At the restaurant

...
   

مُمْكِن...؟

 

/mumkin/

 

Means

 

May (I/ You/ He/ She) …?

 
   
   

 مُمْكِن أَحْجِز طَرَبيزَة؟

 

/mumkin ʼaHgiz Tarabeezah/

 

Means

 

May I reserve a table?

 
   
   

أَيْوا، تفَضَّل

 

/ʼaywaa tfadhal/

 

Means

 

Yes, please

 
   
   

كام شَخْص؟

 

/kaam 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

 
   
   

المِنيو

 

/ilminyoo/

 

Means

 

Menu

   
   
   

عايِز المِنيو بَعْدِ اِزْنَك

 

/ʻaayiz ilminyoo baʻdi iznak/

 

Means

 

Menu please

 
   
   

ايه دا؟

 

/eih da/

 

Means

 

What is this?

 
   
   

دا كُشَري

 

/da kusharee/

 

Means

 

This is kushari (Egyptian dish)

 
   
   

مَطْعَم

 

/maTʻam/

 

Means

 

Restaurant

   
   
   

حَمَّام

 

/Hammaam/

 

Means

 

Restroom

   
   
   

فين الحَمَّام بَعْدِ اِزْنَك؟

 

/fain ilHammaam baʻdi iznak/

 

Means

 

Where is the restroom?

 
   
   

مِن هِنا بَعْدِ اِزْنَك؟

 

/min hinaa baʻdi iznak/

 

Means

 

Here please

 
   
   

عَلى اليِمين

 

/ʻalaa ilyimeen/

 

Means

 

To the right

 
   
   

عَلى الشِّمال

 

/ʻalaa ishimaal/

 

Means

 

To the left

 
   
   

الحِساب

 

/ilHisaab/

 

Means

 

The bill

 
   
   

 الحِساب بَعْدِ اِزْنَك؟

 

/ilHisaab baʻdi iznak/

 

Means

 

The bill please

 
   
   

الأَكْلِ كان عامِل ايه؟

 

/ilʼakli kaan ʻaamil eih/

 

Means

 

How was the food?

 
   
   

الأَكْلِ كان حِلو

 

/ilʼakli kaan Hilw/

 

Means

 

The food was tasty

 
   
   

صِحَّة و هَنا

 

/SiHah w hanaa/

 

As in French

 

(Bon appetit)

 
   
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