Food Flashcards
Lunch
ุงูุบุฏุง
Radder
Chicken
ุฏุฌุงุฌ
De-jaaj
Meat
ูุญู
ุฉ
Lah-meh
ูุญูู
Fish
ุณู
ู
Samak
Salad
ุณูุทุฉ
Salatta
Pasta
ู
ุนูุฑููุฉ
Maakarowner
Rice
ุฑุฒ
Rz
Soup
ุดูุฑุจุฉ
Shore-uh-buh
Dessert
ุญููููุงุช
Halowee-ut
Delicious
Additional meaning?
ุทููุจ
ุทููุจุฉ
Tie-ib
Tie-beah
Also used to mean โalrightโ
Stale
ุฎุฑุจุงู
ุฎุฑุจุงูุฉ
Habaan
Habaan-eh
Fresh
ุชุงุฒุฉ
NB: no gender to this adjective
tazza
Spicy
Not spicy
ุญุงุฑู
ุญุงุฑูุฉ
harrrr
Harrra
Dinner
ุนุดุง
Asher
Breakfast
ูุทูุฑ
Ft-orr
Juice
ุนุตูุฑ
Ass-ear
ุนูุงุตูุฑ
Ice
ุชููุฌ
Telj
Salt
ู
ูููุญ
Milair(h)
Sugar
ุณููุฑ
Sukar
Coffee
ูููุฉ
A(kh)-weh
Tea
ุดุงู
Shai
Milk
ุญููุจ
Ha-leeb
Honey
ุนุณู
Pepper
ูููููู
Spices
ุจูุงุฑุงุช
Salty
ู
ุงููุญ
ู
ุงูุญุฉ
Sweet
ุญูู
ุญููุฉ
Bitter
ู
ุฑู
ู
ุฑูุฉ
Sour
ุญุงู
ุถ
ุญุงู
ุถุฉ
Alcohol
ูุญูู
Fruit
Fruits
ูุงููุฉ
ุงูููุงูู
Apple
ุชูููุงุญ
Tu-faa(h)
Orange
ุจุฑุชูุงู
Burt-uh-qaal
Date
ุชูู
ูุฑ
Tamir
Pomegranate
ุฑู
ูุงู
Roo-man
Banana
ู
ูุฒ
Moz
Lemons
ููููู
ูู
Lay-mon
Grapes
ุนูููุจ
Ay-nab
Strawberries
ูุฑุงููุฉ
Fair-row-luh
Watermelon
ุจุทููุฎ
Butt-ear(kh)
Fig
ุชูู
Teen
Grammar when referring to foods
When youโre referring to โfoodโ or โdessertโ, you have to make it definite.
Hence, ุงูุฃูู NOT ุฃูู
However, by giving it an adjective, we are making it definite, so ุงู is not longer needed. For example โa delicious dessertโ
Vegetables
ุฎุถุฑุฉ
Tomato
ุจูุฏูุฑุฉ
Bandoora
Onion
ุจุตู
Basal
Garlic
ุชูู
Tom
Carrot
ุฌุฒุฑ
Ja-zer
Aubergine
ุจูุชูุฌุงู
Bay-tin-jan
Cucumber
ุฎูุงุฑ
He-are
Lettuce
ุฎุณ
Hass
Chilli pepper
ูููู ุญุงุฑู
Filfil harr
Bell pepper
ูููู ุญูู
Filfil halo
Courgette
ููุณุง
Kusaa
I want n kilos of ___
ุจุฏู ___ ูููู ___
ุจุฏู ___ ูููู ___ ู
ู ุงู___
Plurals for fruits and vegetables
GENERAL plurals
COUNTING plurals
General: singular form
Counting: plural form
COUNTING plurals: fruits and vegetables
3-10: noun is plural e.g. ู
ูุฒุงุช
>10: noun uses ุฉ e.g. ู
ูุฒุฉ
COUNTING pieces of fruit and vegetables
ุญุจุฉ Uses the same principles with
For example โ
One piece of banana: ุญุจุฉ ู
ูุฒ (pronounce ุฉ)
Two pieces: ุญุจุชูู ู
ูุฒ
3-10 pieces: ุญุจุงุช ู
ูุฒ [number]
>10 pieces: ุญุจุฉ ู
ูุฒ [number]
If fruit already feminine, you retain ุฉ
Only exception is ูู
ุณุง which becomes ููุณุงูุฉ
Cheese
ุฌุจูุฉ