Talking at the airport in Arabic

محادثة بسيطة في المطار بين صديقين.

A simple conversation at the airport between two friends.

Conversation

Traveler 1

مرحباً! هل أنت جاهز؟

(Marhaban! Hal anta jāhiz?)

Hello! Are you ready?

Traveler 2

أهلاً! نعم، أنا جاهز.

(Ahlan! Na'am, anā jāhiz.)

Hi! Yes, I am ready.

Traveler 1

أين الحقائب؟

(Ayna al-ḥaqā'ib?)

Where are the bags?

Traveler 2

الحقائب هنا. هذه حقيبتي.

(Al-ḥaqā'ib hunā. Hādhihi ḥaqībatī.)

The bags are here. This is my bag.

Traveler 1

جيد. هل لدينا جواز السفر؟

(Jayyid. Hal ladaynā jawāz as-safar?)

Good. Do we have the passport?

Traveler 2

نعم، جواز السفر معي.

(Na'am, jawāz as-safar ma'ī.)

Yes, the passport is with me.

Traveler 1

كم الساعة الآن؟

(Kam as-sā'ah al-ān?)

What time is it now?

Traveler 2

الساعة الواحدة.

(As-sā'ah al-wāḥidah.)

It's one o'clock.

Traveler 1

تمام. البوابة رقم خمسة.

(Tamām. Al-bawwābah raqm khamsah.)

Okay. Gate number five.

Traveler 2

هيا بنا!

(Hayyā binā!)

Let's go!

Traveler 1

الطائرة ستغادر قريباً.

(Aṭ-ṭā'irah satughādir qarīban.)

The plane will depart soon.

Traveler 2

نعم، لنذهب.

(Na'am, li-nadhhab.)

Yes, let's go.

Key Vocabulary

  • مرحباً (Marhaban) — Hello
  • جاهز (Jāhiz) — Ready
  • الحقائب (Al-ḥaqā'ib) — The bags
  • هنا (Hunā) — Here
  • جواز السفر (Jawāz as-safar) — Passport
  • كم الساعة؟ (Kam as-sā'ah?) — What time?
  • البوابة (Al-bawwābah) — Gate
  • رقم (Raqm) — Number
  • هيا بنا (Hayyā binā) — Let's go
  • الطائرة (Aṭ-ṭā'irah) — Plane

Grammar Notes

Question word: أين (Ayna – Where?)

Used to ask about location. It precedes the noun.

Example: “أين الحقائب؟ (Ayna al-ḥaqā'ib? – Where are the bags?)”

Possessive suffix: -ي (-ī – my)

Attached to the end of a noun to indicate possession (my).

Example: “حقيبتي (ḥaqībatī – my bag)”

Question word: هل (Hal – Is/Are/Do?)

Used to form a yes/no question. It comes at the beginning of the sentence.

Example: “هل أنت جاهز؟ (Hal anta jāhiz? – Are you ready?)”

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