مطبخ (matbakh) — "kitchen" in Modern Standard Arabic

مطبخ

maTbax

kitchen

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vocabulary from around the house
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"kitchen" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

مطْبخ

máʈbax

Moroccan Darija

كوزينة

مطبخ in a sentence

Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.

نحن كتبنا الواجب ثم ذهبنا الى المطبخ

Nahnu katabna al-wajib thumma dhahabna ila al-matbakh

We wrote the homework then we went to the kitchen.

from A New Dinner

تحت السرير وفي المطبخ وعلى الطاولة هو لا يرى شيئا

Tahta al-sarir wa fi al-matbakh wa 'ala al-tawilah huwa la yara shay'an.

Under the bed and in the kitchen and on the table, he sees nothing.

from The Coffee Cup Problem

الروائح الزكية من البهارات ملأت المطبخ

Ar-rawa'ih az-zakiyyah min al-baharat mala'at al-matbakh.

The fragrant smells of spices filled the kitchen.

from First Cooking Experience

كان الضوء في المطبخ لا يعمل

Kana ad-daw'u fi al-matbakhi la ya'malu.

The light in the kitchen was not working.

from An Unexpected Visit

في هذا الصباح استيقظت مبكرا لعمل الافطار في المطبخ

Fi hatha al-sabah istaiqaztu mubakkiran li-amal al-iftar fi al-matbakh.

This morning I woke up early to make breakfast in the kitchen.

from The Washing Machine Problem

تلبس مريلة المطبخ وتشعر بالحماس الشديد

Talbasu miryalat al-maṭbakh wa tashʿuru bil-ḥamās ash-shadīd.

She wears the kitchen apron and feels great excitement.

from The First Cooking Experience

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