Common vegetables in Arabic: carrot jazar (جَزَر), potato batatis (بَطَاطِس), tomato tamatim (طَمَاطِم), cucumber khiyar (خِيَار), onion basal (بَصَل), garlic thum (ثُوم), lentils ‘adas (عَدَس). Several, including onion, garlic, lentils and cucumber, are mentioned in the Quran in the story of Bani Isra’il (2:61).
Reviewed by Omar Saeed, Bloomtivo teacher · Updated
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Vegetable list
English
Arabic
Say
Carrot
جَزَر
Jazar
Potato
بَطَاطِس
Batatis
Tomato
طَمَاطِم
Tamatim
Cucumber
خِيَار
Khiyar
Onion
بَصَل
Basal
Garlic
ثُوم
Thum
Lettuce
خَس
Khass
Peas
بَازِلَّاء
Bazilla’
Lentils
عَدَس
‘Adas
Pepper
فُلْفُل
Fulful
Vegetables in the Quran
Bani Isra’il asked Musa for “herbs, cucumbers (qiththa’), garlic or wheat (fum), lentils and onions” (Quran 2:61). Children enjoy spotting words they already know in a verse.
Useful phrases
“Uhibbu al-jazar” – I like carrots.
“La uhibbu al-basal” – I don’t like onions.
Teacher’s tip: At dinner, name each vegetable on the plate in Arabic before eating it.
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