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.

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.

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

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

Use food words with Kerala travel phrases and hotel conversations.

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