Hot Springs & Baths

1. فين الينابيع السخنة؟

   Fēn il-yanābīʿ is-sukhna?

   Where is the hot spring?

   Usage

   Egypt has hot springs in places such as Sinai and the Siwa oasis.

   Grammar Note

   The plural springs take a feminine singular adjective. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

2. مواعيد الحمام ايه؟

   Mawāʿīd il-ḥammām ē?

   What are the bathing hours?

   Usage

   مواعيد means opening or service hours.

   Grammar Note

   mawāʿīd is the plural of mīʿād. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

3. الوشم مسموح هنا؟

   Il-wasm masmūḥ hina?

   Are people with tattoos allowed?

   Usage

   الوشم is the tattoo; مسموح means "allowed".

   Grammar Note

   Noun + adjective with rising intonation makes a question. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

4. فيه حمام خاص؟

   Fīh ḥammām khāṣṣ?

   Is there a private bath?

   Usage

   Asks about a private room for a family or couple.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

5. درجة حرارة المية كام؟

   Daragit ḥarārit il-mayya kām?

   What is the water temperature?

   Usage

   المية is "the water" (the same spelling also means "the hundred").

   Grammar Note

   daraga joins the next noun: "degree of …". A composed sentence built from regular parts.

6. المية سخنة أوي، فيه حمام مياهه مش سخنة أوي؟

   Il-mayya sukhna awi, fīh ḥammām miyyāhu mish sukhna awi?

   The water is very hot. Is there a cooler pool?

   Usage

   مش negates nouns and adjectives.

   Grammar Note

   المية takes feminine agreement: sukhna. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

7. المية دي فيها معادن ايه؟

   Il-mayya di fīha maʿādin ē?

   What minerals are in this spring?

   Usage

   To learn about the water's properties.

   Grammar Note

   fīha means "in it". A composed sentence built from regular parts.

8. فيه مطعم هنا؟

   Fīh maṭʿam hina?

   Is there a restaurant here?

   Usage

   Asks whether you can eat after the bath.

   Grammar Note

   فيه asks about existence. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

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