Fruits

1. تفاح

   Tuffāḥ

   Apple

   Usage

   Handy at a market stall when you point and ask the price

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name. Counted items often take a feminine form such as "واحدة"

2. موز

   Mōz

   Banana

   Usage

   Used when buying at a market or from a street seller

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name. Counted items often take a feminine form such as "واحدة"

3. برتكان

   Burtukān

   Orange

   Usage

   Used at markets and when ordering juice. Standard Arabic says "برتقال"

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name. It is also written "برتقان"

4. عنب

   ʿInab

   Grape

   Usage

   Used when buying fruit by weight at a market

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name. One grape is "عنبة"

5. بطيخ

   Biṭṭīkh

   Watermelon

   Usage

   Used when buying at a market or from a street seller

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name. One whole watermelon is "بطيخة"

6. ليمون

   Līmūn

   Lemon

   Usage

   Often squeezed into drinks

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name

7. تين

   Tīn

   Fig

   Usage

   Used when buying fresh or dried fruit at a market

   Grammar Note

   A collective fruit name

8. رمان

   Rummān

   Pomegranate

   Usage

   Used when you point at it and buy at a market

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name

9. جوافة

   Jawāfa

   Guava

   Usage

   Used when you point at it and buy at a market

   Grammar Note

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

10. تمر

    Tamr

    Dates

    Usage

    Sold by weight at markets. Eaten as they are or used in sweets

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A collective fruit name. The unripe fruit is called "بلح"

11. فاكهة

    Fākiha

    Fruit

    Usage

    Means fruit in general, and is the basic word for asking what fruit is available

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic; native review recommended. Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

12. كيلو موز لو سمحت

    Kīlu mōz law samaḥt

    One kilo of bananas, please

    Usage

    Use it for fruit sold by weight at a market. Swap "موز" for any other fruit

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. The item follows the quantity directly

13. الفاكهة دي بي كم؟

    Il-fākiha di bi kam?

    How much is this fruit?

    Usage

    Point and ask the price at a market stall

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "بي كم" is thinly attested, and "بكم" is also heard

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