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Telugu food & eating

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

Food words

English	Hindi	Telugu	Say it
cooked rice	चावल (पका)	అన్నం🔊🔊	annaṁ
uncooked rice	चावल (कच्चा)	బియ్యం🔊🔊	biyyaṁ
lentils / dal	दाल	పప్పు🔊🔊	pappu
fish	मछली	చేప🔊🔊	chēpa
meat	मांस	మాంసం🔊🔊	mānsaṁ
chicken	चिकन	చికెన్🔊🔊	chiken
egg	अंडा	గుడ్డు🔊🔊	guḍḍu
milk	दूध	పాలు🔊🔊	pālu
tea	चाय	టీ🔊🔊	ṭī
	చాయ🔊🔊 (chāy) in old-city stalls
water	पानी	నీళ్ళు🔊🔊	nīḷḷu
flatbread / roti	रोटी	రొట్టె🔊🔊	roṭṭe
fruit	फल	పండ్లు🔊🔊	paṇḍlu
vegetables	सब्ज़ी	కూరగాయలు🔊🔊	kūragāyalu
sweets	मिठाई	స్వీట్లు🔊🔊	svīṭlu
salt	नमक	ఉప్పు🔊🔊	uppu
sugar	चीनी	చక్కెర🔊🔊	chakkera
potato	आलू	బంగాళాదుంప🔊🔊	bangāḷādumpa
	The fun long word — shops just say ఆలూ🔊🔊
onion	प्याज़	ఉల్లిపాయ🔊🔊	ullipāya

Phrases

English	Hindi	Telugu	Say it
I am hungry	मुझे भूख लगी है	నాకు ఆకలిగా ఉంది🔊🔊	nāku ākaligā undi
I am thirsty	मुझे प्यास लगी है	నాకు దాహంగా ఉంది🔊🔊	nāku dāhaṅgā undi
The food is tasty	खाना मज़ेदार है	భోజనం బాగుంది🔊🔊	bhōjanaṁ bāgundi
One tea, please	एक चाय दीजिए	ఒక టీ ఇవ్వండి🔊🔊	oka ṭī ivvaṇḍi
The bill, please	बिल दीजिए	బిల్లు ఇవ్వండి🔊🔊	billu ivvaṇḍi
Too spicy!	बहुत तीखा	చాలా కారం🔊🔊!	chālā kāraṁ!
I don't eat meat	मैं मांस नहीं खाता	నేను మాంసం తినను🔊🔊	nēnu mānsaṁ tinanu