Massage & Spa

1. نحب نعمل حجز لماساج

   nḥebb neʿmel ḥajz l-māsāj

   I would like to book a massage

   Usage

   For booking a massage at a spa or hotel.

   Grammar Note

   "Reserve" is said as "make a reservation". "māsāj" is a French loan. A sentence assembled from attested words.

2. ماساج ساعة وحدة من فضلك

   māsāj sāʿa waḥda min faḍlek

   A one-hour massage, please

   Usage

   Specifies the length of the session; for half an hour say "nuṣṣ sāʿa".

   Grammar Note

   "sāʿa" is feminine, so "one" takes the feminine form "waḥda". A sentence assembled from attested words.

3. بالشوية من فضلك

   b-sh-shwiyya min faḍlek

   Gently, please

   Usage

   Ask for a lighter touch when the pressure is too strong.

   Grammar Note

   "b-" + "shwiyya" (a little) gives "bit by bit"; it works for speech, walking and touch. A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. أقوى شوية من فضلك

   aqwa shwiyya min faḍlek

   A little stronger, please

   Usage

   Ask for more pressure when it feels too light.

   Grammar Note

   "aqwa" is the comparative of "qawi" (strong). A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. هنا يوجع فيا

   hna yūjaʿ fiyya

   It hurts here

   Usage

   Say it while pointing to the sore spot during a treatment.

   Grammar Note

   Pain is "body part + yūjaʿ fiyya", for example "rāsi yūjaʿ fiyya" (my head hurts). A sentence assembled from attested words.

6. نحب ماساج بالزيت

   nḥebb māsāj b-z-zīt

   I would like an oil massage

   Usage

   Ask for a treatment that uses oil.

   Grammar Note

   "b-" means "using". "zīt" is also the word for olive oil. A sentence assembled from attested words.

7. فما حمام قريب؟

   fammā ḥammām qrīb?

   Is there a hammam nearby?

   Usage

   "ḥammām" is the steam bath house. Do not use it to ask for a toilet.

   Grammar Note

   The toilet is "twālāt"; "ḥammām" is the bathing place. A sentence assembled from attested words.

8. نحب نعمل طياب في الحمام

   nḥebb neʿmel ṭyāb fī l-ḥammām

   I would like a scrub at the hammam

   Usage

   Asks for the scrubbing and rubdown given at a public bath.

   Grammar Note

   "ṭyāb" is the treatment you get at a bath; it is also used for cooking. A sentence assembled from attested words.

9. تنجم تمسدلي رجلي؟

   tnajjem tmassadli rejli?

   Could you massage my foot?

   Usage

   Ask for a foot massage when your feet are tired.

   Grammar Note

   "msad" (to massage) takes "l-" + "-i" (for me). A sentence assembled from attested words.

10. نحس في روحي أحسن

    nḥess fī rūḥi aḥsen

    I feel better

    Usage

    Tells the therapist how you feel after a treatment.

    Grammar Note

    "Feel" is said "nḥess fī rūḥi" (I feel in myself). A sentence assembled from attested words.

11. يعيشك، كان باهي برشة

    yʿayyshek, kān bāhi barsha

    Thank you, it was very good

    Usage

    Thank the therapist and say how it was once the session ends.

    Grammar Note

    "kān" (was) before the adjective puts it in the past. A sentence assembled from attested words.

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