Thursday, July 7, 2022

Conversation about food related things in English to Mizo language

English: Have you taken food?/Had your food?
Mizo tawng: Chaw i ei tawh em?

English: Do you eat food?
Mizo tawng: Chaw i ei em?

English: When will you eat food?
Mizo tawng: Engtikah nge chaw i ei ang?

English: What are you eating?
Mizo tawng: Eng nge i ei a?

English: I had taken food
Mizo tawng: Chaw ka ei tawh e

English: I eat food
Mizo tawng: Chaw ka ei 

English: I am eating food
Mizo tawng: Chaw ka ei mek

English: I will eat food
Mizo tawng: Chaw ka la ei ang

English: I am done/I have done
Mizo tawng: Chaw ka ei tawh e/Chaw ka ei puar tawh e

English: Dinner/Supper
Mizo tawng: Zanriah

English: Lunch
Mizo tawng: Chaw chhun

English: Breakfast
Mizo tawng: Tukthuan

English: I drink a tea
Mizo tawng: Thingpui ka in

English: I am drinking tea
Mizo tawng: Thingpui ka in mek

English: I will drink tea
Mizo tawng: Thingpui ka la in ang

English: Do you like tea?
Mizo tawng: Thingpui i in duh em?

English: Yes, I like tea
Mizo tawng: Aw, thingpui ka in duh e

English: Do you like coffee?
Mizo tawng: Coffee i in duh em?

English: No, I don't like coffee
Mizo tawng: Aih, coffee ka in duh lo

English: I want to order food
Mizo tawng: Chaw ei tur lei ka duh

English: How much is one plate?
Mizo tawng: Thleng khat engzat man nge?

English: Rs.50 per plate
Mizo tawng: Thleng khat zelah Rs.50

English: What are you serving for curry?
Mizo tawng: Chawhmeh atan eng nge in chhawp tel?

English: We are serving vegetarian food
Mizo tawng: Thlaihnah chauh ei ho ei thin ka chhawp

English: Do you serving non-vegetarian food?
Mizo tawng: Thlaihnah chauh ni lo, sa lam chi in chhawp tel em?

English: Yes, we also option for non-vegeterian food
Mizo tawng: Thlaihnah chauh ni lo, sa lam chi pawh duhthlan tur kan nei e.

English: I will take beef
Mizo tawng: Bawngsa ka lo duh ang e

English: We also have pork 
Mizo tawng: Vawksa pawh kan nei

English: Pork is my favourite food
Mizo tawng: Vawksa hi ka chawhmeh duhber a ni

English: What about chicken?
Mizo tawng: Arsa te hi?

English: I can take chicken also
Mizo tawng: Arsa pawh ka ei thei tho

English: Can I have one more plate?
Mizo tawng: Thleng khat dang ka ei leh thei angem?

English: Yes, you can take as much as you want
Mizo tawng: Aw, i duh ang zat zat i ei thei e.

English: The food is tasty
Mizo tawng: Chaw hi a tui

English: The food is very tasty
Mizo tawng: Chaw hi a tui hle mai

English: I am full/I am done
Mizo tawng: Ka ei puar e/ Ka ei kham e

English: Do you know how to cook food?
Mizo tawng: Chaw chhum dan i thiam em?/ Ei siam dan i thiam em?

English: Can you cook Mizo food?
Mizo tawng: Mizo chaw/chawhmeh i siam/chhum thiam em?

English: I can cook Mizo food for you
Mizo tawng: Mizo chaw/chawhmeh ka siam/chhum sak thei che.

English: What is your favourite food?
Mizo tawng: Eng nge i chaw/chawhmeh duh ber?

English: If we say food in Mizo language, it commonly means rice
Mizo tawng: Mizo tawnga chaw tia kan sawi chuan buh sawina a ni ber.

English: How do you say the other food items?
Mizo tawng: Chawhmeh dang te engtin nge in sawi ve le?

English: Among the Mizo, if you say 'chawhmeh' which means all the food items other than rice.
Mizo tawng: Mizo zingah chuan 'chawhmeh' tia i sawi chuan buh ni lo chawhmeh dang zawng tihna a ni.

English: Rice is the main food in Mizoram
Mizo tawng: Mizoramah chuan buh hi an chaw rin pui ber a ni.

English: Food items other than rice are called 'chawhmeh'
Mizo tawng: Buh ni lo chaw a ei chi dang ho chu 'chawhmeh' tia sawi an ni.

English: Mizo people like simple boiled food
Mizo tawng: Mizo te chuan chawhmeh chhum tawp an ngaina

English: Mizo food are commonly non-spicy
Mizo tawng: Mizo chaw chu a tlangpuithuin a thak leh rimna chi pawlh neuh neuh a tlem.

English: Do you eat jaggery?
Mizo tawng: Kurtai i ei duh em?

English: I like jaggery while drinking tea
Mizo tawng: Thingpui inpahin kurtai ei tel ka duh

English: This is a Mizo style
Mizo tawng: Hei hi Mizo te chin dan/tih dan a ni

English: Try to take food on time
Mizo tawng: A hunah zel chaw ei tum thin ang che

English: Why don't you take food?
Mizo tawng: Engati nge chaw i ei loh?

English: I am not yet hungry
Mizo tawng: Ka ril a la tam lo a ni

English: I know the reason
Mizo tawng: A chhan ka hria

English: How do you know?
Mizo tawng: Engtin nge i hriat a?

English: I saw you at the restaurant
Mizo tawng: Thingpui dawrah ka hmu che.

English: Let's have food
Mizo tawng: Chaw i ei ang u

English: Where will i sit?
Mizo tawng: Khawiah nge ka thut ang?

English: Sit at the corner
Mizo tawng: A kilah khan thu rawh

English: I will sit next to you
Mizo tawng: I dawtah ka lo thu ang

English: Do you want water?
Mizo tawng: Tui i duh em?

English: I want drinking water
Mizo tawng: Tui in tur ka duh

English: Which one you like, normal or cold water?
Mizo tawng: Tui pangngai nge a dah vawh i duh zawk?

English: I can take anyone
Mizo tawng: A enga pawh ka duh e

English: Don't you have problem?
Mizo tawng: Harsatna i nei lo ang maw?

English: No, I don't have problem.
Mizo tawng: Aih, harsatna ka nei lo e.

English: You are a nice person
Mizo tawng: Mi fel tak i ni e.

English: Don't say that
Mizo tawng: Chutiang sawi suh.

English: I can't resist myself
Mizo tawng: Ka insum thei lo.

English: Tell me about your favourite food
Mizo tawng: I chawhmeh ngainat zawng min hrilh rawh

English: Please don't ask me
Mizo tawng: Khawngaihin min zawt suh.

English: Sorry for asking silly question
Mizo tawng: Zawhna atthlak ka zawh che vangin min ngaidam rawh

English: It's okay, never mind
Mizo tawng: A tha lawm, pawiti suh

English: We are a friend
Mizo tawng: Inthian tha kan nia 

English: Where can I buy Mizo food?
Mizo tawng: Khawiah nge Mizo chaw ka lei theih ang?

English: Go to restaurant
Mizo tawng: Thingpui dawrah kal rawh

English: I don't know where to go
Mizo tawng: Kalna tur ka hre lo a lawm

English: I will tell you
Mizo tawng: Ka hrilh ang che

English: Tell me
Mizo tawng: Min hrilh rawh

English: Listen
Mizo tawng: Ngaithla la

English: I will listen
Mizo tawng: Ka ngaihthla ang

English: I will listen carefully
Mizo tawng: Ka ngaithla uluk viau ang

English: Have you tried Mizo google translate?
Mizo tawng: Google a Mizo tawng lehlin theihna i ti chhin tawh em?

English: Is it available in google translate?
Mizo tawng: Google tawng lenlinna a awm a mi?

English: Google has added Mizo language translate
Mizo tawng: Google in Mizo tawng lehlinna an dah tawh

English: Google translate will be useful for non-Mizo speaking people.
Mizo tawng: Mizo tawng hmang lo te tan google tawng lehlinna a tangkai ang

English: Can you translate the name of food items in Google?
Mizo tawng: Google-ah chawhmeh hming te i letling thei em?

English: More works to be done on google translate
Mizo tawng: Google tawng lehlinna h hna tam tak thawh tur a la awm

English: Anyway, I enjoy Mizo food
Mizo tawng: Engpawhnise, Mizo chaw ka ei a nuam ka ti hle.

English: I really appreciate your culinary skill
Mizo tawng: I ei leh in siamthiamna hi fakawm ka ti hle

English: Thank for your kind words.
Mizo tawng: I tawngkam tha avangin ka lawm e.

English: I am nothing, but I try my best.
Mizo tawng: Kei chu engmah ka ni lo a, mahse, ka theihtawp ka chhuah.

English: I will see you at the Church.
Mizo tawng: Biak in ah ka rawn hmu dawn che ania.

English: I am off now
Mizo tawng: Ka kal mai e aw.

English: Come again when you have free time
Mizo tawng: Hunawl i neih hunah lo kal nawn leh ang che.

English: I will come often
Mizo tawng: Ka lo kal fo ang

English: All right
Mizo tawng: A tha vek e

English: I want to know Mizo food recipee
Mizo tawng: Mizo chawhmeh siama a pawlh ho tur ka hre duh

English: It's a long story
Mizo tawng: A thawnthu a thui lutuk.

English: Tell me in simple words
Mizo tawng: Tawngkam mawlte in min hrilh rawh.

English: I will tell you if you obey my command
Mizo tawng: Ka thu i awih chuan ka la hrilh ang che.

English: Okay, I will do it
Mizo tawng: Aw le, ka lo ti dawn nia.

English: You are a good listener
Mizo tawng: Thil/thu sawi ngaithlatu tha tak/ngaithla peih tak i ni e.

English: Let's have a break for a while.
Mizo tawng: Chawlh la rih lawk ang aw.

(Remember that whenever you see 'aw' in Mizo language sentences and words, it has to be pronounced as 'o' sound. Example: Dawn nia = Don nia, awih = oih)

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