Business & Work

1. عايز احدد ميعاد لاجتماع

   ʿĀyiz aḥaddid mīʿād li-igtimāʿ

   I'd like to schedule a meeting

   Usage

   For booking a meeting with a business contact. A woman says عايزة.

   Grammar Note

   ل means "for". ميعاد is the appointed time. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

2. خليني اديك الكارت بتاعي

   Khallīni addīk il-kart bitāʿi

   Let me give you my business card

   Usage

   Said when handing over a card. To a woman, say addīki.

   Grammar Note

   خلي + pronoun means "let me", followed by a bare verb. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

3. أنا هنا في مؤتمر

   Ana hina fi muʾtamar

   I'm here for a conference

   Usage

   Explains the purpose of your trip at passport control or in conversation.

   Grammar Note

   A verbless sentence. في مؤتمر means "at a conference".

4. ممكن فاتورة للمصاريف دي؟

   Mumkin fatūra lil-maṣārīf di?

   Could I have a receipt for this expense?

   Usage

   For expense claims on business trips. فاتورة covers both receipt and invoice.

   Grammar Note

   مصاريف takes the demonstrative دي (used for plural things). A composed sentence built from regular parts.

5. عندي اجتماع الساعة تلاتة

   ʿAndi igtimāʿ is-sāʿa talāta

   I have a meeting at three o'clock

   Usage

   Handy for stating your schedule or declining another plan.

   Grammar Note

   Time is الساعة + numeral. The numeral is the colloquial تلاتة, not MSA ثلاثة.

6. ممكن نتكلم في الموضوع ده على فنجان قهوة؟

   Mumkin nitkallim fi l-mawḍūʿ da ʿala fingān ʾahwa?

   Can we discuss this over coffee?

   Usage

   A polite way to invite a business contact. قهوة can also mean a coffeehouse.

   Grammar Note

   A ن- prefix on the subjunctive means "we". فنجان is a small cup. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

7. ممكن تبعتلي العقد على الايميل؟

   Mumkin tibʿatli l-ʿaʾd ʿala l-imēl?

   Please send me the contract by email

   Usage

   A polite request. To a woman, say tibaʿatīli.

   Grammar Note

   ابعت "send" + ـلي "to me" gives تبعتلي. After ممكن the verb is subjunctive. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

8. فيه قاعة اجتماعات فاضية؟

   Fīh ʾāʿit igtimāʿāt fāḍya?

   Do you have a conference room available?

   Usage

   For asking a hotel or business center for a meeting room.

   Grammar Note

   قاعة is feminine, so the adjective is فاضية. قاعة اجتماعات is a construct phrase. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

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