7.3: New Vocabulary
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- Identify and apply vocabulary related to food, ingredients, and cooking tools in written and spoken contexts.
- Describe how food is prepared using appropriate cooking verbs and adjectives.
Introduction
This section introduces important words related to food, cooking, and mealtime routines. You will learn how to name common ingredients and dishes, describe how food is prepared, and talk about kitchen tools and daily habits. These new words will also help you understand cultural readings and express your own food preferences, especially when practicing verb tenses: present, future, past tense, and negation.
Food and Meals Vocabulary
Types of Food:
| Audio | The New Word in Sentence | Meaning | Plural | Singular |
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ما أَكَلْنَا وَجْبَة الغَداء في البيت |
meal | وَجَبَات |
وَجْبَة |
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ما أَكَلْنَا الطَّعَام في المطعم |
food | أطْعِمَة |
طَعام |
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قَرَأتُ قائِمةَ الطعام | menu | قائمة الطعام | |
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ما شَرِبْتُ الشُّورْبَة لأنّها كانت حارّة |
soup | أَحْساء (شُورَبات) |
حِساء (شُورْبَة) |
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لم نَأْكُل اللَّحْم منذُ يومين |
meat | لُحوم |
لَحْم |
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ما طَبَخَت أمي الأَرُز مع الدَّجاج |
rice |
أَرُز |
أَرُز |
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ما طَبَخُوا السَّمَك اليوم |
fish |
أسْمَاك |
سَمَك |
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ما اشْتَرَيْتُ خُضَارًا من السوق |
vegetables |
خُضار |
خُضار |
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لم نَأْكُل الحَلْوَى بعد الغَداء اليومَ |
dessert/ sweet |
حَلَوِيات |
حَلْوَى |
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ما أَكَلْتُ التَّمْر مع القهوة |
dates |
تُمور |
تَمْر |
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ما أَكَلْتُ الحُمُّص مع الخُبْز، لكن أكلُتُ الحُمُّص مع الخُضار |
hummus |
حُمُّص |
Describing Food (Adjectives)
| Audio | The New Word in Sentence | Meaning | Singular |
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لَمْ آكُلْ دجاجاً مقلياً منذُ ثلاث سنين | fried | مَقْليّ |
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نحبُّ أنْ نأْكُلُ البَيْضَ مَسلوقاً ولانُحبُّ البيض المقلي | boiled | مَسْلوق |
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أُفِضلُ الدَّجَاج المَشْوِيّ على المَقْلي |
grilled | مَشْوِيّ |
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لم نَجِد خُضَارًا طَازَجةً في السوق |
fresh | طازَج |
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يكونُ الطَّعَام مَالِحًا كَثيراً عندما نأكلُ في المطعم |
salty/ savory | مالِح |
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الحُلْويات العَرَبيَّة لذيذَةٌ جِداً |
delicious | لَذيذ |
Utensil
| Audio | The New Word in Sentence | Meaning | Plural | Singular |
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كان أَجدادي لا يستخدمون المَلاعِق | spoon | مَلاعِق | مِلْعَقَة |
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تأْكُلُ زَوْجَتي بالشَّوْكَة والسِّكين | fork | شَوْكَات | شَوْكَة |
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ما غَسَلَ زَوجي الأطباقَ والملاعق والأشواك والسكاكين بعدَ الغداء | knife | سَكاكين | سِكّين |
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ما شَرِبْتُ كُوب القهوة هذا الصباح |
cup | أَكْواب | كُوب |
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لا أحبُّ أن أشْرَبَ الماء في كأس من البلاستيك | glass | كُؤوس | كَأْس |
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عندي خمسة أطباق فقط | plate/ dish | أطْبَاق / صُحون | طَبَق / صَحْن |
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ما قَلَتْ أمي الدَّجاج في المِقْلَاة |
frying pan | مَقالي | مِقْلاة |
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ما طَبَخْنَا الخُضَار في القِدْر |
pot | قُدور | قِدْر |
Verbs Related to Food
| Meaning | Example | المصدر | Verb Pattern | Present Tense | Past Tense |
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to place / put |
وَضَعْتُ المِلْعَقَة على الطاولة. |
الوَضْع |
فَعَلَ |
يَضَعُ |
وَضَعَ |
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to find |
لم أَجِد كَأْس الماء في المطبخ. |
الوُجُود |
فَعَلَ |
يَجِدُ |
وَجَدَ |
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to eat / consume |
تَنَاوَلْنَا الغداء في المطعم الجديد. |
التَّنَاوُل |
تَفَاعَلَ |
يَتَنَاوَلُ |
تَنَاوَلَ |
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to cut |
قَطَّعْتُ الطَّماطِم قَبْلَ الطَّبْخ. |
التَّقْطِيع |
فَعَّلَ |
يُقَطِّعُ |
قَطَّعَ |
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to boil |
سَلَقَتْ أمي البَطَاطا في القِدْر. |
السَّلْق |
فَعَلَ |
يَسْلُقُ |
سَلَقَ |
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to grill |
شَوَيْنَا الدَّجَاج في الحديقة. |
الشَّويّ |
فَعَلَ |
يَشْوِي |
شَوَى |
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to fry |
قَلَيْتُ السَّمَك في المِقْلَاة. |
القَلْي |
فَعَلَ |
يَقْلِي |
قَلَى |
| to ask/ order | طَلَبَ الطالِبُ الكِتابَ من أمازون amazo | الطَّلَب | فَعَلَ | يَطْلِبُ | طَلَبَ |
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Check Your Understanding
- Write 8 sentences about your favorite food using vocabulary from this lesson. Try to include past tense and negation.
- Work with a classmate or practice with a conversation partner (this could be a friend, family member, or AI assistant). Take turns asking and answering the following questions using full sentences in Arabic. Try to use vocabulary from this lesson and include verbs in the past tense and expressions of preference (e.g., أُفَضِّلُ، أَكَلْتُ).
- Suggested Questions:
- ماذا أَكَلْتَ / أَكَلْتِ أمس؟
- هل تُفَضِّل الطَّعام المالِح أم الحُلو؟
- هل تأكل الخُضار كلَّ يوم؟
- ما هي وَجْبَتُكَ المُفَضَّلة؟
- Suggested Questions:
- Conduct short interviews with two classmates, then report what they learned to the class using the third person (e.g., أحمد أَكَلَ أرزًا مع دجاج).