Café & Drinks

1. ފެނުގެ ފުޅިއެއް ދޭ

   Fenuge fulieh dhey

   Please give me a bottle of water

   Usage

   Used to order bottled water

   Grammar Note

   "ދޭ" means "give" — used to request something

2. ކޮފީ ބޯ ހިތް ވޭ

   Kofi boe hit vey

   I want to drink coffee

   Usage

   Used to order coffee

   Grammar Note

   "ހިތް ވޭ" expresses desire or wanting

3. ދިވެހި ސަގާފީ ބުއިމެއް ހުންނަތޯ؟

   Dhivehi sagaafee buimeh hunnatho?

   Is there a traditional Maldivian drink?

   Usage

   Used to ask about traditional local beverages

   Grammar Note

   "ހުންނަތޯ؟" asks if something is available ("ތޯ" is a question particle, not a politeness marker)

4. ބަނގުރާ ނެތް

   Banguraa neiy

   There is no alcohol

   Usage

   ⚠ On inhabited islands there simply is none. Under the Maldives' existing laws and regulations, selling alcohol and pork on inhabited islands is prohibited. Alcohol is served only at resorts, hotels and foreign-flagged safari boats. Learn this as the answer you will be given, not as a request

   Grammar Note

   ނެތް (neiy) is the existential negative; the positive counterpart is ހުރި (huri). Banguraa is defined as "the name given to an intoxicating liquid" with three kinds: biyaru (beer), wain (wine) and spiret (spirits). Its oblique stem is banguralu / ralaa, the form that usually appears in headlines

5. މި ބުއިން ބޭރަށް ގެންދެވިދާނެތޯ؟

   Mi buin beyrah gendhevidaanetho?

   Can I take the drink away?

   Usage

   Used to ask for takeaway drinks

   Grammar Note

   "ގެންދެވިދާނެތޯ؟" asks whether one may take something away

6. ހަކުރު ނުލައި ބުއިމެއް ލިބިދާނެތޯ؟

   Hakuru nulai buimeh libidaanetho?

   Can I get a drink without sugar?

   Usage

   Used to request drinks without sugar

   Grammar Note

   "ލިބިދާނެތޯ؟" asks if one can obtain something

7. އިތުރު ތައްޓެއް ދީ.

   Ituru thatteh dhee.

   Please give me one more

   Usage

   Used to request a refill

   Grammar Note

   "ދީ" is an imperative of "give"

8. މޭވާ ޖޫސް ހުންނަތޯ؟

   Meyvaa joos hunnatho?

   Is there fruit juice?

   Usage

   Used to ask about juice options

   Grammar Note

   "ހުންނަތޯ؟" asks if something is available

9. މި ބުއިން ވަރަށް މީރު.

   Mi buin varah meeru.

   This drink is very delicious

   Usage

   Used to compliment a drink

   Grammar Note

   "ވަރަށް" is an intensifier meaning "very"

10. ފެން ފުޅި

    fen fulhi

    Bottled water

    Usage

    Tap water is generally not drunk in the Maldives; point at this to ask for a bottle

11. ހޫނު ފެން

    hoonu fen

    Hot water

    Usage

    For taking medicine or making instant noodles; means genuinely hot water

12. އައިސް ނުލާ

    ais nulaa

    No ice

    Usage

    Show it when ordering if you are unsure about the water the ice was made from

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