Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Egyptian Arabic Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to say 'Can I have the menu?' in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Nora: [Normal] ممكن المنيو لو سمحت؟(mumkin el-minīū law samaḥt?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'could I have' |
| Nora: [Normal] ممكن [Slow] ممكن (mumkin) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the menu' |
| Nora: [Normal] المنيو [Slow] المنيو(el-minīū) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'if' |
| Nora: [Normal] لو [Slow] لو(law) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'allowed' |
| Nora: [Normal] سمحت؟ [Slow] سمحت؟(samaḥt?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Can I have the menu?' |
| Nora: [Slow] ممكن المنيو لو سمحت؟ [Normal] ممكن المنيو لو سمحت؟ |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'What do you recommend?' |
| Nora: [Normal] إيه أحلى حاجة عندكو؟(ʾiīh ʾaḥlā ḥāǧah ʿandukū?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'What ' |
| Nora: [Normal] إيه [Slow] إيه (ʾiīh) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'tasty' |
| Nora: [Normal] أحلى [Slow] أحلى(ʾaḥlā) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'thing' |
| Nora: [Normal] حاجة [Slow] حاجة(ḥāǧah) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'here' |
| Nora: [Normal] عندكو [Slow] عندكو(ʿandukū) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Nora: [Slow] إيه أحلى حاجة عندكو؟ [Normal] إيه أحلى حاجة عندكو؟ |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا هاخد قهوة.(ʾanā hāḫud 'ahwah.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا [Slow] أنا(ʾanā) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'will take' |
| Nora: [Normal] هاخد [Slow] هاخد(hāḫud) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Nora: [Normal] قهوة [Slow] قهوة(ahwah) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Nora: [Slow] أنا هاخد قهوة. [Normal] أنا هاخد قهوة. |
| Becky: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'I want a water.' |
| Nora: [Normal] عايز ميه.(ʿāyiz mayyah.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I want' |
| Nora: [Normal] عايز [Slow] عايز(ʿāyiz) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'water' |
| Nora: [Normal] ميه [Slow] ميه(mayyah) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'I want a water.' |
| Nora: [Slow] عايز ميه. [Normal] عايز ميه. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nora: In case the coffee shop or the restaurant you are in is very loud – which is usually the case in Egypt because Egyptians are generally loud – your best bet to be noticed by the waiter when you want to make an order is to raise your hand and say law samaht! with a loud tone of voice! |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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