Accommodation

1. عندي حجز. اسمي سميث.

   ʿAndi ḥagz. Ismi Smith.

   I have a reservation. My name is Smith.

   Usage

   The first words at the front desk. Replace سميث with your own name. The same for men and women.

   Grammar Note

   Possession uses عند + pronoun suffix (عندي), no verb. اسمي is اسم + ـي "my".

2. ممكن اشوف الاوضة الاول؟

   Mumkin ashūf il-ōḍa il-awwil?

   Can I see the room first?

   Usage

   Use it before you commit to a room. ممكن + verb is a polite request.

   Grammar Note

   The verb after ممكن is bare subjunctive. الاول works as an adverb "first".

3. ممكن اسيب الاوضة متأخر شوية؟

   Mumkin asīb il-ōḍa mitʾakhkhar shuwayya?

   Can I have a late check-out?

   Usage

   Says check-out as "leave the room" (اسيب الاوضة) instead of a loanword.

   Grammar Note

   سيب means "leave / let go". A composed sentence with regular grammar.

4. فيه اسانسير؟

   Fī asansēr?

   Is there an elevator?

   Usage

   فيه ...؟ asks "is there ...?". Handy with heavy bags or an upper floor.

   Grammar Note

   Existence is expressed with فيه, no verb. The negative is مفيش.

5. ممكن مخدة كمان؟

   Mumkin mikhadda kamān?

   Could I get an extra pillow?

   Usage

   ممكن + noun means "could I have ...". كمان means "also / another".

   Grammar Note

   You can request with ممكن + noun and no verb. كمان follows the noun.

6. التكييف مش شغال

   It-takyīf mish shaghghāl

   The air conditioning is not working

   Usage

   Reports a fault. Common in Cairo summers.

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives and participles are negated with مش. شغال has the feminine شغالة.

7. لازم اسيب الاوضة الساعة كام؟

   Lāzim asīb il-ōḍa is-sāʿa kām?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Asks the check-out time. لازم means "must".

   Grammar Note

   لازم + bare subjunctive. The time question is الساعة كام؟. A composed sentence with regular grammar.

8. فيه جراج للعربيات؟

   Fī garāg lil-ʿarabiyyāt?

   Is there parking available?

   Usage

   جراج is a parking garage. عربية means "car" here, not "Arabic".

   Grammar Note

   ل + the article is written لل. عربيات is the sound plural of عربية "car".

9. ممكن اسيب الشنط هنا؟

   Mumkin asīb ish-shunaṭ hina?

   Can I store my luggage here?

   Usage

   For leaving bags before check-in or after check-out. الشنط is the plural of bags.

   Grammar Note

   سيب here means "leave behind". شنط is the plural of شنطة "bag".

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