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How do you say "western food" in Arabic?
مأكولات غربية
Ma'koulat gharbiyya
In Arabic, "western food" is مأكولات غربية.
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Pronunciation
Say 'Mah-KOO-laht GHAR-bee-yah' with five syllables, stress on 'koo' and 'bee'.
Writing and usage
Two words: maakoulat (foods) and gharbiyya (western). The ya marks the feminine adjective.
Example sentence
الأكل الغربي مختلف عن الأكل المصري
Western food is different from Egyptian food.
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How to remember مأكولات غربية
Gharbiyya means western from gharb (west), foods from the western world.
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Questions about مأكولات غربية
How do you say "western food" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "western food" is مأكولات غربية. It is a noun.
How is مأكولات غربية written in Arabic?
Two words: maakoulat (foods) and gharbiyya (western). The ya marks the feminine adjective.
How is مأكولات غربية used in a sentence?
Use مأكولات غربية as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: الأكل الغربي مختلف عن الأكل المصري (Western food is different from Egyptian food.).
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"Western food" in other languages
- Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku)
- Korean 양식 (yangsik)
- Chinese 西餐 (xī cān)
- Spanish la comida occidental
- Spanish (Latin America) la comida occidental
- French la nourriture occidentale
- German das westliche Essen
- Italian il cibo occidentale
- Russian западная кухня (zapadnaja kuhnja)
- Greek δυτικό φαγητό (to ditiko fagito)
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