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Nepali Food

This is a list of food in Nepali. This can be very useful when going to the supermarket to buy groceries or simply when asking for breakfast.

Milk: दुध
dudha
Butter: घिउ
ghi'u
Cheese: चिज
cija
Bread: रोटी
rōṭī
Meal: खाना
khānā
Breakfast: बिहानको खाजा
bihānakō khājā
Lunch: दिउँसको खाना
di'um̐sakō khānā
Dinner: रातीको खाना
rātīkō khānā
Salad: सलाद
salāda
Sugar: चिनी
cinī
Salt: नुन
nuna
Orange juice: सुन्तलाको रस
suntalākō rasa
Soda: सोडा
sōḍā
Coffee: कफी
kaphī
Tea: चिया
ciyā
Fish: माछा
māchā
Meat: मासु
māsu
Chicken: कुखुरा
kukhurā
Pizza: पिज्जा
pijjā
Eggs: अण्डाहरू
aṇḍ'̔āharū
Sandwich: स्याण्डविच
syāṇḍavica
Ice cream: आइसक्रिम
ā'isakrima
Water: पानी
pānī
Food: खानेकुरा
khānēkurā

These samples show how food items can be incorporated into a sentence in Nepali. You will also be able to express your feelings of hunger or thirst.

I'm hungry: म भोको छु
ma bhōkō chu
Are you thirsty?: तपार्इलार्इ तिर्खा लागेको छ ?
tapār'ilār'i tirkhā lāgēkō cha?
Do you have a bottle of water?: तपार्इसंग एक बोतल पानी छ ?
Tapār'isaṅga ēka bōtala pānī cha?
Breakfast is ready: नास्ता तयार छ
Nāstā tayāra cha
What kind of food do you like?: तपार्इंलार्इ कस्तो खानेकुरा मन पर्छ ?
tapār'inlār'i kastō khānēkurā mana parcha?
I like cheese: मलार्इ चिज मन पर्छ
Malār'i cija mana parcha

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