Ali and Mazin check the fridge before preparing lunch. Practise asking what you have, saying what is missing, and deciding what to buy.
01Read the Arabic conversation
مَاذَا فِي الثَّلَّاجَةِ؟
عَلِيٌّ: مَاذَا عِنْدَنَا فِي الثَّلَّاجَةِ؟
مَازِنٌ: عِنْدَنَا بَيْضٌ وَجُبْنٌ.
عَلِيٌّ: هَلْ عِنْدَنَا حَلِيبٌ أَيْضًا؟
مَازِنٌ: نَعَمْ، عِنْدَنَا زُجَاجَةُ حَلِيبٍ.
عَلِيٌّ: وَهَلْ عِنْدَنَا طَمَاطِمُ؟
مَازِنٌ: لَا، لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا طَمَاطِمُ.
عَلِيٌّ: أُرِيدُ سَلَطَةً مَعَ الْغَدَاءِ.
مَازِنٌ: عِنْدَنَا خِيَارٌ، وَلٰكِنْ نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى طَمَاطِمَ.
عَلِيٌّ: هَلْ عِنْدَنَا خُبْزٌ؟
مَازِنٌ: نَعَمْ، الْخُبْزُ فِي الْخِزَانَةِ، لَا فِي الثَّلَّاجَةِ.
عَلِيٌّ: جَيِّدٌ. أَشْتَرِي الطَّمَاطِمَ مِنَ الْمَتْجَرِ.
مَازِنٌ: وَأَنَا أَغْسِلُ الْخِيَارَ.
عَلِيٌّ: نَأْكُلُ الْبَيْضَ وَالْجُبْنَ مَعَ السَّلَطَةِ.
مَازِنٌ: نَعَمْ، هٰذَا غَدَاءٌ بَسِيطٌ.
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Ali: What do we have in the fridge?
Mazin: We have eggs and cheese.
Ali: Do we have milk too?
Mazin: Yes, we have a bottle of milk.
Ali: And do we have tomatoes?
Mazin: No, we do not have tomatoes.
Ali: I want a salad with lunch.
Mazin: We have cucumbers, but we need tomatoes.
Ali: Do we have bread?
Mazin: Yes, the bread is in the cupboard, not in the fridge.
Ali: Good. I’ll buy the tomatoes from the shop.
Mazin: And I’ll wash the cucumbers.
Ali: We’ll eat the eggs and cheese with the salad.
Mazin: Yes, that is a simple lunch.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| فِي الثَّلَّاجَةِ | in the fridge |
| عِنْدَنَا | we have |
| بَيْضٌ وَجُبْنٌ | eggs and cheese |
| زُجَاجَةُ حَلِيبٍ | a bottle of milk |
| لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا طَمَاطِمُ | we do not have tomatoes |
| خِيَارٌ | cucumbers |
| نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى | we need |
| مَعَ الْغَدَاءِ | with lunch |
03Check your understanding
Answer these seven questions using the conversation. You can reopen the English translation or return to the Arabic dialogue whenever you need help.
What to remember
- Use هَلْ عِنْدَنَا…؟ to ask what you have and لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا… to say an item is missing.
- Use نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى… to name something you still need for a meal.
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