طعام (ta3aam) — "food" in Modern Standard Arabic
طعام
Ta3aam
food
- Topic
- food
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"food" in the other dialects
ماكْلة
طعام 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.
هو حمل أكياسًا فيها طعام شهي.
Huwa hamala akyaasan feeha ta'amun shahiyy.
He carried bags containing delicious food.
شعرنا بخوف قليل لكن الطعام كان ممتازا
Shaarna bikhawf qaleel lakin al-taam kana mumtaazan
We felt a little fear but the food was excellent.
from A New Dinner
ياكل الطالب طعام الغداء
yakul altalib taam alghada
The student eats food for lunch.
from A Day at School
اختي تطبخ طعام الحفلة كل مساء
Ukhti tatbukh taam al hafla kulla masa
My sister cooks the party food every evening
from Wedding Preparations
تطبخ امي وليمة كبيرة من الطعام العربي اللذيذ
Tatbukhu ummee waleematon kabeeraton min attaaam alarabee alladheeth
My mother cooks a big feast of delicious Arabic food.
البارحة اجتمعنا حول طاولة الطعام لنتناول العشاء معا.
Albariha ijtamana hawla tawilat altaam linatanawal alasha maan.
Yesterday we gathered around the food table to eat dinner together.
More food vocabulary
Practice food
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