Lina reads the menu at a restaurant. She chooses a chicken dish with rice, adds a salad and asks for water.
01Read the Arabic conversation
وَجْبَةٌ فِي الْمَطْعَمِ
النَّادِلُ: أَهْلًا بِكِ! تَفَضَّلِي، هٰذِهِ قَائِمَةُ الطَّعَامِ.
لِينَا: شُكْرًا. هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ دَجَاجٌ؟
النَّادِلُ: نَعَمْ، عِنْدَنَا دَجَاجٌ مَعَ الْأَرُزِّ، وَسَمَكٌ مَعَ الْبَطَاطِسِ.
لِينَا: أُرِيدُ الدَّجَاجَ مَعَ الْأَرُزِّ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
النَّادِلُ: هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ سَلَطَةً أَيْضًا؟
لِينَا: نَعَمْ، سَلَطَةً صَغِيرَةً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
النَّادِلُ: مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ أَنْ تَشْرَبِي؟
لِينَا: أُرِيدُ مَاءً.
النَّادِلُ: هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ شَيْئًا آخَرَ؟
لِينَا: لَا، شُكْرًا. هٰذَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ.
النَّادِلُ: حَسَنًا: دَجَاجٌ مَعَ الْأَرُزِّ، وَسَلَطَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ، وَمَاءٌ.
لِينَا: نَعَمْ، صَحِيحٌ. أَيْنَ أَغْسِلُ يَدَيَّ؟
النَّادِلُ: هُنَاكَ، بِجَانِبِ الْبَابِ.
لِينَا: شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا.
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Waiter: Welcome! Here you are; this is the menu.
Lina: Thank you. Do you have chicken?
Waiter: Yes, we have chicken with rice, and fish with potatoes.
Lina: I would like the chicken with rice, please.
Waiter: Would you like a salad too?
Lina: Yes, a small salad, please.
Waiter: What would you like to drink?
Lina: I would like water.
Waiter: Would you like anything else?
Lina: No, thank you. That is everything.
Waiter: All right: chicken with rice, a small salad and water.
Lina: Yes, that is correct. Where can I wash my hands?
Waiter: Over there, beside the door.
Lina: Thank you very much.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| قَائِمَةُ الطَّعَامِ | the menu |
| دَجَاجٌ | chicken |
| مَعَ الْأَرُزِّ | with rice |
| سَمَكٌ | fish |
| سَلَطَةً صَغِيرَةً | a small salad — in this request |
| أُرِيدُ مَاءً | I would like water |
| شَيْئًا آخَرَ | anything else — in this question |
| هٰذَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ | that is everything |
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 مَعَ to connect a dish with its accompaniment, as in الدَّجَاجَ مَعَ الْأَرُزِّ.
- Say هٰذَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ when you have finished ordering and do not want anything else.
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