بندورة (banadura) — "tomato" in Levantine Arabic
بندورة
banadūra
tomato
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بندورة 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.
اشترت ليلى كيلوغرامين من البندورة الحمراء، وربطتين من البقدونس الطازج، وطلبت من البائع أن يزن لها خمس حبات من التفاح الأصفر.
Ishtarat Layla kilogramein min al-bandoura al-hamra', wa rabtatayn min al-ba'dounis al-tazaj, wa talabat min al-ba'i' an yazin laha khams habbat min al-tuffah al-asfar.
Layla bought two kilograms of red tomatoes, two bunches of fresh parsley, and asked the vendor to weigh her five yellow apples.
اقتربنا من بياع شاطر كان عم يبيع بندورة وخيار مستويين بأعداد كبيرة، والناس حوليه عم يسألوا عن الأسعار.
Iqtarabna min bayya' shater kan 'am yibee' banadura w khiyar mustawwayn b-a'daad kbeereh, w in-naas hawleih 'am yis'alu 'an il-as'aar.
We approached a clever vendor who was selling ripe tomatoes and cucumbers in large quantities, with people around him asking about prices.
بشتري بندورة وخيار طازة من البائع اللي بعرفه من زمان
Bashtarī banadūra w khiyār ṭāza min el-bā'e' elli ba'rafo min zamān.
I buy fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from the seller I've known for a long time.
مبارح شفت خضار كتير غريبة حتى البندورة كانت عم تضحك علي
Mbarah sheft khudaar kteer ghareebe, hatta l-banadoora kanet 'am tedhak 'alayy.
Yesterday I saw very strange vegetables, even the tomatoes were laughing at me.
from A Trip to the Market
قلت له مرحباً بدي بندورة لو سمحت
Olt-lo marhaba biddi banadura law samaht.
I said to him, 'Hello, I want tomatoes please.'
اشتريت بندورة وخيار طازج عشان نعمل سلطة
Ishtareet bandoura w khiyar tazej ashan ne'mel salata.
I bought fresh tomatoes and cucumbers to make a salad.
from A Trip to the Market
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