{"id":26,"date":"2009-03-03T07:51:29","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T11:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=23"},"modified":"2014-06-13T19:46:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T19:46:11","slug":"buying-food-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/buying-food-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Food in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to buy food in an Arab country using the Arabic language, you need to use one of the colloquial dialects because it would be very odd to use Modern Standard Arabic in this context, since it is too formal and sellers may not even be able to understand.\u00a0 In this posting, I present some Egyptian colloquial expressions that can be used for requests, and especially to buy food. There are a lot of supermarkets, yet most locals buy their food especially fruits and vegetables from the market (<\/span>\u0627\u0644<\/span>\u0633\u0648\u0642<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Following are some Egyptian Arabic expressions that can be used to request of buy food, and a list of vocabulary items related to food:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Please <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0644\u0648 \u0633\u0645\u062d\u062a\/ \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u0636\u0644\u0643<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Do you have?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0643<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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I want <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0639\u0627\u064a\u0632<\/span>\/<\/span><\/span>\u0639\u0627\u064a\u0632\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Give me<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0646\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Can I have?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0645\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0622\u062e\u062f <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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How much?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0628\u0643\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Here you are!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0627\u062a\u0641\u0636\u0644<\/span>\/<\/span><\/span>\u0627\u062a\u0641\u0636\u0644\u064a<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u0643\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u0637\u0645\u0627\u0637\u0645 \u0644\u0648 \u0633\u0645\u062d\u062a!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne kilo of tomatoes, please!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0643 \u0637\u0645\u0627\u0637\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDo you have tomatoes?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0639\u0627\u064a\u0632<\/span>\u00a0\u0643\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u0637\u0645\u0627\u0637\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want one kilo of tomatoes!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0646\u064a <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u0643\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u0637\u0645\u0627\u0637\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGive me one kilo of tomatoes!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0622\u062e\u062f \u0643\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u0637\u0645\u0627\u0637\u0645<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCan I have one kilo of tomatoes?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0628\u0643\u0645<\/span>\u00a0\u0643\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0645\u0627\u0637\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow much is one kilo of tomatoes?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u062a\u0641\u0636\u0644<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0628.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHere is the money!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Some words related to fruits and vegetables:<\/p>\n

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\u062e\u0636\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Vegetables<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0641\u0627\u0643\u0647\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fruits<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0637\u0645\u0627\u0637\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tomatoes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0645\u0648\u0632<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bananas <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0637\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Potatoes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0628\u0631\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Oranges<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0628\u0633\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peas <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0643\u0645\u062b\u0631\u0649<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pears <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0641\u0644\u0641\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peppers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u062a\u0641\u0627\u062d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Apples <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0641\u0627\u0635\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Beans <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n<\/td>\n

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\u0628\u0637\u064a\u062e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Watermelon <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u062c\u0632\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Carrots<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0639\u0646\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Grapes <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0628\u0635\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Onion <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Strawberries <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u062b\u0648\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Garlic <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0645\u0634\u0645\u0634<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peaches <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0643\u0648\u0633\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Courgette <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0628\u0631\u0642\u0648\u0642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Apricots<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0648\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lemon <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0628\u0644\u062d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dates <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you want to buy food in an Arab country using the Arabic language, you need to use one of the colloquial dialects because it would be very odd to use Modern Standard Arabic in this context, since it is too formal and sellers may not even be able to understand.\u00a0 In this posting, I…<\/p>\n

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