Huda takes a presentation file to a copy shop. Practise specifying the number of copies, A4 paper, printing on one side, and simple binding before class.
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طِبَاعَةُ عَرْضٍ فِي مَحَلِّ التَّصْوِيرِ
هُدَى: صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ. أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَطْبَعَ ثَلَاثَ نُسَخٍ مُلَوَّنَةٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْعَرْضِ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: صَبَاحُ النُّورِ. كَمْ صَفْحَةً فِي الْمِلَفِّ؟
هُدَى: فِيهِ عَشْرُ صَفَحَاتٍ، وَأُرِيدُ نُسْخَةً كَامِلَةً لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ زُمَلَائِي الثَّلَاثَةِ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: مَا مَقَاسُ الْوَرَقِ الَّذِي تُرِيدِينَهُ؟
هُدَى: وَرَقُ A4، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، وَالطِّبَاعَةُ عَلَى وَجْهٍ وَاحِدٍ لِأَتْرُكَ ظَهْرَ الْوَرَقَةِ فَارِغًا.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: حَسَنًا. هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ تَجْلِيدَ كُلِّ نُسْخَةٍ؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، بِسِلْكٍ بِلَاسْتِيكِيٍّ بَسِيطٍ وَغِلَافٍ شَفَّافٍ فِي الْأَمَامِ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: طِبَاعَةُ الصَّفْحَةِ الْمُلَوَّنَةِ بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ، وَتَجْلِيدُ كُلِّ نُسْخَةٍ بِخَمْسَةِ دَرَاهِمَ.
هُدَى: إِذَنْ ثَلَاثُ نُسَخٍ، فِي كُلِّ نُسْخَةٍ عَشْرُ صَفَحَاتٍ. كَمِ الْمَجْمُوعُ مَعَ التَّجْلِيدِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: الطِّبَاعَةُ بِسِتِّينَ دِرْهَمًا، وَالتَّجْلِيدُ بِخَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا. الْمَجْمُوعُ خَمْسَةٌ وَسَبْعُونَ دِرْهَمًا، وَيَشْمَلُ الْأَغْلِفَةَ.
هُدَى: هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَرَى الصَّفْحَةَ الْأُولَى قَبْلَ طِبَاعَةِ الْبَاقِي، لِأَتَأَكَّدَ مِنَ الْأَلْوَانِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: نَعَمْ، سَنَطْبَعُ صَفْحَةً أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ نُكْمِلُ بَعْدَ مُوَافَقَتِكِ.
هُدَى: مُمْتَازٌ. يَبْدَأُ دَرْسِي فِي الْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ صَبَاحًا، وَأَحْتَاجُ إِلَى النُّسَخِ قَبْلَهُ.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: سَتَكُونُ النُّسَخُ جَاهِزَةً فِي الْعَاشِرَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ. هَلْ هَذَا الْوَقْتُ مُنَاسِبٌ؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، هَذَا مُنَاسِبٌ. هَذَا هُوَ الْمِلَفُّ، وَسَأَنْتَظِرُ الصَّفْحَةَ الْأُولَى هُنَا.
الْمُوَظَّفُ: شُكْرًا. سَأَطْبَعُ الصَّفْحَةَ الْأُولَى الْآنَ لِمُرَاجَعَتِكِ.
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Huda: Good morning. I would like to print three colour copies of this presentation.
Staff member: Good morning. How many pages are in the file?
Huda: It has ten pages, and I want a complete copy for each of my three classmates.
Staff member: What paper size would you like?
Huda: A4 paper, please, printed on one side so that I leave the back of each sheet blank.
Staff member: All right. Would you like each copy bound?
Huda: Yes, with a simple plastic spiral and a transparent front cover.
Staff member: Printing a colour page costs two dirhams, and binding each copy costs five dirhams.
Huda: So, three copies with ten pages in each copy. What is the total including binding?
Staff member: Printing is sixty dirhams, and binding is fifteen dirhams. The total is seventy-five dirhams, including the covers.
Huda: May I see the first page before you print the rest, so I can check the colours?
Staff member: Yes, we will print one page first, then continue after your approval.
Huda: Excellent. My class starts at eleven in the morning, and I need the copies before it.
Staff member: The copies will be ready at half past ten. Is that time suitable?
Huda: Yes, that is suitable. Here is the file, and I will wait here for the first page.
Staff member: Thank you. I will print the first page now for you to check.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| ثَلَاثَ نُسَخٍ | three copies |
| الْمِلَفِّ | the file |
| مَقَاسُ الْوَرَقِ | the paper size |
| عَلَى وَجْهٍ وَاحِدٍ | on one side |
| تَجْلِيدَ كُلِّ نُسْخَةٍ | binding each copy |
| غِلَافٍ شَفَّافٍ | a transparent cover |
| بَعْدَ مُوَافَقَتِكِ | after your approval |
| لِمُرَاجَعَتِكِ | for you to check |
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
- Specify copies, pages per copy, paper size, and whether to print on one side or both.
- Confirm binding, the combined price, a sample page, and the completion time.
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