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dinner in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿashāʾ
- Arabizi
3ashaa- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ع ش أ
How to use it
عشاء is the standard word for the main evening meal. It is masculine and used in formal and informal contexts. In some dialects people say "عشا" without the final hamza.
Example sentences
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نَحْنُ نَتَنَاوَلُ العَشَاءِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ مَسَاءً.
naḥnu natānāwalu al-ʿashāʾi fī as-sāʿati ath-thāminati masāʾan.
We have dinner at eight o’clock in the evening.
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أُحِبُّ أَنْ آكُلَ العَشَاءَ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي.
uḥibbu an ākula al-ʿashāʾa maʿa aṣdiqāʾī.
I like to eat dinner with my friends.
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قَدْ أَجَلْتُ العَشَاءَ لِأَجْلِ مَوْعِدٍ آخَرَ.
qad ajaltu al-ʿashāʾa li-ajli mawʿidin ākhara.
I postponed dinner for another appointment.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Is dinner ready?
هل العشاء جاهز؟
Sami had dinner.
أكل سامي العشاء.
What's for dinner?
ماذا للعشاء؟
She ate her dinner.
تناولت عشاءها.
She is having dinner.
إنها تتناول العشاء.
Is dinner ready, Mom?
هل العشاء جاهز يا أمّي؟
A Chinese Dinner for Two
عشاء صيني لفردين
You can stay for dinner.
بإمكانك البقاء لتناول العشاء.
We can't stay for dinner.
نحن لا نستطيع الإنتظار للعشاء.
Layla cooked Fadil dinner.
طبخت ليلى العشاء لفاضل.
I'll invite her for dinner.
سأدعوها للعشاء.
She cooked the dinner herself.
أعدت العشاء بنفسها.
Questions and answers
Is "عشاء" used for a light snack?
No, it refers to the main evening meal.
What is a common informal word for dinner?
Many speakers say "عشا" in conversation.
Related words and expressions
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