Laundry

1. فين اقرب مغسلة؟

   Fēn aʾrab maghsala?

   Where is the nearest laundromat?

   Usage

   مغسلة is a laundry. The hotel front desk can often tell you too.

   Grammar Note

   اقرب is a superlative placed before the noun, with no article.

2. غسيل الهدوم دي بكام؟

   Ghasīl il-hudūm di bi-kām?

   How much does it cost to wash these clothes?

   Usage

   For asking the price at a laundry. هدوم is the general word for clothes.

   Grammar Note

   هدوم is plural, taking دي. بكام means "for how much".

3. هدومي هتبقى جاهزة امتى؟

   Hudūmi ha-tibʾa gahza imta?

   When will my clothes be ready?

   Usage

   Ask when you drop clothes off.

   Grammar Note

   هتبقى is ha- + tibʾa "become", the future. The adjective is feminine singular. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

4. البقعة دي صعب تتشال

   Il-buʾʿa di ṣaʿb titshāl

   This stain is difficult to remove

   Usage

   Shown while pointing at a stain. تتشال means "to be removed".

   Grammar Note

   صعب + subjunctive means "hard to ...". تتشال is the passive form. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

5. مية سخنة ولا ساقعة للقماش ده؟

   Mayya sukhna walla sāʾʿa lil-ʾumāsh da?

   Hot or cold water for this fabric?

   Usage

   Confirms water temperature before washing. ولا offers a choice, "or".

   Grammar Note

   مية "water" is feminine, so the adjectives are feminine. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

6. ممكن توصلوا الغسيل للفندق؟

   Mumkin tiwaṣṣalu l-ghasīl lil-funduʾ?

   Can the laundry be delivered to the hotel?

   Usage

   A plural request addressed to the shop staff.

   Grammar Note

   وصل means "deliver / take to". The ending -u addresses the shop staff in the plural. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

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