LinguaOrdering a drink
To order, say أُرِيدُ (ʾurīdu) – “I want” – and add مِنْ فَضْلِكَ. The waiter asks مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟ – “what do you want?” – to a man, and مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ؟ to a woman. Learn these three verb forms as ready-made words for now.
مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ؟ – أُرِيدُ عَصِيرًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.What would you like? – I’d like a juice, please.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| قَهْوَة | coffee |
| شَاي | tea |
| عَصِير | juice |
| حَلِيب | milk |
| كُوب | glass, cup |
| فِنْجَان | small coffee cup |
“With” is بِـ on the drink: قَهْوَةٌ بِالْحَلِيبِ – coffee with milk. “Without” is بِدُونِ: شَايٌ بِدُونِ سُكَّرٍ. Size is an adjective after the cup: كُوبٌ كَبِيرٌ, فِنْجَانٌ صَغِيرٌ. At the end, ask for الْحِسَابُ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ – the bill, please.
فِنْجَانُ قَهْوَةٍ بِدُونِ سُكَّرٍ، وَكُوبُ مَاءٍ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.A cup of coffee without sugar and a glass of water, please.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| أُرِيدُ | I want, I would like | أُرِيدُ شَايًا. I’d like tea. |
| تُرِيدُ | you want (to a man) | مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟ What would you like? |
| قَهْوَة | coffee | الْقَهْوَةُ لَذِيذَةٌ. The coffee is delicious. |
| شَاي | tea | شَاي وَخُبْز tea and bread |
| عَصِير | juice | عَصِيرٌ بَارِدٌ a cold juice |
| مَاء | water | مَاءٌ وَخُبْزٌ water and bread |
| حَلِيب | milk | كُوبُ حَلِيبٍ a glass of milk |
| سُكَّر | sugar | شَايٌ بِسُكَّرٍ tea with sugar |
| بِدُونِ | without | بِدُونِ حَلِيبٍ without milk |
| كُوب | glass, cup (for drinking) | كُوبٌ صَغِيرٌ a small glass |
| فِنْجَان | small coffee cup | فِنْجَانٌ وَاحِدٌ one cup |
| الْحِسَاب | the bill | الْحِسَابُ عِشْرُونَ رِيَالًا. The bill is twenty riyals. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 2
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which word means “milk”?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.