Huda asks a museum clerk about a visit with her sister. Practise comparing tour times, checking ticket details, and finding the meeting point.
01Read the Arabic conversation
التَّخْطِيطُ لِزِيَارَةِ الْمَتْحَفِ
هُدَى: صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ، أُرِيدُ زِيَارَةَ الْمَتْحَفِ الْيَوْمَ مَعَ أُخْتِي.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: أَهْلًا بِكِ. هَلْ تُرِيدَانِ جَوْلَةً مَعَ مُرْشِدٍ؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، مَتَى تَبْدَأُ الْجَوْلَةُ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: عِنْدَنَا جَوْلَةٌ فِي الْعَاشِرَةِ صَبَاحًا، وَأُخْرَى فِي الْوَاحِدَةِ ظُهْرًا.
هُدَى: جَوْلَةُ الْوَاحِدَةِ أَنْسَبُ لَنَا، لِأَنَّ أُخْتِي لَنْ تَصِلَ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: حَسَنًا، مُدَّةُ الْجَوْلَةِ سَاعَةٌ، وَهِيَ بِاللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ.
هُدَى: مَتَى يُغْلِقُ الْمَتْحَفُ الْيَوْمَ؟ نُرِيدُ مُشَاهَدَةَ الْقَاعَاتِ بَعْدَ الْجَوْلَةِ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: يُغْلِقُ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ مَسَاءً، فَعِنْدَكُمَا وَقْتٌ كَافٍ بَعْدَهَا.
هُدَى: كَمْ سِعْرُ التَّذْكِرَةِ؟ وَهَلْ يَشْمَلُ الْجَوْلَةَ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: عِشْرُونَ دِرْهَمًا لِلشَّخْصِ، وَيَشْمَلُ السِّعْرُ الدُّخُولَ وَالْجَوْلَةَ.
هُدَى: إِذَنْ أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَتَيْنِ لِجَوْلَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: تَفَضَّلِي. الْمَجْمُوعُ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَمًا.
هُدَى: أَيْنَ نَلْتَقِي بِالْمُرْشِدِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: عِنْدَ الْمَدْخَلِ الرَّئِيسِيِّ، بِجَانِبِ خَرِيطَةِ الْمَتْحَفِ.
هُدَى: شُكْرًا، سَنَكُونُ هُنَاكَ قَبْلَ الْجَوْلَةِ بِعَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: مُمْتَازٌ، وَاحْتَفِظِي بِالتَّذْكِرَتَيْنِ لِلدُّخُولِ. زِيَارَةً سَعِيدَةً!
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Huda: Good morning. I would like to visit the museum today with my sister.
Clerk: Welcome. Would you both like a guided tour?
Huda: Yes. When does the tour start?
Clerk: We have a tour at ten in the morning and another at one in the afternoon.
Huda: The one o’clock tour suits us better because my sister will not arrive before noon.
Clerk: All right. The tour lasts one hour and is in Arabic.
Huda: When does the museum close today? We want to see the galleries after the tour.
Clerk: It closes at five in the evening, so you will have enough time afterwards.
Huda: How much is a ticket? And does the price include the tour?
Clerk: Twenty dirhams per person. The price includes admission and the tour.
Huda: Then I would like two tickets for the one o’clock tour, please.
Clerk: Here you are. The total is forty dirhams.
Huda: Where do we meet the guide?
Clerk: At the main entrance, beside the museum map.
Huda: Thank you. We will be there ten minutes before the tour.
Clerk: Excellent. Keep both tickets for admission. Enjoy your visit!
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| جَوْلَةً مَعَ مُرْشِدٍ | a guided tour |
| أَنْسَبُ لَنَا | more suitable for us |
| مُدَّةُ الْجَوْلَةِ | the length of the tour |
| الْقَاعَاتِ | the galleries |
| وَقْتٌ كَافٍ | enough time |
| يَشْمَلُ السِّعْرُ | the price includes |
| الْمَدْخَلِ الرَّئِيسِيِّ | the main entrance |
| خَرِيطَةِ الْمَتْحَفِ | the museum map |
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
- Give a reason when one tour time suits your plans better than another.
- Check what the ticket covers and where to meet, as well as the starting time.
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Telling the Time in Arabic: Hours, Half Past and Quarter Past
يُغْلِقُ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ مَسَاءً.
Read whole-hour expressions when comparing tour and closing times.
Arabic Question Words: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
أَيْنَ نَلْتَقِي بِالْمُرْشِدِ؟
Ask separately about times, prices, and meeting places.
Arabic Prepositions: In, On, Under and Next To
بِجَانِبِ خَرِيطَةِ الْمَتْحَفِ
Describe a meeting point with the expression for “beside.”
