Language/Algerian-arabic/Vocabulary/Food

Algerian Arabic Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some of the most common words related to food in Algerian Arabic. We will also learn some useful phrases. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Say Hello and Greetings in Algerian Arabic, Basic Phrases in Algerian Arabic, Parts of the Body & Drinks.

Main Words

Algerian Arabic	Pronunciation	English Translation
طعام	ṭaʿām	food
شوربة	shūrbah	soup
خبز	ḵubz	bread
فول	fūl	beans
بطاطا	baṭāṭah	potatoes
سمك	samak	fish
دجاج	dajāj	chicken
لحم	laḥm	meat
جبنة	jabnah	cheese
فاكهة	fākah	fruit
عسل	ʿasal	honey
حلويات	ḥalwiyyāt	sweets
مشروبات	mašrūbāt	drinks
قهوة	qahwah	coffee

Phrases

• هل تريد شوربة؟ (hal tiriid shūrbah?) – Do you want soup?
• يمكنني الحصول على بطاطا؟ (yimkinni alḥiṣūl ʿalā baṭāṭah?) – Can I get potatoes?
• هل يوجد سمك في هذا المطعم؟ (hal yūjad samak fī hādhā almaṭʿam?) – Is there any fish in this restaurant?
• يمكنني الحصول على دجاج مشوي؟ (yimkinni alḥiṣūl ʿalā dajāj mašwī?) – Can I get grilled chicken?
• هل يوجد جبنة في هذا المطعم؟ (hal yūjad jabnah fī hādhā almaṭʿam?) – Is there any cheese in this restaurant?
• يمكنني الحصول على فاكهة؟ (yimkinni alḥiṣūl ʿalā fākah?) – Can I get fruit?
• يمكنني الحصول على عسل؟ (yimkinni alḥiṣūl ʿalā ʿasal?) – Can I get honey?
• يمكنني الحصول على حلويات؟ (yimkinni alḥiṣūl ʿalā ḥalwiyyāt?) – Can I get sweets?
• يمكنني الحصول على مشروبات؟ (yimkinni alḥiṣūl ʿalā mašrūbāt?) – Can I get drinks?
• يمكنني الحصول على قهوة؟ (yimkinni alḥiṣūl ʿalā qahwah?) – Can I get coffee?

Other Lessons

• Drinks
• Asking Directions
• Months of the Year
• Education
• Weather
• Days of the Week
• Clothes
• Verbs in Algerian Arabic
• Fruits
• Time