نزيل يسجل الدخول في الفندق.
A guest is checking into a hotel.
Conversation
Hotel Guest
مرحباً. لدي حجز.
(Marhaban. Ladayya ḥajz.)
Hello. I have a reservation.
Hotel Receptionist
أهلاً بك. ما اسمك من فضلك؟
(Ahlan bik. Mā ismuk min faḍlik?)
Welcome. What is your name, please?
Hotel Guest
اسمي أحمد.
(Ismī Aḥmad.)
My name is Ahmad.
Hotel Receptionist
أحمد… نعم. غرفة رقم اثنان خمسة.
(Aḥmad… Naʿam. Ghurfa raqm ithnān khamsa.)
Ahmad… Yes. Room number two five.
Hotel Guest
شكراً. هل الغرفة كبيرة؟
(Shukran. Hal al-ghurfa kabīra?)
Thank you. Is the room big?
Hotel Receptionist
نعم، الغرفة كبيرة جداً.
(Naʿam, al-ghurfa kabīra jiddan.)
Yes, the room is very big.
Hotel Guest
جيد. وأين المفتاح؟
(Jayyid. Wa ayna al-miftāḥ?)
Good. And where is the key?
Hotel Receptionist
تفضل المفتاح. إنه هنا.
(Tafaḍḍal al-miftāḥ. Innahu hunā.)
Here is the key. It is here.
Hotel Guest
شكراً جزيلاً.
(Shukran jazīlan.)
Thank you very much.
Hotel Receptionist
على الرحب والسعة. هل تحتاج مساعدة؟
(ʿAlā ar-raḥb wa as-saʿa. Hal taḥtāj musāʿada?)
You're welcome. Do you need help?
Hotel Guest
لا، شكراً. مع السلامة.
(Lā, shukran. Maʿa as-salāma.)
No, thank you. Goodbye.
Hotel Receptionist
مع السلامة.
(Maʿa as-salāma.)
Goodbye.
Key Vocabulary
- مرحباً (Marhaban) — Hello
- حجز (ḥajz) — reservation
- اسمك (ismuk) — your name
- غرفة (ghurfa) — room
- رقم (raqm) — number
- كبيرة (kabīra) — big (f.)
- جداً (jiddan) — very
- مفتاح (miftāḥ) — key
- هنا (hunā) — here
- شكراً جزيلاً (Shukran jazīlan) — Thank you very much
- على الرحب والسعة (ʿAlā ar-raḥb wa as-saʿa) — You're welcome
- مساعدة (musāʿada) — help
Grammar Notes
Possessive Pronouns (My name)
In Arabic, possessive pronouns are often suffixed to the noun. For 'my', you add '-ī' to the end of the noun.
Example: “اسمي (ismī) – My name”
Question Particle 'Hal'
'Hal' is a particle used at the beginning of a sentence to form a yes/no question. It doesn't have a direct English equivalent but indicates a question.
Example: “هل الغرفة كبيرة؟ (Hal al-ghurfa kabīra?) – Is the room big?”
Feminine Nouns and Adjectives
Many Arabic nouns and their corresponding adjectives have a feminine form, often ending with a 'ta marbuta' (ة). 'Ghurfa' (room) is feminine, so the adjective 'kabīr' (big) becomes 'kabīra' for a room.
Example: “الغرفة كبيرة (al-ghurfa kabīra) – The room is big (feminine)”
