بصل (basal) — "onion" in Levantine Arabic
بصل
báʂal
onion
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بصل 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.
عمتي جابت خبز طازج و صحن سلطة فيه بصل و توم و كتير زيت زيتون
'Ammati jābat khubz ṭāzej w ṣaḥn salaṭa fīh baṣal w tūm w ktīr zeit zeitoun.
My aunt brought fresh bread and a bowl of salad with onions, garlic, and plenty of olive oil.
from Family Gathering
بالأول قطعت البصل وبعدين قليت الدجاج وسمعت صوت الطقطقة
Bel-awwal qaṭṭa't el-baṣal w ba'dein qaleit ed-djaj w same't ṣawt eṭ-ṭaqṭaqa.
First I chopped the onions, then I fried the chicken and heard the sizzling sound.
from First Time Cooking
حاولت احكي مع البياع عن سعر البصل بس هو كان عم يحكي مع موبايله
Hawalt ahki ma' l-bayya' 'an se'er l-basal, bas huwwe kan 'am yehki ma' mobailo.
I tried to speak with the vendor about the price of onions, but he was speaking with his phone.
from A Trip to the Market
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