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LESSON 150Hotel Dialogue
Situation: Jack and Amanda are at a hotel.
Jack & Amanda: s-salamu 3alaykum.
Hotel owner: wa 3alaykum s-salam.
Jack: weš kayn ši šambr?
Hotel owner: iyeh, kayn dyal fraš waнd kbir u kayn dyal juj frašat.
Jack: bġina dyal fraš waнd u fih l-нmmam.
Hotel owner: mrнba.
Jack: bšнal lila wнda?
Hotel owner: 140 drhm.
Amanda: weš l-ma sxun?
Hotel owner: iyeh a lalla.
Amanda: waxxa. 3ṭina šambr.
Hotel owner: 3mmru had l-wraq 3afakum. ktbu 3liha s-smya, l-3unwan, u rqm l-paspor.
Jack: tfḍl a sidi.
Hotel owner: šukran. ha s-sarut dyal l-bit. 156 f ṭ-ṭbqa l-luwla.
English meaning: Jack and Amanda ask for an available room with one large bed and a bathroom, for 140 dirhams a night. They confirm hot water is available, fill out the registration papers, and receive the key to room 156 on the first floor.
Questions
- fin mša Jack u Amanda? — Where did Jack and Amanda go?
- šнal mn bit bġau? — How many rooms did they want?
- šнal t-taman dyal l-bit? — How much is the room?
- weš rxiṣ had loṭil? — Is this hotel cheap?
- šnu xṣṣhum y-diru baš y-glsu f had loṭil? — What did they need to do to stay at this hotel?
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