سوشي
sushi
The English phrase "sushi" is translated into Arabic as سوشي.
The word is used to refer to the Japanese dish known as sushi.
Meaning: Japanese dish (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sushi.
Did you know?
- When ordering سوشي in Arabic, customers may specifically request 'cooked' versions because raw fish is less common in traditional Middle Eastern cuisines.
- The word سوشي is an example of a 'globalized' loanword in Arabic, where the pronunciation is standardized across different dialects from Morocco to Iraq.
- Despite the Japanese origin of the word, some Arabic food bloggers use the term سوشي to describe any rice-based rolls, even those that do not follow traditional Japanese recipes or use seaweed.
Examples in context
- هل جربت السوشي من قبل؟ نعم، أحب السوشي كثيرًا!Have you tried sushi before? Yes, I love sushi!
- هل ترغب بطلب السوشي؟ نعم، من فضلك، أريد تجربة السوشي.Would you like to order sushi? Yes, please. I'd like to try sushi.
- هذا المطعم يقدم أفضل سوشي.hadha al-mat'am yuqaddimu afdala sushi.This restaurant serves the best sushi.
Example conversation
Ziad and Nour are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- زياد Ziadيا نور، ما رأيك في السوشي؟Yā Nour, mā ra'yuki fī as-sūshī?Nour, what do you think about sushi?
- نور Nourأنا أحب السوشي كثيراً.Ana uhibbu as-sūshī kathīran.I love sushi very much.
- زياد Ziadلنطلب سوشي من المطعم الياباني.Linatlub sūshī min al-maṭ‘am al-yābānī.Let's order sushi from the Japanese restaurant.
- نور Nourفكرة رائعة يا زياد!Fikra rā'i‘a yā Ziyād!Great idea, Ziad!
