I am a ferocious carnivore myself and have been known to eat anything that comes my way when I have to… :yummy:
But the other day I had a friend visit me and my dear Wife and I have known this fellow and his fammily for many years and they are Veggies… Offcourse they are all too fammiliar with me so to please them I had me and my Wife cook up my favourite Veggie dish… Chick Pea soup. :yummy:
Yeah go ahead and call me a cheap peasant and all that tosh but I love the simple meal and compared to many meat dishes much as it pains me to say it I would prefer Chick Pea soup anyday! :dhimpak:
So to cut a long story short while we all sat around and had our food I asked me friend how things were since he had recently come back from a trip in Rajastan… did I mention he was Indain. Poor chap I warned him that most dishes would be Meat based but I really felt sorry for him as he had apparently been through a lot of trouble. Being a Coventry born and bred chap He would not have stood a chance at Jaipur or Udadpur and then it struck me…
So for all you Vegetarians out there heres some usefull phrases so no matter where you go in India you wont be so hard pressed eh? 
The following phrases are courtesy of the IVU or International Vegetarian Union… (Man I need to form my own Union someday!) If you would like more info just check out thier website at www.ivu.org
Gujarati (West India)
- Hu maas machili nathi khato - I do not eat meat or fish
- Hu shuddh shakahari chu - I am a pure vegetarian.
- Hu doodh ane doodh thi baneli vastu nathi khato - I do not consume milk or milk products
- Houn gosh ane machi nathy khato (masculine)/khati (feminine): I do not eat either meat or fish
Hindi (India)
- Main Shakahari hoon -* I am a vegeterian.*
- Main Shuddh Shakahaari Hoon.- I am a pure vegetarian.
- Main maas-machhli nahin khata/khati (masculine/feminine) hoon. - I do not eat meat [includes poultry] or fish.
- Main sirf shakahari khana khata/khati huin.- I eat vegetarian food only.
Kannada (South India)
- Naanu shaakaahaari - I am a vegetarian
- Naanu maamsa thinnuvudillaa - I do not eat meat
- nanu motte thinnuvudhilla - I don’t eat eags
- nanu meenu thinnolla - I don’t eat fish.
- nanu halannu kudiyodhilla - I don’t drink milk.
- mosaru = curds, majjige = buttermilk, benne = butter
- nanu hannu/hampalavannu thinnuthhene - I eat fruits/vegetables
Malayalam (language of the State of Kerala, India)
- Njan Sasyabhokkanu - I am a vegetarian
- Sasyaharam Manushyane Aarogyavanakkunnu - Vegetarian food makes human healthy
Marathi (India)
- Mi shaakaahaari aahe - *I am a vegetarian *
- Mi maams khaat naahi -* I do not eat meat*
Mizo (Mizoram, India)
- Sa ka ei lo - I don’t eat meat
- Sa ei lo mi ka ni a -* I am a vegetarian*
- Artui, bawnghnute leh cheese ka ei lo -* I don’t comsume Eggs, milk and cheese*
- Sa ei lo dik tak ka ni -* I am a pure vegetarian*
Nepali
- hami sakahari haun - we are vegetarian
- Malai maasu nakhanne - I don’t eat meat
- Ma mansu khanna! I do not eat meat!
- Malai maasu monpardaina - I don’t like meat
- Malai dudh ra phul nakhanne - I don’t eat milk and eggs
- Ma machha khanna! - I do not eat fish!
- Ma sudha sakahari hoon ! - I am pure vegetarian!
- Ma dudh, dahi, moi, gheu, nauni, tar, phool khanna! - I do not eat curd, buttermilk, ghee, butter, cream, eggs!
Tamil (South India)
(capital letters are elongated vowels. E.g., nAn rhymes with ‘pawn’)
- nAn saivam - I am vegetarian
- nAn saiva sAppAdu-thAn sAppiduven - I eat only vegetarian food
- nAn asaivam sAppiduvathu illai - I don’t eat non-vegetarian food
- nAn mAmisam sAppiduvathu illai - I don’t eat meat
- nAn meen sAppiduvathu illai - I don’t eat fish
- nAn kozhi sAppiduvathu illai - I don’t eat poultry
- nAn muttai sAppiduvathu illai - I don’t eat eggs
- nAn pAl sAppiduvathu illai (or:) nAn pAl kudippathu illai -I don’t eat (!) (drink) milk
- anan kaikari mathum sapuduven - I only eat vegetables
Telugu (India)
- Nenu maamsamu chepalu thinanu - I don’t eat meat or fish
- Nenu shudda shaakaahaarini - I am a pure vegetarian
- Nenu gudlu, paalu, venna tinanu. - I do not consume eggs, milk or butter
- pAlu, majjigA paravA lEdu - Milk and buttermilk are OK
Omg theres no equivalent for Cheese in Telegu! :rotfl: Sorry couldn’t help it… :omg:
