Levantine

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language difficulties time & dates

Do you speak English? What time is it? ‫ﻛﻢ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ؟‬ kam ’is·sae·’e
‫ ﺑﺘﺤﻜﻲ إﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰي؟‬btah·kee ’inj·lee·zee It’s one o’clock. .‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ وﺣﺪة‬ ’is·sae·’e wah·de
Do you understand? It’s (two) o’clock. .(‫ﻫﻲ )ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ‬ hi·ye (tin·tayn)
‫ﺑﺘﻔﺜﻤﻲ؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﻔﻬﻢ؟‬ btaf·ham/btaf·ha·mee m/f Quarter past (two). .‫)ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ( ورﺑﻊ‬ (tin·tayn) oo rub’
Half past (two). .‫وﻧﺺ‬
ّ (‫)ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ‬ (tin·tayn) oo nus
I understand. Quarter to (two). .‫)ﺗﻨﺘﻴﻦ( إﻻّ رﺑﻊ‬ (tin·tayn) ’il·la rub’
. ْ‫ﻓﻬﻤﺖ‬ fa·he·met At what time …? ‫اﻣﺘﻰ …؟‬ ’em·ta …
I don’t understand. At … … ‫ﻓﻲ‬ fee …
. ْ‫ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻬﻤﺖ‬maa fa·he·met
am ‫ﺻﺒﺢ‬ su·beh
Could you please …? /‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ’i·za bit·reed/ pm ‫ﻣﺴﺎء‬ ma·sae’
‫ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪي …؟‬ bit·ree·dee … m/f
repeat that ‫ﻋﻴﺪي ذاﻟﻚ‬/‫ﻋﻴﺪ‬ ’eed/’ee·dee zaa·lik m/f Monday ‫ﻳﻮم اﻷﺗﻨﻴﻦ‬ yawm il·’it·nayn
speak more ‫ ﺷﻮي‬,‫اﺣﻜﻲ ﺷﻮي‬ ’ih·kee shway shway Tuesday ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺘﻼت‬ yawm il·ta·laat

tim e & dates – L EVANTINE A R ABIC

slowly Wednesday ‫ﻳﻮم اﻻرﺑﻌﺔ‬ yawm il·’ar·ba·’a
write it down ‫اﻛﺘﺒﻴﻪ‬/‫اﻛﺘﺒﻪ‬ ’ik·tu·bu/’ik·tu·beeh m/f Thursday ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺨﻤﻴﺲ‬ yawm il·kha·mees
‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺠﻤﻊ‬
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬lan guage diffic ulties

Friday yawm il·jum·’a

Saturday ‫ﻳﻮم اﻟﺴﺒﺖ‬ yawm is·sabt
Sunday ‫ﻳﻮم اﻻﺣﺪ‬ yawm il·’a·had
last… … ‫ﻳﻠﻠﻲ راح‬ yil·lee raah …
next … … ‫ﺟﺎﺋﻲ‬ ’ij·jae·’ee …
numbers night ‫ﻟﻴﻠﻪ‬ lay·le
week ‫أﺳﺒﻮع‬ us·boo’
0 ‫ﺻﻔﺮ‬ sifr 20 ‫ﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ‬ ’ish·reen month ‫ﺷﻬﺮ‬ shahr
1 ‫واﺣﺪ‬ waa·hed 30 ‫ﺗﻼﺗﻴﻦ‬ ta·laa·teen year ‫ﺳﻨﺔ‬ sa·ne
2 ‫اﺗﻨﻴﻦ‬ ’it·nayn 40 ‫ارﺑﻌﻴﻦ‬ ’ar·be·’een
3 ‫ﺗﻼﺗﻪ‬ ta·laa·te 50 ‫ﺧﻤﺴﻴﻦ‬ kham·seen yesterday … … ‫ﻣﺒﺎرح‬ mbae·reh …
4 ‫ارﺑﻊ‬ ’ar·ba’ 60 ‫ﺳﺘﻴﻦ‬ sit·teen tomorrow … … ‫ﺑﻜﺮة‬ buk·ra …
5 ‫ﺧﻤﺴﻪ‬ kham·se 70 ‫ﺳﺒﻌﻴﻦ‬ sab·’een morning ‫ﺻﺒﺢ‬ su·beh
6 ‫ﺳﺘﻪ‬ sit·te 80 ‫ﺗﻤﺎﻧﻴﻦ‬ ta·maa·neen afternoon ‫ﺑﻌﺪ ﻇﻬﺮ‬ ba’d zuhr
7 ‫ﺳﺒﻌﻪ‬ sab·’a 90 ‫ﺗﺴﻌﻴﻦ‬ tis·’een
evening ‫ﻣﺴﺎ‬ ma·sae
8 ‫ﺗﻤﺎﻧﻪ‬ ta·maa·ne 100 ‫ﻣﺎﺋﺔ‬ mi·’a
9 ‫ﺗﺴﻌﺔ‬ tis·’a 1000 ‫اﻟﻒ‬ ’elf What date is it today?
10 ‫ﻋﺸﺮة‬ ’ash·re 1,000,000 ‫ﻣﻠﻴﻮن‬ mal·yoon ‫ ﺷﻮ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺦ؟‬shoo ’it·tae·reekh
For Arabic numerals, see the box on page 14. It’s (15 December).
.(‫ﻫﻮ )ﺧﻤﺴﺘﻌﺶ دﻳﺴﻤﺒﺮ‬ hu·we (khams·ta·’ash dee·sem·ber)
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 I’d like to … my … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee …
border crossing ticket, please. .‫ اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬,‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮﺗﻲ‬ taz·ki·re·tee ’i·za bit·reed
cancel ‫اﻟﻐﻲ‬ ’al·ghee
I’m here … … ‫ﺳﺒﺐ زﻳﺎرﺗﻲ ﻫﻮن‬ sa·bab zee·yae·re·tee hoon … change ‫اﻏﻴﺮ‬ ghay·yir
in transit to ‫اﻟﺘﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺖ‬ it·traan·seet collect ‫اﺧﺬ‬ ’aa·khud
(Jordan) (‫ﻟـ)اﻷردن‬ lil·(’ur·dun)
on business ‫اﻟﺘﺠﺎرة‬ it·ti·jae·re I’d like a … seat, ,… ‫ﺑﺪي ﻣﻘﻌﺪ‬ bid·dee ma’·’ad …
on holiday ‫اﻹﺟﺎزة‬ il·’ee·jae·ze please. .‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ’i·za bit·reed
nonsmoking ‫ﺑﻘﺴﻢ ﻏﻴﺮ‬ bi·’ism ghayr
I’m here for … …‫أﻧﺎ ﻫﻮن ﻟـ‬ ’a·na hoon li·… ‫اﻟﻤﺪﺧﻨﻴﻦ‬ il·mu·dakh·khi·neen
(10) days ‫)ﻋﺸﺮة( أﻳﺎم‬ (’ash·re) ’ay·yaem smoking ‫ﺑﻘﺴﻢ‬ bi·’ism
(three) weeks ‫)ﺗﻼﺗﻪ( أﺳﺎﺑﻴﻊ‬ (ta·lae·te) ’e·sae·bee’ ‫اﻟﻤﺪﺧﻨﻴﻦ‬ il·mu·dakh·khi·neen
(three) months ‫)ﺗﻼت( ﺷﻬﻮر‬ (ta·lae·tu) shu·hoor
Is there air conditioning?
I’m going to (Homs). ‫ﻓﻲ ﻣﻜﻴﻒ؟‬ fee mu·kay·yef
/‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺮ‬ ’a·na mu·sae·fer/ Is there a toilet?
.(‫ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺮة ﻟـَ)ﺣﻤﺺ‬ mu·sae·fa·re la·(homs) m/f ‫ﻓﻲ ﺣﻤﺎﻣﺎت؟‬ fee ham·mae·maet
I’m staying at the (Hotel Rabee’). How long does the trip take?
‫ﻣﻘﻴﻤﺔ‬/‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﻘﻴﻢ‬ ’a·na mu·’ee·yem/mu·’ee·ye·me ‫ ﻛﻢ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺑﺘﺎﺧﺬ؟‬,‫اﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ‬ ar·rih·le kam sae·’a bi·tae·khud
.(‫ﺑـ)ﻓﻨﺪق اﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ‬ bil·(fun·du’ ar·ra·bee’) m/f

tr an s po r t – L EVANTINE A R ABIC
Is it a direct route?
I have nothing to declare. ‫اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮ؟‬ it·ta·ree’ mu·bae·shir
.‫ﻣﺎ ﻣﻌﻲ ﻣﺎ ﻻزﻣﻪ اﻹﻗﺮار‬ ma ma·’ee ma lae·zi·mu il·i’·raar
My luggage … ‫ﺷﻨﻄﺎﻳﺘﻲ‬ shan·tae·ye·tee …
I have something to declare.
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬bo r der c r o s s in g

has been …
.‫ﻣﻌﻲ ﻣﺎ ﻻزﻣﻪ اﻹﻗﺮار‬ ma·’ee ma lae·zi·mu il·’i·raar damaged ‫ﻣﺘﻀﺮرة‬ mit·dar·ri·re
That’s (not) mine. lost ‫ﺿﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬ dae·ya·’e
.‫ﻫﻴﺪا )ﻣﺶ( ﻹﻟﻲ‬ hay·da (mish) la·’i·lee stolen ‫ﻣﺴﺮوﻗﺔ‬ mas·roo·’e

tickets & luggage transport

Where can I buy a ticket? Where does flight (687) arrive/depart?
‫ﻣﻦ وﻳﻦ اﺷﺘﺮي ﺗﺬﻛﺮة؟‬ min wayn ’ish·ta·ree taz·ki·re ‫ﺑﺘﺮوح رﺣﻠﺔ‬/‫وﻳﻦ ﺑﺘﻮﺻﻞ‬ wayn bi·too·sal/bit·rooh rih·le
Do I need to book a seat? ‫ ﺳﺒﻌﺔ(؟‬,‫ ﺗﻤﺎﻧﺔ‬,‫)ﺳﺘﺔ‬ (sit·te ta·mae·ne sab·’a)
‫ﻻزم اﺣﺠﺰ ﻣﻘﻌﺪ؟‬ lae·zim ’ah·jiz ma’·’ad
Is this the … …‫ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟـ‬ hay·dae il· …
One … ticket … ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة‬ taz·ki·re … to (Petra)? ‫ﻟـ)ﺑﻴﺘﺮا(؟‬ la·(bee·tra)
(to Beirut), (‫)ﻟﺒﻴﺮوت‬ (la·bay·root) boat ‫ﺳﻔﻴﻨﺔ‬ sfee·ne
please. .‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ’iza bit·reed bus ‫ﺑﺎص‬ baas
one-way ‫ذﻫﺎب‬ za·haeb plane ‫ﻃﺎﺋﺮة‬ tae·’i·re
return ‫ذﻫﺎب واﻳﺎب‬ za·haeb oo ’ee·yaeb train ‫ﻗﻄﺎر‬ ’i·taar
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 What time’s ‫أﻣﺘﻰ‬ ’em·ta with a driver ‫وﻣﻌﻬﺎ ﺳﺎﺋﻖ‬ oo ma·’aa sae·’i’
the … bus? ‫اﻟﺒﺎص…؟‬ il·baas il·… with air conditioning ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻜﻴﻒ‬ bil·mu·kay·yef
first ‫اول‬ ’aw·wel
last ‫اﺧﺮ‬ ’ae·khir How much for ‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ‬ ’ad·deesh
next ‫ﻗﺎدم‬ ’ae·dim … hire? ‫اﻻﺟﺮة ﻟـ…؟‬ il·’uj·re la·…
daily ‫ﻳﻮم‬ yawm
How long will it be delayed? weekly ‫أﺳﺒﻮع‬ ’us·boo’
‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﺑﻴﺘﺄﺧﺮ؟‬ ’ad·deesh bya·ta·’akh·khir
I need a mechanic.
What station/stop is this?
.‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻲ‬ lae·zim·nee mee·kaa·nee·kee
‫اﻟﻤﻮﻗﻒ؟‬/‫ﺷﻮ ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻤﺤﻄﺔ‬ shoo hay·dae il·mhat·te/il·maw·if
I’ve run out of petrol.
Please tell me when we get to (Martyrs’ Square).
.‫ﺧﻠﺺ اﻟﺒﻨﺰﻳﻦ ﺑﺴﻴﺎرﺗﻲ‬ kha·las il·bi·trool bi·say·yae·re·tee
‫اوﻟﻴﻠﻲ ﻟﻤﺎ ﻣﻨﻮﺻﻞ‬/‫’ اوﻟﻲ‬oo·lee/’oo·lee·lee lam·ma mnoo·sal
.(‫’ ﻋﻨﺪ )اﻟﻤﻴﺪان اﻟﺸﻬﺪاء‬ind (may·daen ish·shu·ha·daa’) m/f I have a flat tyre.
.‫’ اﻃﺎر اﻟﺴﻴﺎرة ﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻫﻮاء‬i·taer is·say·yae·re ma fee·hu ha·wae
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

d i re c t i o n s – L E VA N T I N E A R A B I C
I’d like a taxi … … ‫ﺑﺪي ﺗﻜﺴﻲ‬ bid·dee tak·see …
at (9am) ‫ﻓﻲ )اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬ fee (sae·’e tis·’e
(‫ﺗﺴﻌﺔ ﺻﺒﺢ‬ su·beh) directions
now ‫ﻫﻠﻖ‬ hal·la’
tomorrow ‫ﺑﻜﺮة‬ buk·ra
Where’s the …? ‫وﻳﻦ اﻟـ…؟‬ wayn il·…
How much is it to …? bank ‫ﺑﻨﻚ‬ bank
‫’ ﻗﺪﻳﺶ اﻻﺟﺮة ﻟـ …؟‬ad·deesh il·’uj·re la … market ‫ﺳﻮق‬ soo’
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬tr an s po r t

Please take me to (this address). post office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬ mak·tab il·ba·reed
.(‫اوﺻﻠﻨﻲ ﻋﻨﺪ )ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻌﻨﻮان‬ ’oo·sal·nee ’ind (hay·dae il·’un·waen) Is this the road to (Tyre)?
Please put the meter on. ‫ ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻟـ)ﺻﻮر(؟‬hay·dae it·ta·ree’ la·(soor)
.‫ﺷﻐﻞ اﻟﻌﺪاد اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ shughl il·’a·daed ’i·za bit·reed Can you show me (on the map)?
Please … … ‫اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ’i·za bit·reed … ‫ﺑﺘﻮرﺟﻨﻲ )ﻋﺎﻟﺨﺮﻳﻄﺔ(؟‬ btwar·ji·nee (’al·kha·ree·te)
stop here ‫ﻗﻒ ﻫﻮن‬ ’if hoon What’s the address?
wait here ‫اﺳﺘﻨّﺎ ﻫﻮن‬ stan·naa hoon ‫ﺷﻮ اﻟﻌﻨﻮان؟‬ shoo il·’un·waen
I’d like to hire a … … ‫ﺑﺪي اﺳﺘﺄﺟﺮ‬ bid·dee ’is·ta’·jir … How far is it?
car ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة‬ say·yae·re ‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﻫﻮ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮن؟‬ ’ad·deesh hu·wa ba·’eed min hoon
4WD ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة ذات‬ say·yae·re zaat How do I get there?
‫اﻟﺪﻓﻊ اﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻲ‬ id·daf’ er·ru·bae·’ee ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺑﻮﺻﻞ ﻟﻬﻨﺎك؟‬ kayf boo·sal la·hu·naek
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 Turn (left/right). ‫اﺗﺠﻬﻲ‬/‫اﺗﺠﻪ‬ ’it·ta·jih/’it·taj·hee Can you recommend ‫ﺑﺘﻮرﺟﻨﻲ‬ bit·war·ji·nee
.(‫ﻟﺸﻤﺎل‬/‫)ﻟﻴﺴﺎر‬ (li·ya·saer/li·shi·mael) m/f somewhere …? ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻜﺎن …؟‬ ’a·la ma·kaen …
cheap ‫رﺧﻴﺺ‬ ’ir·khees
It’s … … ‫ﻫﻲ‬/‫ﻫﻮ‬ hu·we/hi·ye … m/f
behind … … ‫ﺧﻠﻒ‬ khalf …
good ‫ﻣﻨﻴﺢ‬ mneeh
in front of … … ‫ﻗﺪام‬ ’ad·daem … nearby ‫ﻗﺮﻳﺐ‬ ’a·reeb
near to … … ‫ﻗﺮﻳﺐ ﻣﻦ‬ ’a·reeb min … Do you have ‫ﻓﻲ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻦ‬ fee ’ind·kun
next to … … ‫ﺟﻨﺐ‬ jinb … a … room? ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ …؟‬ ghur·fe …
on the corner ‫ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺰاوﻳﺔ‬ ’ind az·zae·wi·ye single ‫ﺑﺘﺨﺖ ﻣﻨﻔﺮد‬ bi·takht mun·fa·rid
opposite … … ‫ﻣﻮاﺟﻪ‬ mu·wae·jeh …
double ‫ﺑﺘﺨﺖ ﻣﺰدوّج‬ bi·takht muz·daw·wej
straight ahead ‫ﻟﻠﻘﺪام‬ lil·’ad·daem
there ‫ﻫﻨﺎك‬ hu·naek
twin ‫ﺑﺘﺨﺘﻴﻦ‬ bi·takh·tayn

north ‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬ she·mael How much is ‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ‬ ’ad·deesh

south ‫ﺟﻨﻮب‬ ’ij·noob it per …? ‫ﻟـ…؟‬ li·…
east ‫ﺷﺮق‬ shar’ night ‫ﻟﻴﻠﺔ‬ lay·le

a cc o m m o datio n – L E VA NTINE ARABIC

west ‫ﻏﺮب‬ gharb person ‫ﺷﺨﺺ‬ shakhs
I’d like to book a room, please.
signs ,‫ ﺑﺪي اﺣﺠﺰ ﻏﺮﻓﺔ‬bid·dee ’ah·jez ghur·fe
‫ﻣﺪﺧﻞ‬ mad·khal Entrance .‫ ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬law sa·maht
‫ﻣﺨﺮج‬ makh·raj Exit I have a reservation.
‫ﻣﻔﺘﻮح‬ maf·tooh Open .‫’ ﻋﻨﺪي ﺣﺠﺰ‬in·dee hajz
‫ﻣﻐﻠﻖ‬ mugh·lak Closed
I’d like to stay for (three) nights.
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬ac c o m m o datio n

‫ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‬ ma’·loo·maat Information

‫اﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ‬ ash·shur·ta Police Station ‫ﻣﻘﻴﻤﺔ‬/‫’ أﻧﺎ ﻣﻘﻴﻢ‬a·na mu·’eem/mu·’ee·me
‫ﻣﻤﻨﻮع‬ mam·noo’ Prohibited .‫( )ﺗﻼت( ﻟﻴﺎﻟﻲ‬ta·laet) lay·yae·lee m/f
‫دوراتُ اﻟﻤﻴﺎه‬ daw·raa·tul mi·yaah Toilets Am I allowed to camp here?
‫اﻟﺮﺟﺎل‬ ar·ri·jaal Men ‫ﻓﻴﻨﻲ ﺑﺨﻴﻢ ﻫﻮن؟‬ fee·nee bi·khay·yem hoon
‫اﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬ an·ni·saa’ Women Could I have my key, please?
‫ﺣﺎر‬ haar Hot ‫اﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ‬/‫’ اﻋﻄﻨﻲ‬a’·ti·nee/’a’·tee·nee
‫ﺑﺎرد‬ baa·rid Cold
.‫ اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬,‫ ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺣﻲ‬mif·tae·hee ’i·za bit·reed m/f
Can I get another (blanket)?
‫اﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ‬/‫اﻋﻄﻨﻲ‬ ’a’·ti·nee/’a’·tee·nee
accommodation .‫)ﺑﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ( ﺗﺎﻧﻲ‬ (ba·taa·nee·ye) tae·nee m/f
The (air conditioning) doesn’t work.
Where’s a …? ‫وﻳﻦ …؟‬ wayn … .‫)اﻟﻤﻜﻴﻒ( ﻣﺎﻧﻪ ﺷﻐﺎل‬ (il·mu·kay·yef) mae·nu sha·ghael
camping ground ‫ﻣﺨﻴّﻢ‬ mu·khay·yam This (sheet) isn’t clean.
guesthouse ‫ﺑﻴﺖ اﻟﻀﻴﻮف‬ bayt id·du·yoof (‫ﻫﻴﺪا )اﻟﺸﺮﺷﻒ‬ hay·dae (il·shar·shef)
hotel ‫ﻓﻨﺪق‬ fun·du’
youth hostel ‫ﻓﻨﺪق ﺷﺒﺎب‬ fun·du’ sha·baeb
.‫ﻣﺶ ﻧﻈﻴﻒ‬ mish na·zeef

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 Is there an elevator/a safe? I’d like to … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee …
‫ﺧﺰاﻧﺔ‬/‫ﻓﻲ ﻣﺼﻌﺪ‬ fee mas·’ad/kha·zae·nit check my email ‫اﺷﻮف ﺑﺮﻳﺪي‬ shoof ba·ree·dee
‫اﻹﻣﺎﻧﺎت؟‬ il·’i·mae·naet ‫اﻻﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ il·’i·lik·troo·nee
What time is checkout? get internet ‫ادﺧﻞ ﻋﺎﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‬ ’ad·khal ’al·’in·ter·net
‫أي ﺳﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻤﻐﺎدرة؟‬ ’a·yee sae·’a il·mu·ghae·de·re access
use a printer ‫اﺳﺘﺨﺪم آﻟﺔ‬ ’is·takh·dem ’ae·let
Could I have my ‫اﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ‬/‫اﻋﻄﻨﻲ‬ ’a’·ti·nee/’a’·tee·nee ‫اﻟﻄﺒﺎﻋﺔ‬ it·ta·bae·’a
.‫… اذا ﺑﺘﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺨﺪم ﻧﺴﺦ‬

ba nk i ng & co mm un ic atio n s – L EVANTINE A R ABIC

…, please? … ’i·za bit·reed m/f use a scanner ’is·takh·dem nas·ekh
deposit ‫ودﻳﻌﺘﻲ‬ wa·dee·’e·tee ‫اﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ ’i·lik·troo·nee
passport ‫ﺟﻮاز ﺳﻔﺮي‬ ja·waez sa·fe·ree
I’d like … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee …
valuables ‫اﺷﻴﺎﺋﻲ اﻟﻘﻴﻤﺔ‬ ’esh·yae·ee il·’ee·me to hire a mobile/ ‫اﺳﺘﺄﺟﺮ ﻣﻮﺑﻴﻞ‬ ’is·ta’·jer moo·beel
cell phone
a SIM card for ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺳﻴﻢ‬ bi·tae·’et seem
your network ‫ﻟﺸﺒﻜﺘﻜﻦ‬ li·she·be·ket·kun
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬ban k in g & c o m m un ic atio ns

What’s your phone number?

‫ﺷﻮ رﻗﻢ ﺗﻠﻔﻮﻧﻜﻦ؟‬ shoo ra’m te·li·foon·kun
banking & communications The number is …
… ‫اﻟﺮﻗﻢ‬ ir·ra’m …
Where’s a/an …? ‫وﻳﻦ …؟‬ wayn … Where’s the nearest public phone?
ATM ‫ﺟﻬﺎز اﻟﺼﺮاﻓﺔ‬ je·haez is·sa·rae·fe ‫وﻳﻦ أﻗﺮب ﺗﻠﻔﻮن ﻋﻤﻮﻣﻲ؟‬ wayn ’a’·reb te·li·foon ’u·moo·mee
foreign exchange ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ ﺻﺮاﻓﺔ‬ mak·teb sa·rae·fe
I’d like to buy a phonecard.
office
.‫ ﺑﺪي اﺷﺘﺮي ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﻠﻔﻮن‬bid·dee ’ish·ta·ree bi·tae·’e te·li·foon
I’d like to … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee … What are the rates?
arrange a ‫ﺳﻮي ﺗﺤﻮﻳﻞ ﻣﺎﻟﻲ‬ saw·wee tah·weel mae·lee ‫ﺷﻮ اﻷﺳﻌﺎر؟‬ shoo il·’as·’aer
transfer How much does a (three)-minute call cost?
cash a cheque ‫اﺻﺮف ﺷﻴﻚ‬ ’es·ref sheek ‫’ ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﺑﺘﻜﻠﻒ اﺗﺼﺎل‬ad·deesh bit·kal·lif ’it·ti·sael
change a travellers ‫اﺣﻮل‬ ’u·haw·wel ‫( )ﺗﻼت( دﻗﺎﺋﻖ؟‬ta·laet) da·’ae·’e’
cheque ‫ﺷﻴﻚ ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻲ‬ sheek see·yae·hee
change money ‫اﺣﻮل ﻣﺴﺎري‬ ’u·haw·wel msae·re I want to … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee …
withdraw money ‫اﺳﺤﺐ ﻣﺴﺎري‬ ’es·hab msae·re call (Canada) (‫اﺗﺼﻞ ﺑـ)ﻛﻨﺪا‬ ’it·ta·sel bi·(ka·na·da)
make a local call ‫ﺳﻮي اﺗﺼﺎل‬ saw·wee ’it·ti·sael
What’s the …? ‫ﺷﻮ…؟‬ shoo … ‫ﻣﺤﻠﻲ‬ ma·ha·lee
charge for that ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻮﻟﺔ‬ il·’u·moo·le reverse the ‫ﺳﻮي اﺗﺼﺎل‬ saw·wee ’it·ti·sael
exchange rate ‫ﺳﻌﺮ اﻟﺘﺤﻮﻳﻞ‬ si’r it·tah·weel charges ‫ﺑﻴﺮد واﻻﺟﺮة‬ ool·’uj·re ’al·la·zee
‫ﻋﺎﻟّﺬي‬ biy·rid
Where’s the local internet café?
‫وﻳﻦ أﻗﺮب ﻣﻘﻬﻰ اﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ؟‬ wayn ’a’·reb ma’·ha il·’in·ter·net I want to send a … … ‫ﺑﺪي اﺑﻌﺖ‬ bid·dee ’ib·’at …
How much is it per hour? fax ‫ﻓﻜﺲ‬ faks
‫’ ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﺑﺘﻜﻠﻒ ﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ وﺣﺪة؟‬ad·deesh bit·kal·lef la·sae·’a wah·de parcel ‫ﻃﺮد‬ tard
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 I want to buy a/an … … ‫ﺑﺪي اﺷﺘﺮي‬ bid·dee ’ish·ta·ree … How long is the tour?
envelope ‫ﻇﺮف‬ zarf ‫ ﻛﻢ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺑﺘﺎﺧﺬ اﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ؟‬kam sae·’e btae·khud ir·rih·le
stamp ‫ﻃﺎﺑﻊ‬ tae·bi’ What time should we be back?
Please send it ‫ اﺑﻌﺘﻴﻪ‬/‫اﺑﻌﺘﻪ‬ ’ib·’a·tu/’ib·’a·tee·hu ‫’ اﻣﺘﻰ ﻻزم ﻣﻨﺮﺟﻊ؟‬em·ta lae·zim mnar·ja’
(to Australia) by … …‫)ﻻﺳﺘﺮاﻟﻴﺎ( ﺑـ‬ (li·’us·trae·li·yae) bi·… m/f
airmail ‫اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ اﻟﺠﻮي‬ il·ba·reed il·jaw·wee sightseeing
surface mail ‫اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ اﻟﻌﺎدي‬ il·ba·reed il·’ae·dee
castle ‫ﻗﻠﻌﺔ‬ kal·’a f
church ‫ﻛﻨﻴﺴﺔ‬ ka·nee·se f
sightseeing main square ‫ﺳﺎﺣﺔ رﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ sae·ha ra·’ee·see·ye f
mosque ‫ﻣﺴﺠﺪ‬ mas·jad m
old city ‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻗﺪﻳﻤﺔ‬ ma·dee·ne ’a·dee·me f
What time does it open/close?
palace ‫ﻗﺼﺮ‬ ’asr m
‫ﺑﻴﺴﻜﺮ؟‬/‫اﻣﺘﻰ ﺑﻴﻔﺘﺢ‬ ’em·ta byaf·teh/bysak·ker
pyramids ‫اﻷﻫﺮام‬ al·’ah·raem f
What’s the admission charge? ruins ‫آﺛﺎر‬ ’ae·thaar m
‫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

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I’d like a … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee …
catalogue ‫ﻓﻬﺮس‬ fah·res
guide ‫دﻟﻴﻞ‬ da·leel
local map ‫ﺧﺮﻳﻄﺔ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬ kha·ree·tet il·min·te·’a
When’s the next …? ‫اﻣﺘﻰ … اﻟﺠﺎﺋﻲ؟‬ ’em·ta … ij·jae·’ee
shopping
‫اﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ اﻟﻴﻮﻣﻴﺔ‬
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬s igh ts eein g

day trip ir·rih·le il·yaw·mee·ye

tour ‫اﻟﺪورة‬ id·daw·re Where’s a …? ‫وﻳﻦ …؟‬ wayn …
bookshop ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺒﺔ‬ mak·ta·be
Is … included? ‫ﺑﻴﺤﺘﻮي ﻋﻠﻰ …؟‬ byah·ta·wee ’a·la … camera shop ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﻜﺎﻣﻴﺮات‬ ma·hal il·kaa·mee·raet
accommodation ‫اﻟﺴﻜﻦ‬ is·se·ken department store ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﻤﻨﻮﻋﺎت‬ ma·hal il·mu·naw·wa·’aet
the admission charge ‫ﺗﻤﻦ اﻟﺪﺧﻮل‬ ta·men id·du·khool grocery store ‫ﺑﻘﺎﻟﺔ‬ ba·’ae·le
food ‫اﻟﻄﻌﺎم‬ it·ta·’aem newsagency ‫وﻛﺎﻟﺔ اﻷﻧﺒﺎء‬ wi·kae·let il·’en·baa’
transport ‫اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻼت‬ il·mu·wae·se·laet souvenir shop ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﺘﺬﻛﺎرات‬ ma·hal it·tiz·kae·raet
I’d like to see … supermarket ‫ﺳﺒﺮ ﻣﺮﻛﺖ‬ su·ber markt
… ‫ ﺑﺪي ﺷﻮف‬bid·dee shoof … I’m looking for …
What’s that? … ‫ ﺑﺪور ﻋﻦ‬bi·daw·wer ’an …
‫ﺷﻮ ﻫﻴﺪا؟‬ shoo hay·dae Can I look at it?
Can I take a photo? ‫ورﺟﻴﻨﻲ ﻳﺎه؟‬/‫ورﺟﻨﻲ‬ war·ji·nee/war·jee·nee yaah m/f
‫ﺑﺘﺴﻤﺤﻨﻲ اﺧﺬ ﺻﻮرة؟‬ btsa·mah·nee ’aa·khud soo·re
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 Do you have any others? I’d like … … ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee …
‫ﻓﻲ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻦ ﻏﻴﺮه؟‬ fee ’ind·kun ghay·ru (100) grams ‫)ﻣﺎﺋﺔ( ﻏﺮام‬ (mi·’e) ghraem
Does it have a guarantee? (three) kilos ‫)ﺗﻼت( ﻛﻴﻠﻮات‬ (ta·laet) kee·loo·aet
‫ﻋﻨﺪه ﺿﻤﺎﻧﺔ؟‬ ’ind·hu da·mae·ne (three) pieces ‫)ﺗﻼت( ﻗﻄﻊ‬ (ta·laet) ’i·ta’
(six) slices ‫)ﺳﺖ( ﺷﺮاﺋﺢ‬ (sit) she·rae·’ih
Can I have it sent overseas?
‫ﺑﺘﺒﻌﺘﻴﻪ ﻟﺒﺮى؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﺒﻌﺘﻪ‬ btab·’a·tu/btab·’a·tee·hee la·bar·ra m/f Less. .‫اﻗﻞ‬ ’a·’al
Can I have my … repaired? Enough. .‫ﻛﻔﺎﻳﺔ‬ ki·fae·ye
‫ﺑﺘﺼﻠﺢ ﻟﻲ …ـﻲ؟‬ btsa·lah·lee …·ee More. .‫اﻛﺘﺮ‬ ’ik·tar
It’s faulty.
.‫ﻫﻮ ﺧﺮﺑﺎن‬ hu·we khar·baen photography
How much is it?
‫ﻗﺪﻳﺶ ﻫﻘﻪ؟‬ ’ad·deesh ha’·’u Can you …? ‫ﺑﺘﻘﺪري …؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﻘﺪر‬ bta’·der/bta’·de·ree … m/f
burn a CD from ‫ﺗﺠﻬّ ﺰي‬/‫ﺗﺠﻬّ ﺰ‬ tu·jah·hez/tu·jah·he·zee
Can you write down the price?
my memory ‫ﻗﺮص ﻣﺪﻣﺞ ﻣﻦ‬ ’irs mu·dam·mej min
.‫اﻛﺘﺒﻲ اﻟﻬﻖ‬/‫اﻛﺘﺐ‬ ’ik·tub/’ik·tu·bee il·ha’ m/f
card ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺘﻲ اﻟﺬاﻛﺮة‬ bi·tae·’a·tee iz·zae·ki·re m/f

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That’s too expensive. develop this ‫ﺗﺤﻤﻀﻲ‬/‫ﺗﺤﻤﺾ‬ tu·ham·mid/tu·ham·mi·dee
.‫ﻫﻴﺪا ﻏﺎﻟﻲ اﻛﺘﻴﺮ‬ hay·dae ghae·lee ’ik·teer film ‫ﻫﻴﺪا اﻟﻔﻴﻠﻢ‬ hay·dae il·feelm m/f
What’s your lowest price? load my film ‫ﺗﺤﻤﻠﻲ‬/‫ﺗﺤﻤّ ﻞ‬ tu·ham·mil/tu·ham·mi·lee
‫ﺷﻮ اﺣﺴﻦ ﺳﻌﺮ ﻃﺒﻌﻜﻦ؟‬ shoo ’ih·sen si’r ta·ba’·kun ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻤﻲ‬ feel·mee m/f
I’ll give you (50 lira). I need a/an … film … ‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ ﻓﻴﻠﻢ‬ lae·zim·nee feelm …
.(‫ﺑﻌﻄﻴﻜﻦ )ﺧﻤﺲﻳﻦ ﻟﻴﺮة‬ bu’·tee·kun (kham·seen lee·ra) for this camera. .‫ﻟﻬﻴﺪا اﻟﻜﻤﻴﺮا‬ li·hay·dae il·kaa·mee·raa
There’s a mistake in the bill. B&W ‫اﺳﻮد واﺑﻴﺾ‬ ’is·wad oo ’ib·yad
.‫ﻓﻲ ﺧﻄﺄ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺴﺎب‬ fee kha·ta’ bil·hi·saeb colour ‫ﻣﻠﻮن‬ mlaw·wen
slide ‫ﺷﺮﻳﺤﺔ‬ sha·ree·he
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬s h o ppin g

Do you accept …? ‫ﺑﺘﻘﺒﻞ …؟‬ bta’·bal … (200) speed (‫ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ )ﻣﺎﺋﺘﻴﻦ‬ sa·ree·’e (mi·’e·tayn)
credit cards ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺎت رﺻﻴﺪ‬ bi·tae·’aet ra·seed
debit cards ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺎت اﻗﺘﺮاض‬ bi·tae·’aet ’i’·ti·raed When will it be ‫اﻣﺘﻰ ﺑﻴﻜﻮن ﺟﺎﺣﺰ؟‬ ’em·ta bee·koon jae·hiz
travellers ‫ﺷﻴﻜﺎت ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻴﺔ‬ shee·kaet see·yae·hee·ye ready?
cheques
I’d like …, ,… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee … making conversation
please. .‫ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬ law sa·maht
a bag ‫ﻛﻴﺲ‬ kees Hello. .‫ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎ‬ mer·ha·ba
my change ‫اﻟﺒﺎﻗﻲ‬ il·bae·’ee Good night. .‫ﺗﺼﺒﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺨﻴﺮ‬ tus·bih ’a·la il·khayr m
a receipt ‫وﺻﻞ‬ wa·sil .‫ﺗﺼﺒﺤﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺨﻴﺮ‬ tus·bi·hee ’a·la il·khayr f
a refund ‫اﺳﺘﺮداد ﻣﺎل‬ ’is·tir·daed mael Goodbye. .‫ﺧﺎﻃﺮَك‬ khae·trak m
to return this ‫ارﺟﻊ ﻫﻴﺪا‬ ’ir·ja’ hay·dae .‫ﺧﺎﻃﺮِك‬ khae·trik f
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 Mr ‫ﺳﻴﺪ‬ say·yid Where are you ‫اﻧﺘﻲ ﻣﻦ وﻳﻦ؟‬/‫اﻧﺖ‬ ’en·te/’en·tee min wayn m/f
Mrs/Miss ‫ﺳﻴﺪة‬ say·yi·de from?
How are you? I’m from … … ‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﻦ‬ ’a·na min …
‫ﻛﻴﻔِﻚ؟‬/‫ﻛﻴﻔﻚ‬ kay·fak/kay·fik m/f Australia ‫اﺳﺘﺮاﻟﻴﺎ‬ ’us·trae·li·ya
Fine, thanks. And you? Canada ‫ﻛﻨﺪا‬ ka·na·da
.‫ﻣﻨﻴﺤﺔ‬/‫ ﻣﻨﻴﺢ‬mneeh/mnee·ha m/f New Zealand ‫ﻧﻴﻮ زﻳﻠﻨﺪا‬ nee·yoo zee·lan·da
‫أﻧﺘﻲ؟‬/‫ وأﻧﺖ‬oo ’ent/’en·tee m/f the UK ‫ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ‬ ba·ree·tae·nee·ya
the USA ‫أﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ‬ ’am·ree·ka
What’s your name?
‫اﺳﻤِﻚ؟‬/‫ﺷﻮ اﺳﻤَﻚ‬ shoo ’es·mak/’es·mik m/f What’s your /‫ﺷﻮ ﺑﺘﺸﺘﻐﻞ‬ shoo btash·taghl/
My name is … occupation? ‫ﺑﺘﺸﺘﻐﻠﻲ؟‬ btash·tagh·lee m/f
… ‫اﺳﻤﻲ‬ ’es·mee … I’m a/an … … ‫أﻧﺎ‬ ’a·na …
I’m pleased to meet you. businessperson ‫رﺟﻞ أﻋﻤﺎل‬ ra·jul ’a’·mael m
.‫ﺗﺸﺮﻓﻨﺎ‬ tash·ar·raf·nae ‫ﺳﻴﺪة أﻋﻤﺎل‬ say·yi·det ’a’·mael f
office worker ‫ﻣﻮﻇﻒ‬ mu·waz·zef m
‫ﻣﻮﻇﻔﺔ‬ mu·waz·zi·fe f
tradesperson ‫ﺣﺮﻓﻲ‬ hi·ra·fee m
‫ﺣﺮﻓﻴﺔ‬ hi·ra·fee·ye f

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‫ﺑﺘﺤﺘﻲ …؟‬/‫ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬m ak in g c o n ver s atio n

This is my … … ‫ﻫﻴﺪي‬/‫ﻫﻴﺪا‬ hay·dae/hay·dee … m/f Do you like …? bit·hib/bit·hi·bee … m/f

brother ‫اﺧﻲ‬ ’a·khee I (don’t) like … … ‫أﻧﺎ )ﻣﺎ( ﺑﺤﺐ‬ ’a·na (ma) bi·hib …
daughter ‫ﺑﻨﺘﻲ‬ bin·tee art ‫اﻟﻔﻦ‬ il·fenn
father ‫ﺑﻴﻲ‬ bay·ee movies ‫اﻻﻓﻼم‬ il·’af·laem
friend ‫رﻓﻴﻘﺘﻲ‬/‫رﻓﻴﻘﻲ‬ ra·fee·’ee/ra·fee’·tee m/f music ‫اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ‬ il·moo·see·’a
husband ‫ﺟﻮزي‬ jaw·zee reading ‫اﻟﻘﺮاءة‬ il·’i·rae·’a
mother ‫اﻣﻲ‬ ’im·mee sport ‫اﻟﺮﻳﺎﺿﺔ‬ ir·ree·yae·da
sister ‫اﺧﺘﻲ‬ ’ekh·tee
son ‫اﺑﻨﻲ‬ ’ib·nee eating out
wife ‫زوﺟﺘﻲ‬ zawj·tee
Here’s my … … ‫ﻫﻴﺪا ﻫﻮ‬ hay·dae hu·we … Can you recommend ‫ﺑﺘﻮﺻﻲ ﺑـ…؟‬ btoo·see bi·…
address ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻲ‬ ’un·wae·nee a …?
email address ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻲ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬ ’un·wae·nee il·ba·reed bar ‫ﺑﺎر‬ baar
‫اﻻﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ il·’i·lik·troo·nee café ‫ﻣﻘﻬﻰ‬ ma’·ha
phone number ‫رﻗﻢ ﺗﻠﻔﻮﻧﻲ‬ ra’·mu te·li·foo·nee restaurant ‫ﻣﻄﻌﻢ‬ mat·’em
What’s your …? ‫ﺷﻮ …؟‬ shoo … I’d like …, please. .‫ ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬,… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee … law sa·maht
address ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻚ‬ ’un·wae·nak a table for (four) ‫ﻃﺎوﻟﺔ ﻟـ)أرﺑﻊ‬ tae·wi·le li·(’ar·ba·’at
email address ‫ﻋﻨﻮاﻧﻚ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬ ’un·wae·nak il·ba·reed (‫اﺷﺨﺎص‬ ’esh·khaes)
‫اﻻﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ‬ il·’il·lik·troo·nee the (non)smoking (‫ﻗﺴﻢ )ﻏﻴﺮ‬ ’ism (ghayr)
phone number ‫رﻗﻢ ﺗﻠﻔﻮﻧﻚ‬ ra’m te·li·foo·nak section ‫اﻟﻤﺪﺧﻨﻴﻦ‬ il·mu·dakh·khi·neen
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 breakfast ‫ﻓﻄﻮر‬ ftoor m a bottle/glass ‫ﻛﺎﺳﺔ‬/‫زﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬ zu·jae·jet/kae·set
lunch ‫ﻏﺪاء‬ gha·dae m of … wine … ‫ﻧﺒﻴﺬ‬ nbeez …
dinner ‫ﻋﺸﺎء‬ ’a·shae m red ‫اﺣﻤﺮ‬ ’ah·mer
I’d like (the) …, ,… ‫ﺑﺪي‬ bid·dee … sparkling ‫ﻓﻮار‬ faw·waer
please. .‫ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬ law sa·maht white ‫اﺑﻴﺾ‬ ’ib·yad
bill ‫اﻟﺤﺴﺎب‬ il·hi·saeb
drink list ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ‬ ’ae·’i·met
‫اﻟﻤﺸﺮوﺑﺎت‬ il·mash·roo·baet special diets & allergies
menu ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ اﻟﻄﻌﺎم‬ ’ae·’i·met it·ta·’aem
‫ذاﻟﻚ اﻟﻮﺟﺒﺔ‬

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

that dish zae·lik il·waj·be Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?
What would you recommend? ‫ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻄﻌﻢ ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻲ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ؟‬fee mat·’em na·bae·tee ’a·reeb
‫ ﺑﺸﻮ ﺑﺘﻮﺻﻲ؟‬bi·shoo btoo·see Do you have ‫ﻓﻲ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻦ‬ fee ’ind·kun
What’s the local speciality? … food? ‫ﻃﻌﺎم …؟‬ ta·’aem …
‫ﺷﻮ اﻟﻮﺟﺒﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ؟‬ shoo il·waj·be il·khae·se halal ‫ﺣﻼل‬ ha·lael
What’s that? kosher ‫ﻛﻮﺷﺮ‬ koo·sher
‫ﺷﻮ ﻫﻴﺪا؟‬ shoo hay·dae vegetarian ‫ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻲ‬ na·bae·tee
Could you prepare ‫ﺑﺘﻘﺪروا ﺗﺤﻀﺮوا‬ bta’·de·roo tu·had·de·roo
drinks a meal without …? ‫وﺟﺒﺔ ﺑﺪون …؟‬ waj·be bi·doon …
butter ‫زﺑﺪة‬ zeb·de
I’ll have … eggs ‫ﺑﻴﺾ‬ bayd
… ‫ ﺑﺪي‬bid·dee … meat stock ‫ﻣﺮق ﻟﺤﻢ‬ mir’ lahm
I’ll buy you a drink. I’m allergic ‫أﻧﺎ ﻋﻨﺪي ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ‬ ’a·na ’in·dee ha·sae·see·ye
‫ﺑﺪﻋﻮﻛﻲ‬/‫ ﺑﺪﻋﻮك‬bid·’ook/bid·’oo·kee to … … ‫ﻣﻦ‬ min …
.‫’ اﻟﻰ ﻣﺸﺮوب‬i·la mash·roob m/f dairy produce ‫اﻷﻟﺒﺎن‬ il·’al·baen
What would you like? gluten ‫اﻟﻐﻠﻮﺗﻴﻦ‬ il·ghloo·teen
‫ ﺑﺘﺤﺒﻲ؟‬/‫ﺷﻮ ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬ shoo bit·hib/bit·hi·bee m/f nuts ‫اﻟﻤﻜﺴﺮات‬ il·mu·kas·si·raet
‫اﻟﻄﻌﺎم اﻟﺒﺤﺮي‬
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬drinks

(cup of) coffee … … ‫)ﻓﻨﺠﺎن( ﻗﻬﻮى‬ (fin·jaen) ’ah·way … seafood it·ta·’aem bah·ree
(cup of) tea … … ‫)ﻛﺎﺳﺔ( ﺷﺎي‬ (kae·set) shaay …
with milk ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻠﻴﺐ‬ bil·ha·leeb
without sugar ‫ﺑﺪون ﺳﻜﺮ‬ bi·doon suk·ker emergencies
boiled water ‫ﻣﺎء ﻣﻐﻠﻲ‬ maay magh·lee m Help! !‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪي‬/!‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪ‬ sae·’id/sae·’i·dee m/f
mineral water ‫ﻣﻴﺎه ﻣﻌﺪﻧﻴﺔ‬ mee·yaah ma’·da·nee·ye f Stop! !‫ﻗﻔﻲ‬/!‫ﻗﻒ‬ ’if/’i·fee m/f
(orange) juice (‫ﻋﺼﻴﺮ )ﺑﺮﺗﻘﺎل‬ ’a·seer (bur·te·’ael) m
Go away! !‫روﺣﻲ‬/!‫روح‬ rooh/roo·hee m/f
soft drink ‫ﺷﺮاب ﺑﺎرد‬ shi·raeb bae·rid m
Thief! !‫ﺳﺎرﻗﺔ‬/!‫ﺳﺎرق‬ sae·ri’/sae·ri·’e m/f
a bottle/glass of beer ‫ﻛﺎﺳﺔ ﺑﻴﺮا‬/‫زﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬ zu·jae·je/kae·set bee·ra Fire! !‫ﻧﺎر‬ naar
a shot of (whisky) (‫ﺟﺮﻋﺔ )وﻳﺴﻜﻲ‬ jar·’et (wees·kee) Watch out! !‫اﻧﺘﺒﻬﻲ‬/!‫اﻧﺘﺒﻪ‬ ’in·ta·bih/’in·tab·hee m/f
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 Call …! !…‫اﺗﺼﻞ ﺑـ‬ ’it·ta·sil bi·…
a doctor ‫دﻛﺘﻮر‬ duk·toor
health
an ambulance ‫ﺳﻴﺎرة اﻻﺳﻌﺎف‬ say·yae·ret il·’is·’aef
the police ‫اﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ‬ ish·shur·ta Where’s the nearest …? ‫وﻳﻦ أﻗﺮب …؟‬ wayn ’a’·reb …
dentist ‫ﻃﺒﻴﺐ اﻷﺳﻨﺎن‬ ta·beeb il·’as·naen
Could you help me, please? doctor ‫دﻛﺘﻮر‬ duk·toor
,‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻳﻨﻲ‬/‫ ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻧﻲ‬sae·’id·nee/sae·’i·dee·nee hospital ‫ﻣﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰ‬ mus·tash·fae
.‫ ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‬law sa·maht m/f (night) (‫ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻴﺔ )ﻟﻴﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬ say·da·lee·ye (lee·yae·lee)
I have to use the phone. pharmacist
.‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ اﺳﺘﺨﺪم اﻟﺘﻠﻔﻮن‬ lae·zim·nee ’is·takh·dem it·te·li·foon
I need a doctor (who speaks English).
I’m lost. .(‫ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ دﻛﺘﻮر)ﺑﻴﺤﻜﻲ إﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰي‬ lae·zim·nee duk·toor (byah·kee ’inj·lee·zee)
.‫ﺿﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬/‫أﻧﺎ ﺿﺎﺋﻊ‬ ’a·na dae·’i’/dae·’i·’e m/f
Could I see a female doctor?
Where are the toilets? ‫ﺑﻘﺪر اﺷﻮف ﻃﺒﻴﺒﺔ؟‬ bi’·dir ’a·shoof ta·bee·be
‫وﻳﻦ اﻟﺤﻤﺎﻣﺎت؟‬ wayn il·ham·mae·maet
I’ve run out of my medication.
Where’s the police station?
.‫ﺧﻠﺺ ﻛﻞ دواﺋﻲ‬ kha·las kil da·wae·’ee
‫وﻳﻦ اﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ؟‬ wayn ish·shur·ta
I’m sick.
I want to report an offence.
.‫ﻣﺮﻳﻀﺔ‬/‫أﻧﺎ ﻣﺮﻳﺾ‬ ’a·na ma·reed/ma·ree·de m/f
.‫ ﺑﺪي اﺑﻠﻎ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺮﻳﻤﺔ‬bid·dee ’u·bel·legh ’an je·ree·me
It hurts here.
I have insurance.
.‫ﻋﻨﺪي ﺗﺄﻣﻴﻦ‬ ’in·dee ta’·meen
.‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻢ ﻫﻮن‬ fee ’alm hoon
… ‫ﻋﻨﺪي‬

h ealth – L E VA NTINE ARABIC

I want to contact my embassy. I have (a) … ’in·dee …
.‫ ﺑﺪي اﺗﺼﻞ ﺑﺴﻔﺎرﺗﻲ‬bid·dee ’it·ta·sil bis·fae·ra·tee asthma ‫اﻟﺮﺑﻮ‬ ir·rabw
constipation ‫اﻹﻣﺴﺎك‬ il·’im·saek
diarrhoea ‫اﻹﺳﻬﺎل‬ il·’is·hael
‫ – اﻟﻠﻴﻮاﻧﺘﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬em ergen c ies

fever ‫ﺣﻤﻰ‬ hum·ma

headache ‫ﺻﺪاع‬ su·dae’
heart condition ‫ﻣﺸﺎﻛﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻠﺐ‬ mu·shae·kil bil·’elb
I’ve been … … ‫ﺣﺪا‬ ha·da … nausea ‫ﻏﺜﻴﺎن‬ gha·tha·yaen
assaulted ‫اﻋﺘﺪى ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ’i’·ta·da ’a·lay pain ‫اﻟﻢ‬ ’alm
raped ‫اﻏﺘﺼﺒﻨﻲ‬ ’igh·ta·seb·nee sore throat ‫اﻟﻢ ﺑﺤﻠﻘﻲ‬ ’alm bi·hal·’ee
robbed ‫ﺳﺮﻗﻨﻲ‬ sar·ra’·nee toothache ‫اﻟﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳﻨﺎن‬ ’alm fee il·’as·naen
I’ve lost my … .‫ﺿﻴﻌﺖ …ـﻲ‬ da·ya·’et …·ee I’m allergic /‫أﻧﺎ ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻲ‬ ’a·na ha·sae·see/
My … was/were /‫…ـﻲ ﻣﺴﺮوق‬ …·ee mas·roo’/ to … … ‫ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ‬ ha·sae·see·ye min … m/f
stolen. .‫ﻣﺴﺮوﻗﺔ‬ mas·roo·’e m/f antibiotics ‫ﻣﻀﺎد ﺣﻴﻮي‬ mu·daed ha·ya·wee
bag ‫ﺣﻘﻴﺒﺔ‬ ha·’ee·bat f anti-inflammatories ‫ﻣﻀﺎد ﻟﻼﻟﺘﻬﺎب‬ mu·daed lil·’il·ti·haeb
credit card ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ رﺻﻴﺪ‬ bi·tae·’et ra·seed f aspirin ‫اﻷﺳﺒﺮﻳﻦ‬ il·’as·breen
money ‫ﻣﺴﺎري‬ msae·ree m bees ‫ﻧﺤﻞ‬ nahl
passport ‫ﺟﻮاز ﺳﻔﺮ‬ ja·waez sa·far m codeine ‫اﻟﻜﻮدﻳﻦ‬ il·koo·deen
travellers cheques ‫ﺷﻴﻜﺎت ﺳﻴﺎﺣﻴﺔ‬ shee·kaet see·yae·hee·ye f penicillin ‫اﻟﺒﻨﺴﻠﻴﻦ‬ il·bi·ni·si·leen
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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 third-
person singular (‘he/she’), in both masculine and feminine forms.
A blue ‫زرﻗﺎ‬/‫’ازرق‬iz·ra’/zar·’ae ࿬࿥
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 ࿬
B camera ‫ﻛﺎﻣﻴﺮا‬kae·mee·ra ࿬
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 ࿥
DIC TIONARY
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 ࿥
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blood group ‫ﻓﺌﺔ اﻟﺪم‬fi·’et id·dam ࿥
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 ࿬࿥
C mu·bae·shir/mu·bae·shi·re ࿬࿥
café ‫ﻣﻘﻬﻰ‬ma’·hae ࿬
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 ࿥
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 ࿥
D fast ‫ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ‬/‫ﺳﺮﻳﻊ‬sa·ree’/sa·ree·’e ࿬࿥
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
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 H
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 D
far ‫ﺑﻌﻴﺪة‬/‫ﺑﻌﻴﺪ‬ba·’eed/ba·’ee·de ࿬࿥
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
en glis h –levan tin e arabic
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 ࿬࿥
half Q ‫ﻧﺺ‬nuss ࿬
hand ‫ﻳﺪ‬yad ࿥
handbag ‫ﻣﺤﻔﻈﺔ ﻳﺪ‬mah·fa·zet yad ࿥
happy ‫ﻣﺒﺴﻮﻃﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺒﺴﻮط‬
mab·soot/mab·soo·ta ࿬࿥
have ‫’ ﻋﻨﺪ‬ind
he ‫ﻫﻮ‬hu·we ࿬
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 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
I
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 mail Q ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪ‬ba·reed ࿬
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 ࿬࿥
J morning ‫ﺻﺒﺢ‬su·beh ࿬
jewellery ‫ﻣﺠﻮﻫﺮات‬mu·jaw·hi·raet ࿥
job ‫ﺷﻐﻞ‬shaghl ࿬
K
DIC TIONARY
key ‫ﻣﻔﺘﺎح‬mif·taeh ࿬
kilogram ‫ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻏﺮام‬kee·loo·ghraem ࿬
kitchen ‫ﻣﻄﺒﺦ‬mat·bakh ࿬
knife ‫ﺳﻜﲔ‬sik·keen ࿬
L near ‫’ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ‬a·reeb
laundry (place) ‫ﻣﻐﺴﻞ‬magh·sel ࿬
lawyer ‫ﻣﺤﺎﻣﻴﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺤﺎﻣﻲ‬
mu·hae·mee/mu·hae·mee·ye ࿬࿥
left (direction) ‫ﻳﺴﺎر‬ya·saer ࿬
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left-luggage office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎظ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﺘﻌﺔ‬ no ‫ ﻻ‬laa repair Y ‫ﺑﺘﺼﻠﺢ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺼﻠﺢ‬byas·lah/btas·lah ࿬࿥
mak·tab il·’ih·ti·faez bil·’am·ti·’e ࿬ noisy ‫ﺿﺠﻴﺠﺔ‬/‫ﺿﺠﻴﺞ‬da·jeej/da·jee·je ࿬࿥ reservation ‫ﺣﺠﺰ‬ha·jez ࿬
leg ‫رﺟﻞ‬rijl ࿥ nonsmoking ‫ﻏﻴﺮ اﳌﺪﺧﻨﲔ‬ restaurant ‫ﻣﻄﻌﻢ‬mat·’em ࿬
lesbian D ‫ﺳﺤﺎﻗﻴﺔ‬su·hae·’ee·ye ࿥ ghayr il·mu·dakh·khi·neen return Y ‫ﺑﺘﺮﺟﻊ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺮﺟﻊ‬byar·ji’/btar·ji’ ࿬࿥
less ‫’ اﻗﻞ‬a·’al north ‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬shi·mael ࿬ return ticket ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة ذﻫﺎب وإﻳﺎب‬
nose ‫ﻣﻨﺨﺎر‬mun·khaer ࿬
letter (mail) ‫رﺳﺎﻟﺔ‬ri·sae·le ࿥ taz·ki·re za·haeb ool·’ee·yaeb ࿥
lift (elevator) ‫ﻣﺼﻌﺪ‬mas·’ad ࿬ now ‫’ ﻫﻠﻖ‬hal·la right (direction) ‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬she·mael ࿬
light Q ‫ﺿﻮء‬daw’ ࿬ number ‫رﻗﻢ‬ra’m ࿬ road ‫ﻃﺮﻳﻖ‬ta·ree’ ࿬
like Y ‫ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺤﺐ‬byu·hib/bit·hib ࿬࿥ room ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ‬ghur·fe ࿥
lock Q ‫’ﻗﻔﻞ‬ifl ࿬
long ‫ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‬/‫ﻃﻮﻳﻞ‬ta·weel/ta·wee·le ࿬࿥
lost ‫ﺿﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬/‫ﺿﺎﺋﻊ‬dae·’e’/dae·’e·’a ࿬࿥
O S O
oil (engine) ‫زﻳﺖ‬zayt ࿬
lost-property office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻷﻏﺮاض اﻟﻀﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬ safe D ‫ أﻣﻨﺔ‬/‫’آﻣﻦ‬aa·min/’aa·mi·ne ࿬࿥
old ‫ﻗﺪﳝﺔ‬/‫’ﻗﺪﱘ‬a·deem/’a·dee·me ࿬࿥
mak·tab il·’agh·raed il·dae·’e·’a ࿬ sanitary napkin ‫ﻣﻨﺪﻳﻞ ﻧﺴﺎﺋﻲ‬
one-way ticket ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة ذﻫﺎب‬taz·ki·ret za·haeb ࿥
love Y ‫ﺑﺘﺤﺐ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺤﺐ‬byu·hib/bit·hib ࿬࿥
open D ‫ﻣﻔﺘﻮﺣﺔ‬/‫ﻣﻔﺘﻮح‬ men·deel ni·sae·’ee ࿬
luggage ‫’أﻣﺘﻌﺔ‬am·ti·’a ࿥ seat ‫ﻣﻘﻌﺪ‬ma’·’ad ࿬
maf·tooh/maf·too·he ࿬࿥
lunch ‫ﻏﺪاء‬gha·dae ࿬ send ‫ﺑﺘﺒﻌﺖ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺒﻌﺖ‬byab·’at/btab·’at ࿬࿥
outside ‫ ﺑﺮى‬bar·ra
service station ‫ﻣﺤﻄﺔ اﻟﺒﻨﺰﻳﻦ‬
M P
ma·hat·tet il·bin·zeen ࿥
sex ‫ﺟﻨﺲ‬jins ࿬
man ‫رﺟﻞ‬ra·jul ࿬
package ‫ﻃﺮد‬tard ࿬
shampoo ‫ﺷﺎﻣﺒﻮا‬shaem·boo ࿬
share (a dorm etc) ‫ﺑﺘﺸﺎرك‬/‫ﺑﻴﺸﺎرك‬
paper ‫ورﻗﺔ‬war·’a ࿥
map ‫ﺧﺮﻳﻄﺔ‬kha·ree·te ࿥ bya·shae·rik/bit·shae·rik ࿬࿥
park (car) Y ‫ﺑﺘﻮﻗﻒ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻮﻗﻒ‬byoo·’if/btoo·’if ࿬࿥
market ‫ﺳﻮق‬soo’ ࿬ shaving cream ‫ﻣﻌﺠﻮن اﳊﻼﻗﺔ‬
passport ‫ﺟﻮاز ﺳﻔﺮ‬ja·waez sa·fer ࿬
matches ‫ﻛﺒﺮﻳﺖ‬kib·reet ࿬ ma’·joon il·hal·lae·’e ࿬
pay ‫ﺑﺘﺪﻓﻊ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺪﻓﻊ‬byad·fa’/btad·fa’ ࿬࿥
meat ‫ﳊﻢ‬lahm ࿬ she ‫ﻫﻲ‬hi·ye ࿥
pen ‫’ﻗﻠﻢ‬alm ࿬
medicine ‫’ دواء‬da·wae sheet (bed) ‫ﺷﺮﺷﻒ‬shar·shaf ࿬
petrol ‫ﺑﺘﺮول‬bit·rool ࿬
menu ‫’ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ اﻟﻄﻌﺎم‬ae·’i·met it·ta·’aem ࿥ shirt ‫’ﻗﻤﻴﺺ‬a·mees ࿬
pharmacy ‫ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻴﺔ‬say·da·lee·ye ࿥ shoes ‫ﺑﻮط‬boot ࿬
message ‫رﺳﺎﻟﺔ‬ri·sae·le ࿥
phonecard ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﻠﻔﻮن‬bi·tae·’et te·li·foon ࿥ shop Q ‫ﻣﺤﻞ‬ma·hal ࿬
milk ‫ﺣﻠﻴﺐ‬ha·leeb ࿬
photo ‫ﺻﻮرة‬soo·re ࿥
en glis h –levan tin e arabic
minute ‫دﻗﻴﻘﺔ‬da·’ee·’a ࿥ short ‫ﻗﺼﻴﺮة‬/‫’ﻗﺼﻴﺮ‬a·seer/’a·see·re ࿬࿥
plate ‫ﺻﺤﻦ‬sahn ࿬ shower Q ‫دوش‬doosh ࿬
mobile phone ‫ﻣﻮﺑﻴﻞ‬moo·beel ࿬
police ‫ﺷﺮﻃﺔ‬shur·ta ࿥ single room ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﻟﺸﺨﺺ واﺣﺪ‬
money ‫ﻣﺴﺎري‬msae·re ࿬
postcard ‫ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﻣﻌﺎﻳﺪة‬bi·tae·’et mu·’ae·ye·de ࿥ ghur·fet li·shakh·es wae·hid ࿥
month ‫ﺷﻬﺮ‬shahr ࿬
mother ‫’ام‬im ࿥
post office ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬mak·teb il·ba·reed ࿬
pregnant ‫ﺣﺎﻣﻞ‬hae·mil ࿥
skin ‫ﺑﺸﺮة‬ba·sha·re ࿥
skirt ‫ﺗﻨﻮرة‬tan·noo·re ࿥
price ‫ﻫﻖ‬ha’ ࿬ sleep Y ‫ﺑﺘﻨﺎم‬/‫ﺑﻴﻨﺎم‬bya·naem/bit·naem ࿬࿥
motorcycle ‫ﻣﻮﺗﺮ ﺑﻴﻚ‬moo·ter bayk ࿬
motorway ‫’اوﺗﻮﺳﺘﺮاد‬oo·too·straed ࿬ slowly ‫ ﺷﻮي ﺷﻮي‬shway shway
small ‫ﺻﻐﻴﺮة‬/‫’ﺻﻐﻴﺮ‬iz·gheer/’iz·ghee·re ࿬࿥
mouth ‫ﰎ‬tim ࿬
music ‫ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ‬moo·see·’a ࿥ Q smoke (cigarettes) Y ‫ﺑﺘﺪﺧﻦ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺪﺧﻦ‬
bya·dakh·khin/bit·dakh·khin ࿬࿥
quiet ‫ﻫﺎدﻳﺔ‬/‫ﻫﺎدي‬hae·dee/hae·dee·ye ࿬࿥
soap ‫ﺻﺎﺑﻮن‬saa·boon ࿬
N R
some ‫ ﺷﻮي‬shway
soon ‫ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ‬a·reeb’
name ‫’اﺳﻢ‬esm ࿬ south ‫’ﺟﻨﻮب‬ij·noob ࿬
napkin ‫ﻣﺤﺮﻣﺔ‬mah·ra·me ࿥ rain Q ‫ﻣﻄﺮ‬ma·ter ࿬ souvenir shop ‫ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﺘﺬﻛﺎرات‬
nappy ‫ﺣﻔﺎﻇﺔ ﻃﻔﻞ‬ha·fae·zet tifl ࿥ razor ‫ﻣﻮﺳﻲ‬moo·saa ࿬ ma·hal it·tiz·kae·raet ࿬
neck ‫رﻗﺒﺔ‬ru’·be ࿥
receipt Q ‫وﺻﻞ‬wa·sil ࿬
red ‫ﺣﻤﺮا‬/‫’أﺣﻤﺮ‬ah·mar/ham·rae ࿬࿥
speak ‫ﺑﺘﺤﻜﻲ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺤﻜﻲ‬byah·kee/btah·kee ࿬࿥
spoon ‫ﻣﻌﻠﻘﺔ‬ma’·la·’e ࿥
new ‫ﺟﺪﻳﺪة‬/‫’ﺟﺪﻳﺪ‬ij·deed/’ij·dee·de ࿬࿥ refund Q ‫’إﻋﺎدة ﻣﺎﻟﻲ‬i·’ae·det mae·lee ࿥ stamp ‫ﻃﺎﺑﻊ‬tae·bi’ ࿬
news ‫’أﺧﺒﺎر‬akh·baar ࿥ registered mail ‫ﻣﺴﺠﻞ‬ ّ ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪ‬ba·reed mu·saj·jel ࿬ stand-by ticket ‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة ﺑﺪﻳﻠﺔ‬taz·ki·ret ba·dee·le ࿥
newspaper ‫ﺟﺮﻳﺪة‬je·ree·de ࿥ rent Y ‫ﺗﺴﺘﺄﺟﺮ‬/‫ﺑﻴﺴﺘﺄﺟﺮ‬ station (train) ‫ﻣﺤﻄﺔ‬ma·hat·tet ࿥
night ‫ﻟﻴﻠﺔ‬lay·le ࿥ byas·ta’·jir/btas·ta’·jir ࿬࿥ stomach ‫ﻣﻌﺪة‬mi’·de ࿥
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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 ࿬࿥
T T
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
DIC TIONARY
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 ࿬
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underwear ‫ﻟﺒﺎس ﲢﺘﻴﺔ‬li·baes tah·tee·ye ࿥
urgent ‫ﻣﺴﺘﻌﺠﻠﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺴﺘﻌﺠﻞ‬
mus·ta’·jal/mus·ta’·ja·le ࿬࿥
V
vacant ‫ﻓﺎﺿﻴﺔ‬/‫ﻓﺎﺿﻲ‬fae·dee/fae·dee·ye ࿬࿥
vacation ‫’ﻋﻄﻠﺔ‬ut·le ࿥
vegetable Q ‫ﺧﻀﺮاوات‬khad·ra·waet ࿥
vegetarian D ‫ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻴﺔ‬/‫ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻲ‬
na·bae·tee/na·bae·tee·ye ࿬࿥
visa ‫ﻓﻴﺴﺎ‬fee·saa ࿬
W
waiter ‫ﻏﺮﺳﻦ‬ghar·son ࿬
walk Y ‫ﺑﺘﻤﺸﻲ‬/‫ﺑﻴﻤﺸﻲ‬
byam·shee/btam·shee ࿬࿥
wallet ‫ﻣﺤﻔﻈﺔ‬mah·fa·ze ࿥
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we ‫ ﻧﺤﻨﺎ‬nah·nae
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wheelchair ‫ﻛﺮﺳﻲ اﳌﻘﻌﺪﻳﻦ‬
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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 ࿬࿥
Y
yellow ‫ﺻﻔﺮا‬/‫’أﺻﻔﺮ‬is·far/saf·rae ࿬࿥
yes ‫’ إﻳﻪ‬eeh
yesterday ‫ ﻣﺒﺎرح‬mbae·reh
you VJ ‫أﻧﺘﻲ‬/‫’أﻧﺖ‬en·te/’en·tee ࿬࿥
you SO ‫’ أﻧﺘﻮا‬en·too ࿬ ࿥
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