Cooking & Markets

1. وين السوق الشعبي؟

   Wēn es-sūʾ esh-shaʿbi?

   Where is the local market?

   Usage

   "Shaʿbi" means popular or local.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective takes "el-" like the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. الأكلة هاي حارة كتير؟

   El-akle hāy ḥārra ktīr?

   Is this dish very spicy?

   Usage

   Levantine food is mostly mild.

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun, so "hāy" and "ḥārra" are feminine. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. فيك تنصحني بدورة طبخ؟

   Fīk tenṣaḥni b-dawret ṭabkh?

   Can you recommend a cooking class?

   Usage

   To a woman: "fīki tenṣaḥīni".

   Grammar Note

   "Fīk" + bare verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. كيف بتطبخو هالأكلة؟

   Kīf bitṭbukhu hal-akle?

   How do you prepare this dish?

   Usage

   "Bitṭbukhu" is "you (all) cook", used for people in general.

   Grammar Note

   "B-" + plural gives the present. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. وين بشتري خضار طازجة؟

   Wēn bishtri khaḍār ṭāzaje?

   Where can I buy fresh vegetables?

   Usage

   At a market or greengrocer.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. بدي اتعلم اطبخ أكل محلي

   Biddi etʿallam eṭbukh akel maḥalli

   I'd like to learn to cook local food.

   Usage

   "Maḥalli" means local: the food of wherever you are.

   Grammar Note

   "Biddi" + two bare verbs in a row. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. عندكن أكل نباتي؟

   ʿIndkon akel nabāti?

   Do you have vegetarian food?

   Usage

   Worded as vegetarian food rather than ingredients.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿInd" + noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. شو البهارات بهالأكلة؟

   Shū el-bahārāt bi-hal-akle?

   What spices are used in this dish?

   Usage

   Literally "what are the spices in this dish?".

   Grammar Note

   "Bi-" + "hal-" + noun means in this ... Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. فيني جرب شوي منها؟

   Fīni jarreb shwayy menha?

   Can I try a sample?

   Usage

   At a market or stall.

   Grammar Note

   "Menha" means of it (feminine). Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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