Arabic Hotel phrases
Before you travel to an Arabic-speaking country, check out this free audio lesson on Arabic hotel phrases. After this you'll be able to ask the hotel staff for what you need in Arabic, find your way around the hotel, and explain any concerns you might have.
You’ll learn the Arabic words for “room,” “air conditioning,” “check out,” and other essentials. Even if you’re lucky enough to find the perfect hotel, it will be useful to know a few Arabic words and phrases so you can understand the staff assisting you. Let's start with some basics...
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How to pronounce hotel phrases in Arabic
In this lesson all gender specific words are in the masculine form.
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المفتاح
El mofta7
The key
رقم المفتاح
Rakam el mofta7
The key number
29 انت في اوضة
Enta fi oda 29
You are in room number 29
Directions will be given with reference to floors...
الدور الارضي
El door el 2ardy
Ground floor
الدور الاول
El door el 2wal
First floor
الدور التاني
El door el tany
Second floor
الدور التالت
El door el talet
Third floor
الدور الرابع
El door el 7'ames
Fourth floor
You may wish to know where the following are…
فين الاصانصير؟
Feyn el asanseyr?
Where is the elevator?
فبن حمام السباحة؟
Feyn 7amam el seba7a?
Where is the swimming pool?
فين المطعم؟
Feyn el mut3um?
Where is the restaurant?
بتقدموا الفطار فين؟
Bet2ademo el fetar feyn?
Where do you serve breakfast?
You may also want to know:
اتشك اوت من الاوضة امتى؟
Atshek out men el oda emta?
At what time do I need to check out of the room?
ادفع دلوقتي ولا بعدين؟
Adfa3 delwa2ty walla ba3deyn?
Do I pay now or later?
بتقدموا الفطار امتى؟
Bet2ademo el fetar emta?
When do you serve breakfast?
If your room isn’t equipped with all the facilities you’d like, here are some useful phrases…
محتاج فوط زيادة.
Me7tag fowat zeyada.
I need more towels.
محتاج صابون زيادة.
Me7tag saboon zeyada.
I need more soap.
محتاج ورق تواليت زيادة.
Me7tag wara2 toalet zeyada.
I need more toilet paper.
محتاج بطانية كمان.
Me7tag buttaneya zeyada.
I need an extra blanket.
محتاج ملايات نظيفة.
Me7tag melayat nedifa.
I need clean sheets.
Here are some final words and phrases that might come in handy…
سرير زوجي
Serir zawgy
A double bed (for two people)
التكييف
El takyeef
The air conditioning
الدفاية
El dafaya
The heater
الدفاية مكسورة.
El dafaya maksoura.
The heater is broken.
مش نظيف
Mesh nedif
dirty
مزعج
Moz3eg
noisy
نظيف
nedif
clean
ساقع
Sa2e3
cold
سخن
So7'n
hot
المياه
El maya
The water
النور
El noor
The light
مكسور
maksoor
broken
مش مقبول
Mesh ma2bool
unacceptable
I hope you enjoyed this lesson.
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