Spices, Sweets & More Food
9 words · ~13 min
Vocabulary for spices, desserts, and additional food items commonly found in Arab cuisine.
Arab cuisine is known for its rich use of spices like cumin (kammun), coriander (kuzbara), and saffron (za'faran). Sweets like baklava and kunafa are important for celebrations and holidays.
Lesson overview
Spices, Sweets & More Food is a level A1 lesson of 9 words: 9 adjectives. Its words come from 5 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Cooking & Kitchen (A1)
- Previous lesson: At the Restaurant - Part 2 (A1)
- Next lesson: Food & Dining - Final Words (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
سَاخِن sākhin | hot / warm | adjective | س-خ-ن |
لَذِيذ ladhīdh | delicious | adjective | ل-ذ-ذ |
جَائِع jāʾiʿ | hungry | adjective | ج-و-ع |
عَطْشَان ʿaṭshān | thirsty | adjective | ع-ط-ش |
حُلْو ḥulw | sweet | adjective | ح-ل-و |
مُرّ murr | bitter | adjective | م-ر-ر |
حَامِض ḥāmiḍ | sour | adjective | ح-م-ض |
مَالِح māliḥ | salty | adjective | م-ل-ح |
طَازَج ṭāzaj | fresh | adjective |
Themes these words belong to: Adjectives (9), Food (7), Taste (5), Basics (2)
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