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Urdu food & eating

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

Food words

English	Hindi	Urdu	Say it
flatbread	रोटी	روٹی🔊🔊	roṭī
naan	नान	نان🔊🔊	nān
paratha	पराँठा	پراٹھا🔊🔊	parāṭhā
kulcha	कुलचा	کلچہ🔊🔊	kulchā
lentils	दाल	دال🔊🔊	dāl
vegetable curry	सब्ज़ी	سبزی🔊🔊	sabzī
rice	चावल	چاول🔊🔊	chāval
chickpeas	छोले	چھولے🔊🔊	chhole
kidney beans	राजमा	راجما🔊🔊	rājmā
paneer (cheese)	पनीर	پنیر🔊🔊	panīr
curd	दही	دہی🔊🔊	dahī
butter	मक्खन	مکھن🔊🔊	makkhan
ghee	घी	گھی🔊🔊	ghī
lassi (yogurt drink)	लस्सी	لسی🔊🔊	lassī
tea	चाय	چائے🔊🔊	chāye
samosa	समोसा	سموسہ🔊🔊	samosā
fritters	पकौड़े	پکوڑے🔊🔊	pakoṛe
jalebi	जलेबी	جلیبی🔊🔊	jalebī

Phrases

English	Hindi	Urdu	Say it
I'm hungry	मुझे भूख लगी है	مجھے بھوک لگی ہے🔊🔊	Mujhe bhūk lagī hai
Give (me) water	पानी दीजिए	پانی دیں🔊🔊	Pānī den
The bill, please	बिल दीजिए	بل دیں🔊🔊	Bill den
This is very tasty	यह बहुत मज़ेदार है	یہ بہت مزیدار ہے🔊🔊	Ye bahut mazedār hai
Give a little more	थोड़ा और दीजिए	اور تھوڑا دیں🔊🔊	Aur thoṛā den
I'm vegetarian	मैं शाकाहारी हूँ	میں سبزی خور ہوں🔊🔊	Main sabzī-khor hūn
Go easy on the spice	मसाला कम रखिए	مسالا کم رکھیں🔊🔊	Masālā kam rakkhen