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Food and drink

Food Ta'aam/akl

Menu, list Qaa'ima (qawaa'im)

Dish, course Tabaq (aTpbaaq)

Meal Wajba (wahbaat)

Sugar Sukkar

Butter Zubda

Salt Milh

Pepper filfil

Bread Khubz

Rice Aruzz

Oil Zayt

Eggs bayD

Meat laHm

Lamb muttons (lahm) Da'nii

Beef (laHm) baqarii

Pork laHm al-kinziir

Chicken Dajaaj

Fish Samak

Vegetables khuDrawaat
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Fruit Fawaakih

Salad salaTa

Onions basal

Potatoes Bataataa / bataatis

Carrots Jazar

Olives Zaytun

Grapes 'inab

Apples Tufaah

Oranges Burtuqaal

Lemon Laymuun

Bananas Mawz

Milk Haliib

Juice 'aSiir

Water Maa'

Coffee Qahwa

Tea Shay

Alcohol kuHuul

Dessert, sweet Halwaa

To eat Akala, ya'kul

To drink Shariba, yashrab

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Further vocabulary

Can, tin, box 'ulba ('ulab)

canned food Mu'allabaat

Plate Sahan (suhuun)

Cooking pot Qidr (quduur)

Vinegar Khall

Sausages Sujuq

Chocolate Shuukuulaata

Mushrooms Fitr

Cauliflower Qarnabit

Dates balaH/tamr

Figs Tiin

Cherries Karaz

Raisins Zabiib

Pineapple Anaanaas

Strawberry Faraawla

green salad Salata khaDraa

Vegetarian Nabaatiii

Fried Maqlii

Barbecued grilled Mashwii

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Boiled Masluuq

Drink Mashruub (mashruubaat)

Mineral water ,aa' ma'adanii

Cola Kola

Wine Nabiidh

Beer Biira

To east (a meal) Tanawala, yatanaawaal

(wajba)

To taste Dhaaqqa, yadhuuq

To have breakfast Fatara, yaftir

To have lunch Taghadda, yataghaddaa

To have dinner Ta'shshaa, yataghaddaa