[29] classical: checking into a two star-motel    

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اَلـْمـُوَظـَّفُ the employee أمْ or فـُنـْدُقٌ hotel/motel حـُجـْرَةٌ room نافـِذَةٌ window مـَمـَرٌّ hallway يـوجـَدُ there is/there are ألـَيْسَ كـَذَلـِكَ right? نـُريدُ want لإثـْنـَيْنِ for two لا يـوجـَدُ there isn't/there aren't بـِأجـْرٍ for money كـَبيرَةٌ big بـِالـْمـَرَّةِ not at all بـِدونِ أجـْرٍ free صـَغيرَةٌ small حـَمـّامٌ bathroom مـُحـْتـَرَمٌ respectable

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هـَلْ يوجـَدُ حـُجـْرَةً لإثـْنـَيْنِ ḥiŝaam - Is there a room for two? نـَعـَمْ يوجـَدُ حـُجـْرَةٌ لإثـْنـَيْنِ il muwaẓaf - Yes, there is a room for two. هـَلْ اَلـْحـُجـْرَةُ كـَبيرَةٌ أمْ صَـغيرَةٌ؟ ḥiŝaam - Is the room big or small? اَلـْحـُجـْرَةُ لـَيْسـَتْ كـَبيرَةٌ وَلا صَـغيرَةٌ il muwaẓaf - The room is not big nor small. يوجـَدُ شـِبـّاكٌ كـَبيرٌ،ألـَيـْسَ كـَذَلـِكَ؟ ḥiŝaam - There is a big window, no? لا،لايوجـَدُ شـِبـّاكٌ بـِالـْمَرَّةِ il muwaẓaf - No there is no window at all. هـِشامٌ:وَحـَمّامٌ؟ ḥiŝaam - And bathroom? نـَعـَمْ في اَلـْمَمَرِّ. أتـُريدونَ اَلـْحـُجـْرَةَ؟ il muwaẓaf - Yes, in the hallway. Do you want the room? هـَلْ اَلـْحـُجـْرَةُ بـِأجـْرٍ؟ ḥiŝaam - Is the room for money? لا بـِلا أجـْرٍ!هـَذا فـُنـْدُقٌ مـُحـْتـَرَمٌ أيُّها الـرَّجـُلُ! il muwaẓaf - No for free! my man, this is a respectable motel! أيـُّها الـرَّجـُلُ... كـَيْفَ فـُنـْدُقٌ مـُحـْتـَرَمٌ إذا اَلـِحـُجـْرَةُ بـِدونِ شـِبـّاكٍ وَحـَمـّامٍ؟ سـَلامٌ عـَلـَيـْكـُمُ ḥiŝaam - My man... how a respectable motel if the room is without a window and a bathroom? So long!

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هـَلْ يوجـَدُ حـُجـْرَةً لـِإثـْنـَيْن؟ Is there a room for two?   هـَلْ يـوجـَدُ حـَمـّامٌ Is there a bathroom?   هـَلْ اَلـْحـُجـْرَةُ صـَغيرَةٌ أمْ كـَبيرَةٌ؟ Is the room small or big?   هـَلْ اَلـْحـُجـْرَةُ بـِأجـْرٍ؟ Is the room for money?

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Is there a room for two?... نـَعـَمْ يوجـَدُ حـُجـْرَةٌ لإثـْنـَيْنِ Yes, there is room for two.   Is there a bathroom?... نـَعـَمْ في اَلـْمَمَرِّ Yes, in the hallway.   Is the room big or small?... اَلـْحـُجـْرَةُ لـَيْسـَتْ كـَبيرَةٌ وَلا صَـغيرَةٌ The room is not big or small.   Is the room for money?... لا بـِلا أجـْرٍ No, it is not for rent.