“Plate”, “Plates” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Plate” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Sahen

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صحن

In Lebanese Arabic, “Plates” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Shoun

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صحون

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Here is a plate.’

Hayda sahen.

.هيدا صحن

 
“Here are some plates.”

Hawde shoun.

.هودي صحون

 
“A plate of spaghetti, please.”

(m) Sahen spaghetti, 2arjouk.

(f) Sahen spaghetti, 2arjouke.

.صحن سباغيتي، أرجوك (m)

.صحن سباغيتي، أرجوكي (f)

 
“How much for a plate of chicken and rice with bread?”

2adesh sa3er sahen djej wa rez ma3 khebez?

اديش سعر صحن دجاج و رز مع خبز؟

 

“I’m going to clean the plates.”

Bade nadif 2al shoun.

.بدي نظف الصحون

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Bowl”, “Bowls” in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Plate”, “Plates” in Egyptian Arabic

“Plate”, “Plates” Greek

“Plate”, “Plates” in Turkish