Learn 10 words for the restaurant
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| Hi everyone, I am Peryhan and this is Top 10 Must-Know vocabulary for the Restaurant. Let’s get started. |
| 1. |
| ويتر |
| (wītar) "waiter" |
| The first word is (wītar) "waiter" and in Egypt, sometimes we call it |
| جرسون |
| (garsūn) or |
| صبي |
| (ṣabī). |
| صبي |
| (ṣabī) means “the boy.” |
| For example, you can say, |
| هقول للويتر يجيب مناديل. |
| (haʾūl lelwītar yegīb manādīl.) |
| "I'll ask the waiter to get some napkins." |
| 2. |
| سلطة |
| (salaṭah) "salad" |
| عايز سلطة؟ |
| (ʿāyez salaṭah?) |
| And usually, like, you know, when everything is chaotic like when everything is so confusing and you don’t know what’s going on, you say, like, |
| إيه السلطة دي؟ |
| (ʾeīh el-salaṭah dī?) "What kind of salad is that?" |
| Like, everything is so messed up and you don’t know what’s going on. Just like a salad. |
| 3. |
| منيو |
| (menyū) "menu" |
| For example, you can say, |
| ممكن المنيو؟ |
| (momken el-menyū?) |
| "Can I have the menu?" |
| 4. |
| يطلب |
| (yoṭlob) "to order" |
| هنطلب دلوقتي. |
| (hanoṭlob delwaʾtī.) |
| "We'll order now." |
| 5. The next one is, |
| مية |
| (mayyah) "water" |
| For example, |
| ممكن مية لو سمحت؟ |
| (momken mayyah law samaḥt?) |
| "May I have some water, please?" |
| 6. |
| الحلو |
| (el-ḥelw) "dessert" |
| For example, |
| منيو الحلو، لو سمحت. |
| (menyū el-ḥelw, law samaḥt?) |
| "The dessert menu, please." |
| 7. |
| شيف |
| (šīf) “chef” |
| (šīf) which means “chef” |
| شيف |
| For example, |
| الشيف بتاع الفندق ده ممتاز. |
| (el-šīf betāʿ el-fondoʾ dah momtāz.) |
| "This hotel's chef is excellent." |
| 8. |
| وجبات سريعة |
| (wagabāt sarīʿah) "fast food" |
| For example, |
| مش بحب الوجبات السريعة. |
| (meš baḥebb el-wagabāt el-sarīʿah.) |
| "I don't like fast food." |
| 9. |
| مطعم |
| (maṭʿam) "restaurant" |
| For example, |
| جربت المطعم ده قبل كدة؟ |
| (garrabt el-maṭʿam dah ʾabl kedah?) |
| "Did you try this restaurant before?" |
| 10. |
| فاتورة |
| (fatūrah) "bill" |
| For example, you can say, |
| عايز الفاتورة لو سمحت. |
| (ʿāyez el-fātūrah law samaḥt.) |
| "I want the bill, please." |
| Sometimes in Egypt, you can see or do this gesture to refer to the bill as well that you wanted. |
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