ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡಾ?
vanas aanda?
The phrase "had your lunch" in Tulu is expressed as ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡಾ? (vanas aanda?)
ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡಾ? is used both as a literal question to ask if someone has eaten their midday meal and as a common social greeting to check on a person's well-being.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ವನಸ್ (meal/lunch) and ಆಂಡಾ? (happened/became/was done).
How do you pronounce it?
vanas aanda?
When do people say it?
To say "No, I haven't eaten yet" (literally "It hasn't happened"), you say ಆಯೆಜಿ (ayeyi).
Did you know?
- Because the phrase is used as a social lubricant, answering 'No' to the question might sometimes be seen as an invitation for hospitality. In many Tulu households, a 'No' is met with an offer to share whatever food is available.
- Because the phrase uses the verb ಆಂಡಾ? meaning 'happened', it frames the meal as an external event that occurs to the person rather than an action the person performs.
- The phrase is often used as a time-independent greeting, meaning it can be used to say 'hello' in the afternoon even if the actual lunch hour has passed.
Examples in context
- ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡಾ?vanas āndā?Had your lunch?
- ಈಗ ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡಾ?īga vanas āndā?Have you had your lunch now?
Example conversation
Kavya and Sunil meet at the office during the break.
- ಸುನಿಲ್ Sunilಕಾವ್ಯ, ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡಾ?Kavya, vanas anda?Kavya, had your lunch?
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaಇತ್ತೆ ಆಂಡ್, ಸುನಿಲ್.Itte aand, Sunil.Just finished, Sunil.
- ಸುನಿಲ್ Sunilಎಂಚ ಉಂಡು?Encha undu?How was it?
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaಬೊರೆ ಉಂಡು.Bore undu.It was good.
