Breakdown of طلب قهوة واحدة بدون حليب وسكر.
وwa
and
قهوةqahwa
coffee
طلبtalaba
to order / to request / to seek
واحدةwâhida
one
بدونbidûni
without
حليبhalîb
milk
سكرsukkar
sugar
Questions & Answers about طلب قهوة واحدة بدون حليب وسكر.
Why does the word for "one" come after the word for "coffee"?
In Arabic, the numbers 1 and 2 act exactly like describing words (adjectives). Just like you place an adjective after a noun, you place the number 1 after the noun it counts. It literally translates to "coffee one".
Why is the word for "one" written as واحدة instead of واحد?
Because numbers 1 and 2 act like describing words, they must match their noun in gender. The word for coffee, قهوة, is feminine, which you can tell by the tied taa character at the end. Therefore, the number one must also take its feminine form, واحدة, to match.
Where is the word "he" in this sentence?
The "he" is built directly into the verb طلب. In Arabic, the most basic dictionary form of a past tense verb automatically means "he did it", so you do not need a separate pronoun.
Why is the word for "and" attached directly to the word for "sugar"?
The Arabic word for "and" is the single letter و. Single-letter connector words in Arabic are never written with a space after them. They must always be physically attached to the beginning of the next word, which is why we write وسكر.
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