At the Restaurant

 

مُمْكِن…؟

 

/mumkin/

 

Means

 

May I…?

 

 

 

 

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مُمْكِن أَحْجِز طاولِة؟

 

/mumkin ʼaHjiz Taawleh/

 

Means

 

May I reserve a table?

 

 

 

 

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آه، تفَضَّل

 

/ʼaah tfadhal/

 

Means

 

Yes, please

 

 

 

 

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كَمْ شَخْص؟

 

/kam shakhs/

 

Means

 

How many people?

 

 

 

 

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شَخْص

 

/shakhS/

 

Means

 

Person

 

 

 

 

 

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٣ أَشْخاص

 

/talat ʼashkhaas/

 

Means

 

3 people

 

When counting from 3 and above,

 

the numbers are placed before the nouns

 

 

 

 

 

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مِنيو

 

/minyoo/

 

Means

 

Menu

 

 

 

 

 

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المِنيو لَوْ سَمَحتْ

 

/ilminyoo law samaHt/

 

Means

 

Menu please

 

 

 

 

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شو هاد؟

 

/shoo haad/

 

Means

 

What is this?

 

 

 

 

 

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هاد حُمُّص

 

/haad HummuS/

 

Means

 

This is hummus

 

 

 

 

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مَطْعَم

 

/maTʻam/

 

Means

 

Restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

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حَمَّام

 

/Hammaam/

 

Means

 

Restroom

 

 

 

 

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وين الحَمَّام لَوْ سَمَحتِ؟

 

/wain ilHammaam law samaHti/

 

Means

 

Where is the restroom?

 

 

 

 

 

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مِنْ هون لَوْ سَمَحتْ

 

/min hoan law samaHt/

 

Means

 

Here please

 

 

 

 

 

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عَلى اليَمين

 

/ʻalaa ilyameen/

 

Means

 

To the right

 

 

 

 

 

 

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عَلى اليَسار

 

/ʻalaa ilyasaar/

 

Means

 

To the left

 

 

 

 

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الحساب

 

/ilHsaab/

 

Means

 

The bill

 

 

 

 

 

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الحْساب لَوْ سَمَحتْ

 

/ilHsaab law samaHt/

 

Means

 

The bill please

 

 

 

 

 

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كيف

 

/keef/

 

Means

 

How is/ are?

 

As in

 

كيف الأَكِل؟

 

Means

 

How is the food?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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الأَكِل كان زاكي

 

/ilʼakil kaan zaakee/

 

Means

 

The food was tasty

 

 

 

 

 

 

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صَحْتين

 

/SaHtain/

 

As in French

 

(Bon appetit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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