Booking a hotel in Arabic

Need help booking a hotel in Arabic? You’re in the right place! This free audio lesson will show you how to make a hotel reservation over the phone or speak to an Arabic-speaking receptionist in person. 

As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Arabic pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Arabic words and phrases, this lesson will help you.

Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you say each word or phrase, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Arabic does. That’s right, with Rocket Languages voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Arabic speaker!

Two useful words to know at this point are “oda - اوضة”, a room, and “fadya - فاضية”, available or literally empty!!! The receptionist may respond…

When asking for the price the receptionist at the hotel will need to know for how many people and for how many nights you want the room.

You might answer :

The receptionist may also ask whether you want a single or a double room.

Your answer may look like this…

When asking for the price simply say “bekam…” how much is it for…, and add the type of room and number of nights you want.

For example:

Some hotels charge per room, others per person. Here are some possible answers you might get to hear…

That’s it for this lesson. I hope you enjoyed it.

مع السلامة

Ma3a el salama

Amira

Rocket Arabic

Exercise 1. Match the Arabic word with its English translation.