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Fatimah is at the market. tadawwar ingredients for dinner with her grandchildren. Impressing her beloved ones is not even an option: she wants the meal to have aT-Ta:am of a Michelin dish (why aim lower?) so it has to have notes that are mur, Hiluu, salty and sour. And riiHah that will make everyone overeat.
shwayyat akil look great but taste plain. shwayyat akil look a disaster but are divine on the palate. Finding a balance is key. And after hours at the souq, all she has is four bags full of shoes, sunglasses and eyeliner.
She calls her friend Mahmoud who's a great cook. "adawwar ingredients for dinner, any ideas?"
"Hmm, how about a fish stew with luumii, you know how its Ta:am is wonderfully mur. Oh and today at the market the fish will be really fresh, so pick out a decent Hamour, season it, then slow-cook it," recommends the friend.
As she listens, her eyes catch sight of Naif Chicken, the restaurant across the street. She thanks her friend, "laa tHaat-ii, come to think of it, they'd probably prefer simplicity over anything else."
| Verb |
انا ادور
|
ana adawwar | I'm looking for |
انت تدور
|
inta tadawwar | You (m) are looking for | |
انتي تدورين
|
intay tadawwariin | You (f) are looking for | |
انتو تدورون
|
intaw tadawwaruun | You (pl) are looking for | |
احنا ندور
|
aHnaa nadawwar | We're looking for | |
هو يدور
|
uhuwa yadawwar | He's looking for | |
هي تدور
|
ihiya tadawwar | She's looking for | |
اهما يدورون
|
uhuma yadawwaruun | They're looking for | |
| مر | mur | Bitter (m) | |
| Adjectives | مرة | murrah | Bitter (f) |
| مرين | muriin | Bitter (pl) | |
حلو
|
Hiluu | Sweet (m) | |
| الطعم | aT-Ta:am | The taste | |
| Nouns | ريحة | riiHah | A smell |
| شوية اكل | shwayyat akil | Some foods | |
| Phrase |
لا تحاتي
|
laa tHaat-ii | Don't worry (>m) |
