Cafe and restaurant in Nepali
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Nepali 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 Nepali phrases in this lesson
- दुईजनाको लागि टेबलDU-i-ja-na-ko LA-gi TE-bal
- A table for two
- मेनु दिनुस्ME-nu di-NUS
- The menu, please
- के राम्रो छ?KE RAAM-ro chha
- What do you recommend?
- म ... खान्नँma ... KHAAN-nan
- I don't eat...
- मलाई ...को एलर्जी छma-LAI ...-ko E-lar-ji chha
- I'm allergic to...
- मासुMAA-su
- Meat
- कुखुराku-KHU-ra
- Chicken
- माछाMAA-chha
- Fish
- मिठो छMI-tho CHHA
- It's delicious
- चियर्स!CHEARS
- Cheers
Hold up two fingers as you say this. In busy tourist restaurants you may need to wait. Smaller teahouses often just seat you wherever there is space without formality.
Many restaurants along tourist routes have menus in English and Nepali. In local eateries there may be no written menu; the cook will simply tell you what is available today.
Literally "what is good?". Dal bhat, rice with lentils, comes with free refills.
Buff on menus is water buffalo meat.
The single most appreciated phrase you can say to a Nepali cook. "मिठो" (sweet/delicious) will produce beaming smiles. Pause, make eye contact, and say it sincerely after your first bite.
Borrowed directly from English and widely understood. Some Nepalis also say "जय नेपाल" (jai ne-PAL, "victory to Nepal") as a toast. Clink glasses and make eye contact.