LexemicaArabic course

Beginner · scenario 50 of 84

Ask to sit down

Ask a passenger if the seat next to them is free.

The situation You're on the bus. Ask someone if the empty seat is free.

The dialogue

  1. عفواً، من فضلك، هل هذا المقعد فارغ؟

    ʿafwan, min faḍlik, hal hādhā al-maqʿadu fārigh?

    Excuse me, please, is this seat empty?

  2. نعم، هو فارغ، تفضل اجلس هنا.

    naʿam, huwa fārigh, tafaḍḍal ijlis hunā.

    Yes, it's empty, please sit here.

  3. شكراً لك، الحافلة مزدحمة اليوم.

    shukran lak, al-ḥāfilatu muzdaḥimatun al-yawm.

    Thank you, the bus is crowded today.

  4. نعم، الحافلة مزدحمة جداً.

    naʿam, al-ḥāfilatu muzdaḥimatun jiddan.

    Yes, the bus is very crowded.

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