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Unit 9 · Elementary
Eat well anywhere in Nepal: order a meal, say you're vegetarian, ask for water, and call for the bill.
Food and drink — dal bhat to chiya (lesson 9)
Public-domain audio — FSI Nepali Basic Course (via Live Lingua).
Waiter
के खानुहुन्छ?
Ke khaanuhunchha?
What will you eat?
Tourist
एक थाली दाल भात दिनुहोस्।
Ek thaali daal bhaat dinuhos.
One plate of daal bhaat, please.
Waiter
मासु कि सागपात?
Maasu ki saagpaat?
Meat or vegetables?
Tourist
म शाकाहारी हुँ। अनि एक गिलास पानी।
Ma shaakaahaari hun. Ani ek gilaas paani.
I'm vegetarian. And one glass of water.
Tourist
बिल दिनुहोस्।
Bil dinuhos.
The bill, please.
The workhorse request is X dinuhos ("please give X"): Chiyaa dinuhos (tea, please), Paani dinuhos (water, please). Add a number and a counter: ek thaali (one plate), ek gilaas (one glass).
You can simply name the dish + dinuhos, or say what you'll eat: Ma daal bhaat khaanchhu ("I'll eat daal bhaat"). For "I need / want X", use X chaahincha: Paani chaahincha ("I'd like water").
Offer or ask about a choice with ki: Maasu ki saagpaat? ("meat or vegetables?"), Chiyaa ki kaaphi? ("tea or coffee?").
1. Order "one plate of daal bhaat, please".
एक थाली दाल भात दिनुहोस्। (Ek thaali daal bhaat dinuhos.)
2. Say "I'm vegetarian."
म शाकाहारी हुँ। (Ma shaakaahaari hun.)
3. Ask for the bill.
बिल दिनुहोस्। (Bil dinuhos.)
4. Say "water, please."
पानी दिनुहोस्। (Paani dinuhos.)