English → Arabic
lunch in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ghadāʾ
- Arabizi
ghada2- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- غ د و
How to use it
The word 'ghadāʾ' (غداء) specifically refers to the midday meal, which is commonly called 'lunch' in English. In some Arab cultures, the midday meal is the main meal of the day.
Example sentences
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سَنَأْكُلُ الغَدَاءَ مَعاً.
sanaʾkulu al-ghadāʾa maʿan.
We will eat lunch together.
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وَقْتُ الغَدَاءِ قَدْ حَانَ.
waqtu al-ghadāʾi qad ḥāna.
It is time for lunch.
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هَلْ تَناوَلتَ الغَدَاءَ بَعْدُ؟
hal tanāwalta al-ghadāʾa baʿdu?
Have you had lunch yet?
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.
Lunch break
فاصل لتناول طعام الغذاء
Sami had lunch.
تناول سامي الغذاء.
It's lunch time.
إنه وقت الغداء.
What's for lunch?
ماذا للغداء؟
I'll pay for lunch.
طعام العشاء سأشتريه أنا.
I quickly ate lunch.
أكلت طعام الغداء بسرعة.
We can rest after lunch.
نستطيع ان نرتاح بعد الغداء.
We watched TV after lunch.
شاهدنا التلفاز بعد الغداء.
What's everyone eating for lunch?
ماذا ستأكلون على الغداء؟
We feed 400 people lunch every day and it's not a normal lunch. There's no gas.
نحن نقدم وجبة غداء ل 400 شخص يومياً. وهو ليس بغداء إعتيادي...بدون غازات.
The lunch ladies, the lunch cooks of America -- I offer myself as their ambassador.
الغداء سيداتي، طهاة الغداء في أمريكا... وأنا أعرض نفسي كسفير لهم.
So we went to lunch -- And I've got to tell you, this was one seriously quiet lunch.
إذاً ذهبنا للغداء -- و علي أخباركم, لقد كان هذا غداءاً صامتاً للغاية.
Questions and answers
Is 'ghadāʾ' the only word for lunch?
Yes, 'ghadāʾ' (غداء) is the standard and most common word for lunch in Modern Standard Arabic. Colloquial dialects might have variations, but 'ghadāʾ' is universally understood.
What time is 'ghadāʾ' usually eaten?
'Ghadāʾ' is typically eaten between 1 PM and 3 PM, depending on the person's schedule and cultural norms.
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