طبق (tabaq) — "dish" in Modern Standard Arabic

طبق

Tabaq

dish

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vocabulary from around the house
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طبق 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.

بعد ساعات طويلة اصبح الطبق جاهزا والرائحة كانت شهية جدا

Ba'da sa'at tawilah asbaha at-tabaq jahizan wa ar-ra'ihah kanat shahiyyah jiddan.

After long hours, the dish was ready, and the smell was very delicious.

from The First Cooking Adventure

الطبق بدا جميلا جدا والوانه زاهية

At-tabaq bada jamilan jiddan wa alwanuhu zahiyah.

The dish looked very beautiful and its colors were bright.

from First Cooking Experience

بعد ان ذاقت قالت نعم يعجبني هذا الطبق جدا

Baʿda an dhāqat qālat naʿam yuʿjibunī hādhā aṭ-ṭabaqu jiddan.

After she tasted, she said, "Yes, I really like this dish."

from The First Cooking Experience

سارة اجابت مساء النور يا جدتي انا بخير لكن الطبق جديد

Sara ajabat masa' an-nur ya jaddati ana bi-khayr lakinna at-tabaq jadid.

Sara replied Good evening grandmother I am fine but the dish is new.

from The New Dish and the Grandmother

بعد ساعة من العمل كان الطبق جاهزاً والطعم شهياً جداً

Ba'da sa'ah min al-'amal kana al-tabaq jahizan wa al-ta'm shahiyan jiddan.

After an hour of work, the dish was ready and the taste was very delicious.

from Cooking a New Dish

وبعد ساعات من العمل ظهر الطبق التقليدي بشكل شهي ونكهة رائعة

Wa baʿda sāʿāt min al-ʿamal ẓahara aṭ-ṭabaqu at-taqlīdī bi-shaklin shahī wa nakhatin rā'iʿah

After hours of work, the traditional dish appeared delicious with a wonderful flavor

from The Family Cooking Experience

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