Noor welcomes Hanaa into her home and offers refreshments. Practise offering something, accepting it, and saying “no, thank you” politely.
01Read the Arabic conversation
ضَيْفَةٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ
نُورٌ: أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا يَا هَنَاءُ.
هَنَاءُ: شُكْرًا يَا نُورُ. بَيْتُكِ جَمِيلٌ.
نُورٌ: تَفَضَّلِي، اِجْلِسِي هُنَا. هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ شَايًا؟
هَنَاءُ: لَا، شُكْرًا. أُرِيدُ مَاءً مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.
نُورٌ: تَفَضَّلِي. هَذَا مَاءٌ بَارِدٌ.
هَنَاءُ: شُكْرًا. هَلْ عِنْدَكِ خُبْزٌ؟
نُورٌ: نَعَمْ، عِنْدِي خُبْزٌ وَجُبْنٌ. هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ قِطْعَةَ خُبْزٍ؟
هَنَاءُ: نَعَمْ، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.
نُورٌ: هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ جُبْنًا أَيْضًا؟
هَنَاءُ: لَا، شُكْرًا. لَا أُرِيدُ جُبْنًا.
نُورٌ: حَسَنًا. الْخُبْزُ عَلَى الطَّبَقِ.
هَنَاءُ: هَذَا الْخُبْزُ لَذِيذٌ. شُكْرًا لَكِ.
نُورٌ: بِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ. هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ مَزِيدًا مِنَ الْمَاءِ؟
هَنَاءُ: لَا، شُكْرًا. هَذَا يَكْفِي.
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Noor: Welcome, Hanaa.
Hanaa: Thank you, Noor. Your home is lovely.
Noor: Please, sit here. Would you like some tea?
Hanaa: No, thank you. I would like water, please.
Noor: Here you are. This is cold water.
Hanaa: Thank you. Do you have bread?
Noor: Yes, I have bread and cheese. Would you like a piece of bread?
Hanaa: Yes, please.
Noor: Would you like cheese too?
Hanaa: No, thank you. I do not want cheese.
Noor: All right. The bread is on the plate.
Hanaa: This bread is delicious. Thank you.
Noor: My pleasure. Would you like more water?
Hanaa: No, thank you. This is enough.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا | welcome |
| اِجْلِسِي هُنَا | sit here — to one woman |
| هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ؟ | Would you like? — to one woman |
| مَاءٌ بَارِدٌ | cold water |
| قِطْعَةَ خُبْزٍ | a piece of bread — after “would you like” |
| لَا، شُكْرًا | no, thank you |
| عَلَى الطَّبَقِ | on the plate |
| هَذَا يَكْفِي | this is enough |
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
- Offer refreshments with هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ when speaking to one woman.
- Use لَا، شُكْرًا to decline politely and هَذَا يَكْفِي when you have enough.
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