जूस ठंडा है।

to be

Breakdown of जूस ठंडा है।

• ठंडा: cold
• जूस: juice

Questions & Answers about जूस ठंडा है।

Why is ठंडा written in the masculine form, not ठंडी?

Because जूस is generally treated as a masculine singular noun in Hindi. Adjectives like ठंडा change to match the gender and number of the noun they describe.

• masculine singular: ठंडा
• feminine singular: ठंडी
• masculine plural: ठंडे

So:

• जूस ठंडा है। = The juice is cold.
• चाय ठंडी है। = The tea is cold.

How do I pronounce जूस ठंडा है?

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

joos than-daa hai

A few details:

• जूस sounds like juice, very close to the English word.
• ठ is a strong aspirated t-like sound. It is not the same as English th in think or this.
• ंड in ठंडा gives a nasal sound before ड.
• है is usually pronounced roughly like hai rhyming with eye.

So the whole sentence is approximately:

joos than-daa hai

What does है do in this sentence?