Restaurant & Ordering Food in Arabic
At a restaurant in Arabic: قَائِمَةُ الطَّعَام (qā'imat aṭ-ṭa'ām, menu), طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila, table), مَاء (mā', water), قَهْوَة (qahwa, coffee), شَاي (shāy, tea), الفَاتُورَة (al-fātūra, The bill, please). Below are all 48 restaurant words and phrases from lessons 54, 55, 93 and 95 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 54 · Café & Restaurant 1 12 words
- طَاوِلَة ṭāwila table
هل يمكنك أن تضع هذه السلطة على الطاولة؟
Hal yumkinuka an taḍaʿa hādhihi as-salaṭa ʿalā aṭ-ṭāwila?
Can you put this salad on the table?
- قَائِمَةُ الطَّعَام qā'imat aṭ-ṭa'ām menu
لديهم قائمة طعام كبيرة.
Ladayhim qā'imat ṭaʿām kabīrah.
They have a large menu.
- حَجْز ḥajz reservation
لدينا حجز.
Ladaynā ḥajz.
We have a reservation.
- خَادِم khādim server
الخوادم تعمل بجهد.
al-khawādim taʿmal bijuhd.
The servers are working hard.
- أَمْر amr order
نُقَدِّمُ طَلَبَنَا الآن.
nuqaddimu ṭalabana l-ʾān.
We place our order now.
- مَاء mā' water
تشرب ماءً بارداً.
Tashrabu mā'an bāridan.
She drinks cold water.
- قَهْوَة qahwa coffee
يشربون قهوة قوية.
Yashrabūn qahwa qawiyya.
They drink strong coffee.
- شَاي shāy tea
الشاي الساخن في الشتاء هو الأفضل.
ash-shāy as-sākhin fī ash-shitā' huwa al-afḍal.
Hot tea in the winter is the best.
- بِيرَة bīra beer
أريد بيرة أخرى من فضلك.
Urīdu bīra ukhrā min faḍlik.
I'd like another beer, please.
- نَبِيذ nabīdh wine
هل يمكننا الحصول على هذا النبيذ، من فضلك؟
Hal yumkinunā al-ḥuṣūl ʿalā hādhā an-nabīdh, min faḍlik?
Can we have this wine, please?
- الفَاتُورَة al-fātūra The bill, please.
الفَاتُورَة، لَوْ سَمَحْت.
al-fātūra, law samaḥt.
The bill, please.
- لَذِيذ ladhīdh delicious
تلك الفطيرة لذيذة!
Tilka al-faTeeratu ladheedha!
That pie is delicious!
Lesson 55 · Restaurant 2 12 words
- مُقَبِّلَات muqabbilāt starter
سنطلب مقبلات أولاً.
Sanatlub muqabbilāt awwalan.
We will order a starter first.
- طَبَقٌ رَئِيسِيّ ṭabaq ra'īsī main course
أحب الطبق الرئيسي.
Uḥibbu aṭ-ṭabaq ar-ra'īsiyy.
I love the main course.
- حَلْوَى ḥalwā dessert
هِيَ تُحِبُّ الحَلْوَى.
Hiya tuḥibbu l-ḥalwā.
She likes the dessert.
- طَبَقُ اليَوْم ṭabaq al-yawm today's special
هذا طبق اليوم.
Hādhā ṭabaq al-yawm.
That is today's special.
- قَائِمَةُ اليَوْم qa'imat al-yawm menu of the day
لَدَيْهِم قَائِمَةُ اليَوْمِ.
ladayhim qā'imatu l-yawm.
They have the menu of the day.
- طَاوِلَة لِشَخْصَيْن tawila li-shakhsayn table for two
نحتاج طاولة لشخصين، من فضلك.
naḥtāj tawila li-shakhsayn, min fadlak.
We need a table for two.
- حَجْزٌ بِاسْمِ ḥajz bi-ism reservation under
لديها حجز باسم سميث.
ladayhā ḥajz bi-ism smīth.
She has reservation under Smith.
- مَاءُ الصُّنْبُور ma'u as-sunbur tap water
عادةً أشرب ماء الصنبور.
ʿādatan ashrabu mā' aṣ-ṣunbūr.
I usually drink tap water.
- تَقَاسَمَ الحِسَاب taqāsama al-ḥisāb split the bill
يمكننا أن نتقاسم الحساب.
Yumkinunā an nataqāsama al-ḥisāb.
We can split the bill.
- تَقَاسَمَ taqāsama pay together
سَنَدْفَعُ مَعاً.
sanadfaʿu maʿan.
We will pay together.
- طَرَف ṭaraf tip
أنا دائماً أعطي إكراميات كبيرة.
ana dā'iman uʿṭī ikrāmīyāt kabīra.
I always give big tips.
- دَفَعَ عِنْدَ الصُّنْدُوق dafa'a 'inda as-sunduq pay at the counter
هل يمكننا أن ندفع عند الصندوق؟
Hal yumkinuna an nadfa'a 'inda as-sunduuq?
Can we pay at the counter?
Lesson 93 · Drinks & Café 12 words
- مَاءٌ غَيْرُ غَازِيّ mā' ghayr ghāzī still water
الماء غير الغازي هو الأفضل.
al-mā' ghayr al-ghāzī huwa al-afḍal.
Still water is the best.
- مِيَاه غَازِيَّة miyāh ghāziyya sparkling water
أنت تشرب المياه الغازية كثيراً.
anta tashrab al-miyah al-ghaziyya kathiran.
You drink sparkling water often.
- قَهْوَة qahwa coffee
تَشْرَب قهوة قوية يومياً.
tashrab qahwa qawiyya yawmiyyan.
She drinks strong coffee daily.
- شَاي shāy tea
نشرب الشاي كل صباح.
Nashrab ash-shāy kulla ṣabāḥ.
We drink tea every morning.
- حَلِيب ḥalīb milk
يشربون الحليب مع الغداء.
yashrabūna al-ḥalīb maʿa al-ghadāʾ.
They drink milk with lunch.
- عَصير ʿaṣīr juice
هذا العصير طعمه حلو جداً.
Hādhā al-ʿaṣīr ṭaʿmuhu ḥulw jiddan.
This juice tastes very sweet.
- شُوكُولَاتَة سَاخِنَة shūkūlātah sākhinah hot chocolate
أُحِبُّ الشُّوكُولَاتَة السَّاخِنَة عِنْدَمَا يَكُونُ الجَوُّ بَارِداً.
uḥibbu ash-shūkūlātah as-sākhinah ʿindamā yakūnu al-jawwu bāridan.
I like hot chocolate when it's cold.
- عَصِيرُ لَيْمُونٍ ʿaṣīr laymūn lemonade
هي تُحِبّ عصير الليمون البارد.
Hiya tuḥibbu ʿaṣīr al-laymūn al-bārid.
She likes cold lemonade.
- كُوب koob cup
هل تحتاج إلى كوب نظيف؟
Hal taḥtāju 'ilā kūbin naẓīf?
Do you need a clean cup?
- كَأْس ka's glass
أَيْنَ وَضَعْتَ كَأْسِي؟
ayna wada'ta ka'si?
Where did you put my glass?
- قَشّ qashsh straw
نستخدم شفاطة ورقية هنا.
nastakhdim shaffāṭah waraqiyyah hunā.
We use a paper straw here.
- ثَلْج thalj ice
أريد عصير برتقال بالثلج.
Uridu 'asir burtuqal bith-thalj.
I want orange juice with ice.
Lesson 95 · Meals & Mealtimes 12 words
- طَعَام ṭaʿām food
هِيَ تَطْبُخُ لَنَا الطَّعَامَ.
hiya taṭbukhu lanā aṭ-ṭaʿām.
She cooks food for us.
- وَجْبَة wajba meal
تَنَاوَلَتِ العَائِلَةُ وَجْبَةً كَبِيرَةً.
tanāwalat il-ʿā'ila wajba kabīra.
The family ate a large meal.
- فُطُور fuṭūr breakfast
أَتَنَاوَلُ الفُطُورَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.
atanāwalu l-fuṭūra kulla ṣabāḥ
I eat breakfast every morning.
- غَدَاء ghadāʾ lunch
نحن نأكل الْغَدَاءَ معهم.
naḥnu naʾkulu l-ghadāʾa maʿahum
We eat lunch with them.
- عَشَاء ʿashāʾ dinner
تَنَاوَلْنَا العَشَاءَ مَعاً.
tanāwalnā al-ʿashāʾa maʿan
We ate dinner together.
- بْرَانْش bransh brunch
نحن نتناول البرانش معاً.
naḥnu natanāwalu al-bransh maʿan
We are eating brunch together.
- مُمْتَلِئ mumtali' full
الكُوبُ مُمْتَلِئٌ بِالمَاء.
al-koobu mumtali'un bil-maa'.
The cup is full of water.
- يُسَاعِدُ yusāʿidu help
صديقي يُسَاعِدُنِي الآن.
ṣadīqī yusāʿidunī al-ʾān
My friend is helping me.
- طَعَامٌ جَاهِز taʿām jāhiz takeout
طلبنا طعاماً جاهزاً لتناول العشاء.
ṭalabnā taʿāman jāhizan li-tanāwul al-ʿashāʾ
We ordered takeout for dinner.
- حصّة ḥiṣṣa portion
الحصّة كبيرة جدًا.
Al-ḥiṣṣa kabīra jiddan.
The portion is very big.
- عَشَاء ʿashā’ supper
تَنَاوَلَتِ الْعَائِلَةُ الْعَشَاءَ مَعًا.
tanāwalat il-ʿā’ilatu l-ʿashā’a maʿan
The family ate supper together.
- وَجْبَةُ مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْل wajbat muntaṣaf al-layl midnight snack
أكلَ وَجْبَةَ مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ بَعْدَ مُشَاهَدَةِ الفِيلْم.
Akala wajbat muntaṣaf al-layli ba'da mushāhadat al-fīlm.
He ate a midnight snack.
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