Amchigelel Satkaru (Konkani Hospitality) 
by Dr. Bob Kamath Cape Giradeau MO USA 

Amchigele satkaraa mattaka jagathprakhyatha jallenchi. Konai atithi gharkade aileri thanka amgele ruchi ruchi khana khavka monu vatthai korche ek kramu. Atithi satkaraache sambhramu korche eku chanda kramu, durbalethai jaavo hoddathai jaavo, ek lek. Satkaru mukhya khavche vishayanthu. Ek raathi rabka monu jalleri, thumka thangele asshile paiki changa kooda kaanu ditthachi mallale khanditha. 
Konkani's 
Gaavanka rajeri gellele thedna, thuggele saglechi rajechi nakshe thanni kornu jalla. Sakani kaapi, danpara jevana, saanje kaapi ani sanjavala jevana poora survekachi bandobust kella.Thummi rabbile gharkade janale maakshi gelleri puro. 
Athitheyale gharkade riggle koodle thuggele swaathantrya gelle monu lekyetha. "Oh! Yo, yo, yo, yo! Baisa, baisa, hanga baisa.". Thoonve bini thaane thuggele kathira davarlele jaageri baisana nathleri, thoon padcha! Tho thukka hattha dhornu thandunu thei khurcheri boskaraitha. 
Thuggele sukha dukkha vicharsuche phoode thuggele thani nivarana korche ghaisoku thakka. "Thannika kasane ghettha thun? Kaapi ki, cha ki, Thumbs Up ki, Bajal ki, Coca Cola ki, shiyyale uddaka ki? Thunve sangile dittha." Thoon sangtha, "Mamma, makka kaiyee nakka. Ammi aattha theen gharkade khavnu aile ithle. Makka pottan kai jaago naa. Makka thaaniyi naa." 
Tho mahanubhavu aikaleri aikani shi kartha. Thunve saangile kassanai thakka aikani monu dista.Tho saangtha, "Thein jaaina. Amgelo athithi thoon. Kai puni ghevkachi chi." .. Thakka manaka bejaru korche nakka monu aani nusthi churche korche nakka monu thoon sangtha, "Jaitha. Eddo Coca Cola ghettha." 
"Coca Cola nakka thukka. Bhaira mustha thandi assa. Saithya jaavche vyara. Shiyyale uddaka dittha.". Ek pati hey poora pivche vishaya churche kaida korya monu thoon saangtha, "Jaitha mamma. Kassanei jattha.". Athitheya ka mana samadhana jaaina. Tho saangtha, "Thukka Coca Cola jai jalleri theinchi ditta. Jaavvo ek loto hooni kaapi pithve? Jeeva chaanga." 
Thukka kassane saangche monu kalna. Thei Athitheyale bhayankara satkaarana thukka boda hoona jalla. Pivchaka kassane haadche monu mukari maakshi polonu kaderi tho ek loto haanu thuggele edrache table-llari davvartha. Ani tho thuve pivka monu sangcha shuru kartha. 
Thoon nimgitha, "Mamma, kasshi assa thoon? Kithleki varsa jaalle naven ammi melna thassi? Thuggele kaarbhar kassi assa? Thoonve saangile kassanei mammaka aik pani anikai. Thaggele bodanthu assa kassane muhleri, thukka kassane khana hadche monu. Tho vassarey vocchunu thaggel bailele vottu vapas yettha hatthanthu mustha khana dhornu. Tho punyathmu saangtha, "Ho pedo pale Taj Mahalocho. He phenori Udpachi. Voh chooda Cinema restaurantacho. Thuggele katheera monu hallaa. Try kari." 
Yehn sambhashana mukthaya korya monu thoon thode chooda kadcha haathu mukari kartha. Tho deinya maamu thedna saangtha,"Tho chooda nakka thukka. Aamgelo jagath prakhyata pedo khavnu pale!" 
Asshee chi asshile samaya poora jaavnu vattha. Pot bhornu ani kai jaago varna. Thuggele samadhana thu pottari haathu ghuvndanu ani dhenku kaanu dakkaitha. 
Aakheri vocche samayu ettha. Uttanu thoon saangtha, " Mamma, bhari laika jaalle. Thuggel khana bharee laika jalle. Aaneka pati melya!" Mamu saangtha, "Avsoru kassalek kartha thoon? Amka kassanai ullochaka jaaini. Anek pati yevka!" 
Thoon saangtha, " Khanditha, mamma. Bhari khushi jalle makka. Melya!" Thei mammale ani mayyele satkaara udgasu ghevnu thoon America vapas yettha.