4 maT9am in-niil The Nile Restaurant In this final unit you will learn about: # making restaurant reservations by phone king suggestions Ie some typical Egyptian dishes B how to continue your study of Egyptian Arabic172 Dialogue 1 () Gaber is phoning the Nile Restaurant to reserve a table. T-METR: ‘maT9am in-niil, SabéaHl il-khayr. GAaBIR: ‘éywa, maT9am in-niil? 1L-METR: éywa, SabsaH il-khayr yaa féndim. GAABIR: SabéaH in-nuur. law samaHit Gawzfin niHgiz tarabéyza li-khdmsa yohm ig-gim9a ig-zayya. TeMETR: tabit dmrak yaa féndim. 1sHZa ma9saya min f4Dlak ... ig-gdm9a sittdashar HaDritak? GAABIR: dywa, maZbduT, ig-gém9a ig-gdyya %la Tuul. IL-MerR: tarabayza li-khémsa. b-ism(i) miin HaDritak? GAABIR: beismi dna. gabir 9abd il-wahdab. IL-METR: sdabir 94bd il-wahdab, HaDritak Ha-tisharr is-sa9a kam in shéa alléah? GAABIR: waHda wi nuSS, itndyn. bé9d(i) Saldat ig-gt kida, hlan bi-HaDritak yaa fandim. OAABIR: min ma9éaya? IL-METR: na metr abu s-sudiud. GAABIR: yaa metr. b-a’dulak eh wiHyéatak, Sawwiz tarabéyza Hwa 96la n-niil 9a Tul IL-METR: in shda alléah yaa beh bass(i) HaDritak 9éarif ‘Tab9an yohm ig-gim9a b-yib'a z4Hma shuwaj madlésh, GAABIR: la’, yaa bu s-sudtiud wiHydatak. ma tiksate 4na Ha-yikiiun ma94aya gaméaa agéanib. Igazim ni’a9%dhum 96la n-niil, in shéa alléah yaa féndim. kkhalléaS. ittafé’na yaa bu s-sudiud. is-saldam: Saldykum. TeMETR: ‘mé9a alf saléama yaa géabir beh,173 Nile Restaurant, good morning. Yes, Nile Restaurant? Yes, good morning sir. Good moming. Please, we want to reserve a table for five next Friday. At your service, sit. One moment please ... Friday the 16th sir? Yes, (that's) right. The Friday coming directly. Table for five. In whose name, sir? In my name. Gaber Abd al-Wahaab. Gaber Abd al-Wahaab, What time will you arrive sir, God willing? Half past one, two. Afier Friday prayers some time, You're welcome, sir. Who's speaking? I'm the Matire Abu Al-Swiud. Welcome to you, Maitre. I tell you what, I want a nice table directly overlooking the Nile. God willing sir, but you know of course that Friday gets a little busy, I'm sorry. No, Abu Su'ud. Don't disappoint me. I'l be with a group of foreigners. We must seat them overlooking the Nile. God willing sir. OK. We've agreed Abu Su'ud. Goodbye. Goodbye, Gaber, sir.