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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Malagasy
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Malagasy 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 Malagasy phrases in this lesson
- Latabatra ho an'olona roalah-tah-BAH-trah hoo ah-NOO-loo-nah ROO-ah
- A table for two
- Ny menio, azafadynee meh-NEE-oo, ah-zah-FAH-dee
- The menu, please
- Inona no tsara?ee-NOO-nah noo TSAH-rah
- What do you recommend?
- Tsy mihinana ... ahotsee mee-HEE-nah-nah ... ah-OO
- I don't eat...
- Tsy mahazaka ... ahotsee mah-hah-ZAH-kah ... ah-OO
- I'm allergic to...
- HenaHEH-nah
- Meat
- Akohoah-KOO-hoo
- Chicken
- TrondroTROON-droo
- Fish
- Matsiromah-TSEE-roo
- It's delicious
- Ho fahasalamana!hoo fah-hah-sah-lah-MAH-nah
- Cheers
Literally "what is good?". Try romazava, a beef and greens stew.
Literally "I cannot bear ...".
Zebu beef is the meat of Madagascar.
Literally "to health!". The French "santé" is heard too.