روٹی
roṭīflatbread, everyday
In Pakistan bread is روٹی (roṭī), the daily flatbread cooked on a griddle. نان (nān) is the thicker bread from a tandoor, and a sliced loaf is ڈبل روٹی (ḍabal roṭī).
Meaning: baked or griddled dough food (noun)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| روٹی | roṭī | flatbread, everyday |
| نان | nān | tandoor bread |
| ڈبل روٹی | ḍabal roṭī | sliced loaf |
The word روٹی also means a meal, so روٹی کھا لو (roṭī khā lo) can simply mean "have a meal". Tandoor bakers are called نانبائی (nānbāʾī).
Which one should you use?
ڈبل روٹی is literally "double bread" and means the soft sliced loaf. Without ڈبل, روٹی means flatbread.
Did you know?
- The slogan روٹی، کپڑا اور مکان (roṭī, kapṛā aur makān), "bread, clothing and shelter", became a famous political slogan in Pakistan in the 1960s and 1970s.
Examples in context
- مجھے دو روٹیاں چاہییں۔Mujhe do roṭiyāṅ chāhiyeṅ.I want two flatbreads.
- ناشتے میں ڈبل روٹی اور انڈا ہے۔Nāshte meṅ ḍabal roṭī aur aṇḍā hai.For breakfast there is bread and egg.
- گرم نان بہت مزے دار ہے۔Garm nān bohat mazedār hai.Hot naan is very tasty.
Example conversation
Irfan buys naan from a baker called Nanbai near his home in Lahore.
- Irfanالسلام علیکم، دو نان دے دیں۔Assalāmu ʿalaikum, do nān de deṅ.Peace be upon you, give me two naan.
- Nanbaiوعلیکم السلام، گرم ہیں، یہ لیجیے۔Waʿalaikum assalām, garm haiṅ, yeh lījiye.And upon you peace, they are hot, here you are.
- Irfanکتنے پیسے ہوئے؟Kitne paise hue?How much is it?
- Nanbaiچالیس روپے۔Chālīs rupaye.Forty rupees.
