You’ll learn the Arabic words for “room,” “air conditioning,” “check out,” and other essentials. Even if you’re lucky enough to find the perfect hotel, it will be useful to know a few Arabic words and phrases so you can understand the staff assisting you. Let's start with some basics...
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How to pronounce hotel phrases in Arabic
In this lesson all gender specific words are in the masculine form.
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المفتاح
El mofta7
The key
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رقم المفتاح
Rakam el mofta7
The key number
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29 انت في اوضة
Enta fi oda 29
You are in room number 29
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Directions will be given with reference to floors...
الدور الارضي
El door el 2ardy
Ground floor
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الدور الاول
El door el 2wal
First floor
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الدور التاني
El door el tany
Second floor
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الدور التالت
El door el talet
Third floor
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الدور الرابع
El door el 7'ames
Fourth floor
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You may wish to know where the following are…
فين الاصانصير؟
Feyn el asanseyr?
Where is the elevator?
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فبن حمام السباحة؟
Feyn 7amam el seba7a?
Where is the swimming pool?
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فين المطعم؟
Feyn el mut3um?
Where is the restaurant?
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بتقدموا الفطار فين؟
Bet2ademo el fetar feyn?
Where do you serve breakfast?
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You may also want to know:
اتشك اوت من الاوضة امتى؟
Atshek out men el oda emta?
At what time do I need to check out of the room?
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ادفع دلوقتي ولا بعدين؟
Adfa3 delwa2ty walla ba3deyn?
Do I pay now or later?
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بتقدموا الفطار امتى؟
Bet2ademo el fetar emta?
When do you serve breakfast?
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If your room isn’t equipped with all the facilities you’d like, here are some useful phrases…
محتاج فوط زيادة.
Me7tag fowat zeyada.
I need more towels.
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محتاج صابون زيادة.
Me7tag saboon zeyada.
I need more soap.
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محتاج ورق تواليت زيادة.
Me7tag wara2 toalet zeyada.
I need more toilet paper.
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محتاج بطانية كمان.
Me7tag buttaneya zeyada.
I need an extra blanket.
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محتاج ملايات نظيفة.
Me7tag melayat nedifa.
I need clean sheets.
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Here are some final words and phrases that might come in handy…
سرير زوجي
Serir zawgy
A double bed (for two people)
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التكييف
El takyeef
The air conditioning
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الدفاية
El dafaya
The heater
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الدفاية مكسورة.
El dafaya maksoura.
The heater is broken.
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مش نظيف
Mesh nedif
dirty
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مزعج
Moz3eg
noisy
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نظيف
nedif
clean
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ساقع
Sa2e3
cold
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سخن
So7'n
hot
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المياه
El maya
The water
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النور
El noor
The light
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مكسور
maksoor
broken
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مش مقبول
Mesh ma2bool
unacceptable
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I hope you enjoyed this lesson.
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