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soup in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥisāʾ
- Arabizi
hisa2- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ح س و
Other meanings
- شوربة šūrbah — soup
How to use it
The word for 'soup' in Arabic can be either 'ḥisāʾ' (حِسَاء) or 'šūrbah' (شوربة). 'Ḥisāʾ' is more classical and often refers to a thinner broth, while 'šūrbah' is more common in everyday speech and can refer to a wider variety of soups, including thicker ones. Both are understood.
Example sentences
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أحضرت طبقاً من حساء الدجاج.
ʾaḥḍartu ṭabaqan min ḥisāʾi d-dajāj.
I brought a bowl of chicken soup.
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الشوربة لذيذة جداً في الشتاء.
a-šūrbatu laḏīḏatun ǧiddan fī š-šitāʾ.
Soup is very delicious in winter.
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هل تفضل حساء الطماطم؟
hal tufaḍḍilu ḥisāʾa ṭ-ṭamāṭim?
Do you prefer tomato soup?
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.
Sami likes soup.
سامي يحبّ الحساء.
Sami wanted soup.
أراد سامي بعض الحساء.
Wait till the soup warms.
انتظر حتى يسخن الحساء.
Does the soup taste good?
هل مذاق الشوربة جيد؟
How did you make this soup?
كيف حضّرت هذا الحساء؟
Don't give him any of that soup.
لا تعطه شيئا من هذا الحساء.
He dipped his spoon into the soup.
هو غمس ملعقته في الحساء.
Onion soup is a famous French dish.
حساء البصل طبق فرنسي مشهور.
It's just that they don't bathe the brain like soup.
إلا أنها لاتسبح في الدماغ بعشوائية كالحساء
Egg drop soup using different recipes is known to be a simple-to-prepare soup in different European countries and Japan.
يتم طهو حساء البيض بوصفات مختلفة ومن المعروف أنه حساء سهل التحضير في اليابان و الدول الأوروبية.
And out in the cytoplasmic soup we have special proteins that are required for cell division that float freely in this soup in three dimensions.
وفي الخارج داخل الحساء الهيولي لدينا بروتينات خاصة لازمة لانقسام الخلايا التي تطوف بحرية في هذا الحساء في ثلاثة أبعاد.
Similarly in France "le tourin", a garlic soup, is made with egg whites which are drizzled into the soup in much the same way as egg drop soup is made.
وفي فرنسا يعد حساء الثوم لي تورن le tourin مشابه لحساء البيض حيث يتم اعداده باستخدام بياض البيض الذي يضاف إلى الحساء بنفس طريقه إعداد حساء البيض.
Questions and answers
What's the difference between حساء and شوربة?
'Ḥisāʾ' is a more formal Arabic word, often referring to broth. 'Šūrbah' is very common in daily use and covers most types of soup.
Are there other words for soup?
While these are the most common, regional dialects might have other specific terms, but 'ḥisāʾ' and 'šūrbah' are universally understood in Modern Standard Arabic.
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