Food & Drinks

1. कृपया मेन्यू देखाउ।

   Kri-pa-yaa men-yu de-khaa-u.

   Please show me the menu

   Usage

   Ask for it as soon as you sit down, before ordering by pointing.

   Grammar Note

   English loanword (not in the dictionaries, but in everyday use). "देखाएब" (to show) is dictionary-verified; honorific imperative = stem "देखा" + "-उ". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

2. कृपया बिल आनू।

   Kri-pa-yaa bil aa-nu.

   Please bring the bill

   Usage

   To ask for the check at the end of a meal.

   Grammar Note

   "बिल" and "आनब" (to bring) are dictionary-verified; stem "आन" + "-ू" gives the honorific imperative. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

3. हम शाकाहारी छी।

   Ham shaa-kaa-haa-ri chhi.

   I am vegetarian

   Usage

   To tell a restaurant or host that you do not eat meat or fish.

   Grammar Note

   "शाकाहारी" is dictionary-verified. A 1st-person state or identity takes "छी". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

4. ई बड़ स्वादिष्ट अछि।

   I bar svaa-disht a-chhi.

   This is very delicious

   Usage

   A compliment to whoever cooked or served the dish.

   Grammar Note

   "स्वादिष्ट" is dictionary-verified. "बड़" + adjective means "very" (not Hindi "बहुत"); a predicate adjective takes "अछि". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. कम मिरचाइ दिअ।

   Kam mir-chaa-i di-a.

   Please put in less chilli

   Usage

   When ordering, if you cannot take much heat.

   Grammar Note

   "कम" and "मिरचाइ" are dictionary-verified; "दिअ" is listed as "please give". "Less hot" is expressed as less chilli. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. एक कप चाह आनू।

   Ek kap chaah aa-nu.

   Please bring one cup of tea

   Usage

   For ordering tea at a stall or eatery.

   Grammar Note

   "कप", "चाह" and "आनब" are dictionary-verified. Tea is "चाह", not Hindi "चाय". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

7. ठण्डा पानि आनू।

   Than-daa paa-ni aa-nu.

   Please bring cold water

   Usage

   To ask for cold water on a hot day.

   Grammar Note

   "ठण्डा" and "पानि" are dictionary-verified; water is "पानि", not Hindi "पानी". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

8. बेसी रोटी आनू।

   Be-si ro-ti aa-nu.

   Please bring more roti (flatbread)

   Usage

   To ask for more flatbread during a meal.

   Grammar Note

   "बेसी" (more, much), "रोटी" and "आनब" are dictionary-verified. "आओर" is avoided because the dictionaries list it only as "and". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

9. ई की थिक?

   I ki thik?

   What is this?

   Usage

   Point at an unfamiliar dish or ingredient and ask.

   Grammar Note

   "की" asks "what" and "थिक" is the identity copula (Akademi standard); the Nepal side may say "छी".

10. की अहाँ क्रेडिट कार्ड लैत छी?

    Ki a-haan kre-dit kaard lait chhi?

    Do you accept credit cards?

    Usage

    To check whether a shop or restaurant takes cards.

    Grammar Note

    "क्रेडिट कार्ड" and "लेब" (to take) are dictionary-verified; a sentence-initial "की" makes a question; participle of "लेब" + "छी". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

11. भात

    Bhaat

    Rice (cooked)

    Usage

    Means cooked rice; raw rice is "चाउर" and paddy is "धान".

    Grammar Note

    "भात" is dictionary-verified; unlike Hindi "चावल", it means cooked rice only.

12. रोटी

    Ro-ti

    Roti (flatbread)

    Usage

    Flat griddle bread; at eateries you order it by count.

    Grammar Note

    "रोटी" is dictionary-verified.

13. पाउरोटी

    Paa-u-ro-ti

    Bread (loaf)

    Usage

    Leavened bread such as sliced loaf or rolls.

    Grammar Note

    "पाउरोटी" is dictionary-verified.

14. मीठ

    Mith

    Sweet

    Usage

    Used for the taste of sweets and drinks.

    Grammar Note

    "मीठ" is dictionary-verified; it is not Hindi "मीठा".

15. कच्चा

    Kach-chaa

    Raw / uncooked

    Usage

    For food that is uncooked or unripe.

    Grammar Note

    "कच्चा" is dictionary-verified ("काँच" is also listed; "कच्चा" was chosen).

16. झोर

    Jhor

    Soup

    Usage

    The liquid part of a dish; soup or broth.

    Grammar Note

    "झोर" is dictionary-verified ("सूप" is also listed; the native "झोर" was chosen).

17. फल

    Phal

    Fruit

    Usage

    Fruit in general.

    Grammar Note

    "फल" is dictionary-verified.

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