी
करी, सालन
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
curry (countable and uncountable)
Curry is uncountable for the food in general, and countable when you speak of different dishes or portions.
सामान्य भोजन के लिए 'curry' uncountable है और अलग-अलग व्यंजनों या हिस्सों के लिए countable।
- There is some curry left in the pot.
- The restaurant serves six different curries.
chicken / vegetable / fish + curry
A noun before curry names the main ingredient.
Curry से पहले का noun मुख्य सामग्री बताता है।
- Mother made a potato curry for dinner.
- Fish curry is popular in Kerala.
curry (verb) favour with sb
In the idiom curry favour, curry means to flatter someone to gain an advantage; it is a different word from the food.
'Curry favour' मुहावरे में 'curry' का अर्थ लाभ पाने के लिए चापलूसी करना है; यह भोजन वाले शब्द से अलग है।
- He tried to curry favour with the manager.
- The clerk curried favour with the officer.
curry with rice / roti
Curry is eaten with rice, roti or naan, and with is the usual preposition.
Curry चावल, रोटी या नान के साथ खाई जाती है, और सामान्य preposition 'with' है।
- We had curry with rice for lunch.
curry powder / curry paste / curry leaf
Curry before another noun names a spice mix or leaf, and curry powder is a mixture, not a single spice.
Curry दूसरे noun से पहले आकर मसाले के मिश्रण या पत्ते का नाम बताता है, और curry powder अनेक मसालों का मिश्रण है।
- Mix a spoonful of curry powder into the gravy.
- Curry leaves are not the same as bay leaves.
+Collocations 5
main ingredient + curry
chickeneggmuttonfishchickpea
- My mother's egg curry is the best I have eaten.
adjective + curry
spicymildthickcreamygreen
- He asked for a mild curry because of the heat.
verb + curry
cookservesimmertastereheat
- Simmer the curry on a low flame for ten minutes.
curry + noun
leavespowderpastehousesauce
- Fresh curry leaves give a special aroma to the dal.
curry in expressions
curry favourcurry and ricecurry housecurry night
- The college canteen has a curry night every Friday.
“More examples 6
- We ate rajma curry with hot rice on Sunday.
रविवार को हमने गरम चावल के साथ राजमा की करी खाई।
- The cook added curry leaves to the oil.
रसोइये ने तेल में करी पत्ते डाले।
- A young clerk should work hard and not curry favour with the boss.
एक युवा क्लर्क को कड़ी मेहनत करनी चाहिए, बॉस की चापलूसी नहीं।
- Radhika learnt to make a vegetable curry from her grandmother.
राधिका ने अपनी दादी से सब्ज़ी की करी बनाना सीखा।
- The curry was too spicy for the little children.
करी छोटे बच्चों के लिए बहुत तीखी थी।
- Tourists in London often eat curry at an Indian restaurant.
लंदन में पर्यटक अक्सर भारतीय रेस्तरां में करी खाते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The curry are very hot today.
✓ The curry is very hot today.
When curry means the dish, it takes a singular verb.
जब 'curry' का अर्थ व्यंजन हो, तब singular verb आती है।
✗ He tried to curry the favour of the boss.
✓ He tried to curry favour with the boss.
The idiom is curry favour with sb, with no article.
मुहावरा 'curry favour with sb' है, उसमें article नहीं आता।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Curry favour (with sb) (try to make somebody like you by praising them or doing things for them, often insincerely).
Idiom 'curry favour (with sb)' (प्रशंसा या काम करके किसी को प्रसन्न करने का प्रयास, प्रायः बनावटी, चापलूसी करना)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: curry comes from the Tamil word kari (sauce).
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में curry तमिल शब्द kari (शोरबा) से आया है।