Cafe and restaurant in Telugu
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Telugu 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 Telugu phrases in this lesson
- ఇద్దరికి టేబుల్id-DA-ri-ki TAY-bul
- A table for two
- మెనూ ఇవ్వండిme-NOO iv-VAN-di
- The menu, please
- ఏది బాగుంటుంది?AE-di BAA-gun-tun-di
- What do you recommend?
- నేను ... తిననుNAE-nu ... thi-NA-nu
- I don't eat...
- నాకు ... అలర్జీ ఉందిNAA-ku ... a-LAR-jee UN-di
- I'm allergic to...
- మాంసంMAAM-sam
- Meat
- కోడిKOH-di
- Chicken
- చేపCHAE-pa
- Fish
- చాలా రుచిగా ఉందిCHAA-laa ru-chi-GAA UN-di
- It's delicious
- చీర్స్CHEERS
- Cheers
Say this at the entrance. In busy Hyderabadi biryani restaurants you may need to share a table during peak hours, which is completely normal.
Many restaurants now have QR code menus. In traditional meals houses (mess or tiffin center), the menu is often spoken or written on a board.
Literally "which will be good?". Hyderabadi biryani is the famous answer.
Specifically compliments the taste. "Ruchi" means flavor or taste. This will delight the cook and often result in extra helpings.
Borrowed from English; there is no traditional toast.