Hotel

1. عِنْدِي حَجْز بِاسْم...

   ʿIndī ḥajz bism...

   I have a reservation under the name...

   Usage

   Used at hotel check-in to confirm a reservation under your name.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿIndī" is a prepositional phrase expressing possession. The "bi-" in "bismi" means "by/under."

2. أُرِيدُ غُرْفَة لِشَخْص وَاحِد

   Urīdu ghurfa li-shakhṣin wāḥid

   I would like a single room

   Usage

   Used at the front desk to request a room when arriving without a reservation.

   Grammar Note

   "Wāḥid" means "one." To change the room type, use "li-shakhṣayn" (for two) or "ghurfa muzdawwaja" (double room).

3. مَا سِعْرُ اللَّيْلَة؟

   Mā siʿru al-layla?

   What is the price per night?

   Usage

   Used to ask the nightly rate at a hotel or guesthouse.

   Grammar Note

   "Mā" is an interrogative meaning "what." This is a nominal sentence asking "what is the price of the night?"

4. هَلْ الْإِفْطَار مَشْمُول؟

   Hal al-ifṭār mashmūl?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Practical phrase to check whether breakfast is included in the room price.

   Grammar Note

   "Mashmūl" is a passive participle meaning "included." "Ifṭār" also refers to breaking the Ramadan fast.

5. مَتَى وَقْتُ تَسْجِيلِ الْخُرُوج؟

   Matā waqtu tasjīli al-khurūj?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Important phrase to confirm the check-out time.

   Grammar Note

   "Tasjīl" means "registration" (from s-j-l, to record). "Al-khurūj" means "the exit/departure." Check-in is "tasjīl al-dukhūl."

6. هَلْ يُوجَدُ وَاي فَاي؟

   Hal yūjadu wāy fāy?

   Is there Wi-Fi?

   Usage

   Used to ask about internet access at a hotel or café.

   Grammar Note

   "Yūjadu" is the Form IV passive verb (3rd masculine singular) meaning "there is/exists." Used impersonally.

7. الْغُرْفَةُ غَيْرُ نَظِيفَة

   Al-ghurfatu ghayru naẓīfa

   The room is not clean

   Usage

   Used to report a room issue to the front desk. Being polite usually gets better results.

   Grammar Note

   "Ghayr" negates the following adjective. "Ghurfa" (room) is feminine, so "naẓīfa" uses the feminine form.

8. هَلْ يُمْكِنُ تَمْدِيدُ إِقَامَتِي؟

   Hal yumkinu tamdīdu iqāmatī?

   Can I extend my stay?

   Usage

   Used when you want to extend your hotel stay. It is advisable to ask in advance.

   Grammar Note

   "Yumkinu" is Form IV meaning "it is possible." "Iqāma" is a verbal noun from "aqāma" (to reside/stay).

9. أَيْنَ الْمِصْعَد؟

   Ayna al-miṣʿad?

   Where is the elevator?

   Usage

   A versatile phrase to locate the elevator inside a hotel or building.

   Grammar Note

   "Ayna" is the interrogative for location. "Miṣʿad" derives from ṣ-ʿ-d (to ascend), literally "the thing that goes up."

10. هَلْ يُوجَدُ صَرَّافَة قَرِيبَة؟

    Hal yūjadu ṣarrāfa qarība?

    Is there a currency exchange nearby?

    Usage

    A useful phrase to ask hotel staff about nearby services.

    Grammar Note

    "Ṣarrāfa" is feminine, so the adjective "qarība" uses the feminine form. Adjectives agree with their noun in gender.

11. أُرِيدُ غُرْفَةً هَادِئَة مِنْ فَضْلِك

    Urīdu ghurfatan hādiʾatan min faḍlak

    I would like a quiet room, please

    Usage

    Used during check-in to make a specific room request.

    Grammar Note

    "Ghurfatan hādiʾatan" is an indefinite noun-adjective structure. The adjective agrees with the noun in gender, case, and definiteness.

12. مِنْشَفَة

    minshafa

    Towel

    Usage

    Shown at the front desk when asking for an extra one

13. وِسَادَة

    wisāda

    Pillow

    Usage

    Shown at the front desk when asking for an extra one

14. بَطَّانِيَّة

    baṭṭāniyya

    Blanket

    Usage

    Shown when asking for an extra blanket in a cold room

15. صَابُون

    ṣābūn

    Soap

    Usage

    Shown when asking for a refill of amenities

16. شَامْبُو

    shāmbū

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Shown when asking for a refill of amenities

17. فُرْشَاة أَسْنَان

    furshāt asnān

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Often not provided in Arab-world hotels, so you have to ask for one

18. وَرَق تَوَالِيت

    waraq tuwālīt

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Shown when the roll has run out

19. مُجَفِّف شَعْر

    mujaffif shaʿr

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    Shown when asking to borrow one; Egyptians and Levantines also say sishwār

20. شَمَّاعَة مَلَابِس

    shammāʿat malābis

    Clothes hanger

    Usage

    Shown when asking for more; Egyptians also say ʿallāqa

21. تَنْظِيف الْغُرْفَة

    tanẓīf al-ghurfa

    Room cleaning

    Usage

    Shown when requesting housekeeping or answering whether the room needs cleaning

22. غُرْفَة هَادِئَة

    ghurfa hādiʾa

    Quiet room

    Usage

    Pointed to at check-in when requesting a room

23. الْغُرْفَة صَاخِبَة

    al-ghurfa ṣākhiba

    The room is noisy

    Usage

    Shown at the front desk when asking to change rooms

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