Wine & Spirits

1. ممكن منيو النبيت لو سمحت؟

   Mumkin minyu n-nibīt law samaḥt?

   May I see the wine list?

   Usage

   For hotels and licensed venues. نبيت is the colloquial word for wine.

   Grammar Note

   Putting a noun after منيو gives "the menu of …". Composed from verified words.

2. عايز كاس نبيت

   ʿĀyiz kās nibīt

   I'd like a glass of wine

   Usage

   In licensed hotels and restaurants. A woman says عايزة.

   Grammar Note

   Two nouns side by side give "a glass of …".

3. عندكم حاجة من غير كحول؟

   ʿAndukum ḥāga min ghēr kuḥūl?

   Do you have non-alcoholic options?

   Usage

   The most useful line for people who do not drink.

   Grammar Note

   حاجة means "something". Composed from verified words.

4. مبشربش كحول

   Ma-bashrab-sh kuḥūl

   I don't drink alcohol

   Usage

   A polite refusal when offered a drink; soften it with لأ شكرا.

   Grammar Note

   Negation is ma- + bashrab + -sh. Composed from verified words.

5. في صحتك!

   Fi ṣiḥḥitak!

   Cheers!

   Usage

   To a woman it is pronounced Fi ṣiḥḥitik; the spelling is the same.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "to your health".

6. مش حلو أوي لو سمحت

   Mish ḥilw awi law samaḥt

   Not too sweet, please

   Usage

   Also works when asking for a dry wine.

   Grammar Note

   مش + adjective makes a negative.

7. النبيت ده ساقع؟

   In-nibīt da sāʾiʿ?

   Is this wine chilled?

   Usage

   ساقع means "cold"; with a feminine noun it is ساقعة.

   Grammar Note

   A verbless sentence. Composed from verified words.

8. نسبة الكحول في النبيت ده كام؟

   Nisbit il-kuḥūl fi n-nibīt da kām?

   What is the alcohol content of this wine?

   Usage

   كام asks for a number.

   Grammar Note

   A noun after نسبة forms a possessive chain. Composed from verified words.

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