Airport and hotel
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| مطار | maṭār | airport |
| جواز سفر | jawāz safar | passport |
| أمتعة | amtiʿa | luggage |
| تذكرة | tadhkira | ticket |
| فندق | funduq | hotel |
| حجز | ḥajz | reservation / booking |
| لدي حجز | ladayya ḥajz | I have a reservation |
| غرفة | ghurfa | room |
| غرفة لشخصين | ghurfa li-shakhṣayn | a room for two people |
| المفتاح | al-miftāḥ | the key |
| الاستقبال | al-istiqbāl | reception |
لدي 'I have' is the key phrase at check-in: لدي حجز — I have a booking.
Directions
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| أين…؟ | ayna… | where is…? |
| أين الحمام؟ | ayna l-ḥammām | where is the toilet? |
| أين محطة القطار؟ | ayna maḥaṭṭat al-qiṭār | where is the train station? |
| يمين | yamīn | right |
| يسار | yasār | left |
| إلى الأمام مباشرة | ilā l-amām mubāshara | straight ahead |
| قريب | qarīb | near |
| بعيد | baʿīd | far |
| هنا | hunā | here |
| هناك | hunāk | there |
| خريطة | kharīṭa | map |
Transport
| Arabic | Transliteration | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| سيارة أجرة | sayyārat ujra | taxi | — |
| أريد الذهاب إلى… | urīd adh-dhahāb ilā… | I want to go to… | taxi opener |
| كم الأجرة؟ | kam al-ujra | how much is the fare? | — |
| حافلة | ḥāfila | bus | — |
| محطة | maḥaṭṭa | station / stop | — |
| قطار | qiṭār | train | — |
| مترو | mitrū | metro | Cairo/Dubai systems |
| طائرة | ṭāʾira | airplane | — |
| توقف هنا، من فضلك | tawaqqaf hunā, min faḍlak | stop here, please | — |
أريد الذهاب إلى + place handles any taxi ride: أريد الذهاب إلى المطار 'I want to go to the airport'.
Restaurant and food
| Arabic | Transliteration | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| مطعم | maṭʿam | restaurant | — |
| قائمة الطعام | qāʾimat aṭ-ṭaʿām | the menu | — |
| أريد…، من فضلك | urīd…, min faḍlak | I want…, please | order opener |
| أريد ماء | urīd māʾ | I want water | — |
| هل عندكم…؟ | hal ʿindakum… | do you have…? | checking availability |
| الحساب، من فضلك | al-ḥisāb, min faḍlak | the bill, please | — |
| لذيذ | ladhīdh | delicious | — |
| فطور / غداء / عشاء | fuṭūr / ghadāʾ / ʿashāʾ | breakfast / lunch / dinner | — |
Just in case
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| ساعدوني! | sāʿidūnī | help me! |
| أحتاج إلى طبيب | aḥtāj ilā ṭabīb | I need a doctor |
| مستشفى | mustashfā | hospital |
| شرطة | shurṭa | police |
| فقدت جواز سفري | faqadtu jawāz safarī | I lost my passport |
Mini practice
Q1. لدي حجز is the right thing to say:
- at a taxi rank
- at hotel check-in
- at a restaurant exit
- at passport control exit
Answer: at hotel check-in
Q2. أين محطة القطار؟ means:
- where is the airport?
- where is the train station?
- where is the hotel?
- where is the toilet?
Answer: where is the train station?
Q3. أريد الذهاب إلى المطار means:
- I came from the airport
- I want to go to the airport
- the airport is far
- where is the airport?
Answer: I want to go to the airport
Q4. الحساب، من فضلك means:
- the menu, please
- the bill, please
- a table, please
- the key, please
Answer: the bill, please
Q5. ساعدوني! means:
- thank you!
- help me!
- excuse me!
- see you!
Answer: help me!
