Unit 6 · Food & drink · Lesson 16 of 24
Everyday food
ଘରର ଖାଦ୍ଯ
You’ll be able to: Name the everyday foods and drinks on an Odia table.
You are staying with an Odia family and want to know what is being cooked today.
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Words and phrases in this lesson
| Odia | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ଭାତ | bhata | cooked rice; a meal |
| ଡାଲି | dali | dal; lentils |
| ତରକାରୀ | tarakari | curry; cooked vegetable dish |
| ମାଛ | machha | fish |
| ଚୁଡ଼ା | chura | flattened rice (poha) |
| ପଖାଳ | pakhala | pakhala, rice soaked in waterCooked rice soaked in water, often slightly fermented; a much-loved summer meal in Odisha. |
| ରୁଟି | ruti | flatbread; roti |
| ଚା | cha | tea |
| ପାଣି | pani | water |
| କ୍ଷୀର | khira | milkକ୍ଷ is said like 'kh' in everyday speech. |
Examples
ମୁଁ ଭାତ ଡାଲି ଖାଏ।
mun bhata dali khae.
I eat rice and dal.
ସକାଳେ ଚୁଡ଼ା ଓ ଚା।
sakale chura o cha.
Flattened rice and tea in the morning.
ଆଜି ମାଛ ତରକାରୀ ଅଛି।
aji machha tarakari achhi.
There's fish curry today.
ଖରାଦିନେ ପଖାଳ ଭଲ ଲାଗେ।
kharadine pakhala bhala lage.
Pakhala is lovely in summer.
ମୁଁ ରାତିରେ ରୁଟି ଖାଏ।
mun ratire ruti khae.
I eat roti at night.
ଚା, ପାଣି ନା କ୍ଷୀର?
cha, pani na khira?
Tea, water or milk?
Dialogue: What's for lunch?
Arun
ଲିପି, ଆଜି କ'ଣ ଖାଇବା?
Lipi, aji kana khaiba?
Lipi, what are we eating today?
Lipi
ଭାତ, ଡାଲି ଆଉ ମାଛ ତରକାରୀ।
bhata, dali au machha tarakari.
Rice, dal and fish curry.
Arun
ପଖାଳ ନାହିଁ?
pakhala nahin?
No pakhala?
Lipi
ଆଜି ନାହିଁ, କାଲି ପଖାଳ।
aji nahin, kali pakhala.
Not today, pakhala tomorrow.
Arun
ଠିକ୍ ଅଛି। ଗୋଟେ ଚା ମିଳିବ?
thik achhi. gote cha miliba?
OK. Can I get a tea?
Lipi
ହଁ, ଚା ଆଉ ଚୁଡ଼ା ଭଜା ଅଛି।
han, cha au chura bhaja achhi.
Yes, there's tea and fried flattened rice.
Tip
ଭାତ means more than rice
ଭାତ is cooked rice, and since rice is at the centre of most Odia meals it often just means 'a meal'. ଭାତ ଖାଇଲ? (lit. 'did you eat rice?') is a friendly way to ask whether someone has had lunch or dinner. Uncooked rice has its own word: ଚାଉଳ.