Arabic – Lebanese Dialect
Lesson – Grocery Shopping
EXERCISES
Activity 1: Grocery List for Chaghig
Grab a pencil and a piece of paper and write down the names of the items that Chaghig purchased from the supermarket.
Activity 2: Make Your Own Shopping List
Watch this video by Learn Spoken Levantine Lebanese Arabic and then write out your grocery list for the week.
Activity 3: Listening Comprehension
Listen to the Text in Lesson “Shopping: Level 3” of the App Keefak without looking at the translation. Listen as many times as you need then answer these questions:
- shoo maloumet bedo ar-rajl?
- addesh ha22 kilo l banadoura?
- l khodra l mawsam?
- l 3elbe be balesh?
- Adde 3elbe ishtreet ar-rajl?
ANSWERS
Activity 1:
- 7aba2 – Basil
- mauze – banana
- mauz – bananas
- kees salata – Bagged salad
- toot – berries
- khodra – vegetables
- ananaas – pineapple
- alil l ad-dasim Haleeb – Semi – Skimmed Milk
- mashroobet gazye – Fizzy Drink
- jibne – cheese
- roz – rice
- samak – fish
- worak Djaj – chicken thighs
- sha2fet znjabeel – piece of ginger
- basaal a7mar – Red onions
- rib il-7ar – Chili Paste
- afoka – Avocados
- banadoura – tomatoes
- 3eneb – grapes
- jazir – Carrots
- zibdi – butter
- lebin – yogurt
- toom – Garlic
- Batata 7elwe – potatoes
- 2raidis – shrimp
- sardeen – Sardine
- 7amoud – lemon
- tinfe7 – apples
- Taun – tuna
- 3lak – chewing gum
- korn fleks – Corn Flakes
- fisto2 7alebe – Pistachio of Aleppo
- tost – Crackers
- cheeps – chips
- sfinje – sponge
- kfof – gloves
Other phrases
- kees – Plastic bag
- shanta – school bag
- fetura – receipt
- ra7 7aT bil Jaror – I will put in the drawer
- shilt al -talij men al-freezir – I removed the ice from the freezer.
- Haidol men 7attoon bil Kabine – These are put in the toilet seat
- 7aleeb – milk
- kamil ad-dasim haleeb – Whole milk
- khali men ad-dasim haleeb – Skim milk
- bil biraT – in the fridge
- 3ilbet 3eneb – box of grapes
- anwe3 jibne – Types of cheese
- nowa3 jibne – one type of cheese
- 3ilbtain sardeen – Two boxes of sardines
- 3libtoun – boxes
Activity 2:
Any answer is acceptable.
Activity 3:
- Bado yarif addesh ha22 kilo l banadoura
- Tlet alef lira
- La2a
- La2a
- 3elebtein
