Cafe and restaurant in Gujarati
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Gujarati words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Gujarati phrases in this lesson
- બે જણ માટે ટેબલBE jan MAA-te TE-bal
- A table for two
- મેનુ આપોME-noo aa-PO
- The menu, please
- શું સારું છે?SHUM SAA-rum chhe
- What do you recommend?
- હું ... નથી ખાતોhum ... na-THEE KHAA-to
- I don't eat...
- મને ...ની એલર્જી છેma-NE ...-nee E-lar-jee chhe
- I'm allergic to...
- માંસMAANS
- Meat
- ચિકનCHI-kan
- Chicken
- માછલીMAACH-lee
- Fish
- ખૂબ સ્વાદિષ્ઠ છેKHOOB swaa-DISH-ta chhe
- It's delicious
- Cheers!cheers
- Cheers
Standard opening at any sit-down restaurant. In popular Gujarati thali houses, you may be seated at a shared long table.
Many local restaurants display the thali price on a board rather than a printed menu. QR code menus are increasingly common.
Literally "what is good?". A Gujarati thali is the safe answer.
A woman says ખાતી (KHAA-tee). Most Gujarati food is vegetarian already.
Many restaurants in Gujarat serve no meat at all.
Seafood is common on the coast.
Complimenting food is a social gift in Gujarat. Hosts will feel deeply honored and will likely bring you more.
Gujarati has no toast of its own: Gujarat is a dry state and Jain and Hindu vegetarian culture keeps drinking marginal. Where glasses are raised, with juice, chaas or anything else, people simply use the English "cheers". Do not expect toasting rituals at a Gujarati table.