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Gujarati food & eating

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

Food words

English	Hindi	Gujarati	Say it
cooked rice	चावल (पका)	ભાત🔊🔊	bhāt
uncooked rice	चावल (कच्चा)	ચોખા🔊🔊	chokhā
lentils / dal	दाल	દાળ🔊🔊	dāḷ
fish	मछली	માછલી🔊🔊	māchhalī
meat	मांस	માંસ🔊🔊	māṁs
	મટન🔊🔊 (maṭan) in non-veg shops
chicken	चिकन	ચિકન🔊🔊	chikan
egg	अंडा	ઈંડું🔊🔊	īṁḍuṁ
milk	दूध	દૂધ🔊🔊	dūdh
tea	चाय	ચા🔊🔊	chā
water	पानी	પાણી🔊🔊	pāṇī
flatbread / roti	रोटी	રોટલી🔊🔊	roṭlī
	રોટલો🔊🔊 (roṭlo) = the thick millet one
fruit	फल	ફળ🔊🔊	phaḷ
vegetables	सब्ज़ी	શાક🔊🔊	śāk
	શાક🔊🔊 is also 'curry' — સબ્જી🔊🔊 works too
sweets	मिठाई	મીઠાઈ🔊🔊	mīṭhāī
salt	नमक	મીઠું🔊🔊	mīṭhuṁ
sugar	चीनी	ખાંડ🔊🔊	khāṁḍ
potato	आलू	બટાકા🔊🔊	baṭākā
onion	प्याज़	ડુંગળી🔊🔊	ḍuṁgaḷī

Phrases

English	Hindi	Gujarati	Say it
I am hungry	मुझे भूख लगी है	મને ભૂખ લાગી છે🔊🔊	mane bhūkh lāgī che
I am thirsty	मुझे प्यास लगी है	મને તરસ લાગી છે🔊🔊	mane taras lāgī che
The food is tasty	खाना मज़ेदार है	જમવાનું સરસ છે🔊🔊	jamvānuṁ saras che
One tea, please	एक चाय दीजिए	એક ચા આપો🔊🔊	ek chā āpo
The bill, please	बिल दीजिए	બિલ આપો🔊🔊	bil āpo
Too spicy!	बहुत तीखा	બહુ તીખું🔊🔊!	bahu tīkhuṁ!
I don't eat meat	मैं मांस नहीं खाता	હું માંસ ખાતો નથી🔊🔊	huṁ māṁs khāto nathī
	A woman says ખાતી નથી🔊🔊 (khātī nathī)