فواكه
fawaakih , ميوة meywa – fruits
خضر
xuDur , خضروات xaDrawaat - vegetables
في السوق يبيعون فواكه وخضروات واشيا أخرى وايدة
fi-s-suug yibi^uun fawaakih wa xaDrawaat, wa ashya uxra waayida. – At the souk they sell fruits and vegetables, and many other things.
بصل
baSal – onion
ملفوف
malfuuf – cabbage
طماط
TamaaT – tomatoes
خيار
xiyaar – cucumbers
رويد
ruwayd – radishes
فصولية
faSuuliya – beans
آلو
aalu – potatoes (a word used predominanlty in Bahrain)
بطاط
buTaaT – potatoes (collective noun, حبة بطاط Habbat buTaaT – one potato)
الرويد بكم الصرة؟
ir-ruwayid bi-cham iS-Surra? – How much is a bundle of radishes? (lit. The radishes, how much the bundle?)
يح
yiHH – watermelon
رقي
raggi – watermelon (in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia)
بطيخ
baTiix – watermelon (the most common word)
ليمون
laymuun – lemon
برتقال
burtugaal – orange
التمر
it-tamar – dates
موز
mooz - banana
الخوخ
il-xuux – peaches
عنب
^inab – grapes
جوز
jooz – walnuts
عصير
^aSiir – juice
عصير برتقال
^aSiir burtugaal – orange juice
أبي اشرب عصير تفاح
abbi ashrab ^aSiir TiffaaH – I want to drink apple juice.
قهوة
gahwa – coffee
شاي
chaay - tea
خبز
xubiz – bread
عيش
^aysh – rice
جبن
jibin – cheese
البيض
il-bayDH – eggs (collective noun)
البيضة
il-bayDHa – one egg
بكم درزن البيض يعني؟
bi-cham darzan il-bayDH ya^ni? – How much is a dozen eggs?
يعني ya^ni is one of the most frequently used words in Arabic, most time it is used just as filler without any meaning. It literally means "it means", used also to mean "almost" depending on the context.)لحم
laHm – meat
لحم خروف
laHm xaruuf – lamb
لحم بقر
laHm bagar – veal
دجاج
diyaay – chicken meat
سمك
simach - fish
Note that أكل لحم خنزير حرام في الاسلام akil laHm xanziir Haraam fi-l-islaam. – Eating pork meat is forbidden in Islam. (Haraam - forbidden)
جوتي
juuti (pl. جواتي juwaati) – pair of shoes
هدوم
hduum – clothes
ملابس
malaabis – clothes
قميص
gamiiS – shirt
سروال
sirwaal – pair of pants, trousers
بنطلون
banTaloon, plural: binaaTliin – pair of pants, trousers
بذلة
badhla – suit
نفنوف
nafnuuf, (plural: نفانيف nafaaniif) – a dress
هذا البنطلون غالي
haadha l-banTaloon ghaali – This pair of pants is expensive.
لا، موب غالي. رخيص
laa, muub ghaali. raxiiS. – No, (it’s) not expensive. (It’s) inexpensive/cheap.
The white body-length Arab garb that males wear is called دشداشة dishdaasha (pl. دشادش dishaadish) in Kuwait, ثوب thoob (pl. ثياب thiyaab) in Bahrain and elsewhere, and كندورة kandoora (pl. كنادر kanaadir) in the United Arab Emirates. The usually white or red-checkered scarf-like item Gulf Arabs wear on their heads is called غترة ghutra or شماغ shimaagh , while the black circular piece is called عقال ^agaal . Women wear a black عباءة ^abaa covering the whole body. The scarf/headwear is called شيلة shayla. The veil which hides the whole face except for the eyes is called نقاب niqaab , while the mask-like piece of fabric some women in the Gulf wear on their faces (noses) is called برقع birga^ .
أثاث
athaath (pl.) – furniture
كرسي
kursi, pl. كراسي karaasi – chair
ميز
mayz, pl. ميزات mayzaat – table
فراش
firaash – bed
كرفاية
kirfaaya – bed
زولية
zuuliiya, pl. زوالي zawaali - carpet
مجوهرات
mujawharaat – jewels
ذهب
dhahab – gold
فضة
fiDDA – silver
الحلق من ذهب؟
il-Halag min dhahab? – Are the earrings (made) of gold?
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