Here are Arabic words for cooking to start with: طبخ (tabakh, cook), قطع (qata'a, cut), سكين (sikkin, knife), غلى (ghala, boil). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cook | طبخtabakh | verb | A1 |
| cut | قطعqata'a | verb | A1 |
| knife | سكينsikkin | noun | A1 |
| boil | غلىghala | verb | A2 |
| bowl | سلطانيةsultaniyya | noun | A2 |
| oven | فرنfurn | noun | A2 |
| pan | مقلاةmiqla | noun | A2 |
| stove | موقدmawqid | noun | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bake | خَبَزَkhabaza | verb | A2 |
| pour | صبsabb | verb | A2 |
| prepare | أعدa'add | verb | A2 |
| raw | نيءni' | adj | A2 |
| smoke | دخنdakhkhan | verb | A2 |
| flambé | فلامبيهflambih | verb | B1 |
| food preparation | تحضير الطعامtahdir at-ta'am | noun | B1 |
| fry | قلىqala | verb | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| reduction | تكثيفtakthif | noun | B1 |
| blanch | سلقsalaqa | verb | C1 |
| caramelize | كرملkarmala | verb | C1 |
| culinary technique | تقنية الطهيtaqniyyat at-tahi | noun | C1 |
| dehydration | تجفيفtajfif | noun | C1 |
| emulsify | استحلبistahlaba | verb | C1 |
| marinade | تتبيلةtatbila | noun | C1 |
| simmer | غلى على نار هادئةghala 'ala nar hadi'a | verb | C1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to fold | قلّب برفقqallab bi-rifq | verb | B1 |
| to marinate | نقع بالتتبيلةnaqa' bit-tatbila | verb | B1 |
| to reduce | كثّفkaththaf | verb | B1 |
| to sauté | قلى سريعاqala sari'an | verb | B1 |
| to season | تبّلtabbal | verb | B1 |
| to simmer | غلى على نار هادئةghala 'ala nar hadi'a | verb | B1 |
| to strain | صفّىsaffa | verb | B1 |
| to whisk | خفقkhafaq | verb | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| measuring cup | كوب قياسkub qiyas | noun | A2 |
| measuring spoon | ملعقة قياسmil'aqat qiyas | noun | A2 |
| timer | مؤقتmu'aqqit | noun | A2 |
| grater | مبشرةmibshara | noun | B1 |
| ladle | مغرفةmighrafa | noun | B1 |
| peeler | مقشرةmiqshara | noun | B1 |
| spatula | مقلبةmiqlaba | noun | B1 |
| tongs | ملقطmilqat | noun | B1 |
Emoji: Twemoji, CC-BY 4.0
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for cooking. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
You could start with words like طبخ (tabakh, cook), قطع (qata'a, cut), سكين (sikkin, knife), غلى (ghala, boil). This page lists 40 Arabic words for cooking (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Arabic words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.
Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.