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Do you speak English?

?btahkee injleezeeDo you understand / btaf ham/btafhameem/f I understand.. fahemet I dont understand.. maa fahemet

Could you please ? / / i za bitreed bitreedee m/f repeat that / eed/eedee zaalikm/f speak more , ihkee shway shway slowly write it down / iktubu/iktubeehm/f

numbers

0 sifr 20 ishreen 1

waahed 30

talaateen2 itnayn 40 arbeeen 3 talaate 50 kham seen 4 ar ba 60 sitteen 5 khamse 70 sabeen 6 sit te 80 tamaaneen 7 saba 90 tiseen 8 tamaane 100 mi a 9 tisa 1000 elf 10 ashre 1,000,000 mal yoon

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time & datesWhat time is it? kam is saee

Its one oclock. . .is saeewahdeIts (two) oclock ). ( (hi ye (tintayn

Quarter past (two). . ) tintayn) oo rub) (Half past (two). . ) tintayn) oo nus) (Quarter to (two). . ) tintayn) il la rub) (At what time ? emta At fee

am subehpm ma sae

Monday yawm ilitnayn Tuesday yawm iltalaat Wednesday yawm ilar baa Thursday yawm ilkhamees Friday yawm il juma

Saturday yawm is sabt Sunday yawm ilahad

last yil lee raah next ij jaeee night lay le week usboo month shahr

year sane yesterday mbaereh tomorrow buk ra morning subeh afternoon bad zuhr evening ma sae

What date is it today? shoo ittaereekh Its (15 December).). ( (huwe (khamstaash dee sember

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border crossingIm here sabab zee yaeretee hoon in transit to

ittraan seet (Jordan) ( ( (lil(ur dun

on business itti jaere on holiday ilee jaeze

Im here for ana hoon li (10) days ) ashre) ay yaem) ( (three) weeks ) talaete) esaebee) ( (three) months ) talaetu) shuhoor) (

Im going to (Homs). / /ana mu saefer ). ( (musaefare la(homs m/f Im staying at the (Hotel Rabee).

/ ana mueeyem/muee yeme ). ( ( bil(fundu arrabee m/f

I have nothing to declare.. mamaee malaezimu iliraar I have something to declare.

. maee malaezimu iliraar Thats (not) mine.. ) ( hay da (mish) lai lee

tickets & luggageWhere can I buy a ticket? min wayn ishtareetaz kire Do I need to book a seat?

laezim ahjizma ad

One ticket taz kire (to Beirut), ) . .labayroot )please) ( iza bitreed one-way zahaeb return zahaeb oo ee yaeb

Id like to my bid dee ticket, please. . , tazki retee i za bitreed cancel al ghee change ghay yir

collect aakhud Id like a seat, , bid deema ad please. . i za bitreed nonsmoking biism ghayr

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Is there air conditioning? fee mukay yef Is there a toilet? fee hammaemaet How long does the trip take? , arrihle kam saea bitaekhud Is it a direct route? ittaree mubaeshir

My luggage shantaeyetee has been

damaged mitdar rire lost daeyae stolen masrooe

transportWhere does flight (687) arrive/depart?

/ wayn bitoosal/bitrooh rihle ) , , (sit te tamaene saba ) (

Is this the hay dae il to (Petra)? ( ( (la(beetra

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What times emta the bus? ilbaas il first aw wel last aekhir

next aedim How long will it be delayed? addeesh byataakhkhir What station/stop is this? / shoohay dae ilmhat te/ilmaw if Please tell me when we get to (Martyrs Square). / oolee/ooleeleelammamnoosal

). ( ( ind (maydaen ishshuhadaa m/f Is this seat available?

hay dae ilkur seefaedee Thats my seat.. zaelik ilkur seei lee

Id like a taxi bid deetak see

at (9am) ( )fee ( saeetise (subeh now hal la tomorrow buk ra

How much is it to ? addeesh iluj re la

Please take me to (this address).

). ( (oo sal nee ind (hay dae ilunwaen Please put the meter on.

. shughl iladaed i za bitreed

Please i za bitreed stop here if hoon wait here stannaa hoon

Id like to hire a bid dee ista jir car say yaere 4WD say yaere zaat

iddaf errubaeee

with a driver oomaaa saei with air conditioning bilmukay yef

How much for addeesh hire?

iluj re la daily yawm weekly usboo

I need a mechanic.. lae zimnee meekaaneekee

Ive run out of petrol.. khalas ilbitrool bisay yaeretee

I have a flat tyre.. itaer issay yaere mafeehu hawae

directionsWheres the ? wayn il bank bank market soo post office mak tab ilbareed

Is this the road to (Tyre)?) ( (hay dae ittaree la(soor Can you show me (on the map)?) ( (btwar ji nee (alkhareete Whats the address? shoo ilunwaen How far is it? addeesh huwa baeed min hoon How do I get there? kayfboosal lahunaek

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Turn (left/right). / ittajih/ittaj hee ). / ( liya saer /lishimael) ( m/f

Its / huwe/hi ye m/f behind khalf

in front of addaem near to areeb min next to jinb on the corner ind az zaewiye opposite muwaejeh straight ahead liladdaem there hunaek

north shemael south ijnoob east shar west gharb

signs

mad khal Entrance makhraj Exit maftooh Open mughlak Closed maloomaat Information ash shur ta Police Station mamnoo Prohibited dawraatul mi yaah Toilets arri jaal Men anni saa Women haar Hot baarid Cold

accommodationWheres a ? wayn camping ground mukhay yam guesthouse bayt iddu yoof hotel fundu youth hostel fundu shabaeb

Can you recommend bitwar ji nee somewhere ? ala makaen cheap irkhees good mneeh

nearby areeb Do you have feeind kun a room? ghur fe single bitakht munfarid double bitakht muzdaw wej twin bitakhtayn

How much is addeesh it per ? li night lay le person shakhs

Id like to book a room, please., bid deeahjez ghur fe

. law samaht I have a reservation.

. indee hajz Id like to stay for (three) nights. / ana mueem/mueeme

. ) talaet ) lay yaeleem/f) (

Am I allowed to camp here? feenee bikhay yem hoon

Could I have my key, please? / a tinee/ ateenee

. , miftaeheei za bitreedm/f Can I get another (blanket)? / a tinee/ ateenee

. ) bataaneeye)taeneem/f) (

The (air conditioning) doesnt work.. ) ilmukay yef)maenu sha ghael) (

This (sheet) isnt clean.) ( (hay dae (il shar shef

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Is there an elevator/a safe? / feemasad/kha zaenit

ilimaenaet What time is checkout?

ayee saea ilmu ghaedere Could I have my / a tinee/ateenee , please? . i za bitreedm/f deposit wadeeetee passport jawaez saferee valuables esh yaeee ileeme

banking & communicationsWheres a/an ? wayn

ATM jehaez issaraefe foreign exchange mak teb saraefe office

Id like to bid dee arrange a saw wee tahweel maelee transfer cash a cheque esref sheek change a travellers uhaw wel cheque sheek see yaehee change money uhaw welmsaere withdraw money eshabmsaere

Whats the ? shoo charge for that ilumoole exchange rate sir ittahweel

Wheres the local internet caf? wayn a rebma ha ilinter net How much is it per hour?

addeesh bitkal lef la saeawahde

Id like to bid dee check my email shoof bareedee

ililiktroonee get internet ad khal alinter net

access use a printer istakhdem aelet ittabaea

use a scanner istakhdemnasekh iliktroonee

Id like bid dee to hire a mobile/ ista jer moobeel cell phone

a SIM card for bitaeet seem your network lishebeket kun

Whats your phone number? shoo ram telifoonkun The number is irram Wheres the nearest public phone? wayn a reb telifoon umoomee Id like to buy a phonecard.. bid dee ishtaree bitaee telifoon What are the rates?

shoo ilasaer How much does a (three)-minute call cost? addeesh bitkal lif itti sael

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I want to bid dee call (Canada) ( ( (ittasel bi(kanada make a local call saw wee itti sael

mahalee reverse the saw wee itti sael

charges ooluj re allazee biyrid

I want to send a bid dee ibat fax faks parcel tard

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I want to buy a/an bid dee ishtaree envelope zarf stamp taebi

Please send it / ibatu/ibateehu (to Australia) by ) liustraeliyae) bim/f airmail) ( ilbareed il jaw wee surface mail ilbareed ilaedee

sightseeing

What time does it open/close? / emtabyaf teh/bysak ker Whats the admission charge? addeesh tamen iddukhool Is there a discount for students/children? / fee khasm littulaeb/lilatfael

Id like a bid dee

catalogue fahres guide daleel local map khareetet ilmintea

Whens the next ? emta ij jaeee day trip irrihle ilyawmeeye tour iddaw re

Is included?

byahtawee ala accommodation is seken the admission charge tamen iddukhool food ittaaem transport ilmuwaeselaet

Id like to see bid dee shoof

Whats that? shoohay dae Can I take a photo?

btsamahnee aakhud soore

How long is the tour? kam saeebtaekhud irrihle What time should we be back? emta lae zim mnar ja

sightseeing

castle kal af church kaneesef main square saeha raee seeyef mosque masjadm old city madeene adeemef palace asrmpyramids alahraemf ruins aethaarm

shoppingWheres a ? wayn bookshop mak tabe camera shop

mahal ilkaameeraet department store mahal ilmunawwaaet grocery store baaele newsagency wikaelet ilenbaa souvenir shop mahal ittizkaeraet supermarket suber markt

Im looking for

?bidaw wer an Can I look at it

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Do you have any others? fee ind kun ghay ru Does it have a guarantee? ind hu damaene Can I have it sent overseas? / btabatu/btabateehee labar ram/f Can I have my repaired?

btsalahlee ee Its faulty.

. huwe kharbaen

How much is it? addeesh hau

Can you write down the price?. / ik tub/iktubee ilham/f Thats too expensive.

. hay dae ghaelee ikteer Whats your lowest price?

shoo ihsen sir taba kun Ill give you (50 lira).). ( (buteekun (khamseen leera Theres a mistake in the bill.

. feekhata bilhi saeb

Do you accept ? bta bal credit cards

bitaeaet ra seed debit cards bitaeaet itiraed travellers sheekaet seeyaeheeye cheques

Id like , , bid dee please. . law samaht a bag kees my change

ilbaeee a receipt wasil a refund istirdaed mael to return this ir jahay dae

Id like bid dee (100) grams ) mi e) ghraem) ( (three) kilos ) ( (talaet ) keelooaet (three) pieces ) talaet ) i ta) (

(six) slices ) sit) sheraeih) (Less. . aal Enough. . kifaeye More. . ik tar

photographyCan you ? / bta der/btaderee m/f burn a CD from / tu jahhez/tujahhezee

my memory irs mudammej min card bitaeatee iz zaekirem/f develop this / tuhammid/tuhammi dee film hay dae ilfeelmm/f load my film / tuhammil/tuhammi lee

feel meem/f

I need a/an film lae zimnee feelm for this camera. . lihay dae ilkaameeraa B&W iswad oo ibyad colour mlaw wen slide shareehe (200) speed ) ( (sareee (mietayn

When will it be emta beekoon jaehiz ready?

making conversationHello. . merhaba

Good night. .

. tusbih ala ilkhayrm tusbi hee ala ilkhayrf

Goodbye. . khaetrakm . khaetrikf

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Mr say yid Mrs / Miss say yi de

How are you? / kay fak/kay fikm/f

Fine, thanks. And you?. / mneeh/mneeham/f / oo ent/enteem/f

Whats your name? / shoo esmak/esmikm/f My name is esmee

Im pleased to meet you.. tasharraf nae

This is my / hay dae/hay dee m/f

brother akhee daughter bintee father bay ee friend / rafeeee/rafee teem/f husband jaw zee

mother immee sister ekhtee son ibnee

wife zawj tee Heres my hay daehuwe address unwaenee email address unwaenee ilbareed

ililiktroonee phone number ramu telifoonee

Whats your ? shoo address unwaenak email address unwaenak ilbareed

ililliktroonee phone number ram telifoonak

Where are you / ente/entee min waynm/f from?

Im from ana min Australia ustraeliya Canada kanada New Zealand nee yoo zeelanda the UK bareetaeneeya the USA amreeka

Whats your / /shoobtashtaghl occupation? btashtaghleem/f

Im a/an ana businessperson rajul amaelm say yi det amaelf office worker muwaz zefm muwaz zi fef tradesperson hirafeem hirafeeyef

Do you like ? / bit hib/bithi bee m/f I (dont) like

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ana (ma) bihib art ilfenn movies ilaflaem music ilmoo seea reading iliraea sport irree yaeda

eating outCan you recommend btoosee bi a ? bar baar caf ma ha restaurant mat em

Id like , please. . , bid dee law samaht a table for (four) ( )taewile li(ar baat (eshkhaes the (non)smoking ) ( (ism (ghayr

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breakfast ftoorm lunch ghadaem dinner a shaem

Id like (the) , , bid dee please. . law samaht bill ilhi saeb drink list aeimet

ilmashroobaet menu aeimet ittaaem that dish zaelik ilwaj be

What would you recommend? bishoobtoosee Whats the local speciality?

shoo ilwaj be ilkhaese Whats that? shoohay dae

drinksIll have bid dee Ill buy you a drink. / bidook /bidookee

. i la mashroobm/f What would you like? / shoo bithib/bithi beem/f

(cup of) coffee ) fin jaen) ahway) ((cup of) tea ) kaeset) shaay) ( with milk bilhaleeb without sugar bidoon suk ker

boiled water maaymaghleem mineral water mee yaah madaneeyef (orange) juice ) ( ( a seer (burteael msoft drink shiraeb baeridm

a bottle/glass of beer / zu jaeje/kaesetbeera a shot of (whisky) ) ( (jar et (weeskee

a bottle/glass / zu jaejet/kaeset of wine nbeez red ahmer sparkling fawwaer

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special diets & allergies

Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here? feemat em nabaetee areeb

Do you have ?fee ind kun food taaem

halal halael kosher koosher vegetarian nabaetee

Could you prepare btaderoo tuhadderoo a meal without ? waj be bidoon

butter zebde eggs bayd meat stock mir lahm

Im allergic ana indee hasae seeye to min dairy produce ilalbaen gluten ilghlooteen nuts

ilmukassiraet seafood ittaaem bahree

emergenciesHelp! ! !/ saeid/saei deem/f Stop! ! !/ if/i feem/f

Go away! ! !/ rooh/roohee m/f

Thief! ! !/ saeri/saeri em/f Fire! ! naar Watch out! ! !/ intabih/intabheem/f

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Call ! ! ittasil bi a doctor duktoor an ambulance say yaeret ilisaef the police ish shur ta

Could you help me, please?, / saeid nee/saeideenee

. law samahtm/f I have to use the phone.. lae zimnee istakhdem ittelifoon Im lost.. / anadaei/daei em/f

Where are the toilets? wayn ilhammaemaet Wheres the police station? wayn ish shur ta I want to report an offence.. bid dee ubel legh an jereeme I have insurance.. indee tameen I want to contact my embassy.. bid dee ittasil bisfaeratee

Ive been hada assaulted itada alay raped ighta sebnee robbed sarra nee

Ive lost my . da yaet ee My was/were / ee masroo /stolen. . masrooem/f bag haeebatf

credit card bitaeet ra seedf money msaereem passport jawaez safarm travellers cheques sheekaet seeyaeheeye f

healthWheres the nearest ? wayna reb dentist tabeeb ilasnaen doctor duktoor hospital mustashfae (night) ) ( (saydaleeye (lee yaelee pharmacist

I need a doctor (who speaks English). ). ( (lae zimnee duktoor (byahkee injleezee

Could I see a female doctor?

bi dir a shoof tabeebe Ive run out of my medication.. khalas kil dawaeee Im sick.

. / ana mareed /mareedem/f It hurts here.. fee alm hoon

I have (a) indee asthma irrabw constipation ilim saek diarrhoea ilishael fever humma headache sudae

heart condition mu shaekil bilelb nausea ghatha yaen pain alm sore throat alm bihal ee toothache alm fee ilasnaen

Im allergic / /ana ha saesee to hasae seeye min m/f antibiotics mudaed ha yawee anti-inflammatories mudaedlililtihaeb

aspirin ilasbreen bees nahl codeine ilkoodeen penicillin ilbinisileen

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