Local Drinks

1. চাহ

   Sah

   Tea

   Usage

   Part of everyday life in Assam, offered first to a visitor; declining can seem impolite

   Grammar Note

   চাহ is tea, spelled with the final হ

2. ৰঙা চাহ

   Ronga sah

   Red tea (black tea without milk)

   Usage

   The Assamese name for black tea without milk, drunk with sugar or lemon

   Grammar Note

   ৰঙা means red, so black tea is called red tea

3. অসম চাহ

   Oxom sah

   Assam tea

   Usage

   Strong, malty black tea grown on the Brahmaputra plains; tins and packs are a popular souvenir

   Grammar Note

   The place name অসম precedes the word for tea

4. চাহ বাগিছা

   Sah bagisa

   Tea garden

   Usage

   A tea estate; some allow visits and stays, so check permission and times first

   Grammar Note

   বাগিছা means a garden or plantation

5. গাখীৰ

   Gakhir

   Milk

   Usage

   Added to tea or used to soak flattened rice; often drunk warm

   Grammar Note

   গাখীৰ is the word for milk of cattle and the like

6. কফি

   Kophi

   Coffee

   Usage

   Available in town cafés, though less common than tea in Assam

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English, spelled to match the English sound

7. ফলৰ ৰস

   Pholor rox

   Fruit juice

   Usage

   Pressed at stalls and shops; check that the ice and water are safe

   Grammar Note

   ফলৰ is of fruit, with the genitive -ৰ

8. মিঠা দৈ

   Mitha doi

   Sweet curd

   Usage

   Chilled sweetened curd, taken after meals or on hot days

   Grammar Note

   মিঠা is sweet and দৈ is curd

9. পানী

   Pani

   Water

   Usage

   For drinking, choose sealed bottled water or boiled water

   Grammar Note

   পানী is water; compare পানীয়, a drink

10. আপং

    Apong

    Apong (Mising rice beer)

    Usage

    A rice beer made by the Mising community and served at festivals and to guests; you may politely decline, as views on alcohol differ

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary calls it a traditional alcoholic drink made from rice; আপং is the Mising rice beer

11. জুডিমা (পানীয়)

    Judima (paniy)

    Judima (Dimasa rice wine)

    Usage

    A rice wine of the Dimasa people, drunk in homes in Dima Hasao; you may politely decline

    Grammar Note

    The word পানীয়, drink, in brackets separates this sense from other uses of the name

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