معنی
Eating a packed lunch.
زمینه فرهنگی
Sharing is mandatory. If you open your tiffin, you are expected to offer a taste to those sitting with you. Refusing to share or not accepting a small portion from others can be seen as antisocial. The Dabbawalas are a community of 5,000+ people who deliver home-cooked food. They use a complex system of color-coded symbols to ensure the right 'Daba' reaches the right person. They are a symbol of Marathi pride and hard work. For many, the 'Daba' is associated with childhood. The 'Short Break' (for snacks) and 'Long Break' (for the full Daba) are the highlights of a student's day. Bringing a 'Daba' is often seen as a sign of a healthy lifestyle. 'Outside food' (Bahercha jevan) is considered oily and unhealthy compared to the 'Daba'.
The Sharing Rule
If you are eating your tiffin and someone walks by, it is polite to offer them a bite, even if you know they will say no.
Verb Agreement
Remember that 'Daba' is masculine. So in the past tense, it's always 'खाल्ला' (khalla), never 'खाल्ली' (khalli).
معنی
Eating a packed lunch.
The Sharing Rule
If you are eating your tiffin and someone walks by, it is polite to offer them a bite, even if you know they will say no.
Verb Agreement
Remember that 'Daba' is masculine. So in the past tense, it's always 'खाल्ला' (khalla), never 'खाल्ली' (khalli).
Don't say 'Tiffin Khane' in pure Marathi
While understood, 'Daba Khane' sounds much more natural and native than the English-influenced 'Tiffin Khane'.
خودت رو بسنج
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'डबा खाणे'.
मी काल दुपारी मित्रांसोबत ________.
The sentence uses 'काल' (yesterday), so the past tense 'खाल्ला' is required.
Which sentence is the most natural for an office setting?
It's 1 PM. What do you say to your colleague?
'Khauya' means 'let's eat', which is the standard invitation.
Complete the dialogue.
A: तू आज डब्यात काय आणलंयस? B: आज आईने बटाट्याची भाजी दिली आहे. ________?
This is a culturally appropriate way to offer to share your meal.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You forgot your lunch at home.
'Visarlo' means 'forgot'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
ابزارهای بصری یادگیری
Common Daba Contents
Main
- • पोळी (Roti)
- • भाजी (Veggie)
- • भात (Rice)
Sides
- • लोणचे (Pickle)
- • कोशिंबीर (Salad)
- • पापड (Papad)
بانک تمرین
4 تمرینهاमी काल दुपारी मित्रांसोबत ________.
The sentence uses 'काल' (yesterday), so the past tense 'खाल्ला' is required.
It's 1 PM. What do you say to your colleague?
'Khauya' means 'let's eat', which is the standard invitation.
A: तू आज डब्यात काय आणलंयस? B: आज आईने बटाट्याची भाजी दिली आहे. ________?
This is a culturally appropriate way to offer to share your meal.
Situation: You forgot your lunch at home.
'Visarlo' means 'forgot'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
سوالات متداول
10 سوالOriginally yes, but now it refers to any lunch container, including plastic Tupperware.
Yes, if you are working a night shift and have brought a packed meal, you can say 'मी रात्रीचा डबा खातोय'.
In many Indian offices, eating alone is seen as a bit unusual. People prefer 'Daba groups'.
'Jevane' is the general verb for eating a meal. 'Daba Khane' specifically implies the meal was packed in a box.
You say 'माझा डबा संपला' (My tiffin is finished) or 'मी डबा संपवला' (I finished the tiffin).
Yes, but usually people specify 'नाश्त्याचा डबा' (Nashtyacha daba) for snacks.
In formal reports, you might use 'मध्यान्ह भोजन' (Madhyanha bhojan - midday meal), but in emails to colleagues, 'Daba' is fine.
It's a metonymy where the container stands for the food. It's just how the idiom evolved!
You can still say 'डबा खाल्ला', but usually, it implies home-cooked food.
Yes, 'डबे खाणे' (Dabe khane), used if you are talking about multiple people's tiffins.
عبارات مرتبط
डबा लावणे
similarTo subscribe to a tiffin service.
डबा देणे
builds onTo pack/give a tiffin to someone.
डबा गोल होणे
contrastTo be completely ruined or to fail.
घरचा डबा
specialized formHome-cooked tiffin.
