At the Restaurant

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هَلْ مُمْكِنْ أَنْ...؟

 

/hal mumkin ʼan/

 

Means

 

May (I/ You/ He/ She) …?

     
 
   

هَلْ مُمْكِنْ أَنْ أَحْجِزَ طاوِلَة؟

 

/hal mumkin ʼan ʼaHjiza Taawilah/

 

Means

 

May I reserve a table?

     
 

   

نَعَم، تَفَضَّل

 

/naʻam tafadhal/

 

Means

 

Yes, please

 

   
 

   

كَمْ شَخْص؟

 

/kam shakhs/

 

Means

 

How many people?

     
 

 

شَخْص

 

/shakhs/

 

Means

 

Person

       
 
   

٣ أَشْخاص

 

/thalaathat ʼashkhaas/

 

Means

 

3 people

When counting from 3 and above,

 

the numbers are placed before the nouns

     
   

   

قائِمَة طَعام

 

/qaaʼimat Taʻaam/

 

Means

 

Menu

     
   

   

قائِمَة الطَّعام مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

 

/qaaʼimat aTTaʻaam min fadhlika/

 

Means

 

Menu please

     
 

 

ما هَذا؟

 

/maa haTHaa/

 

Means

 

What is this?

 
   
   
     

هَذا حُمُّص

 

/haTHaa HummuS/

 

Means

 

This is hummus

   
   

 

مَطْعَم

 

/maTʻam/

 

Means

 

Restaurant

 

   
   

 

حَمَّام

 

/Hammaam/

 

Means

 

Restroom

   
   
   

أَيْنَ الحَمَّام مِنْ فَضْلِكِ؟

 

/ʼayna alHammaam min fadhliki/

 

Means

 

Where is the restroom?

     
   
   

مِنْ هُنا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

 

/min hunaa min fadhlika/

 

Means

 

Here please

     
   
   

إِلى اليَمين

 

/ʼilaa alyameen/

 

Means

 

To the right

       
   
   

إِلى اليَسار

 

/ʼilaa alyasaar/

 

Means

 

To the left

   
   
     

الحِساب

 

/alHisaab/

 

Means

 

The bill

     
   
     

الحِساب مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

 

/alHisaab min fadhlika/

 

Means

 

The bill please

     
   
 

كَيْفَ

 

/kayfa/

 

Means

 

How is/ are?

 

As in

 

كَيْفَ الطَّعام؟

 

Means

 

How is the food?

       
   
     

الطَّعام كانَ لَذيذ

 

/aTTaʻaam kaana laTHeeTH/

 

Means

 

The food was tasty

       
   
   

بِالصِّحَة وَ العافِيَة

 

/biSSiHah wa alʻaafiyah/

 

As in French

 

(Bon appetit)

       
   
         

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