restaurant phrases

14 words

طَاوِلَةٌ لِشَخْصَيْنِ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

tāwila li-shakhṣayni min faḍlik

A table for two please

A1phrase

مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ، طَاوِلَةٌ لِشَخْصَيْنِ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ بِجَانِبِ النَّافِذَةِ.

masāʾu al-khayr, tāwila li-shakhṣayni min faḍlik bijānibi an-nāfidha.

Good evening, a table for two please, by the window.

مَاذَا تَنْصَحُونَ؟

mādhā tanṣaḥūn?

What do you recommend?

A1phrase

أَنَا هُنَا لِأَوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ، مَاذَا تَنْصَحُونَ مِنَ الْأَطْبَاقِ الْمَحَلِّيَّةِ؟

anā hunā li-awwali marra, mādhā tanṣaḥūna mina al-aṭbāqi al-maḥalliyya?

I'm here for the first time, what do you recommend from the local dishes?

الْحِسَابُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

al-ḥisābu min faḍlik

The bill please

A1phrase

اِنْتَهَيْنَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ، الْحِسَابُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

intahaynā mina aṭ-ṭaʿām, al-ḥisābu min faḍlik.

We're done eating, the bill please.

هَلْ هٰذَا حَلَالٌ؟

hal hādha halāl?

Is this halal?

A1phrase

هَلْ هٰذَا اللَّحْمُ حَلَالٌ؟ أَنَا مُسْلِمٌ.

hal hādha al-laḥmu ḥalāl? anā muslim.

Is this meat halal? I'm Muslim.

عِنْدِي حَسَاسِيَّةٌ مِنْ...

ʿindī ḥasāsiyyatun min...

I'm allergic to...

A2phrase

عِنْدِي حَسَاسِيَّةٌ مِنَ الْمُكَسَّرَاتِ، هَلْ يَحْتَوِي هٰذَا الطَّبَقُ عَلَيْهَا؟

ʿindī ḥasāsiyyatun mina al-mukassarāti, hal yaḥtawī hādha aṭ-ṭabaqu ʿalayhā?

I'm allergic to nuts, does this dish contain them?

بِدُونِ تَوَابِلَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

bidūni tawābila min fadlik

Without spices please

A1phrase

أُرِيدُ الدَّجَاجَ بِدُونِ تَوَابِلَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، لَا أُحِبُّ الْحَارَّ.

urīdu ad-dajāja bidūni tawābila min faḍlik, lā uḥibbu al-ḥārr.

I want the chicken without spices please, I don't like spicy food.

هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي رُؤْيَةُ الْقَائِمَةِ؟

hal yumkinunī ruʾyatu al-qāʾima?

Can I see the menu?

A1phrase

مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي رُؤْيَةُ الْقَائِمَةِ بِالْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةِ؟

min faḍlik, hal yumkinunī ruʾyatu al-qāʾimati bil-injilīziyya?

Please, can I see the menu in English?

أُرِيدُ مَاءً مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

urīdu māʾan min fadlik

I'd like water please

A1phrase

أُرِيدُ مَاءً مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، زُجَاجَةً كَبِيرَةً.

urīdu māʾan min faḍlik, zujājatan kabīratan.

I'd like water please, a large bottle.

الطَّعَامُ كَانَ لَذِيذًا

aṭ-ṭaʿāmu kāna ladhīdhan

The food was delicious

A1phrase

الطَّعَامُ كَانَ لَذِيذًا جِدًّا، شُكْرًا لِلطَّبَّاخِ!

aṭ-ṭaʿāmu kāna ladhīdhan jiddan, shukran liṭ-ṭabbākh!

The food was very delicious, thanks to the chef!

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

hal ʿindakum taʿāmun nabātiyy?

Do you have vegetarian food?

A2phrase

أَنَا نَبَاتِيٌّ، هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ فِي الْقَائِمَةِ؟

anā nabātiyy, hal ʿindakum ṭaʿāmun nabātiyyun fī al-qāʾima?

I'm vegetarian, do you have vegetarian food on the menu?

أُرِيدُ قَهْوَةً عَرَبِيَّةً

urīdu qahwatan ʿarabiyya

I'd like Arabic coffee

A1phrase

أُرِيدُ قَهْوَةً عَرَبِيَّةً بِدُونِ سُكَّرٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

urīdu qahwatan ʿarabiyyatan bidūni sukkarin min faḍlik.

I'd like Arabic coffee without sugar, please.

هٰذَا لَيْسَ مَا طَلَبْتُهُ

hādha laysa mā talabtuhu

This isn't what I ordered

A2phrase

عَفْوًا، هٰذَا لَيْسَ مَا طَلَبْتُهُ، أَنَا طَلَبْتُ سَمَكًا.

ʿafwan, hādha laysa mā talabtuhu, anā talabtu samakan.

Excuse me, this isn't what I ordered, I ordered fish.

هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي الدَّفْعُ نَقْدًا؟

hal yumkinunī ad-dafʿu naqdan?

Can I pay in cash?

A2phrase

هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي الدَّفْعُ نَقْدًا أَمْ بِالْبِطَاقَةِ فَقَطْ؟

hal yumkinunī ad-dafʿu naqdan am bil-bitāqa faqaṭ?

Can I pay in cash or by card only?

أُرِيدُ طَعَامًا لِلْأَخْذِ

urīdu ṭaʿāman lil-akhdh

I'd like takeaway food

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أُرِيدُ طَعَامًا لِلْأَخْذِ، هَلْ يُمْكِنُكُمْ تَغْلِيفُهُ؟

urīdu ṭaʿāman lil-akhdhi, hal yumkinukum taghlīfuhu?

I'd like takeaway food, can you wrap it up?