Here are Arabic words for food to start with: فطور (futur, breakfast), قهوة (qahwa, coffee), لذيذ (ladhidh, delicious), مطعم (mat'am, restaurant). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 12 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| breakfast | فطورfutur | noun | A1 |
| coffee | قهوةqahwa | noun | A1 |
| delicious | لذيذladhidh | adj | A1 |
| restaurant | مطعمmat'am | noun | A1 |
| waiter | نادلnadil | noun | A1 |
| water | ماءma' | noun | A1 |
| bill | فاتورةfatura | noun | A2 |
| spicy | حارharr | adj | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread | خُبْزkhubz | noun | A1 |
| cheese | جبنjubn | noun | A1 |
| dinner | عشاء'asha' | noun | A1 |
| fruit | فاكهةfakiha | noun | A1 |
| lunch | غداءghada' | noun | A1 |
| meal | وجبةwajba | noun | A1 |
| vegetable | خضارkhudar | noun | A1 |
| cooking | طبخtabkh | noun | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diet | نظام غذائيnizam ghidha'i | noun | A2 |
| feast | وليمةwalima | noun | B1 |
| nutrition | تغذيةtaghdhiya | noun | B1 |
| delicacy | طعام شهيta'am shahi | noun | B2 |
| flavorful | غني بالنكهةghani bin-nakha | adj | B2 |
| grocery | أغراض البقالةaghrad al-baqala | noun | B2 |
| cuisine | مطبخmatbakh | noun | C1 |
| culinary | طهويtahawi | adj | C1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| butter | زبدةzubda | noun | A1 |
| egg | بيضةbayda | noun | A1 |
| potato | بطاطسbatatis | noun | A1 |
| rice | أرزaruzz | noun | A1 |
| sugar | سكرsukkar | noun | A1 |
| tomato | طماطمtamatim | noun | A1 |
| flour | دقيقdaqiq | noun | A2 |
| salt | ملحmilh | noun | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chili | فلفل حارfilfil harr | noun | A2 |
| basil | ريحانrayhan | noun | B1 |
| coriander | كزبرةkuzbara | noun | B1 |
| cumin | كمونkammun | noun | B1 |
| oregano | أوريغانوuriighanu | noun | B1 |
| rosemary | إكليل الجبلiklil al-jabal | noun | B1 |
| thyme | زعترza'tar | noun | B1 |
| turmeric | كركمkurkum | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beans | فاصولياءfasulya' | noun | A2 |
| carrot | جزرةjazara | noun | A2 |
| peas | بازلاءbazilla' | noun | A2 |
| broccoli | بروكليbrokli | noun | B1 |
| cabbage | كرنبkurunb | noun | B1 |
| cauliflower | قرنبيطqarnabit | noun | B1 |
| lettuce | خسkhass | noun | B1 |
| spinach | سبانخsabanikh | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | تفاحةtuffaha | noun | A1 |
| banana | موزmawz | noun | A1 |
| grape | عنب'inab | noun | A1 |
| lemon | ليمونlaymun | noun | A2 |
| lime | ليمون أخضرlaymun akhdar | noun | A2 |
| melon | شمامshammam | noun | A2 |
| pear | كمثرىkummathra | noun | A2 |
| strawberry | فراولةfarawla | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | ذرةdhura | noun | A1 |
| yogurt | زباديzabadi | noun | A1 |
| cream | قشدةqishda | noun | A2 |
| oat | شوفانshufan | noun | B1 |
| rye | جاودارjawdar | noun | B1 |
| barley | شعيرsha'ir | noun | B2 |
| buckwheat | حنطة سوداءhinta sawda' | noun | B2 |
| wheat | قمحqamh | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beef | لحم بقريlahm baqari | noun | A1 |
| ground beef | لحم بقري مفرومlahm baqari mafrum | noun | A2 |
| ham | جامبونjambun | noun | A2 |
| meatball | كرة لحمkurat lahm | noun | A2 |
| sausage | سجقsujuq | noun | A2 |
| steak | شريحة لحمsharihat lahm | noun | A2 |
| lamb | لحم ضأنlahm da'n | noun | B1 |
| pork | لحم خنزيرlahm khinzir | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| juice | عصير'asir | noun | A1 |
| milk | حليبhalib | noun | A1 |
| tea | شايshay | noun | A1 |
| champagne | شمبانياshambanya | noun | A2 |
| lemonade | ليموناضةlimunada | noun | A2 |
| soda | مشروب غازيmashrub ghazi | noun | A2 |
| sparkling water | مياه فوارةmiyah fawwara | noun | A2 |
| smoothie | سموذيsmudhi | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| biscuit | بسكويتbaskawit | noun | A1 |
| bagel | بيغلbeegel | noun | A2 |
| baguette | رغيف فرنسيraghif faransi | noun | A2 |
| donut | دوناتdunat | noun | A2 |
| muffin | مافنmafin | noun | A2 |
| pastry | عجينة'ajina | noun | A2 |
| waffle | وافلwafil | noun | A2 |
| sourdough | خبز العجين المخمرkhubz al-'ajin al-mukhammar | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot sauce | صلصة حارةsalsa harra | noun | A2 |
| olive oil | زيت الزيتونzayt az-zaytun | noun | A2 |
| soy sauce | صلصة الصوياsalsat as-soya | noun | A2 |
| bolognese | بولونيزbolonez | noun | B1 |
| fish sauce | صلصة السمكsalsat as-samak | noun | B1 |
| oyster sauce | صلصة المحارsalsat al-mahar | noun | B1 |
| sesame oil | زيت السمسمzayt as-simsim | noun | B1 |
| relish | صلصة مخللاتsalsat mukhallalat | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like فطور (futur, breakfast), قهوة (qahwa, coffee), لذيذ (ladhidh, delicious), مطعم (mat'am, restaurant). This page lists 96 Arabic words for food (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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