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Marathi food & eating

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

Food words

English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
cooked rice	चावल (पका)	भात🔊🔊	bhāt
uncooked rice	चावल (कच्चा)	तांदूळ🔊🔊	tāndūḷ
lentils	दाल	डाळ🔊🔊	dāḷ
	वरण🔊🔊 (varaṇ) is dal thinned for rice — the comfort pairing
fish	मछली	मासे🔊🔊	māse
meat (goat)	मांस	मटण🔊🔊	maṭaṇ
	Goat meat by default in Maharashtra
chicken	चिकन	चिकन🔊🔊	cikan
egg	अंडा	अंडे🔊🔊	aṇḍe
milk	दूध	दूध🔊🔊	dūdh
tea	चाय	चहा🔊🔊	cahā
water	पानी	पाणी🔊🔊	pāṇī
flatbread (millet)	रोटी (ज्वार/बाजरा)	भाकरी🔊🔊	bhākarī
	The village staple — पोळी🔊🔊 (poḷī) is the wheat one
fruit	फल	फळ🔊🔊	phaḷ
vegetables	सब्ज़ी	भाजी🔊🔊	bhājī
sweets	मिठाई	मिठाई🔊🔊	miṭhāī
salt	नमक	मीठ🔊🔊	mīṭh
sugar	चीनी	साखर🔊🔊	sākhar
potato	आलू	बटाटा🔊🔊	baṭāṭā
onion	प्याज़	कांदा🔊🔊	kāndā

Phrases

English	Hindi	Marathi	Say it
I am hungry	मुझे भूख लगी है	मला भूक लागली आहे🔊🔊	malā bhūk lāglī āhe
I am thirsty	मुझे प्यास लगी है	मला तहान लागली आहे🔊🔊	malā tahān lāglī āhe
The food is tasty	खाना मज़ेदार है	जेवण छान आहे🔊🔊	jevaṇ chān āhe
One tea, please	एक चाय दीजिए	एक चहा द्या🔊🔊	ek cahā dyā
The bill, please	बिल दीजिए	बिल द्या🔊🔊	bil dyā
Too spicy!	बहुत तीखा	खूप तिखट🔊🔊	khūp tikhaṭ
I don't eat meat	मैं मांस नहीं खाता	मी मटण खात नाही🔊🔊	mī maṭaṇ khāt nāhī