Food

As a culinary paradise, experience Medan through its diverse culinary scene and savor the wide array of local delicacies and street food in the best way possible. You'll learn food-related words and sentences in the following examples.

1. Rice = pui [puui3]
2. Noodle = mi [mi3]
3. Rice noodle = kuetiau [kue4tiau2]
4. Thin rice noodle = bihun [bi1hun4]
5. Meat = bak [bak3]
6. Vegetables = chai [chai3]
7. Fruit = koici [koi1ci4]
8. Cake = koi [koi4]
9. Water = cui [cui4]
10. Tea = te [tae2]
11. Coffee = kopi [kor3pi1]
12. Milk = guleng [gu3layng1]
13. ...juice = ...cap [cap3]
14. Soda = khicui [khi3cui4]

What would you like to eat? = lu ai ciak hamik? [lu4 ai4 ciak1 ha1mik1?]

• lu [lu4] = you
• ai [ai4] = to want
• ciak [ciak1] = to eat
• hamik [ha1mik1] = what

Alternatives to eat:

1. drink = lim [lim1]
2. order = tia [tiia3]
3. call = kio [kio3]
4. buy = be [bay4]

Where can I find delicious food? [lit. where has delicious food?] = tolok u hociak e ciak? [to1lok1 u3 ho4ciak1 ay1 ciak1?]

• hociak [ho4ciak1] = delicious

There is a famous restaurant over there = hepeng u chutmia e ciaktiam [hay1payng2 u3 chut4mia2 ay1 ciak3tiam3]

• hepeng [hay4payng2] = there
• chutmia [chut4mia2] = famous
• ciaktiam [ciak3tiam3] = restaurant

I don't want expensive food, I want cheap and delicious food = wa bo ai kui e ciak, wa ai phi you hociak e ciak [wa4 bo3 ai3 kui3 ay1 ciak1, wa4 ai3 phii1 you4 ho4ciak1 ay1 ciak1]

• kui [kui3] = expensive
• phi [phii1] = cheap
• you [you4] = and (used between 2 adjectives)

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