Layla orders soup and bread from Faris at a food counter. She wants to take the food away, so she asks for a bag and checks that a spoon is included.
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أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ الطَّعَامَ مَعِي
لَيْلَى: صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ. أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً وَخُبْزًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
فَارِسٌ: صَبَاحُ النُّورِ. هَلْ تَأْكُلِينَ هُنَا؟
لَيْلَى: لَا، أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ الطَّعَامَ مَعِي.
فَارِسٌ: حَسَنًا. عُلْبَةُ حَسَاءٍ وَخُبْزٌ.
لَيْلَى: نَعَمْ، وَأُرِيدُ كِيسًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
فَارِسٌ: بِالطَّبْعِ. أَضَعُ الْعُلْبَةَ وَالْخُبْزَ فِي الْكِيسِ.
لَيْلَى: هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ إِضَافَةُ مِلْعَقَةٍ؟
فَارِسٌ: نَعَمْ، هٰذِهِ مِلْعَقَةٌ. هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ شَيْئًا آخَرَ؟
لَيْلَى: لَا، شُكْرًا. كَمْ أَنْتَظِرُ؟
فَارِسٌ: خَمْسَ دَقَائِقَ فَقَطْ.
لَيْلَى: حَسَنًا، سَأَنْتَظِرُ هُنَا.
فَارِسٌ: الطَّعَامُ جَاهِزٌ الْآنَ. تَفَضَّلِي.
لَيْلَى: هَلِ الْمِلْعَقَةُ فِي الْكِيسِ؟
فَارِسٌ: نَعَمْ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ فِي الْكِيسِ.
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Layla: Good morning. I would like soup and bread, please.
Faris: Good morning. Are you eating here?
Layla: No, I would like to take the food with me.
Faris: All right. A container of soup and bread.
Layla: Yes, and I would like a bag, please.
Faris: Of course. I will put the container and the bread in the bag.
Layla: Can you add a spoon?
Faris: Yes, here is a spoon. Would you like anything else?
Layla: No, thank you. How long do I wait?
Faris: Only five minutes.
Layla: All right, I will wait here.
Faris: The food is ready now. Here you are.
Layla: Is the spoon in the bag?
Faris: Yes, everything is in the bag.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| حَسَاءً وَخُبْزًا | soup and bread (the food requested) |
| أَنْ آخُذَ الطَّعَامَ مَعِي | to take the food with me |
| عُلْبَةُ حَسَاءٍ | a container of soup |
| كِيسًا | a bag (the item requested) |
| إِضَافَةُ مِلْعَقَةٍ | adding a spoon |
| خَمْسَ دَقَائِقَ فَقَطْ | only five minutes |
| سَأَنْتَظِرُ هُنَا | I will wait here |
| الطَّعَامُ جَاهِزٌ | the food is ready |
03Check your understanding
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What to remember
- Say أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ الطَّعَامَ مَعِي to explain that your order is to take away.
- Ask for a bag or spoon, then check that the requested items are included before leaving.
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