Arabic for English speakers Bakery · Lesson 4

Ordering

Egyptian Arabic for ordering food — basic restaurant vocabulary and phrases.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    ممكن واحد تشيزبرجر مع بطاطس؟

    Mumkin wa7id cheeseburger ma3a batatis

    Can I get a cheeseburger with fries?

    Tip: Ma3a = With

  2. Bob Bob

    عايز أي صوص عليه؟

    3ayiz ayy sauce 3aleh?

    Would you like any sauce with that?

    Tip: 3aleh = On it

  3. Meera Meera

    كاتشب لو سمحت

    Keachup lo sama7t

    Ketchup, please.

  4. Bob Bob

    تمام، الطلب هيكون جاهز قريب

    Tamam, iltalab haykoun gahiz orayyib

    Okay, the order will be ready soon

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you order food in Egyptian Arabic?

ممكن + food + لو سمحت؟ = 'may I have + food + if you please?'. Polite request structure.

Egyptian Arabic dishes?

كشري (koshary), فول (foul — beans), طعمية (taʿmeya — falafel), ملوخية (mulukhiya), شاورما (shawarma), محشي (mahshi — stuffed veg).

Egyptian Arabic for 'I'd like ...'?

أنا عايز/عايزة + noun (m/f). Or أنا ابغى + noun (more formal). Common ordering phrase.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Arabic lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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