Reviewing the New Restaurant

guy/man (informal address)

MSA: رجل

Very common Levantine term for addressing male friends

things are going okay

MSA: الأمور بخير

Common response to 'how are things?'

slow

MSA: بطيئة

Same as MSA but pronounced differently

upside-down rice dish

MSA: مقلوبة

Traditional Levantine dish with rice, meat, and vegetables

mixed salad with fried bread

MSA: فتوش

Popular Levantine salad

well-seasoned/spiced

MSA: متبل

Important quality for Middle Eastern food

milk pudding dessert

MSA: مهلبية

Traditional Arab dessert

semolina-based dessert

MSA: مفروكة

Traditional Levantine dessert

with cardamom

MSA: بالهيل

Traditional way to prepare Arabic coffee

hospitality

MSA: ضيافة

Central concept in Arab culture

authentic/traditional

MSA: أصيل

Used to describe something genuinely traditional

is it worth it

MSA: يستحق

Common Levantine form, different from MSA

invitation/treating guests well

MSA: دعوة

Refers to how well someone treats their guests

rich/varied

MSA: غني

Used here to mean 'diverse' or 'rich in variety'

compete

MSA: تنافس

3rd person feminine singular form

they will be forced to

MSA: سيضطرون

Levantine form with 'b-' prefix for future

you saved (me)

MSA: وفرت

Past tense, second person masculine

waiting for me

MSA: تنتظرني

Active participle with pronoun suffix