Mazen asks about the hotel laundry room and restaurant. Practise finding facilities, checking opening hours, and putting evening tasks in order.
01Read the Arabic conversation
السُّؤَالُ عَنْ مَرَافِقِ الْفُنْدُقِ
مَازِنٌ: أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى غَسْلِ بَعْضِ الْمَلَابِسِ. أَيْنَ غُرْفَةُ الْغَسِيلِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: فِي الطَّابِقِ الْأَوَّلِ، فِي نِهَايَةِ الْمَمَرِّ.
مَازِنٌ: السَّاعَةُ الْآنَ السَّادِسَةُ مَسَاءً. مَتَى تُغْلَقُ الْغُرْفَةُ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: تَبْقَى مَفْتُوحَةً حَتَّى التَّاسِعَةِ مَسَاءً.
مَازِنٌ: هَلْ أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى شِرَاءِ مَسْحُوقِ غَسِيلٍ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: لَا، الْمَسْحُوقُ فِي الْخِزَانَةِ بِجَانِبِ الْغَسَّالَاتِ، وَهُوَ مَجَّانِيٌّ.
مَازِنٌ: وَكَمْ تَسْتَغْرِقُ عَمَلِيَّةُ الْغَسْلِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: تَسْتَغْرِقُ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً.
مَازِنٌ: أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَنَاوَلَ الْعَشَاءَ بَعْدَ غَسْلِ الْمَلَابِسِ. أَيْنَ الْمَطْعَمُ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: فِي الطَّابِقِ الْأَرْضِيِّ بِجَانِبِ الْحَدِيقَةِ. يَفْتَحُ فِي السَّابِعَةِ مَسَاءً.
مَازِنٌ: حَتَّى أَيِّ سَاعَةٍ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَطْلُبَ الْعَشَاءَ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: حَتَّى التَّاسِعَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ مَسَاءً.
مَازِنٌ: إِذَنْ سَأَبْدَأُ الْغَسْلَ الْآنَ، وَسَآخُذُ الْمَلَابِسَ فِي السَّابِعَةِ، ثُمَّ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَطْعَمِ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: جَيِّدٌ. مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، لَا تَتْرُكِ الْمَلَابِسَ فِي الْغَسَّالَةِ بَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ الْغَسْلِ.
مَازِنٌ: هَلْ أَسْتَطِيعُ الدَّفْعَ بِالْبِطَاقَةِ فِي الْمَطْعَمِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: نَعَمْ، تَدْفَعُ بَعْدَ الْوَجْبَةِ.
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Mazen: I need to wash some clothes. Where is the laundry room?
Staff member: On the first floor, at the end of the corridor.
Mazen: It is now six in the evening. When does the room close?
Staff member: It stays open until nine in the evening.
Mazen: Do I need to buy washing powder?
Staff member: No, the powder is in the cupboard beside the washing machines, and it is free.
Mazen: And how long does the wash take?
Staff member: It takes one hour.
Mazen: I want to have dinner after washing the clothes. Where is the restaurant?
Staff member: On the ground floor beside the garden. It opens at seven in the evening.
Mazen: Until what time can I order dinner?
Staff member: Until half past nine in the evening.
Mazen: Then I will start the wash now, collect the clothes at seven, and then go to the restaurant.
Staff member: Good. Please do not leave the clothes in the washing machine after the wash has finished.
Mazen: Can I pay by card in the restaurant?
Staff member: Yes, you pay after the meal.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| غُرْفَةُ الْغَسِيلِ | the laundry room |
| فِي نِهَايَةِ الْمَمَرِّ | at the end of the corridor |
| مَسْحُوقِ غَسِيلٍ | washing powder |
| الْغَسَّالَاتِ | the washing machines |
| مَجَّانِيٌّ | free of charge |
| تَسْتَغْرِقُ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً | takes one hour |
| أَتَنَاوَلَ الْعَشَاءَ | have dinner |
| بَعْدَ الْوَجْبَةِ | after the meal |
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
- Ask for a facility’s location and opening hours as separate pieces of information.
- Use the task’s duration to plan what you will do afterwards.
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