Phrases

Ten short dialogues in Modern Standard Arabic, each line with Persian. Some lines add how people say it in Levantine or Gulf Arabic.

• 1Greetings and introductionsTwo people meet for the first time at a language class.اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، صَبَاحُ الْخَيْر.7 lines
• 2At the caféA customer orders coffee and lunch, then asks for the bill.أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا. مَاذَا تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَطْلُب؟8 lines
• 3Asking the wayA visitor asks a passer-by how to get to the train station.عَفْوًا، أَيْنَ مَحَطَّةُ الْقِطَار؟8 lines
• 4Bargaining at the marketA shopper bargains with a carpet seller in the bazaar.بِكَمْ هَذِهِ السَّجَّادَة؟8 lines
• 5At the doctor'sA patient with a headache and a fever sees the doctor.تَفَضَّلْ، مَا الْمُشْكِلَة؟8 lines
• 6Making plans on the phoneTwo friends talk on the phone and arrange to go to the cinema.أَلُو، مَرْحَبًا يَا سَارَة. كَيْفَ حَالُك؟7 lines
• 7At the hotelA guest checks in at the hotel reception.مَسَاءَ الْخَيْر، أَهْلًا بِكَ فِي الْفُنْدُق.8 lines
• 8Talking about familyTwo colleagues look at a family photo on a phone.هَلْ هَذِهِ صُورَةُ عَائِلَتِك؟8 lines
• 9At the university libraryA student asks the librarian about borrowing a book.صَبَاحَ الْخَيْر. أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْتَعِيرَ كِتَابًا.7 lines
• 10Saying goodbyeA guest thanks the host family before leaving for the airport.حَانَ وَقْتُ السَّفَر. شُكْرًا عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْء.7 lines