अभी चाय गरम है।

The tea is hot now.

Breakdown of अभी चाय गरम है।

• होना: to be
• चाय: tea
• गरम: hot
• अभी: now

Questions & Answers about अभी चाय गरम है।

How do I pronounce अभी चाय गरम है?

A simple transliteration is abhi chai garam hai.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• अभी = uh-BHEE
• चाय = chai (like the English word chai)
• गरम = guh-rum or guh-ram
• है = often written hai; in actual speech it is often closer to heh

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

uh-BHEE chai guh-rum heh

What does each word mean literally?

Word by word:

• अभी = now / right now / at the moment
• चाय = tea
• गरम = hot / warm
• है = is

So the literal order is:

now tea hot is

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi usually puts the main verb or copula at the end of the sentence.

In English, you say:

The tea is hot now.

In Hindi, the structure is more like:

Now tea hot is.

That is normal Hindi word order. In this sentence:

• चाय is the thing being talked about
• गरम describes it
• है comes at the end

What exactly does अभी mean here?

Here अभी means right now / at the moment.

So the sentence means something like:

• The tea is hot right now.
• The tea is hot at the moment.

Important note: अभी can have slightly different shades of meaning in other contexts, such as just now. But in this sentence, right now is the natural meaning.

If you wanted to emphasize still, Hindi often uses अभी भी:

• चाय अभी भी गरम है। = The tea is still hot.

Why is there no word for the in front of चाय?

Hindi does not have articles like a, an, and the the way English does.

So चाय can mean:

• tea
• the tea
• sometimes even some tea

The exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, English naturally translates it as the tea because that is what makes sense in context.

Why do we need है here?

है is the present-tense form of होना (to be) for a singular subject.

It works like is in English:

• चाय गरम है। = The tea is hot.

In standard Hindi, you normally keep है in a complete sentence like this. Without it, the sentence would sound incomplete in most normal contexts.

If the subject were plural, you would usually use हैं instead:

• रोटियाँ गरम हैं। = The rotis are hot.

Why is it गरम even though चाय is feminine?

Because गरम is an adjective that usually does not change form for gender or number.

So you can say:

• चाय गरम है। = feminine singular
• दूध गरम है। = masculine singular
• रोटियाँ गरम हैं। = feminine plural

The adjective stays गरम.

This is different from changeable adjectives such as अच्छा:

• अच्छा लड़का
• अच्छी चाय

So a learner might expect feminine agreement, but गरम usually stays the same.

Is गरम the same as गर्म?

Yes, they refer to the same word: hot/warm.

You will often see the standard spelling गर्म.
Many learners also encounter गरम, which reflects the way it is commonly pronounced.

So:

• चाय गर्म है
• चाय गरम है

Both are understood as The tea is hot.
For formal writing, गर्म is more standard, but गरम is very common and natural.

Can I change the word order?

Yes, Hindi word order is somewhat flexible, especially with words like अभी.

For example, these can all work:

• अभी चाय गरम है।
• चाय अभी गरम है।
• चाय गरम है। (without अभी)

The difference is mainly emphasis:

• अभी चाय गरम है emphasizes right now
• चाय अभी गरम है puts tea first as the topic

But है usually stays near the end in a normal sentence.

Does गरम mean hot or warm?

It can mean either hot or warm, depending on context.

For tea, English often uses hot:

• चाय गरम है। = The tea is hot.

But in some contexts, गरम may be closer to warm rather than very hot.

So the exact English word depends on the situation, but the Hindi sentence itself is completely natural.

Could I just say चाय गरम है without अभी?

Yes. That would simply mean:

The tea is hot.

Adding अभी gives a stronger sense of right now / at the moment:

• चाय गरम है। = The tea is hot.
• अभी चाय गरम है। = The tea is hot right now.

So अभी is not required for the basic sentence; it just adds time information.