ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ചോ
bhakshanam kazhicho
ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ചോ (bhakshanam kazhicho) is the Malayalam way to say 'saptiya', which is a casual way to ask someone if they have eaten.
How do you pronounce it?
bhakshanam kazhicho
Did you know?
- In Kerala, asking saptiya often functions as a general greeting similar to 'How are you?' rather than a literal inquiry about hunger.
- Depending on the region and caste history in Kerala, the specific verbs used to ask saptiya can vary, as some words for 'eating' were historically reserved for different social classes.
- If you are invited to a home and asked saptiya, answering 'yes' too quickly might be seen as slightly impolite. It is culturally common to politely decline or delay the answer to avoid appearing overly hungry.
Examples in context
- ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ചോ?bhakshanam kazhicho?Have you eaten?
- രാഹുൽ, ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ചോ?Rahul, bhakshanam kazhicho?Rahul, have you eaten?
Example conversation
Two friends meeting in the afternoon.
- രാഹുൽ Rahulശ്രീദേവി, ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ചോ?Sridevi, bhakshanam kazhicho?Sridevi, did you eat?
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviഇല്ല, ഞാൻ കഴിച്ചില്ല.illa, njaan kazhichilla.No, I didn't eat.
- രാഹുൽ Rahulഎങ്കിൽ നമുക്ക് ഒരുമിച്ച് പോകാം.engil namukku orumichu pokaam.Then let's go together.
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviശരി, പോകാം.shari, pokaam.Okay, let's go.
