यह खाना है।

to be

Breakdown of यह खाना है।

• यह: this
• खाना: food

Questions & Answers about यह खाना है।

How do you pronounce यह खाना है?

A natural pronunciation is roughly yeh khaa-naa hai.

A few notes:

• यह is written yah, but in everyday speech it is very often pronounced yeh.
• ख is an aspirated k sound, so खाना begins with kh, not a plain k.
• खाना has long aa vowels: khaa-naa.
• है is usually pronounced something like hai or heh, depending on accent and speed.

So if you are aiming for natural speech, yeh khaa-naa hai is a good approximation.

What does each word do in this sentence?

Word by word:

• यह = this
• खाना = food or meal here
• है = is

So the structure is:

• यह = subject
• खाना = predicate noun
• है = copula (is)

Why does खाना mean food here? I thought खाना meant to eat.