Accessibility

1. ننجم ندخل بالكرسي المتحرك؟

   nnajjem nedkhel b-l-kursī l-mutaḥarrek?

   Can I get in with a wheelchair?

   Usage

   Checks at the door whether a wheelchair can get in.

   Grammar Note

   "Kursī mutaḥarrek" literally "moving chair" is the wheelchair. A sentence assembled from attested words.

2. فما أسنسور؟

   fammā asensūr?

   Is there a lift?

   Usage

   Asks how to change floors in a hotel or building.

   Grammar Note

   From French "ascenseur". A sentence assembled from attested words.

3. نحب بيت بلا دروج

   nḥebb bīt blā drūj

   I would like a room without stairs

   Usage

   A room request for reduced mobility.

   Grammar Note

   "Bīt" is used for "room"; "drūj" is stairs. A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. المدخل فيه دروج؟

   l-madkhal fīh drūj?

   Are there steps at the entrance?

   Usage

   Asks whether the entrance has steps.

   Grammar Note

   "Fīh" means "it has". A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. وين التوالات متاع الكرسي المتحرك؟

   wīn t-twālāt mtāʿ l-kursī l-mutaḥarrek?

   Where is the wheelchair toilet?

   Usage

   Asks for the toilet; "ḥammām" means bath house, so it is not used.

   Grammar Note

   "Mtāʿ" links two nouns ("of"). A sentence assembled from attested words.

6. ما نشوفش مليح، تنجم تعاوني؟

   mā nshūf-sh mlīḥ, tnajjem tʿāwenni?

   I can't see well. Can you help me?

   Usage

   Explains poor eyesight and asks for help; same for men and women.

   Grammar Note

   Negation wraps the verb as "mā … -sh"; "tnajjem" plus a verb makes a request. A sentence assembled from attested words.

7. ما نسمعش مليح، احكي بالشوية من فضلك

   mā nesmaʿ-sh mlīḥ, iḥki b-sh-shwiyya min faḍlek

   I don't hear well. Please speak slowly

   Usage

   For hearing difficulty; ask the person to face you as well.

   Grammar Note

   The imperative "iḥki" is the same for both genders. A sentence assembled from attested words.

8. ما ننجمش نطلع في الدروج

   mā nnajjem-sh nṭlaʿ fī d-drūj

   I can't climb the stairs

   Usage

   A lead-in to asking for a lift or another route.

   Grammar Note

   The negative "mā … -sh" wraps "nnajjem". A sentence assembled from attested words.

9. نحتاج مساعدة، من فضلك

   nḥtāj musāʿada, min faḍlek

   I need help, please

   Usage

   A polite request when you need a hand with moving or finding the way.

   Grammar Note

   "Musāʿada" is the noun "help". A sentence assembled from attested words.

10. نمشي بالشوية، استنى من فضلك

    nemshi b-sh-shwiyya, stanna min faḍlek

    I walk slowly, please wait

    Usage

    Asks a guide or companion to allow for a slow pace.

    Grammar Note

    "Istanna" is the imperative, the same for both genders. A sentence assembled from attested words.

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