Arabic for English speakers School · Lesson 1

Where is the bathroom?

Egyptian Arabic для finding bathrooms — and the word for floor.

Conversation

  1. Bob Bob

    ألاقي فين الحمام؟

    Al'ay fain il 7amam?

    Where can I find a restroom?

    Tip: Yila'y is to find

  2. Kyle Kyle

    في الدور التالت، علي اليمين

    Fil dour iltalit, 3ala ilyimeen

    At the third floor, on the right

  3. Bob Bob

    تمام، شكراََ

    Tamam, shukran

    Okay, Thanks

  4. Kyle Kyle

    العفو

    il3afo!

    Welcome!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'where is the bathroom?' in Egyptian Arabic?

الحمام فين؟ (El hammam fein?). حمام = bathroom.

Egyptian Arabic для floor (of building)?

دور (door — floor). الدور الأول (first floor), الدور التاني (second floor).

Egyptian Arabic для elevator/stairs?

أسانسير (asansir — elevator), سلم (sellem — stairs). إنزل دور تحت = 'go down one floor'.

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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