Basic Nouns

1. उदक

   udak

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water

   Grammar Note

   "Water" is उदक; पाणी is the Marathi form.

2. जेवण

   jevaṇ

   Food / meal

   Usage

   General word for a meal or food; a way into asking where to eat

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary has the related जेवणावळ "communal meal".

3. पयसो

   payso

   Money

   Usage

   The base word for paying or changing currency; पयशे is a variant

   Grammar Note

   "Money" is पयसो (synonyms नाणें, पयशे in the dictionary), not Marathi पैसा.

4. संडास

   saṃḍās

   Toilet

   Usage

   The bare word usually does the job; शौचालय is the formal written word

   Grammar Note

   Combine with आसा to ask whether/where there is one; the dictionary headword is संडास.

5. वखद

   vakhad

   Medicine

   Usage

   Use at a pharmacy while miming your symptom

   Grammar Note

   "Medicine" is वखद (listed with औशद); not Marathi औषध.

6. सामान

   sāmān

   Luggage / goods

   Usage

   For checking in or collecting bags at airports and hotels

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary meaning is "goods/stuff"; it is also what travellers call their luggage.

7. चावी

   cāvī

   Key

   Usage

   For room and locker keys

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; चावी is the best-attested form in the corpus (किल्ली is also used).

8. तिकेट

   tikeṭ

   Ticket

   Usage

   Transport or entry tickets; combine with a number at the counter

   Grammar Note

   An English loanword; the spelling तिकीट also occurs.

9. पासपोर्ट

   pāsaporṭ

   Passport

   Usage

   Asked for at check-in and exchange; needed if it goes missing

   Grammar Note

   An English loanword listed as a headword in the dictionary.

10. फोन

    phon

    Phone

    Usage

    Covers both the device and the call

    Grammar Note

    An English loanword; the dictionary lists दूरध्वनी as a synonym.

11. स्टेशन

    sṭeśan

    Station

    Usage

    A landmark word when asking for directions

    Grammar Note

    An English loanword; the dictionary also has the Sanskritic स्थानक.

12. इस्पितळ

    ispitaḷ

    Hospital

    Usage

    For when you fall ill; works as a taxi destination

    Grammar Note

    Note the final ळ. The Portuguese-derived ओश्पिताल and English हॉस्पिटल are also used.

13. पोलीस

    polīs

    Police

    Usage

    For theft or accidents; the bare word conveys urgency

    Grammar Note

    An English loanword (the dictionary also has पुलीस).

14. दुकान

    dukān

    Shop

    Usage

    The base word when asking where to buy something

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary also lists पसरो and मांड as synonyms.

15. खानावळ

    khānāvaḷ

    Restaurant / eatery

    Usage

    For finding a place to eat; हॉटेल is used in the same sense

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary pairs हॉटेल and खानावळ and gives "ate at a खानावळ" as an example.

16. वाट

    vāṭ

    Road / way

    Usage

    For asking the way, ideally while pointing at a map

    Grammar Note

    Listed with मार्ग and उपाय in the dictionary; रस्तो is also used.

17. कुटुंब

    kuṭuṃb

    Family

    Usage

    A guaranteed small-talk topic

    Grammar Note

    Listed with गोतावळो and कूळ in the dictionary.

18. नांव

    nāṃv

    Name

    Usage

    For confirming a booking or introducing yourself

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun; the ां marks nasalisation (ṃ).

19. दोळो

    doḷo

    Eye

    Usage

    Body word for showing where it hurts; plural दोळे

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun with ळ; in the dictionary it also means a potato "eye".

20. दांत

    dāṃt

    Tooth

    Usage

    Word to point at when you have a toothache

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the plural has the same form (dictionary example "पांच दांत").

21. गळो

    gaḷo

    Throat / neck

    Usage

    Word for showing a sore throat

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the dictionary lists कंठ and ताळो as synonyms.

22. पोट

    poṭ

    Stomach / belly

    Usage

    Word for showing where a stomach ache is

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists उदर as a synonym.

23. पांय

    pāṃy

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Point at the exact spot on your own body

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists पांव and दोंको as synonyms.

24. हात

    hāt

    Hand / arm

    Usage

    Point at the exact spot on your own body

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary defines it as the limb from shoulder to fingertips.

25. छाती

    chātī

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain or breathing trouble

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the dictionary lists हड्डें and ऊर as synonyms.

26. विमानतळ

    vimānataḷ

    Airport

    Usage

    For telling a taxi driver your destination; Goa's airports are Dabolim and Mopa

    Grammar Note

    A compound ending in ळ: विमान "aircraft" + तळ "base".

27. दूद

    dūd

    Milk

    Usage

    For ordering a drink

    Grammar Note

    Not Marathi दूध; the Konkani form is दूद.

28. बस

    bas

    Bus

    Usage

    Long-distance buses in Goa are often the state Kadamba service

    Grammar Note

    An English loanword.

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