Hotel

1. عندي حجز بإسم

   ʿandi ḥajz b-ism

   I have a reservation under the name of …

   Usage

   At check-in; follow it with your own name.

   Grammar Note

   "b-" means "under". A sentence assembled from attested words.

2. نحب بيت لواحد

   nḥebb bīt l-wāḥed

   I'd like a single room

   Usage

   When asking for a room at the desk.

   Grammar Note

   "l-" means "for". A sentence assembled from attested words.

3. نحب بيت زوز

   nḥebb bīt zūz

   I'd like a room for two

   Usage

   When staying as two.

   Grammar Note

   A number placed after the noun gives the count. A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. بقداش الليلة الواحدة؟

   bqaddāsh l-līla l-wāḥda?

   What is the price per night?

   Usage

   Check the nightly rate.

   Grammar Note

   "līla" is feminine, so "one" is "l-wāḥda". A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. وقتاش الخروج؟

   waqtāsh l-khrūj?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Check when you must leave.

   Grammar Note

   "Exit" stands for check-out. A sentence assembled from attested words.

6. البيت موش نظيف

   l-bīt mūsh nẓīf

   The room is not clean

   Usage

   To report a problem to the front desk.

   Grammar Note

   Negate a nominal sentence with "mūsh". A sentence assembled from attested words.

7. نحب بيت هادي من فضلك

   nḥebb bīt hādi min faḍlek

   A quiet room, please

   Usage

   A request when noise matters to you.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun. A sentence assembled from attested words.

8. منشفة

   manshefa

   Towel

   Usage

   When the room needs more towels.

   Grammar Note

   A bare noun; add "min faḍlek" to make a request. "Fūṭa" is the cloth used at public baths, so "manshefa" is used here.

9. بطانية

   baṭṭāniyya

   Blanket

   Usage

   To ask for an extra on a cold night.

   Grammar Note

   A bare noun; add "min faḍlek" to make a request.

10. صابون

    ṣābūn

    Soap

    Usage

    When asking for a room supply.

    Grammar Note

    A bare noun; add "min faḍlek" to make a request.

11. شامبوان

    shāmbwān

    Shampoo

    Usage

    When asking for a room supply.

    Grammar Note

    From French "shampooing".

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