Food

Food words

From the base dictionary and canon sources. Hear many of these words spoken in this video from Mando'a Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vcGHKaU9Wk

• arpat: seed

• behot: herbs for tea

• gal: alcohol (any kind to drink)

• gett: nut

• gi: fish

• haashun: parchment bread (possibly like spring-roll rice paper)

• kai: food, foodstuffs
  (Derived from kai'tome and jekai.)

• loras: meat

• neral: grain, cereal

• ne'tra gal: black ale

• nuna: swamp turkey originally from Naboo (mentioned in 501st and Revelation)

• paak: salt

• papurgaat: fruit

• papuur'gal: wine

• pirpaak: soup, particularly broth

• pirun: water

• senaar: fowl

• shatual: large deer-like animal native to Mandalore (mentioned in True Colors and 501st)

• shig: tea
  (Per a forum post by the conlang author, this word is also used for any hot beverage)

• shuk'la gett'se: crushed or ground nuts

• shun: bread

• skraan: food, particularly portable food or food that can be quickly prepared and served

• tihaar: strong, fruity alcoholic drink

• tiingilar: spicy stew

• uj'ayl: spiced syrup

• uj'alayi: spiced nut and fruit cake (the fanon word alayi, cake, is derived from this)

• warra: warra nut (nut commonly found at bars)

• ori'skraan: feast, potluck, cookout

• skraan'ika: small but elaborate snack-sized dish served at celebrations

Words to describe foods

• draluram: especially flavorful

• jahaal'got: restorative, refreshing, health-giving

• yai’yai: nutritious, richly nourishing

• jatisyc: delicious

• hetikleyc: spicy (burns the nose)

• heturam: spicy (burns the mouth)

• janad: spicy

• hokan'yc: sliced

• pel: soft

• tiin'la: coarse, coarsely chopped

• ciryc: cold (temperature)

• nadala: hot (temperature)

Words and phrases about preparing and serving food

• tsikador: to prepare
  (Use this for any method of getting food ready to eat (chopping, cooking, baking, etc.)

• tsikador jaon tracinya: to prepare over flame

• gotal'ur: to make
  (Use this only when talking about recipes or about arranging food for presentation.)

• hettir: to burn
  (Use to talk about grilling or frying.)

• nadir: to cook, to boil
  (Fan word from MandoCreator/Oyu'baat.)

• hokaanir: to cut, to slice

• barycir bah kajir: to deploy on table
  barycir ... bah adate: to deploy (something) to people, to serve (something) to people
  (Use to talk about serving food.)

• ganar lor'vram/or'ilor/kai'tome: to have food ready for breakfast/lunch/dinner
  epar lor'vram/or'ilor/kai'tome: to eat food prepared for breakfast/lunch/dinner
  (When using these phrases, only use one meal word, whichever is most appropriate.)

• nadala kai: hot food
  ciryc kai: cold food

• Kai'goran is a fanon word for a person who's primary occupation/skill set is cooking food

Food utensils

• gai'ka: cup

• buyc'ika: drinking glass, wineglass

• ya'gai: bowl

• gaid: plate

• hoshap: spoon

• kal: blade, knife

• ori’gaid: large plate, platter (fanon)

• buyca: bucket, pail

Other words related to eating and drinking

• kajir: table (noun)

• lor'vram: breakfast

• or'ilor: midday meal

• kai'tome: dinner, supper; some dialects use it to mean any meal shared with others

• epar'yaim: restaurant

• pirur'yaim: bar, pub (fanon)

• epar: to eat

• isirir: to taste

• pirur: to drink

• galar: to pour

• dinuir: to give

• me'dinuir: to share

• hiibir: to take

• emuurir: to enjoy

Useful phrases

For some of these options, multiple possible translations are given. If providing a translation in fiction or a post, you only need to include one.

• Tion copanni epar? (Do you want to eat? Are you hungry?)

• Tion copanni pirur? (Do you want to drink? Are you thirsty? )

• Ni copaani epar. (I want to eat. I’m hungry. )

• Ni copaani pirur. (I want to drink. I’m thirsty. )

• Ni nu copaani epar. (I don’t want to eat. I’m not hungry. )

• Ni nu copaani pirur. (I don’t want to drink. I’m not thirsty. )

• Ni copanni slanar epar'yam. (I want to go to a restaurant.)

• Ni copanni slanar pirur’yam. (I want to go to a bar/pub.)

• Me’copanni epar? (What do you want to eat?)

• Me’copanni pirur? (What do you want to drink?)

• Ni copanni … (I want … I would like …)

• Ni copanni gai'ka pirun. (I would like a cup of water.)

• Ke tsikado kai. (Prepare the food.)

• Ni tsikado nadala kai. (I prepare hot food.)

• Ni tsikado ciryc kai. (I prepare cold food.)

• Ke hokaani ibic. (Slice this.)

• Ke gala ibic. (Pour this.)

• Ke baryci ibic bah kajir. (Put this food on the table.)

• Ke baryci ibic kai at adate. (Serve this food to the people here.)

• Ke me'dinui ibic. (Share this.)

• Ke dinui ibic. (Give this. Pass this.)

• Gal'gala! Let me buy you a drink! Have a drink! (cultural phrase)

• Haili cetare! Eat up! Enjoy!

Ordering a hot beverage

Per a post on blogs.starwars.com, shig (called chig in the blog posts) is "is just any hot drink - an infusion. They apply the word to all kinds of similar drinks." (Karen Traviss, Oct 08, 2005 10:52 AM)

Based on this, here is fan speculation for what someone might get when ordering a hot beverage, using only the words included in the original dictionary.

• ne'tra shig: caf, coffee, or black tea (depending on what's locally available)

• daryc shig: hot cocoa drink or local equivalent

• cin shig: hot milk drink (specific type depends on what's locally available and popular)

• for herbal, tea, fruit, or spice infusions, specify by color: ge'tal, kebiin, saviin, vorpan, shi'yayc

• if the desired flavor is known (and available), specify it instead of the color after shig, such as ti behot (with behot)

• for a strong infusion, add dha (dark) before the color

• for a weak infusion, add racin (pale) before the color

• for a sweet and spicy infusion, add ti uj'ayl (with uj syrup) after shig

Example: racin ne'tra shig (weak coffee); shig ti behot (behot tea); cin shig ti uj'ayl (sweet and spicy warm milk)