لحمة بقر
laḥmet baʼareveryday, Lebanon
Beef is لحمة بقر (laḥmet baʼar) in Lebanese Arabic, literally "cow meat". In daily speech people often say just لحمة (laḥme) for meat.
Meaning: meat from a cow (noun)
Ways to say it
| Lebanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| لحمة بقر | laḥmet baʼar | everyday, Lebanon |
| لحمة | laḥme | everyday, general meat |
At the butcher you can ask for لحمة مفرومة (laḥme mafrūme), minced meat, which is the base of many dishes such as كبة (kebbe).
How do you pronounce it?
In city speech the letter ق is pronounced as a glottal stop, so بقر sounds like "baʼar".
Did you know?
- كبة نية (kebbe nayye) is a well known Lebanese dish of finely ground raw meat mixed with bulgur.
Examples in context
- اللحمة طيبة كتيرel-laḥme ṭayybe ktīrThe meat is very good.
- بدي لحمة مفرومةbiddi laḥme mafrūmeI want minced meat.
Example conversation
Salma buys meat from the butcher Abu Nabil in Tripoli.
- Salmaصباح الخير، بدي كيلو لحمة بقرṣabāḥ el-khayr, biddi kīlo laḥmet baʼarGood morning, I want a kilo of beef.
- Abu Nabilأهلين، بدك مفرومة؟ahlēn, biddik mafrūme?Welcome, do you want it minced?
- Salmaإي، مفرومة من فضلكēh, mafrūme min faḍlakYes, minced please.
