Nour has booked a short hotel stay, but a meeting changes her travel plans. She calls the hotel and checks whether she can move her stay by one day.
01Read the Arabic story
تَغْيِيرُ حَجْزٍ فِي فُنْدُقٍ
خَطَّطَتْ نُورٌ لِزِيَارَةِ أُخْتِهَا فِي مَدِينَةٍ أُخْرَى. حَجَزَتْ غُرْفَةً فِي فُنْدُقٍ لِمُدَّةِ لَيْلَتَيْنِ، مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْأَحَدِ. ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَتْهَا مُدِيرَتُهَا أَنَّ هُنَاكَ اِجْتِمَاعًا مُهِمًّا فِي الْعَمَلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ. قَرَّرَتْ نُورٌ أَنْ تُسَافِرَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ بَدَلًا مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ.
فَتَحَتْ رِسَالَةَ الْحَجْزِ عَلَى هَاتِفِهَا، وَاتَّصَلَتْ بِالْفُنْدُقِ. قَالَتْ لِلْمُوَظَّفِ: «عِنْدِي حَجْزٌ بِاسْمِ نُورٍ. هَلْ أَسْتَطِيعُ تَغْيِيرَ مَوْعِدِ الْوُصُولِ؟» سَأَلَهَا عَنْ رَقْمِ الْحَجْزِ، فَقَرَأَتْهُ لَهُ بِبُطْءٍ. ثُمَّ شَرَحَتْ أَنَّهَا تُرِيدُ الْوُصُولَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْمُغَادَرَةَ يَوْمَ الْاِثْنَيْنِ.
بَحَثَ الْمُوَظَّفُ فِي الْحَاسُوبِ وَقَالَ: «تُوجَدُ غُرْفَةٌ مُنَاسِبَةٌ لَكِ فِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْجَدِيدِ». سَأَلَتْهُ نُورٌ: «هَلِ السِّعْرُ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ؟» أَجَابَ: «نَعَمْ، لَنْ يَتَغَيَّرَ سِعْرُ حَجْزِكِ». وَافَقَتْ نُورٌ عَلَى التَّغْيِيرِ، وَطَلَبَتْ رِسَالَةً جَدِيدَةً تَحْتَوِي عَلَى التَّفَاصِيلِ.
وَصَلَتِ الرِّسَالَةُ بَعْدَ دَقَائِقَ قَلِيلَةٍ. قَرَأَتْ نُورٌ اِسْمَهَا وَيَوْمَ الْوُصُولِ وَيَوْمَ الْمُغَادَرَةِ، وَتَأَكَّدَتْ مِنَ السِّعْرِ. كَانَتْ كُلُّ التَّفَاصِيلِ صَحِيحَةً، فَحَفِظَتِ الرِّسَالَةَ فِي هَاتِفِهَا. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، اِتَّصَلَتْ بِأُخْتِهَا وَأَخْبَرَتْهَا بِخُطَّتِهَا الْجَدِيدَةِ. قَالَتْ أُخْتُهَا: «سَأَنْتَظِرُكِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ».
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Nour planned to visit her sister in another city. She booked a hotel room for two nights, from Friday to Sunday. Then her manager told her that there was an important meeting at work on Friday. Nour decided to travel on Saturday instead of Friday.
She opened the reservation message on her phone and called the hotel. She said to the employee, “I have a reservation under the name Nour. Can I change my arrival date?” He asked for the reservation number, so she read it to him slowly. Then she explained that she wanted to arrive on Saturday and leave on Monday.
The employee checked the computer and said, “There is a suitable room for you for the new dates.” Nour asked him, “Is the price the same?” He answered, “Yes, the price of your reservation will not change.” Nour agreed to the change and requested a new message containing the details.
The message arrived a few minutes later. Nour read her name, arrival date and departure date, and checked the price. All the details were correct, so she saved the message on her phone. After that, she called her sister and told her about her new plan. Her sister said, “I will wait for you on Saturday afternoon.”
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| لِمُدَّةِ لَيْلَتَيْنِ | for two nights |
| اِجْتِمَاعًا مُهِمًّا | an important meeting |
| رِسَالَةَ الْحَجْزِ | the reservation message |
| مَوْعِدِ الْوُصُولِ | the arrival date or time |
| الْمُغَادَرَةَ | departure; leaving |
| لَنْ يَتَغَيَّرَ | will not change |
| التَّفَاصِيلِ | the details |
| بِخُطَّتِهَا الْجَدِيدَةِ | about her new plan |
03Check your understanding
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What to remember
- Nour moves her two-night stay from Friday–Sunday to Saturday–Monday after a work meeting changes her plans.
- She asks about the price, requests updated details and checks the message before informing her sister.
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عِنْدِي حَجْزٌ بِاسْمِ نُورٍ
Use the reservation and room language in Nour’s call to the hotel.
How to Say “I Can” and “I Can’t” in Arabic
هَلْ أَسْتَطِيعُ تَغْيِيرَ مَوْعِدِ الْوُصُولِ؟
Notice how Nour asks whether changing her arrival date is possible.
Phone Arabic: 6 Simple Phrases for Calls and Messages
وَاتَّصَلَتْ بِالْفُنْدُقِ
Follow the exchange of a reservation number and new details over the phone.
