Local Drinks

1. شاي

   Shāy

   Tea

   Usage

   A single-word card for tea. In Sudan tea sellers, known as ست الشاي, are a familiar sight

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

2. قهوة

   Gahwa

   Coffee

   Usage

   A single-word card for coffee. The ق is read g. Traditional coffee brewed in a pot is called جبنة

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

3. جبنة

   Jabbana

   Jabana (pot-brewed traditional coffee)

   Usage

   Traditional coffee brewed and served from a pot, and the hospitality around it. It is not cheese, so do not use it when asking for cheese

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

4. كركدي

   Karkadē

   Hibiscus tea

   Usage

   A red drink made from hibiscus flowers, often served cold, and ordered at tea stalls alongside tea and coffee

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

5. شربات

   Sharbāt

   Sharbat (sweetened water)

   Usage

   A drink of sugar dissolved in water, offered to guests. It is not sorbet

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

6. لبن

   Laban

   Milk

   Usage

   A single-word card for milk, also used for milk in tea

   Grammar Note

   Standard حليب is also understood. Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

7. عصير

   ʿAṣīr

   Juice

   Usage

   A single-word card for juice. Add the fruit after it, as in عصير برتكان "orange juice"

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

8. موية

   Mōya

   Water

   Usage

   A single-word card for water. Standard ماء is not much used in daily speech

   Grammar Note

   The form with the article, الموية, is also common

9. شاي بلبن لو سمحت

   Shāy bi-laban law samaḥt

   Tea with milk, please

   Usage

   Orders tea with milk. It helps to say how much sugar you want as well

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. قهوة بدون سكر لو سمحت

    Gahwa bidūn sukkar law samaḥt

    Coffee without sugar, please

    Usage

    Orders coffee without sugar. Tea and coffee in Sudan are often sweet, so say it up front

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

11. كركدي بارد لو سمحت

    Karkadē bārid law samaḥt

    Cold hibiscus tea, please

    Usage

    Orders cold hibiscus tea, a good choice on a hot day

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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