At the Market: Summer Fruits

QuestionAnswer
watermelon
بطيخbattîkh
cantaloupe
شمامshammâm
Watermelon and cantaloupe are delicious fruits in the summer.
البطيخ والشمام فاكهة لذيذة في الصيف.albattîkhu wash-shammâmu fâkihatun ladhîdhatun fi ssayfi
peach
خوخkhawkh
apricot
مشمشmishmish
Don't you like peaches and apricots, Maryam? Yes, I like them.
ألا تحبين الخوخ والمشمش يا مريم؟ بلى، أحبهما.alâ tuhibbîna al-khawkha wa-al-mishmisha yâ maryamu? balâ, uhibbuhumâ.
cherries
كرزkaraz
plum
برقوقbarqûq
berries
توتtût
The mother bought a bag of cherries, plums, and berries from the market.
اشترت الأم كيس كرز وبرقوق وتوت من السوق.ishtarati l-ummu keesa karazin wa-barqooqin wa-tootin mina s-sooq.
pomegranate
رمانrummân
sour
حامضhâmid
fig
تينtinun
This pomegranate is very sour, but the fig is sweet.
هذا الرمان حامض جدا، لكن التين حلو.hâdhâ ar-rummânu hâmidun jiddan, lâkinna at-tîna hulwun
The watermelon is cut with a large knife in the kitchen.
يقطع البطيخ بسكين كبير في المطبخ.yuqta'u al-bittîkhu bisikkînin kabîrin fî al-matbakhi
Do not eat that cantaloupe, for it has rotted.
لا تأكل ذلك الشمام، فقد تعفن.lâ ta'kul dhâlika ash-shammâma, faqad ta'affana
The apricot juice is sour, add some sugar to it.
عصير المشمش حامض، أضف إليه بعض السكر.aseeru al-mishmishi hâmidun, adif ilayhi ba'da as-sukkari.
The seller had sold all the peaches and figs before noon.
كان البائع قد باع كل الخوخ والتين قبل الظهر.kâna al-bâ'i'u qad bâ'a kulla al-khawkhi wa-ttîni qabla al-dhuhri
Cherries and berries are grown on this farm.
يزرع الكرز والتوت في هذه المزرعة.yuzra'u alkarazu wattûtu fî hâdhihi almazra'ati
Don't you drink plum and pomegranate juice in the morning? Yes, I always drink it.
ألا تشرب عصير البرقوق والرمان في الصباح؟ بلى، أشربه دائما.alâ tashrabu asîra l-barqûqi wa-r-rummâni fî s-sabâh? balâ, ashrabuhu dâ'iman.