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Bengali food & eating

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Ordering, tastes and table talk — the Bengali you need in restaurants and markets.

Food words

English	Hindi	Bengali	Say it
cooked rice	चावल (पका)	ভাত🔊🔊	bhat
uncooked rice	चावल (कच्चा)	চাল🔊🔊	chal
lentils	दाल	ডাল🔊🔊	dal
fish	मछली	মাছ🔊🔊	machh
	মাছে🔊🔊-ভাতে বাঙালি🔊🔊 — 'fish and rice make the Bengali'
meat	मांस	মাংস🔊🔊	mangsho
chicken	चिकन	মুরগি🔊🔊	murgi
egg	अंडा	ডিম🔊🔊	dim
milk	दूध	দুধ🔊🔊	dudh
tea	चाय	চা🔊🔊	cha
water	पानी	পানি🔊🔊	pani
	জল🔊🔊 (jol) is used too
bread (flatbread)	रोटी	রুটি🔊🔊	ruṭi
fruit	फल	ফল🔊🔊	phol
vegetables	सब्ज़ी	সবজি🔊🔊	shobji
sweets	मिठाई	মিষ্টি🔊🔊	mishti
salt	नमक	নুন🔊🔊	nun
sugar	चीनी	চিনি🔊🔊	chini
potato	आलू	আলু🔊🔊	alu
onion	प्याज़	পেঁয়াজ🔊🔊	pẽyaj

Phrases

English	Hindi	Bengali	Say it
I am hungry	मुझे भूख लगी है	আমার খিদে পেয়েছে🔊🔊	amar khide peyechhe
I am thirsty	मुझे प्यास लगी है	আমার তেষ্টা পেয়েছে🔊🔊	amar teshta peyechhe
The food is tasty	खाना मज़ेदार है	খাবারটা মজার🔊🔊	khabarṭa mojar
One tea, please	एक चाय दीजिए	একটা চা দিন🔊🔊	ekṭa cha din
The bill, please	बिल दीजिए	বিলটা দিন🔊🔊	bilṭa din
Too spicy!	बहुत तीखा	খুব ঝাল🔊🔊	khub jhal
I don't eat meat	मैं मांस नहीं खाता	আমি মাংস খাই না🔊🔊	ami mangsho khai na