The skit

Karin dexlât l-l’hotel w heyyâ daba 3and reception

Karin: Allah yxallîk 3andî reservation f-l’hotel 3andkom.
Reception: wâxxa 3Tînî l’passport dyâlek Allah yxallîk.

Karin kat3Tî l’passport dyâlhâ l-reception.

Reception: Sâfî rânî t2akkedt men reservation dyâlek. 3andek l’Gorfa 302 (telt myâ w jôj).
Karin: shokran.
Reception: hâ essarôt dyâlek. 2ila 7tajîtî shî 7âja 3ayTî l-raqm 12 (tna3esh) men téléphone ellî f-elGorfa 3andek.

Men ba3d mâ dexlât Karin l-Gorfa dyâlhâ, 3ayTât l-raqm 12 (tna3esh) 3lâ wed l’wifi.

Karin: alo!
El’xadamât: alo. N3âm 2a lâlla?
Karin: Allah yxallîk bGît ne3raf l’code dyâl l’wifi.
El’xadamât: wâxxa, hâ nti essmiyya dyâl l’wifi HOTEL FARAH WIFI, w l’code daxxlî FARAH w erraqm dyâl elGorfa dyâlek.
Karin: wâxxa, Sber m3âyâ njarreb.
El-xadamât: xôdi râ7tek 2a lâlla.

(Karin kattâppî l’mot de passe f l’ordinateur)
(Karin is typing the password on the computer)

Karin: lla ma-xdem-sh leyyâ.
El’xadamât: jarrbî F. A. R. A. H metbô3 b-raqm l’Gorfa dyâlek, ellî howwâ 302 (telt mya w jôj).
Karin: aaah Sâfî hâ howwa xdem. Shokran.
El’xadamât: el’3afw 2a lâlla.

The translation

Karin dexlât l-l’hotel w heyyâ daba 3and reception
Karin got into the hotel and now she is at the reception

Karin: Allah yxallîk 3andî reservation f-l’hotel 3andkom.
Karin: May God keep you safe (please), I have booked a room at your hotel.

Reception: wâxxa 3Tînî l’passport dyâlek Allah yxallîk.
Reception: alright, give me your passport, please!

Karin kat3Tî l’passport dyâlhâ l-reception.
Karin gives her passport to the receptionist.

Reception: Sâfî rânî t2akkedt men reservation dyâlek. 3andek l’Gorfa 302 (telt myâ w jôj).
Reception: alright, I have checked your reservation. You’re staying in room 302.

Karin: shokran!
Karin: thank you!

Reception: hâ essarôt dyâlek. 2ila 7tajîtî shî 7âja 3ayT l-raqm 12 men téléphone ellî f-elGorfa 3andek.
Reception: here is your key! If you need anything, just call me at number 12 using the phone in your room.

Men ba3d mâ dexlât Karin l-Gorfa dyâlhâ, 3ayTat l-raqm 12 (tna3esh) 3lâ wed l’wifi.
Shortly after Karin got into her room, she called 12 about the wifi.

Karin: alo!
Karin: hello!

El’xadamât: alo. N3âm 2a lâlla!
Services: hello! Yes ma’am!

Karin: Allah yxallîk bGît ne3raf l’code dyâl l’wifi.
Karin: please, tell me the wifi password.

El’xadamât: wâxxa, hâ nti essmiyya dyâl l’wifi HOTEL FARAH WIFI, w l’code daxxlî FARAH w erraqm dyâl elGorfa dyâlek.
Services: alright! The name of the wifi is HOTEL FARAH WIFI, and the password is FARAH followed by your room number.

Karin: wâxxa, Sber m3âyâ njarreb.
Karin: alright, let me try!

El’xadamât: xôdi râ7tek 2a lâlla!
Services: take your time, ma’am!

El’xadamât: jarrbî F. A. R. A. H. metbô3 b-raqm elGorfa dyâlek, ellî howwâ 302 (telt mya w jôj).
Services: try F. A. R. A. H. followed by your room number, which is 302.

Karin: aaah Sâfî hâ howwa xdem. Shokran.
Karin: oh alright it worked. Thank you!

El’xadamât: el’3afw 2a lâlla.
Services: with pleasure, ma’am!

Glossary

Let us now take a look at the essential words and phrases!

• Dexlât she entered
• Dxal he entered (to enter)
• 3and at
• 3andi at my place, on me (in my possession)
• 3andek at your place, on you (in your possession)
• 3andkom at your place (here it's at your hotel)
• 3Ta he gave
• 3Tât she gave
• Give! 3Ti!
• 3Tînî! give me!
• Rizirva (from French: reserver) to book, he booked
• Rizirvît I booked
• T2akked to make sure, he made sure
• T2akked I made sure
• T2akkedt men … I made sure of …
• Raqm number
• N3âm yes
• bGît I wanted (I would like)
• Ne3raf I know (to know)
• Gorfa room
• Smiyya name
• Sber! wait!
• M3âyâ with me
• 3la wed (for, because of, for the reason of)
• Njarreb I try (to try)
• Jarrbî! Try! (fem)
• Xdem it worked (to work)

Questions

Question 1

Shno Tlab reception men karin?

• Shno what
• Reception receptionist
• Men from
• Tlab ask, request

What did the receptionist ask Karin?

Question2

Shno raqm l’Gorfa eli ghâda tegles fîhâ karin?

• Raqm number
• l’Gorfa the room
• Elli that, which
• Tegles to stay, she stays
• F in
• Ha it
• Fiha in it

What is the number of the room Karin is staying in?

Question 3

Shno erraqm ellî gal reception t3ayyeT fih Karin 2ila 7tâjet shi 7aja?

• Gâl to say, he said
• t3ayyeT to call, she calls
• 2ila if
• 7tâjet she needed
• Shi some
• 7âja thing
• Shi 7aja something

What is the number can Karin dial if she needs something?

Question 4

Shno dâret karin melli dexlât l-lGorfa dyâlhâ?

• Dâr he did
• Dâret she did
• Melli when
• L to
• Dyâl of
• Dyâlhâ her, hers

What did Karin do when she got into her room?

Question 5

3lâsh 3ayTat karin l-raqm 12?

• 3lâsh why
• 3ayTat she called

Why did Karin call number 12?

Question 6

Shno howa l’mot de passe dyâl wifi dyâl hotel?

• Howa he/it
• L’mot de passe the password

What is the wifi password of the hotel?

Answers

Alright, let’s answer the questions!

Answer 1

Reception Tlab men Karin l'passport dyâlhâ.
The receptionist requested (to see) Karin's pap>ssport.

Answer 2

Raqm l'ghorfa lli ghâda tegles fîhâ karin howa 302 (telt mya w joj)
The number of the room Karin is going to stay in is 302.

Answer 3

Rraqm lli gâl reception t3ayyet fîh 2ila 7tâjet shî 7âja howa 12.
The number which the receptionist told Karin to dial if she needs sop>mething is 12.

Answer 4

Melli dexlât karin l-ghorfa dyâlhâ 3ayTât l raqm 12.
When Karin got into her room, she called 12.

Answer 5

Karin 3ayTât l-raqm 12 3la wed l'wifi.
Karin called number 12 because of the wifp>i. (To get the wifi password)

Answer 6

L'mot de passe dyâl wif howa FARAH302.
The wifi password is FARAH302.