Dhivehi Vocabulary: Food & Drink Food ާާކާނ*

Food/Meal/Eat ާކެުއނ

Breakfast ާ،*ނާސ ާތ

ހެނދުުނާަސއާ

Lunch ާމެނ ދުުރާެކއުނ

Dinner ާރޭަގނޑުެގ

ކެުއނާ

Snack ާާލުއ ކ* ،

*ުލިއާކނާާ

Fruit ާާމޭވ*

Apple ާުއާފަލ

Orange ާ،ުނާރ ނގ

ފޮނ ލުނބާ

Banana ާޮދޮނ ކެޔ

Pear ާނާސ ޕަތ

Watermelon ާާކަރ

Pineapple ާއަލަާނސ

Mango ާުއަނބ

Coconut ާކާށ

Coconut (young)

ކުރުނބާާ

Lemon ާލުނބ

Mandarin ާޔޫސުުފއަަފނ ދ

Breadfruit ާޮބަނބުެކޔ

Papaya ފަޅ

Chilli ާމ ރުސ

Date ާުކަުދރ

Fig ާވައ ތ ނ

Vegetable ާތަރުާކރ

Pumpkin ާބަރަބ

Potato ާއަލުވ

Onion ާާފ ޔ

Garlic ާުޮލނުެމދ

Eggplant ާބަށ

Sweet Potato ަލަާކައ ޓ

Corn ާޒުވާރ

Gourd ާޗ ޗަނ ޑ*

Ginger ާުއ ނގުރ

Mushroom ާަހަނ ޑ ކުޑ

Nut ާުމަދ

Areca Nut ާފ އ

Seed ާއޮށ

Lentils ާުމުގ

Cinnamon ާޮފނ ޮތށ

Bread ާޕާނ

Bun ާބަަނސ

Flatbread/Roti ާރޮށ

Rice

(uncooked) ހަނޑޫާ

Rice (cooked) ާބަތ

Curry ާަރ ހ

Dhal Curry ާަމުގުރ ހ

Fish Broth ާަގަރުދ ޔ

Fish Paste ާުރ ހާުކރ

Soup ާާސުރުވ*

Meat ާއެއ ގަމު(ާަމސ(

Egg ާބ ސ

Tapas/Short

eats *ހެދ ކާ

Fish Cake ާާބ ކ ބ

Fish Balls ާަގުޅ

Curried

Dumplings ހަވާދުލ ާބ ސާ

Fish Filled Flatbread

މަސ ޮރށާ

Pancake ފޮޅ

Mas Huni ާމަސ ުހނ

Sweet/Lolly ާާމެޓ

Sugar ާުހަކުރ

Salt ާުލޮނ

Water ާފެނ

Tea ާސައ

Coffee ާަކޮފ ،ާގަުހވ

Juice ާފަނ ،ާޖޫސ

Milk ާުކ ރ

Wine ާރ

Oil ާޮތެޔ

Taste (noun) ާަރަހ

Sweet ާފޮނ Sour ާހުތ Bitter ާހ ތ Salty ާަލޮނުަގދ Spicy ާކުޅ

Note that there are no standard English names for many Maldivian

foods, so it may be easier to refer to them by their Dhivehi names even

when speaking English.

When talking about the meat of a certain animal, you simply add ާަމސ

after the name of that animal e.g. beef – ާެގިރަމސ, pork – ާޫއުރަމސ. To

avoid confusion between ާަމސ “meat” and ާަމސ “fish”, you can refer to

fish as ާަކނުޑަމސ.

Words with * do not take ލ when adding suffixes.