Middle East Pbook 1 Levantine v1 m56577569830512330

Levantine Arabic

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time & dates

Do you speak English?

What time is it? It’s one o’clock. It’s (two) o’clock. Quarter past (two). Half past (two). Quarter to (two). At what time …? At …

‫ ﺑﺘﺤﻜﻲ إﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰي؟‬btah·kee ’inj·lee·zee

Do you understand?

‫ﺑﺘﻔﺜﻤﻲ؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﻔﻬﻢ؟‬

I understand. I don’t understand. Could you please …?

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬lan guage diffic ulties 92

fa·he·met

. ْ‫ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻬﻤﺖ‬maa fa·he·met /‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪي …؟‬ ‫ﻋﻴﺪي ذاﻟﻚ‬/‫ﻋﻴﺪ‬ ‫ ﺷﻮي‬,‫اﺣﻜﻲ ﺷﻮي‬ ‫اﻛﺘﺒﻴﻪ‬/‫اﻛﺘﺒﻪ‬

’i·za bit·reed/ bit·ree·dee … m/f ’eed/’ee·dee zaa·lik m/f ’ih·kee shway shway ’ik·tu·bu/’ik·tu·beeh m/f

numbers 0 ‫ﺻﻔﺮ‬ 1 ‫واﺣﺪ‬ 2 ‫اﺗﻨﻴﻦ‬ 3 ‫ﺗﻼﺗﻪ‬ 4 ‫ارﺑﻊ‬ 5 ‫ﺧﻤﺴﻪ‬ 6 ‫ﺳﺘﻪ‬ 7 ‫ﺳﺒﻌﻪ‬ 8 ‫ﺗﻤﺎﻧﻪ‬ 9 ‫ﺗﺴﻌﺔ‬ 10 ‫ﻋﺸﺮة‬

sifr waa·hed ’it·nayn ta·laa·te ’ar·ba’ kham·se sit·te sab·’a ta·maa·ne tis·’a ’ash·re

20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1000 1,000,000

For Arabic numerals, see the box on page 14.

‫ﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﻼﺗﻴﻦ‬ ‫ارﺑﻌﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺧﻤﺴﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺳﺘﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺳﺒﻌﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﻤﺎﻧﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﻌﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﺎﺋﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻒ‬ ‫ﻣﻠﻴﻮن‬

’ish·reen ta·laa·teen ’ar·be·’een kham·seen sit·teen sab·’een ta·maa·neen tis·’een mi·’a ’elf mal·yoon

‫ﺻﺒﺢ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎء‬

am pm

kam ’is·sae·’e ’is·sae·’e wah·de hi·ye (tin·tayn) (tin·tayn) oo rub’ (tin·tayn) oo nus (tin·tayn) ’il·la rub’ ’em·ta … fee … su·beh ma·sae’

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

‫ﻳﻮم اﻷﺗﻨﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺘﻼت‬ ‫ﻳﻮم اﻻرﺑﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺨﻤﻴﺲ‬ ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺠﻤﻊ‬ ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺴﺒﺖ‬ ‫ﻳﻮم اﻻﺣﺪ‬

yawm il·’it·nayn yawm il·ta·laat yawm il·’ar·ba·’a yawm il·kha·mees yawm il·jum·’a yawm is·sabt yawm il·’a·had

last… next … night week month year

… ‫ﻳﻠﻠﻲ راح‬ … ‫ﺟﺎﺋﻲ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﻠﻪ‬ ‫أﺳﺒﻮع‬ ‫ﺷﻬﺮ‬ ‫ﺳﻨﺔ‬

yil·lee raah … ’ij·jae·’ee … lay·le us·boo’ shahr sa·ne

yesterday … tomorrow … morning afternoon evening

… ‫ﻣﺒﺎرح‬ … ‫ﺑﻜﺮة‬ ‫ﺻﺒﺢ‬ ‫ﺑﻌﺪ ﻇﻬﺮ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎ‬

mbae·reh … buk·ra … su·beh ba’d zuhr ma·sae

What date is it today?

‫ ﺷﻮ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺦ؟‬shoo ’it·tae·reekh

It’s (15 December).

.(‫ﻫﻮ )ﺧﻤﺴﺘﻌﺶ دﻳﺴﻤﺒﺮ‬

tim e & dates – L EVANTINE A R ABIC

repeat that speak more slowly write it down

. ْ‫ﻓﻬﻤﺖ‬

btaf·ham/btaf·ha·mee m/f

‫ﻛﻢ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ؟‬ .‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ وﺣﺪة‬ .(‫ﻫﻲ )ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ‬ .‫)ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ( ورﺑﻊ‬ .‫وﻧﺺ‬ ّ (‫)ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ‬ .‫)ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ( إﻻّ رﺑﻊ‬ ‫اﻣﺘﻰ …؟‬ … ‫ﻓﻲ‬

hu·we (khams·ta·’ash dee·sem·ber)

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border crossing … ‫ﺳﺒﺐ زﻳﺎرﺗﻲ ﻫﻮن‬ ‫اﻟﺘﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺖ‬ (‫ﻟـ)اﻷردن‬ ‫اﻟﺘﺠﺎرة‬ ‫اﻹﺟﺎزة‬

I’m here … in transit to (Jordan) on business on holiday

…‫أﻧﺎ ﻫﻮن ﻟـ‬ ‫)ﻋﺸﺮة( أﻳﺎم‬ ‫)ﺗﻼﺗﻪ( أﺳﺎﺑﻴﻊ‬ ‫)ﺗﻼت( ﺷﻬﻮر‬

I’m here for … (10) days (three) weeks (three) months

sa·bab zee·yae·re·tee hoon … it·traan·seet lil·(’ur·dun) it·ti·jae·re il·’ee·jae·ze ’a·na hoon li·… (’ash·re) ’ay·yaem (ta·lae·te) ’e·sae·bee’ (ta·lae·tu) shu·hoor

I’d like to … my ticket, please. cancel change collect

… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ .‫ اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬,‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮﺗﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻐﻲ‬ ‫اﻏﻴﺮ‬ ‫اﺧﺬ‬

I’d like a … seat, please. nonsmoking

,… ‫ﺑﺪي ﻣﻘﻌﺪ‬ .‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ﺑﻘﺴﻢ ﻏﻴﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺪﺧﻨﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺑﻘﺴﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺪﺧﻨﻴﻦ‬

smoking

‫ﻓﻲ ﻣﻜﻴﻒ؟‬

’a·na mu·sae·fer/ mu·sae·fa·re la·(homs) m/f

I’m staying at the (Hotel Rabee’).

Is there a toilet?

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬bo r der c r o s s in g 94

ma ma·’ee ma lae·zi·mu il·i’·raar

I have something to declare.

.‫ﻣﻌﻲ ﻣﺎ ﻻزﻣﻪ اﻹﻗﺮار‬

That’s (not) mine.

.‫ﻫﻴﺪا )ﻣﺶ( ﻹﻟﻲ‬

ma·’ee ma lae·zi·mu il·’i·raar hay·da (mish) la·’i·lee

tickets & luggage Where can I buy a ticket? ‫ﻣﻦ وﻳﻦ اﺷﺘﺮي ﺗﺬﻛﺮة؟‬ Do I need to book a seat? ‫ﻻزم اﺣﺠﺰ ﻣﻘﻌﺪ؟‬ One … ticket (to Beirut), please. one-way return

fee ham·mae·maet

How long does the trip take? ’a·na mu·’ee·yem/mu·’ee·ye·me bil·(fun·du’ ar·ra·bee’) m/f

‫ ﻛﻢ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺑﺘﺎﺧﺬ؟‬,‫اﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ‬

Is it a direct route?

I have nothing to declare.

.‫ﻣﺎ ﻣﻌﻲ ﻣﺎ ﻻزﻣﻪ اﻹﻗﺮار‬

‫ﻓﻲ ﺣﻤﺎﻣﺎت؟‬

fee mu·kay·yef

My luggage has been … damaged lost stolen

‫اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮ؟‬

ar·rih·le kam sae·’a bi·tae·khud it·ta·ree’ mu·bae·shir

… ‫ﺷﻨﻄﺎﻳﺘﻲ‬

shan·tae·ye·tee …

‫ﻣﺘﻀﺮرة‬ ‫ﺿﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺮوﻗﺔ‬

mit·dar·ri·re dae·ya·’e mas·roo·’e

transport Where does flight (687) arrive/depart?

min wayn ’ish·ta·ree taz·ki·re lae·zim ’ah·jiz ma’·’ad

… ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة‬ (‫)ﻟﺒﻴﺮوت‬ .‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ذﻫﺎب‬ ‫ذﻫﺎب واﻳﺎب‬

taz·ki·re … (la·bay·root) ’iza bit·reed za·haeb za·haeb oo ’ee·yaeb

‫ﺑﺘﺮوح رﺣﻠﺔ‬/‫وﻳﻦ ﺑﺘﻮﺻﻞ‬ ‫ ﺳﺒﻌﺔ(؟‬,‫ ﺗﻤﺎﻧﺔ‬,‫)ﺳﺘﺔ‬

Is this the … to (Petra)? boat bus plane train

wayn bi·too·sal/bit·rooh rih·le (sit·te ta·mae·ne sab·’a)

…‫ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟـ‬ ‫ﻟـ)ﺑﻴﺘﺮا(؟‬ ‫ﺳﻔﻴﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺎص‬ ‫ﻃﺎﺋﺮة‬ ‫ﻗﻄﺎر‬

hay·dae il· … la·(bee·tra) sfee·ne baas tae·’i·re ’i·taar

tr an s po r t – L EVANTINE A R ABIC

‫ﻣﻘﻴﻤﺔ‬/‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﻘﻴﻢ‬ .(‫ﺑـ)ﻓﻨﺪق اﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ‬

bid·dee ma’·’ad … ’i·za bit·reed bi·’ism ghayr il·mu·dakh·khi·neen bi·’ism il·mu·dakh·khi·neen

Is there air conditioning?

I’m going to (Homs).

/‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺮ‬ .(‫ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺮة ﻟـَ)ﺣﻤﺺ‬

bid·dee … taz·ki·re·tee ’i·za bit·reed ’al·ghee ghay·yir ’aa·khud

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‫أﻣﺘﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎص…؟‬ ‫اول‬ ‫اﺧﺮ‬ ‫ﻗﺎدم‬

What time’s the … bus? first last next

’em·ta il·baas il·… ’aw·wel ’ae·khir ’ae·dim

How long will it be delayed?

‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﺑﻴﺘﺄﺧﺮ؟‬

’ad·deesh bya·ta·’akh·khir

What station/stop is this?

‫اﻟﻤﻮﻗﻒ؟‬/‫ﺷﻮ ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻤﺤﻄﺔ‬

I’d like a taxi … at (9am) now tomorrow

… ‫ﺑﺪي ﺗﻜﺴﻲ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ )اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬ (‫ﺗﺴﻌﺔ ﺻﺒﺢ‬ ‫ﻫﻠﻖ‬ ‫ﺑﻜﺮة‬

bid·dee tak·see … fee (sae·’e tis·’e su·beh) hal·la’ buk·ra

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬tr an s po r t

How much is it to …?

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‫’ ﻗﺪﻳﺶ اﻻﺟﺮة ﻟـ …؟‬ad·deesh il·’uj·re la …

Please take me to (this address).

.(‫اوﺻﻠﻨﻲ ﻋﻨﺪ )ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻌﻨﻮان‬

’oo·sal·nee ’ind (hay·dae il·’un·waen)

‫وﻣﻌﻬﺎ ﺳﺎﺋﻖ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻜﻴﻒ‬

oo ma·’aa sae·’i’ bil·mu·kay·yef

How much for … hire? daily weekly

‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ‬ ‫اﻻﺟﺮة ﻟـ…؟‬ ‫ﻳﻮم‬ ‫أﺳﺒﻮع‬

’ad·deesh il·’uj·re la·… yawm ’us·boo’

I need a mechanic.

.‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻲ‬

I’ve run out of petrol.

.‫ﺧﻠﺺ اﻟﺒﻨﺰﻳﻦ ﺑﺴﻴﺎرﺗﻲ‬

Please … stop here wait here I’d like to hire a … car 4WD

… ‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ﻗﻒ ﻫﻮن‬ ‫اﺳﺘﻨّﺎ ﻫﻮن‬ … ‫ﺑﺪي اﺳﺘﺄﺟﺮ‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة ذات‬ ‫اﻟﺪﻓﻊ اﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻲ‬

shughl il·’a·daed ’i·za bit·reed ’i·za bit·reed … ’if hoon stan·naa hoon bid·dee ’is·ta’·jir … say·yae·re say·yae·re zaat id·daf’ er·ru·bae·’ee

kha·las il·bi·trool bi·say·yae·re·tee

I have a flat tyre.

.‫’ اﻃﺎر اﻟﺴﻴﺎرة ﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻫﻮاء‬i·taer is·say·yae·re ma fee·hu ha·wae

directions Where’s the …? bank market post office

‫وﻳﻦ اﻟـ…؟‬ ‫ﺑﻨﻚ‬ ‫ﺳﻮق‬ ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬

wayn il·… bank soo’ mak·tab il·ba·reed

Is this the road to (Tyre)?

‫ ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻟـ)ﺻﻮر(؟‬hay·dae it·ta·ree’ la·(soor)

Please put the meter on.

.‫ﺷﻐﻞ اﻟﻌﺪاد اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬

lae·zim·nee mee·kaa·nee·kee

Can you show me (on the map)?

‫ﺑﺘﻮرﺟﻨﻲ )ﻋﺎﻟﺨﺮﻳﻄﺔ(؟‬

What’s the address?

‫ﺷﻮ اﻟﻌﻨﻮان؟‬

btwar·ji·nee (’al·kha·ree·te) shoo il·’un·waen

How far is it?

‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﻫﻮ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮن؟‬

’ad·deesh hu·wa ba·’eed min hoon

How do I get there?

‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺑﻮﺻﻞ ﻟﻬﻨﺎك؟‬

kayf boo·sal la·hu·naek

d i re c t i o n s – L E VA N T I N E A R A B I C

shoo hay·dae il·mhat·te/il·maw·if Please tell me when we get to (Martyrs’ Square). ‫اوﻟﻴﻠﻲ ﻟﻤﺎ ﻣﻨﻮﺻﻞ‬/‫’ اوﻟﻲ‬oo·lee/’oo·lee·lee lam·ma mnoo·sal .(‫’ ﻋﻨﺪ )اﻟﻤﻴﺪان اﻟﺸﻬﺪاء‬ind (may·daen ish·shu·ha·daa’) m/f Is this seat available? ‫ ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻜﺮﺳﻲ ﻓﺎﺿﻲ؟‬hay·dae il·kur·see fae·dee That’s my seat. .‫ ذاﻟﻚ اﻟﻜﺮﺳﻲ اﻟﻲ‬zae·lik il·kur·see ’i·lee

with a driver with air conditioning

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Turn (left/right).

‫اﺗﺠﻬﻲ‬/‫اﺗﺠﻪ‬ .(‫ﻟﺸﻤﺎل‬/‫)ﻟﻴﺴﺎر‬

’it·ta·jih/’it·taj·hee (li·ya·saer/li·shi·mael) m/f

It’s … behind … in front of … near to … next to … on the corner opposite … straight ahead there

… ‫ﻫﻲ‬/‫ﻫﻮ‬ … ‫ﺧﻠﻒ‬ … ‫ﻗﺪام‬ … ‫ﻗﺮﻳﺐ ﻣﻦ‬ … ‫ﺟﻨﺐ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺰاوﻳﺔ‬ … ‫ﻣﻮاﺟﻪ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻘﺪام‬ ‫ﻫﻨﺎك‬

hu·we/hi·ye … m/f khalf … ’ad·daem … ’a·reeb min … jinb … ’ind az·zae·wi·ye mu·wae·jeh … lil·’ad·daem hu·naek she·mael ’ij·noob shar’ gharb

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bit·war·ji·nee ’a·la ma·kaen … ’ir·khees mneeh ’a·reeb

Do you have a … room? single double twin

‫ﻓﻲ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻦ‬ ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ …؟‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺨﺖ ﻣﻨﻔﺮد‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺨﺖ ﻣﺰدوّج‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺨﺘﻴﻦ‬

fee ’ind·kun ghur·fe … bi·takht mun·fa·rid bi·takht muz·daw·wej bi·takh·tayn

How much is it per …? night person

‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ‬ ‫ﻟـ…؟‬ ‫ﻟﻴﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺷﺨﺺ‬

’ad·deesh li·… lay·le shakhs

I’d like to book a room, please.

signs

‫ﻣﺪﺧﻞ‬ ‫ﻣﺨﺮج‬ ‫ﻣﻔﺘﻮح‬ ‫ﻣﻐﻠﻖ‬ ‫ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻤﻨﻮع‬ ‫دوراتُ اﻟﻤﻴﺎه‬ ‫اﻟﺮﺟﺎل‬ ‫اﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬ ‫ﺣﺎر‬ ‫ﺑﺎرد‬

‫ﺑﺘﻮرﺟﻨﻲ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻜﺎن …؟‬ ‫رﺧﻴﺺ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﻴﺢ‬ ‫ﻗﺮﻳﺐ‬

mad·khal makh·raj maf·tooh mugh·lak ma’·loo·maat ash·shur·ta mam·noo’ daw·raa·tul mi·yaah ar·ri·jaal an·ni·saa’ haar baa·rid

Entrance Exit Open Closed Information Police Station Prohibited Toilets Men Women Hot Cold

,‫ ﺑﺪي اﺣﺠﺰ ﻏﺮﻓﺔ‬bid·dee ’ah·jez ghur·fe .‫ ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬law sa·maht

I have a reservation.

.‫’ ﻋﻨﺪي ﺣﺠﺰ‬in·dee hajz

I’d like to stay for (three) nights.

‫ﻣﻘﻴﻤﺔ‬/‫’ أﻧﺎ ﻣﻘﻴﻢ‬a·na mu·’eem/mu·’ee·me .‫( )ﺗﻼت( ﻟﻴﺎﻟﻲ‬ta·laet) lay·yae·lee m/f

Am I allowed to camp here?

‫ﻓﻴﻨﻲ ﺑﺨﻴﻢ ﻫﻮن؟‬

fee·nee bi·khay·yem hoon

Could I have my key, please?

‫اﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ‬/‫’ اﻋﻄﻨﻲ‬a’·ti·nee/’a’·tee·nee .‫ اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬,‫ ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺣﻲ‬mif·tae·hee ’i·za bit·reed m/f

Can I get another (blanket)?

‫اﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ‬/‫اﻋﻄﻨﻲ‬ .‫)ﺑﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ( ﺗﺎﻧﻲ‬

accommodation Where’s a …? ‫وﻳﻦ …؟‬ camping ground ‫ﻣﺨﻴّﻢ‬ guesthouse ‫ﺑﻴﺖ اﻟﻀﻴﻮف‬ hotel ‫ﻓﻨﺪق‬ youth hostel ‫ﻓﻨﺪق ﺷﺒﺎب‬

’a’·ti·nee/’a’·tee·nee (ba·taa·nee·ye) tae·nee m/f

The (air conditioning) doesn’t work. wayn … mu·khay·yam bayt id·du·yoof fun·du’ fun·du’ sha·baeb

.‫)اﻟﻤﻜﻴﻒ( ﻣﺎﻧﻪ ﺷﻐﺎل‬

(il·mu·kay·yef) mae·nu sha·ghael

This (sheet) isn’t clean.

(‫ﻫﻴﺪا )اﻟﺸﺮﺷﻒ‬ .‫ﻣﺶ ﻧﻈﻴﻒ‬

hay·dae (il·shar·shef) mish na·zeef

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‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﺟﻨﻮب‬ ‫ﺷﺮق‬ ‫ﻏﺮب‬

north south east west

Can you recommend somewhere …? cheap good nearby

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Is there an elevator/a safe?

‫ﺧﺰاﻧﺔ‬/‫ﻓﻲ ﻣﺼﻌﺪ‬ ‫اﻹﻣﺎﻧﺎت؟‬

fee mas·’ad/kha·zae·nit il·’i·mae·naet

What time is checkout?

‫أي ﺳﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻤﻐﺎدرة؟‬

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬ban k in g & c o m m un ic atio ns 100

‫اﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ‬/‫اﻋﻄﻨﻲ‬ .‫… اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ودﻳﻌﺘﻲ‬ ‫ﺟﻮاز ﺳﻔﺮي‬ ‫اﺷﻴﺎﺋﻲ اﻟﻘﻴﻤﺔ‬

’a’·ti·nee/’a’·tee·nee … ’i·za bit·reed m/f wa·dee·’e·tee ja·waez sa·fe·ree ’esh·yae·ee il·’ee·me

get internet access use a printer

… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ ‫اﺷﻮف ﺑﺮﻳﺪي‬ ‫اﻻﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ ‫ادﺧﻞ ﻋﺎﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺨﺪم آﻟﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻄﺒﺎﻋﺔ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺨﺪم ﻧﺴﺦ‬ ‫اﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬

use a scanner

bid·dee … shoof ba·ree·dee il·’i·lik·troo·nee ’ad·khal ’al·’in·ter·net ’is·takh·dem ’ae·let it·ta·bae·’a ’is·takh·dem nas·ekh ’i·lik·troo·nee

I’d like … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ to hire a mobile/ ‫اﺳﺘﺄﺟﺮ ﻣﻮﺑﻴﻞ‬ cell phone a SIM card for ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺳﻴﻢ‬ your network ‫ﻟﺸﺒﻜﺘﻜﻦ‬

bid·dee … ’is·ta’·jer moo·beel bi·tae·’et seem li·she·be·ket·kun

What’s your phone number?

banking & communications Where’s a/an …? ATM foreign exchange office

‫وﻳﻦ …؟‬ ‫ﺟﻬﺎز اﻟﺼﺮاﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ ﺻﺮاﻓﺔ‬

… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ I’d like to … arrange a ‫ﺳﻮي ﺗﺤﻮﻳﻞ ﻣﺎﻟﻲ‬ transfer cash a cheque ‫اﺻﺮف ﺷﻴﻚ‬ change a travellers ‫اﺣﻮل‬ cheque ‫ﺷﻴﻚ ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻲ‬ change money ‫اﺣﻮل ﻣﺴﺎري‬ withdraw money ‫اﺳﺤﺐ ﻣﺴﺎري‬ What’s the …? charge for that exchange rate

‫ﺷﻮ…؟‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻮﻟﺔ‬ ‫ﺳﻌﺮ اﻟﺘﺤﻮﻳﻞ‬

wayn … je·haez is·sa·rae·fe mak·teb sa·rae·fe

‫ﺷﻮ رﻗﻢ ﺗﻠﻔﻮﻧﻜﻦ؟‬

The number is …

How much is it per hour?

ir·ra’m …

Where’s the nearest public phone?

‫وﻳﻦ أﻗﺮب ﺗﻠﻔﻮن ﻋﻤﻮﻣﻲ؟‬

wayn ’a’·reb te·li·foon ’u·moo·mee

I’d like to buy a phonecard.

.‫ ﺑﺪي اﺷﺘﺮي ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﻠﻔﻮن‬bid·dee ’ish·ta·ree bi·tae·’e te·li·foon

bid·dee … saw·wee tah·weel mae·lee ’es·ref sheek ’u·haw·wel sheek see·yae·hee ’u·haw·wel msae·re ’es·hab msae·re shoo … il·’u·moo·le si’r it·tah·weel

What are the rates?

wayn ’a’·reb ma’·ha il·’in·ter·net

‫’ ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﺑﺘﻜﻠﻒ ﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ وﺣﺪة؟‬ad·deesh bit·kal·lef la·sae·’a wah·de

‫ﺷﻮ اﻷﺳﻌﺎر؟‬

shoo il·’as·’aer How much does a (three)-minute call cost? ‫’ ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﺑﺘﻜﻠﻒ اﺗﺼﺎل‬ad·deesh bit·kal·lif ’it·ti·sael ‫( )ﺗﻼت( دﻗﺎﺋﻖ؟‬ta·laet) da·’ae·’e’ I want to … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ call (Canada) (‫اﺗﺼﻞ ﺑـ)ﻛﻨﺪا‬ make a local call ‫ﺳﻮي اﺗﺼﺎل‬ reverse the charges

Where’s the local internet café?

‫وﻳﻦ أﻗﺮب ﻣﻘﻬﻰ اﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ؟‬

… ‫اﻟﺮﻗﻢ‬

shoo ra’m te·li·foon·kun

I want to send a … fax parcel

‫ﻣﺤﻠﻲ‬ ‫ﺳﻮي اﺗﺼﺎل‬ ‫ﺑﻴﺮد واﻻﺟﺮة‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻟّﺬي‬

… ‫ﺑﺪي اﺑﻌﺖ‬ ‫ﻓﻜﺲ‬ ‫ﻃﺮد‬

bid·dee … ’it·ta·sel bi·(ka·na·da) saw·wee ’it·ti·sael ma·ha·lee saw·wee ’it·ti·sael ool·’uj·re ’al·la·zee biy·rid bid·dee ’ib·’at … faks tard

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Could I have my …, please? deposit passport valuables

’a·yee sae·’a il·mu·ghae·de·re

I’d like to … check my email

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I want to buy a/an … envelope stamp

… ‫ﺑﺪي اﺷﺘﺮي‬ ‫ﻇﺮف‬ ‫ﻃﺎﺑﻊ‬ ‫ اﺑﻌﺘﻴﻪ‬/‫اﺑﻌﺘﻪ‬ …‫)ﻻﺳﺘﺮاﻟﻴﺎ( ﺑـ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ اﻟﺠﻮي‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ اﻟﻌﺎدي‬

Please send it (to Australia) by … airmail surface mail

bid·dee ’ish·ta·ree … zarf tae·bi’ ’ib·’a·tu/’ib·’a·tee·hu (li·’us·trae·li·yae) bi·… m/f il·ba·reed il·jaw·wee il·ba·reed il·’ae·dee

sightseeing What time does it open/close?

‫ﺑﻴﺴﻜﺮ؟‬/‫اﻣﺘﻰ ﺑﻴﻔﺘﺢ‬

’em·ta byaf·teh/bysak·ker

What’s the admission charge?

‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﺗﻤﻦ اﻟﺪﺧﻮل؟‬

’ad·deesh ta·men id·du·khool Is there a discount for students/children? ‫ﻟﻸﻃﻔﺎل؟‬/‫ ﻓﻲ ﺧﺼﻢ ﻟﻠﻄﻼب‬fee khasm lit·tu·laeb/lil·’at·fael

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬s igh ts eein g 102

When’s the next …? day trip tour

… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ ‫ﻓﻬﺮس‬ ‫دﻟﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﺧﺮﻳﻄﺔ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬

bid·dee … fah·res da·leel kha·ree·tet il·min·te·’a

‫اﻣﺘﻰ … اﻟﺠﺎﺋﻲ؟‬ ‫اﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ اﻟﻴﻮﻣﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺪورة‬

’em·ta … ij·jae·’ee ir·rih·le il·yaw·mee·ye id·daw·re

Is … included? ‫ﺑﻴﺤﺘﻮي ﻋﻠﻰ …؟‬ accommodation ‫اﻟﺴﻜﻦ‬ the admission charge ‫ﺗﻤﻦ اﻟﺪﺧﻮل‬ food ‫اﻟﻄﻌﺎم‬ transport ‫اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻼت‬ I’d like to see … What’s that?

byah·ta·wee ’a·la … is·se·ken ta·men id·du·khool it·ta·’aem il·mu·wae·se·laet

… ‫ ﺑﺪي ﺷﻮف‬bid·dee shoof … ‫ﺷﻮ ﻫﻴﺪا؟‬

shoo hay·dae

Can I take a photo?

‫ﺑﺘﺴﻤﺤﻨﻲ اﺧﺬ ﺻﻮرة؟‬

btsa·mah·nee ’aa·khud soo·re

‫ ﻛﻢ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺑﺘﺎﺧﺬ اﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ؟‬kam sae·’e btae·khud ir·rih·le

What time should we be back?

‫’ اﻣﺘﻰ ﻻزم ﻣﻨﺮﺟﻊ؟‬em·ta lae·zim mnar·ja’

sightseeing

‫ﻗﻠﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﻨﻴﺴﺔ‬ ‫ﺳﺎﺣﺔ رﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺠﺪ‬ ‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻗﺪﻳﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﻗﺼﺮ‬ ‫اﻷﻫﺮام‬ ‫آﺛﺎر‬

castle church main square mosque old city palace pyramids ruins

kal·’a f ka·nee·se f sae·ha ra·’ee·see·ye f mas·jad m ma·dee·ne ’a·dee·me f ’asr m al·’ah·raem f ’ae·thaar m

shopping Where’s a …? ‫وﻳﻦ …؟‬ bookshop ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺒﺔ‬ camera shop ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﻜﺎﻣﻴﺮات‬ department store ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﻤﻨﻮﻋﺎت‬ grocery store ‫ﺑﻘﺎﻟﺔ‬ newsagency ‫وﻛﺎﻟﺔ اﻷﻧﺒﺎء‬ souvenir shop ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﺘﺬﻛﺎرات‬ supermarket ‫ﺳﺒﺮ ﻣﺮﻛﺖ‬ I’m looking for … Can I look at it?

wayn … mak·ta·be ma·hal il·kaa·mee·raet ma·hal il·mu·naw·wa·’aet ba·’ae·le wi·kae·let il·’en·baa’ ma·hal it·tiz·kae·raet su·ber markt

… ‫ ﺑﺪور ﻋﻦ‬bi·daw·wer ’an …

‫ورﺟﻴﻨﻲ ﻳﺎه؟‬/‫ورﺟﻨﻲ‬

war·ji·nee/war·jee·nee yaah m/f

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I’d like a … catalogue guide local map

How long is the tour?

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Do you have any others?

‫ﻓﻲ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻦ ﻏﻴﺮه؟‬

fee ’ind·kun ghay·ru

Does it have a guarantee?

‫ﻋﻨﺪه ﺿﻤﺎﻧﺔ؟‬

’ind·hu da·mae·ne

Can I have it sent overseas?

‫ﺑﺘﺒﻌﺘﻴﻪ ﻟﺒﺮى؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﺒﻌﺘﻪ‬

btab·’a·tu/btab·’a·tee·hee la·bar·ra m/f

It’s faulty.

.‫ﻫﻮ ﺧﺮﺑﺎن‬

How much is it?

‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﻫﻘﻪ؟‬

photography

’ad·deesh ha’·’u

Can you …? burn a CD from my memory card develop this film load my film

‫ﺑﺘﻘﺪري …؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﻘﺪر‬ ‫ﺗﺠﻬّ ﺰي‬/‫ﺗﺠﻬّ ﺰ‬ ‫ﻗﺮص ﻣﺪﻣﺞ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺘﻲ اﻟﺬاﻛﺮة‬ ‫ﺗﺤﻤﻀﻲ‬/‫ﺗﺤﻤﺾ‬ ‫ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻔﻴﻠﻢ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﻤﻠﻲ‬/‫ﺗﺤﻤّ ﻞ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻤﻲ‬

I need a/an … film for this camera. B&W colour slide (200) speed

… ‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ ﻓﻴﻠﻢ‬ .‫ﻟﻬﻴﺪا اﻟﻜﻤﻴﺮا‬ ‫اﺳﻮد واﺑﻴﺾ‬ ‫ﻣﻠﻮن‬ ‫ﺷﺮﻳﺤﺔ‬ (‫ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ )ﻣﺎﺋﺘﻴﻦ‬

lae·zim·nee feelm … li·hay·dae il·kaa·mee·raa ’is·wad oo ’ib·yad mlaw·wen sha·ree·he sa·ree·’e (mi·’e·tayn)

When will it be ready?

‫اﻣﺘﻰ ﺑﻴﻜﻮن ﺟﺎﺣﺰ؟‬

’em·ta bee·koon jae·hiz

’ik·tub/’ik·tu·bee il·ha’ m/f hay·dae ghae·lee ’ik·teer

What’s your lowest price?

‫ﺷﻮ اﺣﺴﻦ ﺳﻌﺮ ﻃﺒﻌﻜﻦ؟‬

shoo ’ih·sen si’r ta·ba’·kun

I’ll give you (50 lira).

.(‫ﺑﻌﻄﻴﻜﻦ )ﺧﻤﺲﻳﻦ ﻟﻴﺮة‬

bu’·tee·kun (kham·seen lee·ra)

There’s a mistake in the bill.

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬s h o ppin g

.‫ﻓﻲ ﺧﻄﺄ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺴﺎب‬

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Do you accept …? credit cards debit cards travellers cheques I’d like …, please. a bag my change a receipt a refund to return this

fee kha·ta’ bil·hi·saeb

‫ﺑﺘﻘﺒﻞ …؟‬ ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺎت رﺻﻴﺪ‬ ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺎت اﻗﺘﺮاض‬ ‫ﺷﻴﻜﺎت ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻴﺔ‬ ,… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ .‫ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬ ‫ﻛﻴﺲ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﻗﻲ‬ ‫وﺻﻞ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺮداد ﻣﺎل‬ ‫ارﺟﻊ ﻫﻴﺪا‬

bta’·bal … bi·tae·’aet ra·seed bi·tae·’aet ’i’·ti·raed shee·kaet see·yae·hee·ye bid·dee … law sa·maht kees il·bae·’ee wa·sil ’is·tir·daed mael ’ir·ja’ hay·dae

’a·’al ki·fae·ye ’ik·tar

bta’·der/bta’·de·ree … m/f tu·jah·hez/tu·jah·he·zee ’irs mu·dam·mej min bi·tae·’a·tee iz·zae·ki·re m/f tu·ham·mid/tu·ham·mi·dee hay·dae il·feelm m/f tu·ham·mil/tu·ham·mi·lee feel·mee m/f

making conversation Hello. Good night. Goodbye.

.‫ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎ‬ .‫ﺗﺼﺒﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺨﻴﺮ‬ .‫ﺗﺼﺒﺤﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺨﻴﺮ‬ .‫ﺧﺎﻃﺮَك‬ .‫ﺧﺎﻃﺮِك‬

mer·ha·ba tus·bih ’a·la il·khayr m tus·bi·hee ’a·la il·khayr f khae·trak m khae·trik f

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hu·we khar·baen

That’s too expensive.

.‫ﻫﻴﺪا ﻏﺎﻟﻲ اﻛﺘﻴﺮ‬

.‫اﻗﻞ‬ .‫ﻛﻔﺎﻳﺔ‬ .‫اﻛﺘﺮ‬

bid·dee … (mi·’e) ghraem (ta·laet) kee·loo·aet (ta·laet) ’i·ta’ (sit) she·rae·’ih

btsa·lah·lee …·ee

Can you write down the price?

.‫اﻛﺘﺒﻲ اﻟﻬﻖ‬/‫اﻛﺘﺐ‬

… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ ‫)ﻣﺎﺋﺔ( ﻏﺮام‬ ‫)ﺗﻼت( ﻛﻴﻠﻮات‬ ‫)ﺗﻼت( ﻗﻄﻊ‬ ‫)ﺳﺖ( ﺷﺮاﺋﺢ‬

Less. Enough. More.

Can I have my … repaired?

‫ﺑﺘﺼﻠﺢ ﻟﻲ …ـﻲ؟‬

I’d like … (100) grams (three) kilos (three) pieces (six) slices

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‫ﺳﻴﺪ‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺪة‬

Mr Mrs/Miss How are you?

‫ﻛﻴﻔِﻚ؟‬/‫ﻛﻴﻔﻚ‬

say·yid say·yi·de

kay·fak/kay·fik m/f

Fine, thanks. And you?

.‫ﻣﻨﻴﺤﺔ‬/‫ ﻣﻨﻴﺢ‬mneeh/mnee·ha m/f ‫أﻧﺘﻲ؟‬/‫ وأﻧﺖ‬oo ’ent/’en·tee m/f

What’s your name?

‫اﺳﻤِﻚ؟‬/‫ﺷﻮ اﺳﻤَﻚ‬

My name is …

… ‫اﺳﻤﻲ‬

I’m pleased to meet you.

.‫ﺗﺸﺮﻓﻨﺎ‬

Where are you from? I’m from … Australia Canada New Zealand the UK the USA

shoo ’es·mak/’es·mik m/f

What’s your occupation?

’es·mee …

I’m a/an … businessperson

tash·ar·raf·nae office worker

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This is my … brother daughter father friend husband mother sister son wife Here’s my … address email address phone number What’s your …? address email address phone number

… ‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺮاﻟﻴﺎ‬ ‫ﻛﻨﺪا‬ ‫ﻧﻴﻮ زﻳﻠﻨﺪا‬ ‫ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ‬ ‫أﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ‬ /‫ﺷﻮ ﺑﺘﺸﺘﻐﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺸﺘﻐﻠﻲ؟‬ … ‫أﻧﺎ‬ ‫رﺟﻞ أﻋﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺪة أﻋﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﻣﻮﻇﻒ‬ ‫ﻣﻮﻇﻔﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﺮﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺣﺮﻓﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺤﺘﻲ …؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬ … ‫أﻧﺎ )ﻣﺎ( ﺑﺤﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻦ‬ ‫اﻻﻓﻼم‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﻘﺮاءة‬ ‫اﻟﺮﻳﺎﺿﺔ‬

hay·dae/hay·dee … m/f ’a·khee bin·tee bay·ee ra·fee·’ee/ra·fee’·tee m/f jaw·zee ’im·mee ’ekh·tee ’ib·nee zawj·tee

Do you like …? I (don’t) like … art movies music reading sport

… ‫ﻫﻴﺪا ﻫﻮ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻲ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻲ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫اﻻﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ ‫رﻗﻢ ﺗﻠﻔﻮﻧﻲ‬

hay·dae hu·we … ’un·wae·nee ’un·wae·nee il·ba·reed il·’i·lik·troo·nee ra’·mu te·li·foo·nee

Can you recommend a …? bar café restaurant

‫ﺷﻮ …؟‬ ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻚ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻚ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫اﻻﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ ‫رﻗﻢ ﺗﻠﻔﻮﻧﻚ‬

shoo … ’un·wae·nak ’un·wae·nak il·ba·reed il·’il·lik·troo·nee ra’m te·li·foo·nak

I’d like …, please. .‫ ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬,… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ a table for (four) ‫ﻃﺎوﻟﺔ ﻟـ)أرﺑﻊ‬

… ‫ﻫﻴﺪي‬/‫ﻫﻴﺪا‬ ‫اﺧﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺘﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﻴﻲ‬ ‫رﻓﻴﻘﺘﻲ‬/‫رﻓﻴﻘﻲ‬ ‫ﺟﻮزي‬ ‫اﻣﻲ‬ ‫اﺧﺘﻲ‬ ‫اﺑﻨﻲ‬ ‫زوﺟﺘﻲ‬

’en·te/’en·tee min wayn m/f ’a·na min … ’us·trae·li·ya ka·na·da nee·yoo zee·lan·da ba·ree·tae·nee·ya ’am·ree·ka shoo btash·taghl/ btash·tagh·lee m/f ’a·na … ra·jul ’a’·mael m say·yi·det ’a’·mael f mu·waz·zef m mu·waz·zi·fe f hi·ra·fee m hi·ra·fee·ye f bit·hib/bit·hi·bee … m/f ’a·na (ma) bi·hib … il·fenn il·’af·laem il·moo·see·’a il·’i·rae·’a ir·ree·yae·da

eating out

the (non)smoking section

‫ﺑﺘﻮﺻﻲ ﺑـ…؟‬

btoo·see bi·…

‫ﺑﺎر‬ ‫ﻣﻘﻬﻰ‬ ‫ﻣﻄﻌﻢ‬

baar ma’·ha mat·’em

(‫اﺷﺨﺎص‬ (‫ﻗﺴﻢ )ﻏﻴﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺪﺧﻨﻴﻦ‬

bid·dee … law sa·maht tae·wi·le li·(’ar·ba·’at ’esh·khaes) ’ism (ghayr) il·mu·dakh·khi·neen

eatin g o ut – L E VA NTINE ARABIC

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬m ak in g c o n ver s atio n

tradesperson

‫اﻧﺘﻲ ﻣﻦ وﻳﻦ؟‬/‫اﻧﺖ‬

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‫ﻓﻄﻮر‬ ‫ﻏﺪاء‬ ‫ﻋﺸﺎء‬

breakfast lunch dinner

menu that dish

bid·dee … law sa·maht il·hi·saeb ’ae·’i·met il·mash·roo·baet ’ae·’i·met it·ta·’aem zae·lik il·waj·be

What would you recommend?

‫ ﺑﺸﻮ ﺑﺘﻮﺻﻲ؟‬bi·shoo btoo·see

What’s the local speciality?

‫ﺷﻮ اﻟﻮﺟﺒﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ؟‬

What’s that?

‫ﺷﻮ ﻫﻴﺪا؟‬

shoo il·waj·be il·khae·se shoo hay·dae

… ‫ ﺑﺪي‬bid·dee …

I’ll buy you a drink.

‫ﺑﺪﻋﻮﻛﻲ‬/‫ ﺑﺪﻋﻮك‬bid·’ook/bid·’oo·kee .‫’ اﻟﻰ ﻣﺸﺮوب‬i·la mash·roob m/f

What would you like?

‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬drinks

‫ ﺑﺘﺤﺒﻲ؟‬/‫ﺷﻮ ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬

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(cup of) coffee … (cup of) tea … with milk without sugar boiled water mineral water (orange) juice soft drink

shoo bit·hib/bit·hi·bee m/f

… ‫)ﻓﻨﺠﺎن( ﻗﻬﻮى‬ … ‫)ﻛﺎﺳﺔ( ﺷﺎي‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻠﻴﺐ‬ ‫ﺑﺪون ﺳﻜﺮ‬ ‫ﻣﺎء ﻣﻐﻠﻲ‬ ‫ﻣﻴﺎه ﻣﻌﺪﻧﻴﺔ‬ (‫ﻋﺼﻴﺮ )ﺑﺮﺗﻘﺎل‬ ‫ﺷﺮاب ﺑﺎرد‬

a bottle/glass of beer ‫ﻛﺎﺳﺔ ﺑﻴﺮا‬/‫زﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬ a shot of (whisky) (‫ﺟﺮﻋﺔ )وﻳﺴﻜﻲ‬

(fin·jaen) ’ah·way … (kae·set) shaay … bil·ha·leeb bi·doon suk·ker maay magh·lee m mee·yaah ma’·da·nee·ye f ’a·seer (bur·te·’ael) m shi·raeb bae·rid m zu·jae·je/kae·set bee·ra jar·’et (wees·kee)

zu·jae·jet/kae·set nbeez … ’ah·mer faw·waer ’ib·yad

special diets & allergies Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here? ‫ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻄﻌﻢ ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻲ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ؟‬fee mat·’em na·bae·tee ’a·reeb

‫ﻓﻲ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻦ‬ ‫ﻃﻌﺎم …؟‬ ‫ﺣﻼل‬ ‫ﻛﻮﺷﺮ‬ ‫ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻲ‬

Do you have … food? halal kosher vegetarian

‫ﺑﺘﻘﺪروا ﺗﺤﻀﺮوا‬ ‫وﺟﺒﺔ ﺑﺪون …؟‬ ‫زﺑﺪة‬ ‫ﺑﻴﺾ‬ ‫ﻣﺮق ﻟﺤﻢ‬

Could you prepare a meal without …? butter eggs meat stock

drinks I’ll have …

‫ﻛﺎﺳﺔ‬/‫زﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬ … ‫ﻧﺒﻴﺬ‬ ‫اﺣﻤﺮ‬ ‫ﻓﻮار‬ ‫اﺑﻴﺾ‬

a bottle/glass of … wine red sparkling white

I’m allergic to … dairy produce gluten nuts seafood

‫أﻧﺎ ﻋﻨﺪي ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ‬ … ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻷﻟﺒﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﻐﻠﻮﺗﻴﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻜﺴﺮات‬ ‫اﻟﻄﻌﺎم اﻟﺒﺤﺮي‬

fee ’ind·kun ta·’aem … ha·lael koo·sher na·bae·tee bta’·de·roo tu·had·de·roo waj·be bi·doon … zeb·de bayd mir’ lahm ’a·na ’in·dee ha·sae·see·ye min … il·’al·baen il·ghloo·teen il·mu·kas·si·raet it·ta·’aem bah·ree

emergencies Help! Stop! Go away! Thief! Fire! Watch out!

!‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪي‬/!‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪ‬ !‫ﻗﻔﻲ‬/!‫ﻗﻒ‬ !‫روﺣﻲ‬/!‫روح‬ !‫ﺳﺎرﻗﺔ‬/!‫ﺳﺎرق‬ !‫ﻧﺎر‬ !‫اﻧﺘﺒﻬﻲ‬/!‫اﻧﺘﺒﻪ‬

sae·’id/sae·’i·dee m/f ’if/’i·fee m/f rooh/roo·hee m/f sae·ri’/sae·ri·’e m/f naar ’in·ta·bih/’in·tab·hee m/f

s pe ci a l d i ets & allergies – L EVANTINE A R ABIC

,… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ .‫ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺴﺎب‬ ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺸﺮوﺑﺎت‬ ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ اﻟﻄﻌﺎم‬ ‫ذاﻟﻚ اﻟﻮﺟﺒﺔ‬

I’d like (the) …, please. bill drink list

ftoor m gha·dae m ’a·shae m

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!…‫اﺗﺼﻞ ﺑـ‬ ‫دﻛﺘﻮر‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة اﻻﺳﻌﺎف‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ‬

Call …! a doctor an ambulance the police

’it·ta·sil bi·… duk·toor say·yae·ret il·’is·’aef ish·shur·ta

Could you help me, please?

,‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻳﻨﻲ‬/‫ ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻧﻲ‬sae·’id·nee/sae·’i·dee·nee .‫ ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬law sa·maht m/f

I have to use the phone.

.‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ اﺳﺘﺨﺪم اﻟﺘﻠﻔﻮن‬

I’m lost.

.‫ﺿﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬/‫أﻧﺎ ﺿﺎﺋﻊ‬

lae·zim·nee ’is·takh·dem it·te·li·foon ’a·na dae·’i’/dae·’i·’e m/f

Where are the toilets?

‫وﻳﻦ اﻟﺤﻤﺎﻣﺎت؟‬

wayn il·ham·mae·maet

Where’s the police station?

‫وﻳﻦ اﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ؟‬

wayn ish·shur·ta

I want to report an offence.

.‫ ﺑﺪي اﺑﻠﻎ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺮﻳﻤﺔ‬bid·dee ’u·bel·legh ’an je·ree·me

I have insurance.

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I’ve lost my … My … was/were stolen. bag credit card money passport travellers cheques

.(‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ دﻛﺘﻮر)ﺑﻴﺤﻜﻲ إﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰي‬

… ‫ﺣﺪا‬ ‫اﻋﺘﺪى ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫اﻏﺘﺼﺒﻨﻲ‬ ‫ﺳﺮﻗﻨﻲ‬ .‫ﺿﻴﻌﺖ …ـﻲ‬ /‫…ـﻲ ﻣﺴﺮوق‬ .‫ﻣﺴﺮوﻗﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻘﻴﺒﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ رﺻﻴﺪ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎري‬ ‫ﺟﻮاز ﺳﻔﺮ‬ ‫ﺷﻴﻜﺎت ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻴﺔ‬

lae·zim·nee duk·toor (byah·kee ’inj·lee·zee)

Could I see a female doctor?

‫ﺑﻘﺪر اﺷﻮف ﻃﺒﻴﺒﺔ؟‬

bi’·dir ’a·shoof ta·bee·be

I’ve run out of my medication.

.‫ﺧﻠﺺ ﻛﻞ دواﺋﻲ‬

I’m sick.

.‫ﻣﺮﻳﻀﺔ‬/‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﺮﻳﺾ‬

It hurts here.

ha·da … ’i’·ta·da ’a·lay ’igh·ta·seb·nee sar·ra’·nee

I have (a) … asthma constipation diarrhoea fever headache heart condition nausea pain sore throat toothache

da·ya·’et …·ee …·ee mas·roo’/ mas·roo·’e m/f ha·’ee·bat f bi·tae·’et ra·seed f msae·ree m ja·waez sa·far m shee·kaet see·yae·hee·ye f

I’m allergic to … antibiotics anti-inflammatories aspirin bees codeine penicillin

.‫ ﺑﺪي اﺗﺼﻞ ﺑﺴﻔﺎرﺗﻲ‬bid·dee ’it·ta·sil bis·fae·ra·tee

wayn ’a’·reb … ta·beeb il·’as·naen duk·toor mus·tash·fae say·da·lee·ye (lee·yae·lee)

I need a doctor (who speaks English).

’in·dee ta’·meen

I want to contact my embassy.

I’ve been … assaulted raped robbed

Where’s the nearest …? ‫وﻳﻦ أﻗﺮب …؟‬ dentist ‫ﻃﺒﻴﺐ اﻷﺳﻨﺎن‬ doctor ‫دﻛﺘﻮر‬ hospital ‫ﻣﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰ‬ (night) (‫ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻴﺔ )ﻟﻴﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬ pharmacist

.‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻢ ﻫﻮن‬

kha·las kil da·wae·’ee ’a·na ma·reed/ma·ree·de m/f fee ’alm hoon

… ‫ﻋﻨﺪي‬ ‫اﻟﺮﺑﻮ‬ ‫اﻹﻣﺴﺎك‬ ‫اﻹﺳﻬﺎل‬ ‫ﺣﻤﻰ‬ ‫ﺻﺪاع‬ ‫ﻣﺸﺎﻛﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻠﺐ‬ ‫ﻏﺜﻴﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻢ ﺑﺤﻠﻘﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳﻨﺎن‬ /‫أﻧﺎ ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻲ‬ … ‫ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻀﺎد ﺣﻴﻮي‬ ‫ﻣﻀﺎد ﻟﻼﻟﺘﻬﺎب‬ ‫اﻷﺳﺒﺮﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﻜﻮدﻳﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﻨﺴﻠﻴﻦ‬

’in·dee … ir·rabw il·’im·saek il·’is·hael hum·ma su·dae’ mu·shae·kil bil·’elb gha·tha·yaen ’alm ’alm bi·hal·’ee ’alm fee il·’as·naen ’a·na ha·sae·see/ ha·sae·see·ye min … m/f mu·daed ha·ya·wee mu·daed lil·’il·ti·haeb il·’as·breen nahl il·koo·deen il·bi·ni·si·leen

h ealth – L E VA NTINE ARABIC

.‫ﻋﻨﺪي ﺗﺄﻣﻴﻦ‬

health

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english–levantine arabic dictionary Words in this dictionary are marked as Q (noun), D (adjective), Y (verb), VJ (singular), SO (plural), ࿬ (masculine) and ࿥ (feminine) where necessary. Verbs are given in the present tense in the thirdperson singular (‘he/she’), in both masculine and feminine forms.

A

A accident ‫ﺣﺎدث‬hae·dith ࿬ accommodation ‫ﺳﻜﻦ‬se·ke·ne ࿬ adaptor ‫ﻣﻮﺻﻞ‬mu·was·sel ࿬ ّ address Q ‫’ﻋﻨﻮان‬un·waen ࿬ after ‫ ﺑﻌﺪ‬ba’d air-conditioned ‫’ ﻋﻨﺪه ﻣﻜﻴﻒ‬in·du mu·kay·yef airplane ‫ﻃﺎﺋﺮة‬tae·’i·re ࿥ airport ‫ﻣﻄﺎر‬ma·taer ࿬ alcohol ‫اﻟﻜﺤﻮل‬il·ku·hool ࿬ all ‫ ﻛﻞ‬kil allergy ‫ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ‬has·sae·see·ye ࿥ ambulance ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة اﻹﺳﻌﺎف‬say·yae·ret il·’is·aef ࿥ and ‫ و‬oo ankle ‫ﻛﺎﺣﻞ‬kae·hil ࿥ arm ‫ذراع‬zi·rae’ ࿥ ashtray ‫ﺻﺤﻦ ﺳﻴﺠﺎرة‬sahn see·jae·re ࿬ ATM ‫ﺟﻬﺎز اﻟﺼﺮاﻓﺔ‬ji·haez is·sar·rae·fe ࿬

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baby ‫ ﻃﻔﻠﺔ ﺻﻐﻴﺮة‬/‫ﻃﻔﻞ ﺻﻐﻴﺮ‬ tifl ’iz·gheer/tif·le ’iz·ghee·re ࿬࿥ back (body) ‫ﻇﻬﺮ‬zahr ࿬ backpack ‫ﺷﻨﻄﺔ ﻇﻬﺮ‬shan·tet zahr ࿥ bad ‫ﺳﻴﺌﺔ‬/‫ﺳﻴﺊ‬say·yi’/say·yi·’e ࿬࿥ bag ‫ﺷﻨﻄﺔ‬shan·te ࿥ baggage claim ‫ﻣﻜﺎن ﳉﻤﻊ اﻟﺸﻨﻄﺎﻳﺎت‬ ma·kaen li·ja·mi’ ish·shan·tae·yaet ࿬ bank ‫ﺑﻨﻚ‬bank ࿬ bar ‫ﺑﺎر‬baar ࿬ bathroom ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ اﳊﻤﺎم‬ghur·fet il·ham·maem ࿥ battery ‫ﺑﻄﺎرﻳﺔ‬ba·tae·ree·ye ࿥ beautiful ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻠﺔ‬/‫ﺟﻤﻴﻞ‬ja·meel/ja·mee·le ࿬࿥ bed ‫ﺗﺨﺖ‬takht ࿬ beer ‫ﺑﻴﺮا‬bee·ra ࿬ before ‫’ ﻗﺒﻞ‬abl behind ‫ ﺧﻠﻒ‬khalf bicycle ‫ﺑﻴﺴﻴﻜﻠﻴﺖ‬bee·see·kleet ࿬ big ‫ﻛﺒﻴﺮة‬/‫ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ‬ka·beer/ka·bee·re ࿬࿥ bill ‫ﺣﺴﺎب‬hi·saeb ࿬ black ‫ﺳﻮدا‬/‫’اﺳﻮد‬is·wad/saw·dae ࿬࿥ blanket ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ba·tae·nee·ye ࿥

C café ‫ﻣﻘﻬﻰ‬ma’·hae ࿬ camera ‫ﻛﺎﻣﻴﺮا‬kae·mee·ra ࿬ camp site ‫ﻣﺨﻴﻢ‬mu·khay·yem ࿬ cancel ‫ﺑﺘﻠﻐﻲ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻠﻐﻲ‬byal·ghee/btal·ghee ࿬࿥ can opener ‫ﻓﺎﰌ اﻟﺘﻨﻜﺔ‬fae·tih it·tan·ke ࿬ car ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة‬say·yae·re ࿥ cash Q ‫ﻣﺴﺎري‬msae·re ࿬ cash (a cheque) Y ‫ﺑﺘﺼﺮف‬/‫ﺑﻴﺼﺮف‬ byas·ref/btas·ref ࿬࿥ cell phone ‫ﻣﻮﺑﻴﻞ‬moo·beel ࿬ centre Q ‫وﺳﻂ‬wast ࿬ change (money) Y ‫ﺑﺘﺼﺮف‬/‫ﺑﻴﺼﺮف‬ bya·sar·rif/bit·sar·rif ࿬࿥ cheap ‫رﺧﻴﺼﺔ‬/‫رﺧﻴﺺ‬ra·khees/re·khee·se ࿬࿥ check (bill) ‫ﺣﺴﺎب‬hi·saeb ࿬ check-in Q ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺘﺴﺠﻴﻞ‬mak·teb it·tas·jeel ࿬ chest ‫ﺻﺪر‬sadr ࿬ child ‫ﻃﻔﻠﺔ‬/‫ﻃﻔﻞ‬tifl/tif·le ࿬࿥ cigarette ‫ﺳﻴﺠﺎرة‬see·jae·re ࿥ city ‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬ma·dee·ne ࿥ clean D ‫ﻧﻈﻴﻔﺔ‬/‫ﻧﻈﻴﻒ‬na·zeef/na·zee·fe ࿬࿥ closed ‫ﻣﺴﻜﺮة‬/‫ﻣﺴﻜﺮ‬msak·ker/msak·ki·re ࿬࿥ coffee ‫’ﻗﻬﻮى‬ah·way ࿬ coins ‫ﻓﺮاﻃﺔ‬fi·rae·ta ࿥

D dangerous ‫ﺧﺎﻃﺮة‬/‫ﺧﺎﻃﺮ‬khae·tir/khae·ti·re ࿬࿥ date (time) ‫ﺗﺎرﻳﺦ‬tae·reekh ࿬ day ‫ﻳﻮم‬yawm ࿬ delay Q ‫ﺗﺄﺧﻴﺮ‬ta’·kheer ࿬ dentist ‫ﻃﺒﻴﺐ اﻷﺳﻨﺎن‬ta·beeb il·’as·naen ࿬ depart ‫ﺑﺘﻐﺎدر‬/‫ﺑﻴﻐﺎدر‬ byu·ghae·dir/bit·ghae·dir ࿬࿥ diaper ‫ﺣﻔﺎﻇﺔ ﻃﻔﻞ‬ha·fae·zat tifl ࿥ dictionary ‫’ﻗﺎﻣﻮس‬ae·moos ࿬ dinner ‫’ﻋﺸﺎء‬a·shae ࿬ direct ‫ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮة‬/‫ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮ‬ mu·bae·shir/mu·bae·shi·re ࿬࿥ dirty ‫وﺳﺨﺔ‬/‫وﺳﺦ‬waskh/was·khe ࿬࿥ disabled ‫ﻣﻌﺎﻗﺔ‬/‫ﻣﻌﺎق‬mu·’ae’/mu·’ae·’e ࿬࿥ discount Q ‫ﺧﺼﻢ‬khasm ࿬ doctor ‫دﻛﺘﻮرة‬/‫دﻛﺘﻮر‬duk·toor/duk·too·re ࿬࿥ double bed ‫ﲢﺖ ﻣﺰدوج‬takht muz·daw·wej ࿬ double room ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﻟﺸﺨﺼﲔ‬ ghur·fe li·shakh·sayn ࿥ drink Q ‫ﻣﺸﺮوب‬mash·roob ࿬ driveY ‫ﺑﺘﺴﻮق‬/‫ﺑﻴﺴﻮق‬bye·soo’/bit·soo’ ࿬࿥ drivers licence ‫رﺧﺼﺔ اﻟﻘﻴﺎدة‬ rukh·set il·’ee·yae·de ࿥ drug (illicit) ‫ﻣﺨﺪر‬mu·khad·dir ࿬ dummy (pacifier) ‫ﻣﺼﺎﺻﺔ‬mas·sae·se ࿥

E ear ‫’أذن‬u·zun ࿥ east ‫ﺷﺮق‬shar’ ࿬ eat ‫ﺑﺘﺎﻛﻞ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺎﻛﻞ‬byae·kul/btae·kul ࿬࿥ economy class ‫اﻟﺪرﺟﺔ اﻟﻌﺎدﻳﺔ‬ id·da·ra·je il·’ae·dee·ye ࿥ electricity ‫ﻛﻬﺮﺑﺎء‬kah·ra·bae’ ࿬ elevator ‫ﻣﺼﻌﺪ‬mas·’ad ࿬ email ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪ اﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ba·reed ’i·lik·troo·nee ࿬

embassy ‫ﺳﻔﺎرة‬sa·fae·re ࿥ emergency ‫ﻃﺎرىء‬tae·ri’ ࿬ English (language) ‫اﻹﳒﻠﻴﺰي‬il·’inj·lee·zee ࿬ entrance ‫ﻣﺪﺧﻞ‬mad·khel ࿬ evening ‫ﻣﺴﺎء‬ma·sae ࿬ exchange rate ‫ﺳﻌﺮ اﻟﺘﺤﻮﻳﻞ‬si’r it·tah·weel ࿬ exit Q ‫ﻣﺨﺮج‬makh·raj ࿬ expensive ‫ﻏﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬/‫ﻏﺎﻟﻲ‬ghae·lee/ghae·lee·ye ࿬࿥ express mail ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪ ﺳﺮﻳﻊ‬ba·reed sa·ree’ ࿬ eye ‫’ﻋﲔ‬ayn ࿥

F far ‫ﺑﻌﻴﺪة‬/‫ﺑﻌﻴﺪ‬ba·’eed/ba·’ee·de ࿬࿥ fast ‫ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ‬/‫ﺳﺮﻳﻊ‬sa·ree’/sa·ree·’e ࿬࿥ father ‫ﺑﻲ‬bay ࿬ film (camera) ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻢ‬feelm ࿬ finger ‫’إﺻﺒﻊ‬is·ba’ ࿬ first-aid kit ‫ﺻﻨﺪوق ﻟﻺﺳﻌﺎف اﻷول‬ sun·doo’ lil·’is·’aef il·’ew·wel ࿬ first class ‫اﻟﺪرﺟﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ‬id·da·ra·je il·’oo·le ࿥ fish Q ‫ﺳﻤﻚ‬se·mek ࿬ food ‫ﻃﻌﺎم‬ta·’aem ࿬ foot ‫’ﻗﺪم‬adm ࿥ fork ‫ﺷﻮﻛﺔ‬shaw·ke ࿥ free (of charge) ‫ ﻣﺠﺎﻧﺎ‬ma·jae·nan friend ‫رﻓﻴﻘﺔ‬/‫رﻓﻴﻖ‬ra·fee’/ra·fee·’e ࿬࿥ fruit ‫ﻓﻮاﻛﻪ‬fa·wae·keh ࿥ full ‫ﺷﺒﻌﺎﻧﺔ‬/‫ﺷﺒﻌﺎن‬shab·’aen/shab·’ae·ne ࿬࿥ funny ‫ﻣﻀﺤﻜﺔ‬/‫ﻣﻀﺤﻚ‬ mud·hik/mud·hi·ke ࿬࿥

G gift ‫ﻫﺪﻳﺔ‬ha·dee·ye ࿥ girl ‫ﺑﻨﺖ‬bint ࿥ glass (drinking) ‫ﻛﺎﺳﺔ‬kae·se ࿥ glasses (eye) ‫ﻧﻈﺎرات‬na·zaa·raet ࿥ go ‫ﺑﺘﺮوح‬/‫ﺑﻴﺮوح‬bya·rooh/bit·rooh ࿬࿥ good ‫ﻣﻨﻴﺤﺔ‬/‫ﻣﻨﻴﺢ‬mneeh/mnee·ha ࿬࿥ green ‫ﺧﻀﺮا‬/‫’أﺧﻀﺮ‬akh·dar/khad·rae ࿬࿥ guide Q ‫دﻟﻴﻠﺔ‬/‫دﻟﻴﻞ‬da·leel/da·lee·le ࿬࿥

H half Q ‫ﻧﺺ‬nuss ࿬ hand ‫ﻳﺪ‬yad ࿥ handbag ‫ﻣﺤﻔﻈﺔ ﻳﺪ‬mah·fa·zet yad ࿥ happy ‫ﻣﺒﺴﻮﻃﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺒﺴﻮط‬ mab·soot/mab·soo·ta ࿬࿥ have ‫’ ﻋﻨﺪ‬ind he ‫ﻫﻮ‬hu·we ࿬

D

en glis h –levan tin e arabic

B

blood group ‫ﻓﺌﺔ اﻟﺪم‬fi·’et id·dam ࿥ blue ‫زرﻗﺎ‬/‫’ازرق‬iz·ra’/zar·’ae ࿬࿥ boat ‫ﺳﻔﻴﻨﺔ‬sfee·ne ࿥ book (make a reservation) Y ‫ﺑﺘﺤﺠﺰ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺤﺠﺰ‬ byah·jiz/btah·jiz ࿬࿥ bottle ‫زﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬zu·jae·je ࿥ bottle opener ‫ﻓﺎﰌ اﻟﺰﺟﺎﺟﺎت‬ fae·tih iz·zu·jae·jaet ࿬ boy ‫وﻟﺪ‬wa·led ࿬ brakes (car) ‫ﻓﺮاﻣﻞ‬fa·rae·mil ࿥ breakfast ‫ﻓﻄﻮر‬ftoor ࿬ broken (faulty) ‫ﺧﺮﺑﺎﻧﺔ‬/‫ﺧﺮﺑﺎن‬ khar·baen/khar·bae·ne ࿬࿥ bus ‫ﺑﺎص‬baas ࿬ business ‫ﺷﻐﻞ‬shaghl ࿬ buy ‫ﺑﺘﺸﺘﺮي‬/ ‫ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮي‬ byash·ta·ree/btash·ta·ree ࿬࿥

cold D ‫ﺑﺎردة‬/‫ﺑﺎرد‬bae·rid/bae·ri·de ࿬࿥ collect call ‫اﺗﺼﺎل واﻻﺟﺮة ﻋﺎﻟﺬي ﺑﻴﺮد‬ it·ti·sael ool·’uj·re ’ael·la·zee bya·rid ࿬ come ‫ﺑﺘﺠﻲ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺠﻲ‬byi·jee/bti·jee ࿬࿥ computer ‫ﻛﻤﺒﻴﻮﺗﺮ‬kom·byoo·ter ࿬ condom ‫اﻟﻮاﻗﻲ‬il·waa·’ee ࿬ contact lenses ‫’ﻋﺪﺳﺔ ﻻﺻﻘﺔ‬a·da·set lae·si·’e ࿥ cook Y ‫ﺑﺘﻄﺒﺦ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻄﺒﺦ‬byat·bukh/btat·bukh ࿬࿥ cost Q ‫ﺗﻜﻠﻔﺔ‬tek·li·fe ࿥ credit card ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ رﺻﻴﺪ‬bi·tae·’et ra·seed ࿥ cup ‫ﻓﻨﺠﺎن‬fin·jaen ࿬ currency exchange ‫ﺻﺮاﻓﺔ‬sa·rae·fe ࿥ customs (immigration) ‫ﺟﻤﺎرك‬ja·mae·ruk ࿥

113

I

head ‫راس‬raas ࿬ heart ‫’ﻗﻠﺐ‬elb ࿬ heat Q ‫ﺣﺮارة‬ha·rae·ra ࿥ heavy ‫ﺗﻘﻴﻠﺔ‬/‫ﺗﻘﻴﻞ‬ta·’eel/ta·’ee·le ࿬࿥ help Y ‫ﺑﺘﺴﺎﻋﺪ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺴﺎﻋﺪ‬ bya·sae·’id/bit·sae·’id ࿬࿥ here ‫ ﻫﻮن‬hoon high ‫ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬/‫’ﻋﺎﻟﻲ‬ae·lee/’ae·lee·ye ࿬࿥ highway ‫ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻋﺎم‬ta·ree’ ’aem ࿬ hike Y ‫ﺑﺘﺘﻤﺸﻲ ﺑﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺮﻳﻒ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺘﻤﺸﻰ‬ bya·ta·ma·shae/bta·ta·ma·shae bi·ta·ree’ ta·weel fee reef ࿬࿥ holiday ‫’إﺟﺎزة‬i·jae·ze ࿥ homosexual D ‫ﺳﺤﺎﻗﻴﺔ‬/‫ﻟﻮﻃﻲ‬ loo·tee/su·hae·’ee·ye ࿬࿥ hospital ‫ﻣﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰ‬mus·tash·fa ࿬ hot ‫ﺣﺎر ّة‬/‫ﺣﺎر‬haar/haa·re ࿬࿥ hotel ‫ﻓﻨﺪق‬fun·ku’ ࿬ hungry ‫ﺟﻮﻋﺎﻧﺔ‬/‫ﺟﻮﻋﺎن‬jaw·’aen/jaw·’ae·ne ࿬࿥ husband ‫زوج‬zawj ࿬

I

J DIC TIONARY

jewellery ‫ﻣﺠﻮﻫﺮات‬mu·jaw·hi·raet ࿥ job ‫ﺷﻐﻞ‬shaghl ࿬

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K key ‫ﻣﻔﺘﺎح‬mif·taeh ࿬ kilogram ‫ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻏﺮام‬kee·loo·ghraem ࿬ kitchen ‫ﻣﻄﺒﺦ‬mat·bakh ࿬ knife ‫ﺳﻜﲔ‬sik·keen ࿬

L laundry (place) ‫ﻣﻐﺴﻞ‬magh·sel ࿬ lawyer ‫ﻣﺤﺎﻣﻴﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺤﺎﻣﻲ‬ mu·hae·mee/mu·hae·mee·ye ࿬࿥ left (direction) ‫ﻳﺴﺎر‬ya·saer ࿬

M mail Q ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪ‬ba·reed ࿬ man ‫رﺟﻞ‬ra·jul ࿬ map ‫ﺧﺮﻳﻄﺔ‬kha·ree·te ࿥ market ‫ﺳﻮق‬soo’ ࿬ matches ‫ﻛﺒﺮﻳﺖ‬kib·reet ࿬ meat ‫ﳊﻢ‬lahm ࿬ medicine ‫’ دواء‬da·wae menu ‫’ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ اﻟﻄﻌﺎم‬ae·’i·met it·ta·’aem ࿥ message ‫رﺳﺎﻟﺔ‬ri·sae·le ࿥ milk ‫ﺣﻠﻴﺐ‬ha·leeb ࿬ minute ‫دﻗﻴﻘﺔ‬da·’ee·’a ࿥ mobile phone ‫ﻣﻮﺑﻴﻞ‬moo·beel ࿬ money ‫ﻣﺴﺎري‬msae·re ࿬ month ‫ﺷﻬﺮ‬shahr ࿬ morning ‫ﺻﺒﺢ‬su·beh ࿬ mother ‫’ام‬im ࿥ motorcycle ‫ﻣﻮﺗﺮ ﺑﻴﻚ‬moo·ter bayk ࿬ motorway ‫’اوﺗﻮﺳﺘﺮاد‬oo·too·straed ࿬ mouth ‫ﰎ‬tim ࿬ music ‫ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ‬moo·see·’a ࿥

N name ‫’اﺳﻢ‬esm ࿬ napkin ‫ﻣﺤﺮﻣﺔ‬mah·ra·me ࿥ nappy ‫ﺣﻔﺎﻇﺔ ﻃﻔﻞ‬ha·fae·zet tifl ࿥ near ‫’ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ‬a·reeb neck ‫رﻗﺒﺔ‬ru’·be ࿥ new ‫ﺟﺪﻳﺪة‬/‫’ﺟﺪﻳﺪ‬ij·deed/’ij·dee·de ࿬࿥ news ‫’أﺧﺒﺎر‬akh·baar ࿥ newspaper ‫ﺟﺮﻳﺪة‬je·ree·de ࿥ night ‫ﻟﻴﻠﺔ‬lay·le ࿥

no ‫ ﻻ‬laa noisy ‫ﺿﺠﻴﺠﺔ‬/‫ﺿﺠﻴﺞ‬da·jeej/da·jee·je ࿬࿥ nonsmoking ‫ﻏﻴﺮ اﳌﺪﺧﻨﲔ‬ ghayr il·mu·dakh·khi·neen north ‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬shi·mael ࿬ nose ‫ﻣﻨﺨﺎر‬mun·khaer ࿬ now ‫’ ﻫﻠﻖ‬hal·la number ‫رﻗﻢ‬ra’m ࿬

O oil (engine) ‫زﻳﺖ‬zayt ࿬ old ‫ﻗﺪﳝﺔ‬/‫’ﻗﺪﱘ‬a·deem/’a·dee·me ࿬࿥ one-way ticket ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة ذﻫﺎب‬taz·ki·ret za·haeb ࿥ open D ‫ﻣﻔﺘﻮﺣﺔ‬/‫ﻣﻔﺘﻮح‬ maf·tooh/maf·too·he ࿬࿥ outside ‫ ﺑﺮى‬bar·ra

P package ‫ﻃﺮد‬tard ࿬ paper ‫ورﻗﺔ‬war·’a ࿥ park (car) Y ‫ﺑﺘﻮﻗﻒ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻮﻗﻒ‬byoo·’if/btoo·’if ࿬࿥ passport ‫ﺟﻮاز ﺳﻔﺮ‬ja·waez sa·fer ࿬ pay ‫ﺑﺘﺪﻓﻊ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺪﻓﻊ‬byad·fa’/btad·fa’ ࿬࿥ pen ‫’ﻗﻠﻢ‬alm ࿬ petrol ‫ﺑﺘﺮول‬bit·rool ࿬ pharmacy ‫ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻴﺔ‬say·da·lee·ye ࿥ phonecard ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﻠﻔﻮن‬bi·tae·’et te·li·foon ࿥ photo ‫ﺻﻮرة‬soo·re ࿥ plate ‫ﺻﺤﻦ‬sahn ࿬ police ‫ﺷﺮﻃﺔ‬shur·ta ࿥ postcard ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﻣﻌﺎﻳﺪة‬bi·tae·’et mu·’ae·ye·de ࿥ post office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬mak·teb il·ba·reed ࿬ pregnant ‫ﺣﺎﻣﻞ‬hae·mil ࿥ price ‫ﻫﻖ‬ha’ ࿬

Q quiet ‫ﻫﺎدﻳﺔ‬/‫ﻫﺎدي‬hae·dee/hae·dee·ye ࿬࿥

R rain Q ‫ﻣﻄﺮ‬ma·ter ࿬ razor ‫ﻣﻮﺳﻲ‬moo·saa ࿬ receipt Q ‫وﺻﻞ‬wa·sil ࿬ red ‫ﺣﻤﺮا‬/‫’أﺣﻤﺮ‬ah·mar/ham·rae ࿬࿥ refund Q ‫’إﻋﺎدة ﻣﺎﻟﻲ‬i·’ae·det mae·lee ࿥ registered mail ‫ﻣﺴﺠﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪ‬ba·reed mu·saj·jel ࿬ ّ rent Y ‫ﺗﺴﺘﺄﺟﺮ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺴﺘﺄﺟﺮ‬ byas·ta’·jir/btas·ta’·jir ࿬࿥

repair Y ‫ﺑﺘﺼﻠﺢ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺼﻠﺢ‬byas·lah/btas·lah ࿬࿥ reservation ‫ﺣﺠﺰ‬ha·jez ࿬ restaurant ‫ﻣﻄﻌﻢ‬mat·’em ࿬ return Y ‫ﺑﺘﺮﺟﻊ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺮﺟﻊ‬byar·ji’/btar·ji’ ࿬࿥ return ticket ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة ذﻫﺎب وإﻳﺎب‬ taz·ki·re za·haeb ool·’ee·yaeb ࿥ right (direction) ‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬she·mael ࿬ road ‫ﻃﺮﻳﻖ‬ta·ree’ ࿬ room ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ‬ghur·fe ࿥

S safe D ‫ أﻣﻨﺔ‬/‫’آﻣﻦ‬aa·min/’aa·mi·ne ࿬࿥ sanitary napkin ‫ﻣﻨﺪﻳﻞ ﻧﺴﺎﺋﻲ‬ men·deel ni·sae·’ee ࿬ seat ‫ﻣﻘﻌﺪ‬ma’·’ad ࿬ send ‫ﺑﺘﺒﻌﺖ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺒﻌﺖ‬byab·’at/btab·’at ࿬࿥ service station ‫ﻣﺤﻄﺔ اﻟﺒﻨﺰﻳﻦ‬ ma·hat·tet il·bin·zeen ࿥ sex ‫ﺟﻨﺲ‬jins ࿬ shampoo ‫ﺷﺎﻣﺒﻮا‬shaem·boo ࿬ share (a dorm etc) ‫ﺑﺘﺸﺎرك‬/‫ﺑﻴﺸﺎرك‬ bya·shae·rik/bit·shae·rik ࿬࿥ shaving cream ‫ﻣﻌﺠﻮن اﳊﻼﻗﺔ‬ ma’·joon il·hal·lae·’e ࿬ she ‫ﻫﻲ‬hi·ye ࿥ sheet (bed) ‫ﺷﺮﺷﻒ‬shar·shaf ࿬ shirt ‫’ﻗﻤﻴﺺ‬a·mees ࿬ shoes ‫ﺑﻮط‬boot ࿬ shop Q ‫ﻣﺤﻞ‬ma·hal ࿬ short ‫ﻗﺼﻴﺮة‬/‫’ﻗﺼﻴﺮ‬a·seer/’a·see·re ࿬࿥ shower Q ‫دوش‬doosh ࿬ single room ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﻟﺸﺨﺺ واﺣﺪ‬ ghur·fet li·shakh·es wae·hid ࿥ skin ‫ﺑﺸﺮة‬ba·sha·re ࿥ skirt ‫ﺗﻨﻮرة‬tan·noo·re ࿥ sleep Y ‫ﺑﺘﻨﺎم‬/‫ﺑﻴﻨﺎم‬bya·naem/bit·naem ࿬࿥ slowly ‫ ﺷﻮي ﺷﻮي‬shway shway small ‫ﺻﻐﻴﺮة‬/‫’ﺻﻐﻴﺮ‬iz·gheer/’iz·ghee·re ࿬࿥ smoke (cigarettes) Y ‫ﺑﺘﺪﺧﻦ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺪﺧﻦ‬ bya·dakh·khin/bit·dakh·khin ࿬࿥ soap ‫ﺻﺎﺑﻮن‬saa·boon ࿬ some ‫ ﺷﻮي‬shway soon ‫ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ‬a·reeb’ south ‫’ﺟﻨﻮب‬ij·noob ࿬ souvenir shop ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﺘﺬﻛﺎرات‬ ma·hal it·tiz·kae·raet ࿬ speak ‫ﺑﺘﺤﻜﻲ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺤﻜﻲ‬byah·kee/btah·kee ࿬࿥ spoon ‫ﻣﻌﻠﻘﺔ‬ma’·la·’e ࿥ stamp ‫ﻃﺎﺑﻊ‬tae·bi’ ࿬ stand-by ticket ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة ﺑﺪﻳﻠﺔ‬taz·ki·ret ba·dee·le ࿥ station (train) ‫ﻣﺤﻄﺔ‬ma·hat·tet ࿥ stomach ‫ﻣﻌﺪة‬mi’·de ࿥

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identification (card) ‫ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺔ‬shakh·see·ye ࿥ ill ‫ﻣﺮﻳﻀﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺮﻳﺾ‬ma·reed/ma·ree·de ࿬࿥ important ‫ﻣﻬﻤﺔ‬/‫ﻣﻬﻢ‬ mu·him/mu·him·me ࿬࿥ included ‫ﻣﺤﺘﻮﻳﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺤﺘﻮي‬ muh·ta·wee/muh·ta·wee·ye ࿬࿥ injury ‫ﺿﺮر‬da·rar ࿬ insurance ‫ﺗﺄﻣﲔ‬ta’·meen ࿬ internet ‫اﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‬il·’in·ter·net ࿬ interpreter ‫ﻣﺘﺮﺟﻤﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺘﺮﺟﻢ‬ mu·tar·jim/mu·tar·ji·me ࿬࿥

left-luggage office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎظ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﺘﻌﺔ‬ mak·tab il·’ih·ti·faez bil·’am·ti·’e ࿬ leg ‫رﺟﻞ‬rijl ࿥ lesbian D ‫ﺳﺤﺎﻗﻴﺔ‬su·hae·’ee·ye ࿥ less ‫’ اﻗﻞ‬a·’al letter (mail) ‫رﺳﺎﻟﺔ‬ri·sae·le ࿥ lift (elevator) ‫ﻣﺼﻌﺪ‬mas·’ad ࿬ light Q ‫ﺿﻮء‬daw’ ࿬ like Y ‫ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺤﺐ‬byu·hib/bit·hib ࿬࿥ lock Q ‫’ﻗﻔﻞ‬ifl ࿬ long ‫ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‬/‫ﻃﻮﻳﻞ‬ta·weel/ta·wee·le ࿬࿥ lost ‫ﺿﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬/‫ﺿﺎﺋﻊ‬dae·’e’/dae·’e·’a ࿬࿥ lost-property office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻷﻏﺮاض اﻟﻀﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬ mak·tab il·’agh·raed il·dae·’e·’a ࿬ love Y ‫ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺤﺐ‬byu·hib/bit·hib ࿬࿥ luggage ‫’أﻣﺘﻌﺔ‬am·ti·’a ࿥ lunch ‫ﻏﺪاء‬gha·dae ࿬

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stop Y ‫ﺑﺘﻘﻒ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻘﻒ‬bya·’if/bta·’if ࿬࿥ stop (bus) Q ‫ﻣﻮﻗﻒ‬maw·’if ࿬ street ‫ﺷﺎرع‬shae·ri’ ࿬ student ‫ﻃﺎﻟﺒﺔ‬/‫ﻃﺎﻟﺐ‬tae·lib/tae·li·be ࿬࿥ sun ‫ﺷﻤﺲ‬shams ࿥ sunscreen ‫ﻣﻌﺠﻮن واﻗﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺸﻤﺲ‬ ma’·joon waa·’ee fee ish·shams ࿬ swim Y ‫ﺑﺘﺴﺒﺢ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺴﺒﺢ‬byas·bah/btas·bah ࿬࿥

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tampons ‫اﻟﺼﻤﺎم اﻟﻨﺴﺎﺋﻲ‬ is·sa·maem in·ni·sae·ee ࿬ taxi ‫ﺗﻜﺴﻲ‬tak·see ࿬ teaspoon ‫ﻣﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺷﺎي‬ma’·la·’et shaa·ee ࿥ teeth ‫’أﺳﻨﺎن‬is·naen ࿥ telephone Q ‫ﺗﻠﻔﻮن‬te·li·foon ࿬ television ‫ﺗﻠﻔﺴﻴﻮن‬te·le·fi·see·yoon ࿬ temperature (weather) ‫درﺟﺔ‬da·ra·jet ࿥ tent ‫ﺧﻴﻤﺔ‬khay·me ࿥ that (one) (‫اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة‬/‫ذاﻟﻚ )اﻟﻮاﺣﺪ‬ zae·lik (il·wae·hid/il·waeh·de) ࿬࿥ they ‫ ﻫﻦ‬hun·ne ࿬ ࿥ thirsty ‫ﻋﻄﺸﺎﻧﺔ‬/‫ﻋﻄﺸﺎن‬ ’at·shaen/’at·shae·ne ࿬࿥ this (one) (‫اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة‬/‫ﻫﻴﺪي )اﻟﻮاﺣﺪ‬/‫ﻫﻴﺪا‬ hay·dae/hay·dee (il·wae·hid/il·waeh·de) throat ‫ﺣﻠﻖ‬hal’ ࿬ ticket ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة‬taz·ki·re ࿥ time ‫وﻗﺖ‬wa·’et ࿬ tired ‫ﺗﻌﺒﺎﻧﺔ‬/‫ﺗﻌﺒﺎن‬ta’·baen/ta’·bae·ne ࿬࿥ tissues ‫ﻣﺤﺎرم‬ma·hae·rem ࿥ today ‫اﻟﻴﻮم‬il·yawm ࿬ toilet ‫ﺣﻤﺎﻣﺎت‬ham·mae·maet ࿥ tomorrow ‫ﺑﻜﺮة‬buk·ra ࿥ tonight ‫ﻟﻴﻠﺔ اﻟﻴﻮم‬lay·let il·yawm ࿥ toothbrush ‫ﻓﺮﺷﺎه اﻷﺳﻨﺎن‬far·shaeh il·’is·naen ࿥ toothpaste ‫ﻣﻌﺠﻮن اﻷﺳﻨﺎن‬ma’·joon il·’is·naen ࿬ torch (flashlight) ‫ﻣﺸﻌﻞ ﻛﻬﺮﺑﺎﺋﻲ‬ mish·’al kah·ra·bae·’ee ࿬ tour Q ‫دورة‬daw·re ࿥ tourist office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺴﻴﺎﺣﺔ‬ mak·teb is·see·yae·he ࿬ towel ‫ﻣﻨﺸﻔﺔ‬man·sha·fe ࿥ train ‫’ﻗﻄﺎر‬i·taer ࿬ translate ‫ﺑﺘﺘﺮﺟﻢ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺘﺮﺟﻢ‬ byu·tar·jem/bit·tar·jem ࿬࿥ travel agency ‫وﻛﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺴﻔﺮ‬wi·kae·let is·sa·fer ࿥ travellers cheque ‫ﺷﻴﻚ ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻲ‬ sheek see·yae·hee ࿬ trousers ‫ﺑﻨﻄﻠﻮن‬bin·ta·loon ࿬ twin beds ‫ ﺗﺨﺘﲔ ﻣﻨﻔﺮدﻳﻦ‬takh·tayn mun·fa·ri·dayn tyre ‫’إﻃﺎر اﻟﺴﻴﺎرة‬i·taer is·say·yae·re ࿬

underwear ‫ﻟﺒﺎس ﲢﺘﻴﺔ‬li·baes tah·tee·ye ࿥ urgent ‫ﻣﺴﺘﻌﺠﻠﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺴﺘﻌﺠﻞ‬ mus·ta’·jal/mus·ta’·ja·le ࿬࿥

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W waiter ‫ﻏﺮﺳﻦ‬ghar·son ࿬ walk Y ‫ﺑﺘﻤﺸﻲ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻤﺸﻲ‬ byam·shee/btam·shee ࿬࿥ wallet ‫ﻣﺤﻔﻈﺔ‬mah·fa·ze ࿥ warm D ‫داﻓﻌﺔ‬/‫داﻓﻊ‬dae·fi’/dae·fi·’e ࿬࿥ wash (something) ‫ﺑﺘﻐﺴﻞ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻐﺴﻞ‬ byagh·sel/btagh·sel ࿬࿥ watch Q ‫ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﻳﺪ‬sae·’et yad ࿥ water ‫ﻣﺎء‬maay ࿬ we ‫ ﻧﺤﻨﺎ‬nah·nae weekend ‫ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ اﻷﺳﺒﻮع‬ni·hae·yet il·’us·boo’ ࿥ west ‫ﻏﺮب‬gharb ࿬ wheelchair ‫ﻛﺮﺳﻲ اﳌﻘﻌﺪﻳﻦ‬ kur·see il·mu’·’a·deen ࿬ when ‫’ اﻣﺘﻰ‬em·ta where ‫ وﻳﻦ‬wayn white ‫ﺑﻴﻀﺎ‬/‫’أﺑﻴﺾ‬ib·yad/bay·dae ࿬࿥ who ‫ ﻣﲔ‬meen why ‫ ﻟﻴﺶ‬leesh wife ‫زوﺟﺔ‬zaw·je ࿥ window ‫ﺷﺒﺎك‬shub·baek ࿬ wine ‫ ﻧﺒﻴﺬ‬nbeez ࿥ with ‫ ﻣﻊ‬ma·’a without ‫ ﺑﺪون‬bi·doon woman ‫ﻣﺮاة‬ma·ra ࿥ write ‫ﺑﺘﻜﺘﺐ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻜﺘﺐ‬byak·tub/btak·tub ࿬࿥

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