Yusuf asks Maryam when her small shop will open and close the next day. This fictional conversation takes place on a Sunday, so tomorrow is Monday.
01Read the Arabic conversation
مَتَى يَفْتَحُ الْمَحَلُّ غَدًا؟
يُوسُفُ: مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ. هَلِ الْمَحَلُّ مَفْتُوحٌ غَدًا؟
مَرْيَمُ: مَسَاءُ النُّورِ. نَعَمْ، غَدًا يَوْمُ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْمَحَلُّ مَفْتُوحٌ.
يُوسُفُ: مَتَى تَفْتَحُونَ الْمَحَلَّ؟
مَرْيَمُ: نَفْتَحُ فِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحًا.
يُوسُفُ: وَمَتَى تُغْلِقُونَ؟
مَرْيَمُ: نُغْلِقُ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ مَسَاءً.
يُوسُفُ: هَلِ الْمَحَلُّ مَفْتُوحٌ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ صَبَاحًا؟
مَرْيَمُ: لَا، نَفْتَحُ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ بِسَاعَةٍ.
يُوسُفُ: حَسَنًا. هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي الْحُضُورُ فِي السَّاعَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ؟
مَرْيَمُ: نَعَمْ، الْمَحَلُّ مَفْتُوحٌ فِي ذٰلِكَ الْوَقْتِ.
يُوسُفُ: سَأَحْضُرُ غَدًا عِنْدَ الْعَاشِرَةِ صَبَاحًا.
مَرْيَمُ: أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا. مَاذَا تَحْتَاجُ؟
يُوسُفُ: أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى دَفْتَرٍ.
مَرْيَمُ: الدَّفَاتِرُ مَوْجُودَةٌ. إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ.
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Yusuf: Good evening. Is the shop open tomorrow?
Maryam: Good evening. Yes, tomorrow is Monday and the shop is open.
Yusuf: When do you open the shop?
Maryam: We open at nine in the morning.
Yusuf: And when do you close?
Maryam: We close at six in the evening.
Yusuf: Is the shop open at eight in the morning?
Maryam: No, we open one hour after that.
Yusuf: All right. Can I come at ten?
Maryam: Yes, the shop is open at that time.
Yusuf: I will come tomorrow at ten in the morning.
Maryam: You are welcome. What do you need?
Yusuf: I need a notebook.
Maryam: We have notebooks. Goodbye.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| غَدًا | tomorrow |
| يَوْمُ الِاثْنَيْنِ | Monday |
| مَفْتُوحٌ | open |
| نَفْتَحُ | we open |
| نُغْلِقُ | we close |
| فِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحًا | at nine in the morning |
| فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ مَسَاءً | at six in the evening |
| بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ بِسَاعَةٍ | one hour after that |
03Check your understanding
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What to remember
- Ask مَتَى تَفْتَحُونَ؟ and مَتَى تُغْلِقُونَ؟ when checking a shop’s opening and closing hours.
- Add صَبَاحًا or مَسَاءً to make a clock time clear, then confirm the day of your visit.
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