Level A1

Cooking & Kitchen

9 words · ~13 min

Grammar focus

Kitchen and cooking vocabulary. These words will help you follow Arabic recipes and talk about food preparation.

Lesson overview

Cooking & Kitchen is a level A1 lesson of 9 words: 9 nouns. Its words come from 4 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Builds on: Fruits & Vegetables (A1)
Leads to: Spices, Sweets & More Food (A1)
Previous lesson: Drinks & Beverages (A1)
Next lesson: At the Restaurant - Part 1 (A1)

Word list

Arabic	Meaning	Type	Root
خَسّ khass	lettuce	noun	خ-س-س
ثُوم thūm	garlic	noun	ث-و-م
فُلْفُل fulful	pepper	noun	ف-ل-ف-ل
زَيْت zayt	oil	noun	ز-ي-ت
زَيْتُون zaytūn	olives	noun	ز-ي-ت
عَسَل ʿasal	honey	noun	ع-س-ل
شَاي shāy	tea	noun
قَهْوَة qahwa	coffee	noun	ق-ه-و
عَصِير ʿaṣīr	juice	noun	ع-ص-ر

Themes these words belong to: Food (6), Basics (6), Vegetables (3), Drinks (3)

Sample word cards

خَسّ

khass

lettuce

ثُوم

thūm

garlic

فُلْفُل

fulful

pepper

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