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:

  1. shoo maloumet bedo ar-rajl?
  2. addesh ha22 kilo l banadoura?
  3. l khodra l mawsam?
  4. l 3elbe be balesh?
  5. 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:

  1. Bado yarif addesh ha22 kilo l banadoura
  2. Tlet alef lira
  3. La2a
  4. La2a
  5. 3elebtein

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