salty
/ˈsɔːlti/adjective
उच्चारण सॉल्टी
नमकीन, खारा
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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old-fashioned
(of language or humour) slightly rude but amusing
(बात) चटपटी, थोड़ी अश्लील
- salty jokes
- The comedian's salty humour made the adults laugh but embarrassed the children.
- The old sailor told salty stories about his voyages.
+ 2 more examples
- His salty remarks made everyone laugh at the dinner.
- The writer is known for her salty wit.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
salty + noun / be salty
Salty describes food, water or air that contains or tastes of salt.
'Salty' उस भोजन, पानी या हवा का वर्णन करता है जिसमें नमक हो या जिसका स्वाद नमकीन हो।
- The soup is too salty.
- Sea water is salty.
taste / smell salty
After taste or smell, use the adjective salty, not the adverb.
Taste या smell के बाद adjective 'salty' आता है, adverb नहीं।
- The fish tastes salty.
- The wind from the sea smells salty.
salty vs salted
Salty means containing a lot of salt; salted means that salt has been added.
'Salty' का अर्थ बहुत नमक वाला है; 'salted' का अर्थ है कि नमक डाला गया है।
- Salted peanuts can be quite salty.
salty (informal) language / humour
Salty can describe talk that is a little rude but amusing; it is informal and uncommon in exams.
'Salty' थोड़ी अशिष्ट पर मज़ेदार बातचीत का भी वर्णन कर सकता है; यह informal है और परीक्षाओं में कम आता है।
- The old sailor told salty jokes.
salty vs saline
Saline is a scientific word for containing salt, used for solutions and soil; salty is the everyday word.
'Saline' नमक वाले घोलों और मिट्टी के लिए वैज्ञानिक शब्द है; 'salty' रोज़ का शब्द है।
- The doctor gave a saline drip, and the soup was salty.
make sth salty / turn salty
Use make plus object or turn for a change in taste.
स्वाद में बदलाव के लिए 'make + object' या 'turn' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Too much sea spray turned the well water salty.
+Collocations 5
salty + noun
watersnacktasteairbreeze
- She enjoys a salty snack with her tea.
adverb + salty
tooveryslightlya bitextremely
- The pickle is slightly salty.
verb + salty
tastebebecomeseemsmell
- The curry tastes too salty today.
salty + food
biscuitspeanutschipsbuttermilkpickles
- Salty buttermilk is popular in summer.
salty + body / nature
salty tearssalty sweatsalty lipssalty marsh
- Her salty tears fell on the letter.
“More examples 6
- The lassi in Rajasthan is sometimes salty rather than sweet.
राजस्थान में लस्सी कभी-कभी मीठी के बजाय नमकीन होती है।
- The well water near the coast tastes salty.
तट के पास कुएँ के पानी का स्वाद नमकीन होता है।
- Radhika's mother made some salty snacks for Diwali.
राधिका की माँ ने दीवाली के लिए कुछ नमकीन बनाए।
- The sea air was fresh and slightly salty.
समुद्र की हवा ताज़ा और थोड़ी नमकीन थी।
- Do not eat too many salty foods if you have high blood pressure.
यदि आपको उच्च रक्तचाप है तो बहुत नमकीन भोजन न खाएँ।
- After the cricket match, my lips tasted salty from the sweat.
क्रिकेट मैच के बाद पसीने से मेरे होंठों का स्वाद नमकीन था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The soup tastes saltily.
✓ The soup tastes salty.
After tastes, use the adjective salty.
'Tastes' के बाद adjective 'salty' आता है।
✗ The food is too much salty.
✓ The food is too salty.
Use too before an adjective, not too much.
Adjective से पहले 'too' आता है, 'too much' नहीं।
✗ The dal is very salt.
✓ The dal is very salty.
Use the adjective salty; salt is the noun.
Adjective 'salty' का प्रयोग करें; 'salt' noun है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sal·ty
?Which word?
Keep the taste words together: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, umami (savoury, meaty).
स्वाद के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, umami (स्वादिष्ट, मांस जैसा)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Containing salt is saline; slightly salty water, found where rivers meet the sea, is brackish.
नमक युक्त saline; थोड़ा खारा पानी, जहाँ नदियाँ समुद्र से मिलती हैं, brackish।
General knowledge
The Dead Sea is very salty; the Dandi March (1930) was Gandhiji's Salt Satyagraha.
Dead Sea बहुत खारा है; दांडी मार्च (1930) गांधी जी का नमक सत्याग्रह था।