At the Restaurant

...
 

مُمْكِن...؟

 

/mumkin/

 

Means

 

May I…?

     
 
   

مُمْكِن أَحْجِز طاولِة؟

 

/mumkin ʼaHjiz Taawleh/

 

Means

 

May I reserve a table?

     
 

   

آه، تفَضَّل

 

/ʼaah tfadhal/

 

Means

 

Yes, please

 

   
 

   

كَمْ شَخْص؟

 

/kam shakhs/

 

Means

 

How many people?

     
 

 

شَخْص

 

/shakhS/

 

Means

 

Person

       
 
   

٣ أَشْخاص

 

/talat ʼashkhaas/

 

Means

 

3 people

 

When counting from 3 and above,

 

the numbers are placed before the nouns

     
   

   

مِنيو

 

/minyoo/

 

Means

 

Menu

     
   

   

المِنيو لَوْ سَمَحتْ

 

/ilminyoo law samaHt/

 

Means

 

Menu please

     
 

 

شو هاد؟

 

/shoo haad/

 

Means

 

What is this?

 
   
   
     

هاد حُمُّص

 

/haad HummuS/

 

Means

 

This is hummus

   
   

 

مَطْعَم

 

/maTʻam/

 

Means

 

Restaurant

 

   
   

 

حَمَّام

 

/Hammaam/

 

Means

 

Restroom

   
   
   

وين الحَمَّام لَوْ سَمَحتِ؟

 

/wain ilHammaam law samaHti/

 

Means

 

Where is the restroom?

     
   
   

مِنْ هون لَوْ سَمَحتْ

 

/min hoan law samaHt/

 

Means

 

Here please

     
   
   

عَلى اليَمين

 

/ʻalaa ilyameen/

 

Means

 

To the right

       
   
   

عَلى اليَسار

 

/ʻalaa ilyasaar/

 

Means

 

To the left

   
   
     

الحساب

 

/ilHsaab/

 

Means

 

The bill

     
   
     

الحْساب لَوْ سَمَحتْ

 

/ilHsaab law samaHt/

 

Means

 

The bill please

     
   
   

كيف

 

/keef/

 

Means

 

How is/ are?

 

As in

 

كيف الأَكِل؟

 

Means

 

How is the food?

       
   
     

الأَكِل كان زاكي

 

/ilʼakil kaan zaakee/

 

Means

 

The food was tasty

       
   
   

صَحْتين

 

/SaHtain/

 

As in French

 

(Bon appetit)

       
   
         

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