Kyrgyz vocabulary · Food

Food in Kyrgyz: 50 words and restaurant phrases

Start with тамак (food), суу (water), нан (bread), эт (meat), чай (tea), and сүт (milk). This guide adds staple ingredients, traditional Kyrgyz foods, and the phrases needed to order a meal.

Prepared and reviewed by the Söz team · Reviewed August 9, 2026

01

Everyday food and drink

  • тамак — food / meal
  • суу — water
  • нан — bread
  • эт — meat
  • чай — tea
  • сүт — milk
  • май — butter / oil
  • жумуртка — egg
  • балык — fish
  • тоок — chicken
  • шорпо — soup
  • күрүч — rice
  • картошка — potato
  • туз — salt
  • шекер — sugar
  • бал — honey
02

Fruit and vegetables

  • жемиш — fruit
  • жашылча — vegetable
  • алма — apple
  • алмурут — pear
  • өрүк — apricot
  • жүзүм — grapes
  • дарбыз — watermelon
  • коон — melon
  • сабиз — carrot
  • пияз — onion
  • помидор — tomato
  • бадыраң — cucumber
  • капуста — cabbage
  • калемпир — pepper
03

Kyrgyz foods to recognize

бешбармак
beshbarmakmeat and noodles traditionally eaten by hand
боорсок
boorsoksmall pieces of fried dough
куурдак
kuurdakfried meat with onions, often potatoes
манты
mantysteamed filled dumplings
лагман
lagmanhand-pulled noodles with meat and vegetables
кымыз
kymyzfermented mare’s milk
максым
maksymfermented grain drink
курут
kurutdried salted dairy balls
04

At a café or restaurant

Аш болсун!
Ash bolsun!Enjoy your meal!
Менюну бериңизчи.
Menyunu beringizchi.Please give me the menu.
Эмне сунуштайсыз?
Emne sunushtaysyz?What do you recommend?
Мага бир чай бериңизчи.
Maga bir chay beringizchi.One tea, please.
Эт жебейм.
Et jebeym.I do not eat meat.
Ачуу эмес болсун.
Achuu emes bolsun.Please make it not spicy.
Даамдуу экен!
Daamduu eken!It is delicious!
Эсепти бериңизчи.
Esepti beringizchi.The bill, please.
05

Meals and kitchen words

  • эртең мененки тамак — breakfast
  • түшкү тамак — lunch
  • кечки тамак — dinner
  • ашкана — kitchen / canteen
  • табак — plate / serving dish
  • кесе — bowl / cup
  • кашык — spoon
  • бычак — knife
  • даам — taste
  • ачуу — spicy / bitter
  • таттуу — sweet
  • туздуу — salty

Turn these reference lists into short daily practice.

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