Arabic for English speakers House · Lesson 5

Offering a guest some desserts

Egyptian Arabic для offering guests desserts — Chocolate cake and fruit salad.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    عندي حلويات لو عايزة.

    3andy 7alawiyyat lo 3ayzah

    I have some dessert ready if you'd like some.

  2. Rocky Rocky

    عندِك إيه؟

    3andek eh?

    What do you have?

  3. Meera Meera

    أنا عملت كيكة شوكولاتة، وسلطة فواكة.

    Ana 3amalt kika shokolata wi salatit fawakih

    I made a chocolate cake and some fruit salad.

  4. Rocky Rocky

    ممتاز، هاخد حِتة كيكة صغيرة

    Mumtaz, hakhoud 7ittit kika soghayyara

    Great, I'll have a small piece of cake.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you offer guests food in Egyptian Arabic?

تحب تجرب + food? = 'would you like to try ...?'. عاوز + food? = 'do you want ...?'.

Egyptian Arabic для desserts?

حلو (sweet), كيكة (cake), بقلاوة (baklava), كنافة (kunafa), بسبوسة (basbousa), أم علي (Umm Ali).

Cultural: refusing food?

Polite to initially refuse: لا شكراً. Hosts will insist. Eventually accept or politely decline more firmly.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Arabic lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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