فطور
ftūreveryday, Lebanon
Breakfast is فطور (ftūr) in Lebanese Arabic. "For breakfast" is عالفطور (ʿal-ftūr), and "breakfast is ready" is الفطور جاهز (el-ftūr jāhez).
A classic Lebanese breakfast can include منقوشة (manʼūshe), the baked flatbread with زعتر (zaʿtar), plus tea or coffee.
Meaning: the morning meal (noun)
Which one should you use?
The related word إفطار (ifṭār) is used mostly for the meal that breaks the fast in Ramadan.
Did you know?
- The word فطور (ftūr) and إفطار (ifṭār) share the same root, which means breaking a fast.
Examples in context
- شو بدك عالفطور؟shu biddak ʿal-ftūr?What do you want for breakfast?
- الفطور جاهزel-ftūr jāhezBreakfast is ready.
- أكلنا منقوشة عالفطورakalna manʼūshe ʿal-ftūrWe had a manousheh for breakfast.
Example conversation
Rami and his wife Dalia plan their Saturday breakfast in Saida.
- Ramiشو بدنا نعمل عالفطور؟shu badna neʿmal ʿal-ftūr?What shall we have for breakfast?
- Daliaبدنا منقوشة زعتر وشايbadna manʼūshe zaʿtar w shāyWe want a zaatar manousheh and tea.
- Ramiتمام، أنا بجيب المناقيشtamām, ana bjīb el-manāʼīshOkay, I will bring the manakish.
