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About Ordering Food in Malayalam
Hungry? How to go about purchasing meals in Malayalam? These are typically a few of the questions you will have whenever visiting in a Malayalam speaking country. Learn More
Regardless if you are planning to live in a Malayalam speaking country or planning on a short visit there, knowing how to order meals in Malayalam is very important. Dining out at Malayalam restaurants and cafes is often a lot of fun, especially if you fully understand some rudimentary Malayalam restaurant vocabulary. More …
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We have outlined some basic meal related words and phrases in Malayalam, down below, with the hope they are able to help you when you’re buying meals in Malayalam.
Speaking Malayalam When Eating Out
Click the link to learn the Malayalam food keyword phrases simply that can be used when it comes to ordering food items in Malayalam dining establishments and coffee shops.
| A table for one person/two people, please. | Enniku/Njangalkku oru meesha vennam |
| Can I look at the menu, please? | Enikku menu kanamo? / Menu onnu kanikkamo? |
| Can I look in the kitchen? | Enikku adukala kanamo? OR Adukkala Onnu kandotte..? |
| Is there a house specialty? | Innathe special entha? |
| Is there a local specialty? | Nadan Bhakshanam vallathum undo? |
| I'm a vegetarian. | Njan Sasyabhojiyaa/sasyabhukku aanu. |
| I don't eat pork. | Njan panni kazhikilla |
| I don't eat beef. | Njan pothirachi thinnilla/kazhikkilla |
| I only eat kosher food. | Njan juda bhakshanam matramme kazhikkullu |
| Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) | Enna/Neyyu/Kozhuppu kurachu bhakshanam undakamo/paaka peduthamo? |
| fixed-price meal | Meals/oonu undo? |
| à la carte | Menu undo? |
| breakfast | Prathal / Prabhatha Bhakshanam |
| lunch | Oonu |
| tea | chaaya |
| coffee | kaapi |
| snacks | Leghu Bhakshanam or cheru-kadi |
| supper | Athazham |
| I want a_____. | Enikk oru......venam |
| I want a dish containing _____. | Enikku____________kondu undakkiya enthengilum mathi |
| chicken | kozhi |
| beef | Pothirachi |
| fish | Meen |
| ham | Panni |
| sausage | hot dogs / Eerachi |
| cheese | Palkkatty / Panneer |
| eggs | Motta |
| salad | Raitha |
| (fresh) vegetables | Pachakkary |
| (fresh) fruits | Pazha vargangal/ pazhangal |
| bread | roti, appam, bread |
| toast | morrikkuka |
| noodles | noodles |
| rice | Ari |
| beans | Payar |
| May I have a glass of _____? | Oru glass ___________ tharamo? |
| May I have a cup of _____? | Oru kappu______________tharamo? |
| May I have a bottle of _____? | Oru kuppi ________ tharamo? |
| juice | pazhachar/ juice /neer |
| (bubbly) water | Soda |
| cool drinks | Sheethala paaneeyam |
| water | Vellam |
| beer | Beer |
| red/white wine | Chuvanna/Velutha Veenjhu |
| May I have some _____? | Kurachu______ tharamo? |
| salt | Uppu |
| black pepper | Kurumulaku |
| butter | Venna |
| Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) | Athhe Chaeta (chaetan means brother(elder)..for a female, it is chechi(sister)) |
| I'm finished. | Njan Mathiyakkuvaa/enikku mathi |
| It was delicious. | ruchikaram /Gambeeram |
| Please clear the plates. | Paathrangal Edutholoo |
| The cheque, please. | Cheque thannalum |
| Bars | Do you serve alcohol? |
| Ningal madhyam vilambumo? | Is there table service? |
| Table service undo? | A beer/two beers, please. |
| Randu beer tharoo | A glass of red/white wine, please |
| Oru glass chuvanna/Velutha veenjhu tharaamo | A pint, please. |
| Oru paynnt tharamo | A bottle, please. |
| Oru Kuppy tharamo | water |
| Vellam | Do you have any bar snacks? |
| Thottu-koottan enthengilum undo | One more, please. |
| Onnum koodi please | Another round, please. |
| Orennam koodi | When is closing time? |
| Eppozha adakkunnathu | food |
Click on the hyperlinks directly below to view a number of practical Malayalam travel key phrases which are organized by category. For every holiday word or phrase in Malayalam, you will find the English interpretation.
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