English → Arabic
eating in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- akl
- Arabizi
akl- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَكْلَاتٌ aklāt
- Root
- ك ل ا
Other meanings
- يَأْكُلُ yaʾkulu — eating · to eat (present)
How to use it
"Eating" can be a noun (أَكْل) meaning the activity, or the verb يَأْكُلُ in present tense. Use the noun when you talk about the habit or concept, and the verb for a specific action.
Example sentences
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أَكْلُ الفواكهِ مفيدٌ للصحة.
aklu al‑fawākhi mufīdun lil‑ṣiḥḥati.
Eating fruit is healthy.
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هو يَأْكُلُ الغداءَ الآنَ.
huwa yaʾkulu al‑ghadāʾa al‑ān.
He is eating lunch now.
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أحبُّ أَكْلَ الحَلْوَى بعدَ العشاءِ.
uḥibbu akla al‑ḥalwā baʿda al‑ʿashāʾi.
I love eating sweets after dinner.
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.
He is eating.
إنه يأكل.
She is eating.
إنها تأكل.
Somebody is eating.
شخص ما يأكل.
What is Ken eating?
ما الذي يأكله كين؟
We're eating apples.
إننا نأكل التفاح.
Sami stopped eating.
توقّف سامي عن الأكل.
Sami started eating.
بدأ سامي الأكل.
Sami finished eating.
فرغ سامي من الأكل.
He's eating an apple.
إنه يأكل تفاحة.
They're eating apples.
إنهم يأكلون التفاح.
She's eating an apple.
إنها تأكل تفاحة.
These people weren't eating dogs -- they were eating cats -- and they weren't eating cats -- they were eating rats.
هؤلاء الاشخاص كانوا لا يأكلون الكلاب -- بل كانوا يأكلون القطط -- وكانوا لا يأكلون القطط -- هم يأكلون الفئران.
Questions and answers
Is أَكْل used for "food"?
Not exactly; food is طعام. أَكْل refers to the act of eating.
How to say "I am eating"?
قُل: أَنا أَكُلُ (ana akulu).
Related words and expressions
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