Seoud Dr. Dalal Abo El - Fish Milk Tamarind A Book Of Egyptian Arabic Food Expressions - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Gourmand Award Winner 2023, BEST Illustrated A delightfully illustrated selection of 100 commonly used Egyptian food expressions Can you guess what Egyptians mean when they say that something is a peeled banana or that someone is sleeping in honey or has "turned the sea to tahini"? You may find the answers quite unexpected when you open the pages of this delightful giftbook featuring some one hundred popular food - inflected phrases and sayings used by native speakers of Egyptian Arabic. Idiomatic expressions lend color dynamism and humor to everyday speech and convey complex ideas and beliefs with an economy of words that also tell us something about the culture from which they spring. Each expression in Fish Milk Tamarind is given in Arabic script and English transliteration followed by its literal and intended meanings while humorous color illustrations throughout help readers visualize and remember the expressions. Learners and native speakers of Arabic as well as Egypt enthusiasts and language lovers will find much in this book to teach entertain and enthrall them.
Title: Fish Milk Tamarind A Book Of Egyptian Arabic Food Expressions
Author(s): Seoud Dr. Dalal Abo El, Farah Shafie
Publisher: American University In Cairo Press
Barcode: 9781649031907
Pages: 172 Pages, 72 Color And 4 B&W Illus.
Publication Date: 6/14/2022
Category: Travel & Holiday Guides