Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Arabic“.

Food & Drinks in Arabic

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Basic Food & Spices

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
bread [Sg]خبزkhobz
breads [Pl] خبزkhobz
roll [Sg]ملفوفmalfoof
rolls [Pl]قطع الملفوفqeta' al-malfoof
butterزبدzobd
cheeseجبنjobn
honeyعسل
شهد
a'sal
shahd

jam [Sg]مربىmoraba
jams [Pl]مربىmoraba
egg [Sg]بيضةbaydah
eggs [Pl]بيضbayd
noodlesنودلز
معكرونة
noodles
ma'karounah

riceأرزorz
yoghurt [Sg]زبادي
لبن رائب
zabady
laban ra'eb

yoghurts [Pl]زبادي
لبن رائب
zabady
laban ra'eb

sugarسكرsokkar
saltملحmalh
pepperفلفلfelfel
spice [Sg]بهارbuhar
spices [Pl]بهاراتbuharat
oilزيتzayt

Basic Words & Phrases

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) eatأكلakal
foodطعام
أطعمة
ta'am
ate'mah

(to) drinkشَرَبَsharab
drink [Sg]مشروبmashroub
drinks [Pl]مشروباتmashroubat
hungryجائعja'ye'
hungerجوعjue'
thirstyظمآنzama'an
thirstظمأzama'
(to) cookطَهاtaha
(to) tasteتذوقtadzawaq
tastyلذيذladzeedz
deliciousشهيshahy
Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal!بالهناء والشفاء!
تمنياتي بوجبة شهية!
bel hana' wal shefa'!
tamanyaty bewajba shaheyah!

Cheers! / To your health!في صحتك!fi sehetak!
breakfastوجبة الإفطارwajbat al eftar
lunchوجبة الغذاءwajbat al ghadza'
dinnerوجبة العشاءwajbat al a'asha'
restaurant [Sg]مطعمmata'm
restaurants [Pl]مطاعمmata'em
bar [Sg]حانةhaanah
bars [Pl]حاناتhanat
caféمقهىmaqha

Dishes

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
soup [Sg]حساءhesa'
soups [Pl]حساءhesa'
salad [Sg]سلطةsalatah
salads [Pl]سلطاتsalatat
french fries / chipsبطاطس مقلية
رقائق البطاطس
batates maqleyah
raqaeq al-batates

Dishes & Cutlery

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
cutleryأدوات المائدةadawat al ma'eda
forkشوكةshaukah
spoonملعقةmela'qah
knifeسكينsekeen
plateطبقtabaq
glassكأسka's
cupكوبkoub
mugكوبkoub

Drinks

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
water ماء
مياه
ma'
meyah

mineral waterمياه معدنيةmeyah ma'daneyah
soda water / sparkling waterماء الصودا
مياه غازية
ma' el-souda
meyah ghazeyah

still waterمياه راكدة
ماء راكد
meyah rakedah
ma' raked

juice [Sg]عصيرaseer
juices [Pl]عصائرa'asae'r
beerجعة
بيرة
jeah
beerah

wineنبيذnabeedz
champagneشامبانياshampanya
cocktailكوكتيلcocktail
milkحليب
لبن
haleeb
laban

cocoaكاكاوkakaw
coffeeقهوةqahwah
teaشايshay

Flavors

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
sweetحلوholu
sourلاذعlaze'
spicyحارhar
saltyمالحmaleh
bitterمُرmur

Fruit & Vegetables

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
fruitفاكهةfakehah
vegetablesخضرواتkhodrawat
apple [Sg]تفاحةtofahah
apples [Pl]تفاحtofah
orange [Sg]برتقالةbortoqalah
oranges [Pl]برتقالbortoqal
strawberry [Sg]ثمرة فراولةthamarat farawlah
strawberries [Pl]فراولةfarawlah
banana [Sg]موزةmawzah
bananas [Pl]موزmawz
potato [Sg]ثمرة بطاطا
ثمرة بطاطس
thamarat batata
thamarat batates

potatoes [Pl]بطاطا
بطاطس
batata
batates

cucumber [Sg]ثمرة خيارthamarat kheyar
cucumbers [Pl]خيارkheyar

Meat & Sausages

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
meatلحمlahm
sausage [Sg]قطعة سجقqeta't sojoq
sausages [Pl]سجق sojoq
small sausage [Sg]قطعة نقانقqeta't naqaneq
small sausages [Pl]نقانقnaqaneq
hamلحم خنزيرlahm khanzeer
chickenدجاجdajaj
fishسمك
أسماك
samak
asmak

beefلحم بقريlahm baqary
lambضأن
لحم خراف
da'n
lahm kheraf

Sweets

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
chocolateشوكولاتةshokulatah
pie [Sg]فطيرةfateerah
pies [Pl]فطائرfatae'r
cake [Sg]كعكةka'kah
cakes [Pl]كعكka'ek
biscuit [Sg]قطعة بسكويتqet'at baskaweet
biscuits [Pl]بسكويتbaskaweet
icecreamآيس كريم
بوظة
ice cream
buza

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