غداء
ghada'
The Arabic word for lunch is غداء (ghada').
The term refers to the meal eaten around midday.
Meaning: meal around midday (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
غداء is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
ghada'
Did you know?
- In many Arab cultures, غداء is the heaviest meal of the day and is often eaten later than the English 'lunch', sometimes as late as 3 PM or 4 PM.
- While غداء is the noun for the meal, the verb for eating lunch is often expressed as تغدى, a specific form that means 'to have lunch' without needing a separate word for 'eat'.
- A traditional غداء in many households often centers around a large communal platter of rice and meat, where everyone eats from the same dish using their right hand.
Examples in context
- أكلت غداءها على مكتبها.She ate her lunch at her desk.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use غداء in a sentence about eating at a desk.Tatoeba #11621471 by elmassoudi, translation #7386976 by CH
- هل ترغب في تناول طعام الظهيرة معي؟Do you want to have lunch with me?
- هل تريد غداءً سريعاً؟hal turīdu ghadā'an sarī'an?Do you want a quick lunch?
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
