Need to exchange money? Looking for a tourist information center? The Rocket Arabic team is here to help! Listen to the pronunciation, and practice these common questions in Arabic aloud. We’ve made it real easy to follow and you'll never have an excuse to be late or lost in an Arabic-speaking country.
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How to pronounce questions in Arabic
When is the museum closed?
El supermarket beyefta7 emta?
When is the supermarket open?
El suydaleya betefta7 emta?
When is the pharmacy open?
El autobees bey2oom emta?
When does the train leave?
When does the flight leave?
El autobees beyewsul emta?
When does the bus arrive?
When does the train arrive?
When does the flight arrive?
When does the movie start?
When does the theater open?
El masra7eya betebtedy emta?
When does the play start?
One of the first questions you might want to ask when arriving in an unfamiliar city could be…
Feyn maktab ma3lomat el saye7?
Where can I find the tourist information center?
Some smaller cities may not have tourist information centers. You might have to rely on asking the locals. Here are some useful questions you might need…
Where can I find…
Ala2y ma3rad el fenon feyn?
الاقي مكتب الحاجة الضايعة فين؟
Ala2y maktab el 7aga el dy3a feyn?
… the lost property office?
Ala2y ma7atet el 2atr feyn?
الاقي محطة الاوتوبيس فين؟
Ala2y ma7atet el autobees feyn?
الاقي الحمامات العمومية فين؟
Ala2y el 7amamat el 3emomeya feyn?
Credit cards are not as widely accepted in Egypt as they are in England or America for example, so you might have to exchange some money.
Where can I exchange money?
Feyn maktab ta3'yeer felous?
Where can I find a money exchange counter?
That’s it for this lesson. I hope you enjoyed it!
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