Let’s open this Arabic conversation book for Arabic bookstore vocabulary session 101. Here, we are in the middle of Arabic storybooks for beginners: Bookstore conversations!
It is meant to be a quiet place, but we still have things to say because we just can’t keep quiet.
In the bookstore, you will find fiction and non-fiction sections, as well as a million others. In the Arabic bookstore, you will find الكتب الخيالية (fiction books) and الكتب الغير خيالية (nonfiction books), pronounced /kotob khayaliya/ and /kotob ghair khayaliya/, respectively. Setting that aside, let’s get learning on the only list you will need for an Arabic conversation at the library.
Here are our examples:
| Arabic | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| هل لديك بطاقة مكتبة؟ | Do you have a library card in Arabic | Hal ladayka bitakat maktaba |
| أجل، لدي البطاقة. | Yes, I have a card in Arabic | Ajal ladai al bitaka |
| أريد أن أٌقدم لبطاقة المكتبة. | I want to apply for a library card in Arabic | Oredo an oqadim libitakat al maktaba |
| كم كتاب أستطيع أن أستعير؟ | How many books can I borrow in Arabic | Kam kitab astatee’ an asta’eer |
| هل يمكنني استعارة عشر كتب؟ | Can I borrow up to ten books in Arabic | Hal yomkinoni isti’arat ashar kotob? |
| هل يمكنني تجديد استعارة هذا الكتاب؟ | May I renew this book in Arabic | Hal yomkinoni tajdeed isti’arat hatha al kitab? |
| كم من الوقت يمكنني استعارة هذا الكتاب؟ | How long can I borrow this book in Arabic | Kam minl waqt yomkinoni isti’arat al kitab? |
| هل الكتاب الذي ابحث عنه هو بالاستعارة؟ | Is the book I am looking for on loan in Arabic | Hal al kitab allathi abhath anho hwa bisti’ara? |
| أنا مدين… على الكتب المتأخرة | I owe … for overdue books in Arabic | Ana madeen… ala kotob mota’akhira |
| ما هي ساعات العمل المكتبية؟ | What are the library hours in Arabic | Ma hiya sa’at al amal al maktabiya? |
| لقد أضعت الكتاب الذي استعرته | I’ve lost a book that I’ve borrowed in Arabic | Laqad ada’to al kitab allathi ista’artoh |
| هذا الكتاب ارجع تالف | This book was returned damaged in Arabic | Hatha al kitab orji’ talif |
| سأدفع ثمن هذا الكتاب التالف | I will pay for this damaged book in Arabic | Sa adfa’ thaman hatha al kitab al talif |
| هل لدى المكتبة كتب صوتية؟ | Does the library have audio books in Arabic | Hal lada al maktaba kotob sawtiya? |
In conclusion
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