Food vocabulary in Arabic reflects everyday life. 'Water' is maa' (ماء), 'tea' is shaay (شاي), 'coffee' is qahwa (قهوة), and 'milk' is Haleeb (حليب). 'Sugar' is sukkar (سكر), often added to tea or coffee as a sign of hospitality. 'Bread' is khubz (خبز), a staple often served with hummus and tagines, while 'rice' is aruzz (أرز), central to dishes like kabsa and maqlouba. 'Meat' is laHm (لحم), 'fish' is samak (سمك), and 'fruit' is faakiha (فاكهة), with tuffaHa (تفاحة) meaning a single apple. 'Vegetables' is khudaar (خضار) or khudrawaat (خضروات).
Common everyday objects include 'house' (bayt, بيت), 'door' (bab, بَاب), 'key' (miftaah, مِفْتَاح), 'table' (tawula, طَاوِلَة or ma'ida, مَائِدَة), 'pen' (qalam, قَلَم), and 'book' (kitab, كِتَاب). 'Car' is sayyara (سيارة), and 'glass' as a material is zujaj (زُجَاج). For larger buildings, 'school' is madrasa (مدرسة), 'hospital' is mustashfa (مستشفى), and 'restaurant' is mat'am (مَطْعَم).
Body parts also appear frequently in conversation. 'Hand' is yad (يَد), plural aydi (أَيْدِي), 'eye' is 'ayn (عَيْن), with the dual 'aynayn and plural 'uyun (عُيُون). 'Head' is ra's (رَأْس), plural ru'us (رُؤُوس). Other useful nouns include 'sun' (shams, شمس), 'moon' (qamar, قمر), 'star' (najma, نجمة or nujum, نجوم), 'rain' (matar, مَطَر), 'fire' (nar, نَار), 'sea' (bahr, بَحْر), 'city' (madeena, مَدِينَة), and 'night' (layl, لَيْل or laylah, لَيْلَة).