20 Essential Arabic Words for Fruits & Vegetables

20 Essential Arabic Words for Fruits & Vegetables

Master Arabic Vocabulary for Fruits and Veggies — with Examples, Vowel Marks, and Transliteration

Learning these words will help you shop at the market, cook, or talk about your favorite foods in Arabic!

1–20: Fruits & Vegetables Vocabulary with Sentences

🍇 Fruits

تُفَّاح (tuffāḥ) – apple

Sentence: أُحِبُّ أَكْلَ التُّفَّاحِ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.

Uḥibbu akla at-tuffāḥi kulla ṣabāḥ.

I like to eat an apple every morning.

مَوْز (mawz) – banana

Sentence: أَشْتَرِي الْمَوْزَ مَعَ الْحَلِيبِ.

Ashtarī al-mawza maʿa al-ḥalīb.

I buy bananas with milk.

عِنَب (ʿinab) – grapes

Sentence: الْعِنَبُ لَذِيذٌ جِدًّا.

Al-ʿinabu ladhīdhun jiddan.

Grapes are very delicious.

بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl) – orange

Sentence: أَعْصِرُ الْبُرْتُقَالَ لِلشُّرْبِ.

Aʿṣiru al-burtuqāla li-ash-shurb.

I squeeze oranges for juice.

فَرَاوِلَة (farāwilah) – strawberries

Sentence: الْفَرَاوِلَةُ طَعْمُهَا حُلْوٌ.

Al-farāwilatu ṭaʿmuhā ḥulw.

The strawberries taste sweet.

خَوْخ (khawkh) – peach

Sentence: الْخَوْخُ طَرِيٌّ وَعَصِيرِيٌّ.

Al-khawkhu ṭariyyun wa ʿaṣīriyyun.

The peach is soft and juicy.

شَمَّام (shammām) – cantaloupe

Sentence: أُحِبُّ أَكْلَ الْشَمَّامِ فِي الصَّيْفِ.

Uḥibbu akla ash-shammāmi fī aṣ-ṣayf.

I love eating cantaloupe in summer.

بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīkh) – watermelon

Sentence: الْبِطِّيخُ مُنْعِشٌ جِدًّا.

Al-biṭṭīkhu munʿishun jiddan.

Watermelon is very refreshing.

كُمَّثْرَى (kummathrā) – pear

Sentence: الْكُمَّثْرَى طَعْمُهَا لَذِيذٌ.

Al-kummathrā ṭaʿmuhā ladhīdh.

The pear tastes delicious.

اِجَّاص (ijjāṣ) – plum

Sentence: الْاِجَّاصُ لَيِّنٌ وَحُلْوٌ.

Al-ijjāṣu layyinun wa ḥulw.

The plum is soft and sweet.

🥕 Vegetables

طَمَاطِم (ṭamāṭim) – tomato

Sentence: أَسْتَخْدِمُ الطَّمَاطِمَ لِلسَّلَطَةِ.

Astaḫdimu aṭ-ṭamāṭima li-s-salaṭah.

I use tomatoes for the salad.

خِيَار (khiyār) – cucumber

Sentence: الْخِيَارُ مُمَيَّزٌ بِطَعْمِهِ الْمُنْعِشِ.

Al-khiyāru mumayyazun bi-ṭaʿmihi al-munʿish.

Cucumber is special for its refreshing taste.

خَس (khas) – lettuce

Sentence: أَضَعُ الْخَسَّ فِي السَّنْدَوِيشِ.

Aḍaʿu al-khassa fī as-sandawīsh.

I put lettuce in the sandwich.

بَطَاطِس (baṭāṭis) – potatoes

Sentence: الْبَطَاطِسُ مَحْبُوبَةٌ عِنْدَ الْأَطْفَالِ.

Al-baṭāṭisu maḥbūbah ʿinda al-aṭfāl.

Potatoes are popular with kids.

جَزَر (jazar) – carrot

Sentence: الْجَزَرُ مَفِيدٌ لِلْعُيُونِ.

Al-jazaru mufīdun lil-ʿuyūn.

Carrots are good for the eyes.

فِلْفِل (filfil) – pepper

Sentence: الْفِلْفِلُ يُضِفُ نَكْهَةً لِلْطَّعَامِ.

Al-filfilu yuḍīfu nakhatan liṭ-ṭaʿām.

Peppers add flavor to the food.

ثُوم (thūm) – garlic

Sentence: أُحِبُّ طَعْمَ الثُّومِ مَعَ اللَّحْمِ.

Uḥibbu ṭaʿma ath-thūmi maʿa al-laḥm.

I like the taste of garlic with meat.

بَصَل (baṣal) – onion

Sentence: أَقَطِّعُ الْبَصَلَ لِلشُّورْبَةِ.

Uqaṭṭiʿu al-baṣala li-ash-shūrbah.

I chop onions for the soup.

فَاصُولِيَاء (fāṣūliyāʾ) – green beans

Sentence: الْفَاصُولِيَاءُ خَفِيفَةٌ وَمُفِيدَةٌ.

Al-fāṣūliyāʾ khafīfah wa mufīdah.

Green beans are light and nutritious.

بَاذِنْجَان (bādhinjān) – eggplant

Sentence: الْبَاذِنْجَانُ مَشْوِيٌّ لَذِيذٌ.

Al-bādhinjānu mashwiyyun ladhīdh.

Grilled eggplant is delicious.

Mini Quiz – Name the Item in Arabic

1. A fruit that is red and can be squeezed for juice.
2. A vegetable used for making salad, long and green.
3. A fruit that is soft and juicy and eaten in summer.
4. A vegetable that is used in many dishes and can make you cry when cutting it.
5. A sweet fruit that is long and yellow.

✅ Answers:

1. بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl)

2. خِيَار (khiyār)

3. بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīkh)

4. بَصَل (baṣal)

5. مَوْز (mawz)

🌟 Learning Tip:

Try making a fruit or vegetable salad and naming each item in Arabic as you prepare it! This hands-on approach will help solidify your new vocabulary.

📚 Vocabulary Summary

Arabic Word	Transliteration	English Meaning	Category
تُفَّاح	tuffāḥ	apple	Fruit
مَوْز	mawz	banana	Fruit
عِنَب	ʿinab	grapes	Fruit
بُرْتُقَال	burtuqāl	orange	Fruit
فَرَاوِلَة	farāwilah	strawberries	Fruit
خَوْخ	khawkh	peach	Fruit
شَمَّام	shammām	cantaloupe	Fruit
بِطِّيخ	biṭṭīkh	watermelon	Fruit
كُمَّثْرَى	kummathrā	pear	Fruit
اِجَّاص	ijjāṣ	plum	Fruit
طَمَاطِم	ṭamāṭim	tomato	Vegetable
خِيَار	khiyār	cucumber	Vegetable
خَس	khas	lettuce	Vegetable
بَطَاطِس	baṭāṭis	potatoes	Vegetable
جَزَر	jazar	carrot	Vegetable
فِلْفِل	filfil	pepper	Vegetable
ثُوم	thūm	garlic	Vegetable
بَصَل	baṣal	onion	Vegetable
فَاصُولِيَاء	fāṣūliyāʾ	green beans	Vegetable
بَاذِنْجَان	bādhinjān	eggplant	Vegetable