Drinks & Beverages
10 words · ~13 min
Vocabulary for beverages and ordering drinks. Practice combining drink words with adjectives: 'qahwa harra' (hot coffee), 'ma' barid' (cold water).
Arabic coffee (qahwa 'arabiyya) is a symbol of hospitality. It is often flavored with cardamom and served in small cups. Refusing coffee from a host can be considered impolite. Tea (shay) is equally important in many Arab countries.
Lesson overview
Drinks & Beverages is a level A1 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 3 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Food Basics - Bread, Rice & Staples (A1)
- Leads to: At the Restaurant - Part 1 (A1)
- Previous lesson: Fruits & Vegetables (A1)
- Next lesson: Cooking & Kitchen (A1)
Word list
Themes these words belong to: Food (10), Fruit (5), Vegetables (5)
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