Arabic vocabulary
اِسْتَهْلَكَ is how you say “consume” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
افصل بين الحاجة والرغبة؛ الحاجة تُقيمك، والرغبة إن تُركت بلا ضابط تستهلكك
Distinguish between need and desire; need establishes you, while desire, if left unchecked, consumes you.
تَسْتَهْلِكُكَ — consumes you. Present-tense verb 'tastahlik' = 'it consumes, uses up'; '-ka' = 'you', so 'consumes you'.
From: On Sincerity →OpenArabic teaches words like اِسْتَهْلَكَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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