براعم الفاصوليا
barā'im al-fāsūlyā
The English phrase "bean sprouts" is براعم الفاصوليا (barā'im al-fāsūlyā) in Arabic.
The phrase refers to the young shoots of the bean plant that are grown for use as food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of براعم (sprouts) and al-fāsūlyā (the beans).
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is براعم الفاصوليا, while the singular form is برعم الفاصوليا.
How do you pronounce it?
barā'im al-fāsūlyā
Did you know?
- The word براعم is used in Arabic poetry to describe the early stages of a child's youth, mirroring how a plant sprout represents the beginning of life.
- The term الفاصوليا is a loanword that traveled from Latin 'phasiolus' into Arabic through Italian and Spanish influences.
- The word براعم is a 'broken plural', meaning the internal vowels of the word change to indicate plurality rather than adding a suffix like 's'.
Examples in context
- أريد إضافة براعم الفاصوليا إلى السلطة.urīdu iḍāfata barā‘imi al-fāṣūliyā ilā al-salāṭa.I want to add bean sprouts to the salad.
- هل اشتريتِ براعم الفاصوليا الطازجة؟hal ishtarayti barā‘imi al-fāṣūliyā al-ṭāzija?Did you buy fresh bean sprouts?
Example conversation
Ziad and Maryam are deciding what to put in their stir-fry.
- زياد Ziadمريم، هل نضع براعم الفاصوليا في المقلاة؟Maryam, hal nada'u bara'im al-fasulya fi al-miqlat?Maryam, shall we put bean sprouts in the pan?
- مريم Maryamنعم يا زياد، ستجعل الطبق لذيذاً.Na'am ya Ziyad, sataj'alu al-tabaq lathithan.Yes Ziad, it will make the dish delicious.
- زياد Ziadأين وضعتِ براعم الفاصوليا؟Ayna wada'ti bara'im al-fasulya?Where did you put the bean sprouts?
- مريم Maryamهي موجودة في الثلاجة.Hiya mawjuda fi al-thallaja.They are in the refrigerator.
