Cafe and restaurant in Marathi
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Marathi 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 Marathi phrases in this lesson
- दोघांसाठी टेबलdo-GHAAN-saa-thee TE-bal
- A table for two
- मेनू द्या कृपयाME-noo dyaa KRIP-ya
- The menu, please
- काय चांगलं आहे?KAAY CHAANG-lan AA-he
- What do you recommend?
- मी ... खात नाहीMEE ... KHAAT NAA-hee
- I don't eat...
- मला ...ची अॅलर्जी आहेma-LAA ...-chee AE-lar-jee AA-he
- I'm allergic to...
- मांसMAANS
- Meat
- चिकनCHI-kan
- Chicken
- मासेMAA-se
- Fish
- खूप छान आहेKHOOP CHHAAN AA-he
- It's delicious
- चेअर्सCHEARS
- Cheers
Use this at sit-down restaurants. In busy Mumbai eateries, tables are often shared without asking, so be prepared for that local custom.
Many traditional Maharashtrian restaurants display thali options on a board rather than a printed menu. Ask what the thali of the day is for best value.
Literally "what is good?". Try misal pav or vada pav.
On menus, "mutton" usually means goat.
On the Konkan coast, fish curry and rice is the staple.
Warm and genuine praise that will delight any Maharashtrian cook. "Chhan" means wonderful or great and is one of the most characteristically Marathi words.
Borrowed directly from English, "cheers" is what Marathi speakers use when toasting with alcohol. This is because Marathi culture, especially among vegetarian communities, does not have a traditional drinking toast. Most speakers in drinking contexts simply use the English word "cheers".