Accessibility

6 phrases · Egyptian Arabic with romanization, English and audio

  1. المكان ده مناسب للكراسي المتحركة؟

    Il-makān da munāsib lil-karāsi l-mutaḥarrika?

    Is this place wheelchair accessible?

    Usage

    Check before you go in.

    Grammar Note

    A verbless sentence. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

  2. فيه اسانسير؟

    Fīh asansēr?

    Do you have an elevator?

    Usage

    اسانسير is an everyday loanword from French.

    Grammar Note

    فيه asks whether something exists.

  3. محتاج اوضة مناسبة للاحتياجات الخاصة

    Miḥtāg ōḍa munāsiba lil-iḥtiyagāt il-khāṣṣa

    I need a room with accessibility features

    Usage

    For a hotel booking. A woman says محتاجة.

    Grammar Note

    اوضة is feminine, so مناسبة. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

  4. فيه مدخل من غير سلم؟

    Fīh madkhal min ghēr sillim?

    Is there a step-free entrance?

    Usage

    من غير means "without".

    Grammar Note

    سلم means stairs. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

  5. نظري ضعيف، ممكن تساعدني؟

    Nazari ḍaʿīf, mumkin tisāʿidni?

    I am visually impaired — can you help me?

    Usage

    نظري ضعيف means "my eyesight is weak".

    Grammar Note

    The ending -ي on the noun means "my". A composed sentence built from regular parts.

  6. عندكم منيو بخط كبير؟

    ʿAndukum minyu bi-khaṭṭ kibīr?

    Do you have large-print menus?

    Usage

    At a restaurant.

    Grammar Note

    عند expresses having. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

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