At the Restaurant
At the Restaurant
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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