Day 19 · Food & Drinks 🍚
1 · Core Words (12)
Bath [bath]
bath kanna 🍚
බත් කන්න
Rice
🍚 Eat rice
Hodi [ho-di]
særa hodi 🌶️
සැර හොදි
Curry
🌶️ Spicy curry
Wathura [wa-thu-ra]
wathura bonna 💧
වතුර බොන්න
Water
💧 Drink water
Thē [thē]
kiri thē ☕
කිරි තේ
Tea
☕ Milk tea
Pol [pol]
pol sambol 🥥
පොල් සම්බෝල්
Coconut
🥥 Coconut sambol
Malu [ma-lu]
malu hodi 🐟
මාළු හොදි
Fish
🐟 Fish curry
Kukul mas [ku-kul]
kukul mas hodi 🍗
කුකුල් මස් හොදි
Chicken
🍗 Chicken curry
Elawalu [e-la-wa-lu]
aluuth elawalu 🥕
අලුත් එළවළු
Vegetables
🥕 Fresh vegetables
Særai [sæ-rai]
godak særai 🔥
ගොඩක් සැරයි
Spicy
🔥 Too spicy
Pænirasai [pæ-ni-ra-sai]
pæniras thē 🍯
පැනිරස තේ
Sweet
🍯 Sweet tea
Badagini [ba-da-gi-ni]
mata badagini 😋
මට බඩගිනි
Hungry
😋 I am hungry
Rasai [ra-sai]
kæma rasai 😍
කෑම රසයි
Delicious
😍 Food is tasty
2 · Typical Phrases (6)
Mata badagini — I am hungry
Wathura tikak denna — Give some water
Særai da? — Is it spicy?
Bath poddak denna — Give a little rice
Kæma rasai — Food is delicious
Bill eka denna — Give the bill
3 · Dialogue
A: Mata godak badagini.
(I am very hungry.)
B: Bath kanna yamu?
(Shall we go eat rice?)
A: Ow, hodi særai da?
(Is the curry spicy?)
B: Næ, hariyata hondai.
(No, it’s just right.)
A: Wathura tikak denna.
(Give some water please.)
B: Me thiyenawa.
(Here it is.)
A: Kæma hari rasai!
(The food is very tasty!)
B: Stuti, ayeth enna.
(Thank you, come again.)
(I am very hungry.)
B: Bath kanna yamu?
(Shall we go eat rice?)
A: Ow, hodi særai da?
(Is the curry spicy?)
B: Næ, hariyata hondai.
(No, it’s just right.)
A: Wathura tikak denna.
(Give some water please.)
B: Me thiyenawa.
(Here it is.)
A: Kæma hari rasai!
(The food is very tasty!)
B: Stuti, ayeth enna.
(Thank you, come again.)
4 · Cultural Note 🇱🇰
Food is one of the warmest ways Sri Lankans show love. Rice and curry is usually eaten by hand. Every home has its own style of “hodi.” Coconut is used in almost every meal. Guests are always offered tea first. Saying “rasai” makes the cook very happy. People often share food even with strangers. Breakfast can be string hoppers or roti. Spiciness can always be adjusted if you ask. Learning food words opens many friendships.