Phrases & Vocabulary

Transportation

Bus and Train

How much is a ticket to _____?: adash tazkara ila ____?
One ticket to _____, please.: Tazkara wahida ila ___ law samaht
Where does this train/bus go?: Hazal qitar/bus biyruh ila wayn?
Where is the train/bus to _____?: Wein el-qitar/el-bus ila ___?
Does this train/bus stop in _____?: hal biwa'ef hazal qitar/bus fi__ ?
When does the train/bus for _____ leave?: emta btatla el-qitar/el-bus ila ___?
When will this train/bus arrive in _____?: 'emta byusil hazal qitar/bus fi___?

Directions

How do I get to _____ ?: How do I get to _____ ? ( Keef bawsal la __ )
...the train station?: ...the train station? ( mahatet il qitar? )
...the bus station?: ...the bus station? ( mawqif il bassat? )
...the airport?: ...المطار ( al-matar ?)
...downtown?: ...downtown? ( il balad? )
...the youth hostel?: ...the youth hostel?
...the _____ hotel?: ...the _____ hotel? ( otel? )
...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?: ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? ( safara )
Where are there a lot of...: Where are there a lot of... ( Wein fi kteer... )
...hotels?: ...hotels? ( otelat )
...restaurants?: ...restaurants? ( mata'em )
...bars?: ...bars? ( bars )
...sites to see?: ...sites to see? ( amaken seyaheyeh? )
Can you show me on the map?: Can you show me on the map? ( momken tfarjeeni khareeta? )
street: شارع ( shar'iah )
Turn left.: لف يسار ( lif yasaar )
Turn right.: لف يمين ( lif yameen )
left: يسار ( yasaar )
right: يمين ( yameen )
straight ahead: على طول( ala tul )
towards the _____: towards the _____ ( bijehet il )
past the _____: past the _____ ( baed il )
before the _____: before the _____ ( abel il )
Watch for the _____.: Watch for the _____. ( intibeh la )
intersection: intersection ( taqato )
north: شمال ( shamaal )
south: جنوب( janoob )
east: شرق( sharq )
west: غرب( gharb )
uphill: uphill ( talaa )
downhill: downhill ( nazleh )
Go: ذهب dhahaba shery
Stop: Waqf
Turn left: لف يسار Lif Yassar
Turn right: لف يمين Lif Yameen
straight ahead: على طول Ala Tool (Egyptian) or illal amaama الى الامام; dughri (Jordan); quduman (general)
slowly: Shway Shway
Wait of Stay: انتظر (intadhir)
Show me.: ارني (areni)
here: هنا huna
there: هناك hunak
before: qabla
after: بعد ba'da
now: الأن al-aan
from: من min
to or at ( a place ): الى ilah
Wait one minute.: intadhir Wahad dakeeka.

Taxi

Taxi!: Taxi! ( taxi! ) Sayyara
Take me to _____, please.: Take me to _____, please. ( khodni ila )
Take me there, please.: Take me there, please. ( khodni ala __ )