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.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Arabic“.
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Basic Food & Spices
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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bread [Sg] | خبز | khobz | breads [Pl] | خبز | khobz |
roll [Sg] | ملفوف | malfoof | rolls [Pl] | قطع الملفوف | qeta' al-malfoof |
butter | زبد | zobd | |
cheese | جبن | jobn | |
honey | عسل شهد | a'sal shahd | |
jam [Sg] | مربى | moraba | jams [Pl] | مربى | moraba |
egg [Sg] | بيضة | baydah | eggs [Pl] | بيض | bayd |
noodles | نودلز معكرونة | noodles ma'karounah | |
rice | أرز | orz | |
yoghurt [Sg] | زبادي لبن رائب | zabady laban ra'eb | yoghurts [Pl] | زبادي لبن رائب | zabady laban ra'eb |
sugar | سكر | sokkar | |
salt | ملح | malh | |
pepper | فلفل | felfel | |
spice [Sg] | بهار | buhar | spices [Pl] | بهارات | buharat |
oil | زيت | zayt |
Basic Words & Phrases
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) eat | أكل | akal | |
food | طعام أطعمة | ta'am ate'mah | |
(to) drink | شَرَبَ | sharab | |
drink [Sg] | مشروب | mashroub | drinks [Pl] | مشروبات | mashroubat |
hungry | جائع | ja'ye' | |
hunger | جوع | jue' | |
thirsty | ظمآن | zama'an | |
thirst | ظمأ | zama' | |
(to) cook | طَها | taha | |
(to) taste | تذوق | tadzawaq | |
tasty | لذيذ | ladzeedz | |
delicious | شهي | shahy | |
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! | |
breakfast | وجبة الإفطار | wajbat al eftar | |
lunch | وجبة الغذاء | wajbat al ghadza' | |
dinner | وجبة العشاء | wajbat al a'asha' | |
restaurant [Sg] | مطعم | mata'm | restaurants [Pl] | مطاعم | mata'em |
bar [Sg] | حانة | haanah | bars [Pl] | حانات | hanat |
café | مقهى | maqha |
Dishes
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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soup [Sg] | حساء | hesa' | soups [Pl] | حساء | hesa' |
salad [Sg] | سلطة | salatah | salads [Pl] | سلطات | salatat |
french fries / chips | بطاطس مقلية رقائق البطاطس | batates maqleyah raqaeq al-batates |
Dishes & Cutlery
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
cutlery | أدوات المائدة | adawat al ma'eda | |
fork | شوكة | shaukah | |
spoon | ملعقة | mela'qah | |
knife | سكين | sekeen | |
plate | طبق | tabaq | |
glass | كأس | ka's | |
cup | كوب | koub | |
mug | كوب | koub |
Drinks
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
water | ماء مياه | ma' meyah | |
mineral water | مياه معدنية | meyah ma'daneyah | |
soda water / sparkling water | ماء الصودا مياه غازية | ma' el-souda meyah ghazeyah | |
still water | مياه راكدة ماء راكد | meyah rakedah ma' raked | |
juice [Sg] | عصير | aseer | juices [Pl] | عصائر | a'asae'r |
beer | جعة بيرة | jeah beerah | |
wine | نبيذ | nabeedz | |
champagne | شامبانيا | shampanya | |
cocktail | كوكتيل | cocktail | |
milk | حليب لبن | haleeb laban | |
cocoa | كاكاو | kakaw | |
coffee | قهوة | qahwah | |
tea | شاي | shay |
Flavors
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
sweet | حلو | holu | |
sour | لاذع | laze' | |
spicy | حار | har | |
salty | مالح | maleh | |
bitter | مُر | mur |
Fruit & Vegetables
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
fruit | فاكهة | fakehah | |
vegetables | خضروات | khodrawat | |
apple [Sg] | تفاحة | tofahah | apples [Pl] | تفاح | tofah |
orange [Sg] | برتقالة | bortoqalah | oranges [Pl] | برتقال | bortoqal |
strawberry [Sg] | ثمرة فراولة | thamarat farawlah | strawberries [Pl] | فراولة | farawlah |
banana [Sg] | موزة | mawzah | bananas [Pl] | موز | mawz |
potato [Sg] | ثمرة بطاطا ثمرة بطاطس | thamarat batata thamarat batates | potatoes [Pl] | بطاطا بطاطس | batata batates |
cucumber [Sg] | ثمرة خيار | thamarat kheyar | cucumbers [Pl] | خيار | kheyar |
Meat & Sausages
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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meat | لحم | lahm | |
sausage [Sg] | قطعة سجق | qeta't sojoq | sausages [Pl] | سجق | sojoq |
small sausage [Sg] | قطعة نقانق | qeta't naqaneq | small sausages [Pl] | نقانق | naqaneq |
ham | لحم خنزير | lahm khanzeer | |
chicken | دجاج | dajaj | |
fish | سمك أسماك | samak asmak | |
beef | لحم بقري | lahm baqary | |
lamb | ضأن لحم خراف | da'n lahm kheraf |
Sweets
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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chocolate | شوكولاتة | shokulatah | |
pie [Sg] | فطيرة | fateerah | pies [Pl] | فطائر | fatae'r |
cake [Sg] | كعكة | ka'kah | cakes [Pl] | كعك | ka'ek |
biscuit [Sg] | قطعة بسكويت | qet'at baskaweet | biscuits [Pl] | بسكويت | baskaweet |
icecream | آيس كريم بوظة | ice cream buza |
Vocabulary trainer: Food & Drinks in Arabic
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wine
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