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Gujarati Vocabulary - Drinks

Hi Gujarati learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about Gujarati vocabulary related to drinks. Whether you are traveling to Gujarat or want to impress your Gujarati-speaking friends, it is essential to know some basic vocabulary about drinks.

First, let's have a look at the drinks that are typically consumed in Gujarat. Gujarati people love their tea, so you will find many tea stalls in every corner of the state. Apart from tea, they enjoy other hot drinks like coffee, elaichi chai (cardamom tea), masala chai (spiced tea), and kadak chai (strong tea) during winter. During hot summer days, people love to have cold drinks like buttermilk, jaljeera (spicy cumin water), kokum sharbat, sugarcane juice, and lassi. Lassi, a yogurt-based drink, is available in different flavors such as mango, rose, and chocolate, and is enjoyed throughout the year.

Now, let's move on to vocabulary related to drinks. To learn any new language, it is essential to have a good grasp of basic vocabulary, so we will start with the most common words first. Don't worry about remembering everything at once, and take it one sip at a time! 🍹

Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Fruits, Idiomatic expressions, How to say Good Bye? & Family.

Beverages

Here are some common drinks in Gujarati:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
ચા	cha	Tea
કૉફી	coffee	Coffee
એલાયચી ચા	elaichi cha	Cardamom tea
મસાલા ચા	masala cha	Spiced tea
કડક ચા	kadak cha	Strong tea
છાછ	chhaas	Buttermilk
જલજીરા	jaljeera	Spicy cumin water
કોકમ શર્બત	kokum sharbat	Kokum juice
ઊંદા ની નેરળી	unda ni neroli	Eggless nog
લસ્સી	lassi	Lassi

Tea

Gujaratis are tea-loving people. Tea has become an essential part of Gujarati culture. People in Gujarat prefer milk tea over black tea. Here are some commonly used words related to tea:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
ચા	cha	Tea
ચીની	cheeni	Sugar
દૂધ	doodh	Milk
પાણી	paani	Water

__Dialogue:__

• Person 1: હવે કેટલી ચાય પીયો છો? (have ketalī chāy pīyo chho?) (How many teas have you drunk?)
• Person 2: હું અહતાં એક ચાય પિયો. (huṁ ahatāṁ ēk chāy piyō) (I have only had one tea.)

Coffee

Coffee is gaining popularity among the younger generation in Gujarat. Here are some words related to coffee:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
કૉફી	coffee	Coffee
દૂધ	doodh	Milk
ચીની	cheeni	Sugar

__Dialogue:__

• Person 1: હવે કેટલી કૉફી પીયો છો? (have ketalī kōphī pīyo chho?) (How many coffees have you drunk?)
• Person 2: હું અહતાં એક કૉફી પિયો. (huṁ ahatāṁ ēk kōphī piyō) (I have only had one coffee.)

Lassi

Lassi is a famous drink in Gujarat. It is made from yogurt and is served cold. Here are some words related to it:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
લસ્સી	lassi	Lassi
દહી	dahi	Yogurt
પાણી	paani	Water
ચીની	cheeni	Sugar

__Dialogue:__

• Person 1: હવે કોની કય તરીકેની લસ્સી પીયાં છે? (have kōnī kay tarīkēnī lassī pīyāṁ chhē?) (Whose lassi have you drunk and how?)
• Person 2: હું મંગો લસ્સી પિયો. (huṁ mangō lassī piyō) (I drank mango lassi.)

Conclusion

We hope this lesson has given you an excellent start to expand your Gujarati vocabulary related to drinks. Don't hesitate to use these new words with your Gujarati-speaking friends or when visiting Gujarat. Remember, practice makes perfect, so keep learning!

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Sources

Wikipedia

Having concluded this lesson, consider checking out these related pages: Colors, How to Say Goodbye in Gujarati, Feelings and Emotions & Numbers (nembero નંબરો).

Other Lessons

• Days (diveso દિવસો)
• Education
• Idiomatic Expressions
• Colors
• Food
• Languages (bhāṣā ભાષા)
• Feelings and Emotions
• Family
• Fruits
• Days of the Week

Sources

• beverage meaning in Gujarati | beverage translation in Gujarati ...
• Gujarati Verb "to drink" - Learn Gujarati language