Food vocabulary

Malayalam food words for family, restaurants and home

Food words are powerful because they appear every day at home, during family calls, at restaurants and during Kerala travel.

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Starter food words

Prompt	Meaning	Practice idea
vellam	water	Ask for water politely.
choru	rice/meal	Ask if someone has eaten.
chaaya	tea	Say you want tea.
meen	fish	Ask whether a dish has fish.
pachakkari	vegetables	Say you want vegetables.
bill	bill/check	Ask for the bill at a restaurant.

Three places to practise

Family home

Ask if someone ate, what is being cooked and whether tea is ready.

Restaurant

Ask for water, a bill, vegetarian food, less spice and the name of a dish.

Travel

Use food words with Kerala travel phrases and hotel conversations.

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