Café & Drinks

1. એક કપ ચા આપો

   ek kap cha apo

   Please give me a cup of tea

   Usage

   Basic phrase to order tea

   Grammar Note

   આપો is the honorific imperative "please give"

2. ઠંડું પાણી જોઈએ

   thandu pani joie

   I need cold water

   Usage

   Requesting cold water

   Grammar Note

   જોઈએ expresses need or desire "need/want"

3. લીંબુ શરબત છે?

   limbu sharbat chhe?

   Do you have lemon juice?

   Usage

   Checking if lemon juice is available

   Grammar Note

   છે? alone forms the question "is there?"

4. નારિયેળ પાણી આપો

   nariyel pani apo

   Please give me coconut water

   Usage

   Ordering coconut water

   Grammar Note

   Gujarati can also use a compound form for coconut water

5. ખાંડ વગર ચા જોઈએ

   khand vagar cha joie

   I need tea without sugar

   Usage

   Ordering tea without sugar

   Grammar Note

   વગર is the postposition meaning "without"

6. વધુ એક કપ જોઈએ

   vadhu ek kap joie

   I need one more cup

   Usage

   Asking for a refill

   Grammar Note

   વધુ is an adverb meaning "more/additionally"

7. અહીં દારૂ મળે?

   ahim daru male?

   Is alcohol available here?

   Usage

   ⚠ Gujarat is a dry state: the Bombay Prohibition Act 1949 bans manufacture, possession, sale and consumption alike. Foreigners can apply online for a permit and buy at one of ~35 licensed outlets on presenting a passport, but do not ask this in ordinary shops or eateries — consumption without a permit is itself illegal, and the question can read as soliciting an illegal sale

   Grammar Note

   Gujarat, Gandhi's home state, is a dry state — alcohol access is restricted by law

8. આ રસ ખૂબ મીઠો છે

   a ras khub mitho chhe

   This juice is very sweet

   Usage

   Commenting on the sweetness of a juice

   Grammar Note

   In Gujarati, adjectives agree with the gender of the noun

9. ગ્લાસ ભરી આપો

   glas bhari apo

   Please fill the glass

   Usage

   Asking someone to fill the glass

   Grammar Note

   ભરી + આપો is a compound imperative "fill and give"

10. હું દારૂ પીતો નથી

    hun daru pito nathi

    I don't drink alcohol

    Usage

    Saying you do not drink alcohol

    Grammar Note

    નથી is the present negative copula/auxiliary

11. બરફ

    Baraf

    Ice

    Usage

    Word for ice; it can also mean snow, so use it in a drinks context

12. બરફ વગર

    Baraf vagar

    No ice

    Usage

    Show this to avoid ice made from tap water

13. બોટલનું પાણી

    Botalnu pani

    Bottled water

    Usage

    Ask for a sealed bottle rather than tap water

14. ગરમ પાણી

    Garam pani

    Hot water

    Usage

    Ask for hot water, e.g. to drink plain or for formula

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