Teahouse cards
Hand the right card to a teahouse cook and skip the negotiation. Each card has the request in big Devanagari + romanized + English, plus a one-line note for why the wording matters. Print, cut along the lines, fold once, slot in your wallet.
The print stylesheet lays out two cards per page automatically. Set scale to 100%.
Vegetarian
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
म शाकाहारी हुँ। म मासु, माछा वा कुखुरा खान्न — तर अन्डा र दुग्ध उत्पादन ठीक छ।
Ma shaakaahaari hu. Ma maasu, maachhaa waa kukhuraa khaanna — tara andaa ra dugdha utpaadan thik cha.
I am vegetarian. I do not eat meat, fish, or chicken — but eggs and dairy are fine.
Vegan
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
म पूर्ण शाकाहारी (भिगन) हुँ। कृपया मासु, माछा, कुखुरा, अन्डा, दूध, चिज, मखन वा घ्यू नदिनुहोस्।
Ma purna shaakaahaari (vegan) hu. Kripaya maasu, maachhaa, kukhuraa, andaa, dudh, cheese, makhan waa ghyu nadinuhos.
I am vegan. Please no meat, no fish, no chicken, no eggs, no milk, no cheese, no butter, no ghee.
No wheat / gluten-free
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
म गहुँ खान सक्दिनँ। कृपया रोटी, चपाती, मोमोको खोल, चाउचाउ वा थुक्पा नदिनुहोस्। भात ठीक छ।
Ma gahu khaana sakdinan. Kripaya roti, chapati, momo-ko khol, chaau-chaau waa thukpa nadinuhos. Bhaat thik cha.
I cannot eat wheat. Please no roti, no chapati, no momo wrappers, no noodles, no thukpa. Rice is okay.
Nut allergy
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
मलाई बदामको एलर्जी छ। बदाम खाएमा म धेरै बिरामी हुन्छु। कृपया मूँगफली, काजु, बदाम नदिनुहोस्।
Malaai badaam-ko allergy cha. Badaam khaaye-maa ma dherai biraami hunchu. Kripaya mungphali, kaaju, badaam nadinuhos.
I am allergic to nuts. Eating nuts can make me very sick. Please no peanuts, no cashews, no almonds.
Dairy / lactose-free
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
म दुग्ध उत्पादन खान सक्दिनँ। कृपया दूध, दही, चिज, मखन, घ्यू नदिनुहोस्। कालो चिया ठीक छ।
Ma dugdha utpaadan khaana sakdinan. Kripaya dudh, dahi, cheese, makhan, ghyu nadinuhos. Kaalo chiyaa thik cha.
I cannot eat dairy. Please no milk, no curd, no cheese, no butter, no ghee. Black tea is okay.
Egg-free
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
म अन्डा खान्न। कृपया कुनै पनि चीजमा अन्डा नदिनुहोस् — चाउचाउमा पनि होइन, मोमोमा पनि होइन।
Ma andaa khaanna. Kripaya kunai pani chiz-maa andaa nadinuhos — chaau-chaau-maa pani hoina, momo-maa pani hoina.
I do not eat eggs. Please no eggs in anything — not in noodles, not in momo.
Mild / no chili
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
कृपया मेरो खाना नपिरो बनाउनुहोस्। खुर्सानी नदिनुहोस्। मेरो पेट संवेदनशील छ।
Kripaya mero khaanaa na-piro banaaunuhos. Khursaani nadinuhos. Mero pet sambedansheel cha.
Please make my food not spicy. No chili, please. My stomach is sensitive.
Halal-only
Hand to teahouse cook · KidSchooler
म हलाल मासु मात्र खान्छु। यदि हलाल छैन भने, कृपया मलाई शाकाहारी खाना दिनुहोस्।
Ma halal maasu maatra khaanchu. Yadi halal chhaina bhane, kripaya malaai shaakaahaari khaanaa dinuhos.
I only eat halal meat. If it is not halal, please give me vegetarian food instead.
After printing, cut along the card borders. Laminate at any Kathmandu shop for ~50 NPR and they survive the whole trek.