LexemicaArabic course

Elementary · scenario 80 of 84

Ask about ingredients

Ask the server if a dish contains meat or dairy.

The situation You're ready to order. Ask your server what's in the dish.

The dialogue

  1. عفواً، من فضلك، عندي سؤال عن هذا الطبق.

    ʿafwan, min faḍlik, ʿindī suʾālun ʿan hādhā aṭ-ṭabaq.

    Excuse me, please, I have a question about this dish.

  2. أهلاً بك، تفضل، هل تريد مساعدة؟

    ahlan bika, tafaḍḍal, hal turīdu musāʿada?

    Welcome, please, do you need help?

  3. أنا نباتي، هل يوجد لحم أو جبن هنا؟

    anā nabātī, hal yūjadu laḥmun aw jubnun hunā?

    I'm vegetarian, is there meat or cheese here?

  4. لا يوجد لحم، لكن يوجد جبن وحليب.

    lā yūjadu laḥm, lākin yūjadu jubnun wa-ḥalīb.

    There is no meat, but there is cheese and milk.

  5. هل ممكن هذا الطبق بدون جبن وحليب، من فضلك؟

    hal mumkinun hādhā aṭ-ṭabaqu bidūni jubnin wa-ḥalīb, min faḍlik?

    Could I have this dish without cheese and milk, please?

  6. نعم، بالطبع، هذا ممكن جداً.

    naʿam, bi-ṭ-ṭabʿ, hādhā mumkinun jiddan.

    Yes, of course, this is very possible.

  7. ممتاز، شكراً جزيلاً لك، أريد هذا الطبق.

    mumtāz, shukran jazīlan lak, urīdu hādhā aṭ-ṭabaq.

    Great, thank you very much, I want this dish.

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