TA-L06 · Ordering Food Politely · Miftah Arabic Lessons

01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

Use polite request language in a food-ordering exchange.
Ask whether an item is available and request alternatives.
Understand common waiter/customer questions.
Write a complete six-line restaurant dialogue.

You can show success when…

I can order at least three items politely.
I can ask هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ ...؟ and كَمِ السِّعْرُ؟
I can respond to a waiter’s clarification question.
I can close the transaction appropriately.

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Which phrase is the most appropriate polite order?

حَسَاءٌ هُنَا.أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.أَعْطِنِي حَسَاءً.

2What does الحِسَابُ mean?

menubilltable

3Complete: هَلْ ___ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

عِنْدَكُمْمَعَكُمْفِيكُمْ

4Which asks what a female wants?

مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ؟مَاذَا يُرِيدُ؟مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟

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02

Recognise · organise · retrieve

Vocabulary studio

The complete lesson-relevant language bank is organised by meaning and recycled in the activities below.

Polite requests

مِنْ فَضْلِكَ / مِنْ فَضْلِكِ

please (m/f)

أُرِيدُ ...

I would like ...

أَطْلُبُ ...

I order / request ...

يَطْلُبُ / تَطْلُبُ

he/she orders or requests

هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَطْلُبَ ...؟

may I order ...?

لَوْ سَمَحْتَ / لَوْ سَمَحْتِ

excuse me / if you please

شُكْرًا

thank you

Restaurant language

مَطْعَمٌ

restaurant

مَقْهًى

café

نَادِلٌ / نَادِلَةٌ

waiter / waitress

زَبُونٌ / زَبُونَةٌ

customer

قَائِمَةُ الطَّعَامِ

menu

طَاوِلَةٌ

table

طَلَبٌ

order

الحِسَابُ

bill

Useful questions

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ ...؟

do you have ...?

مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟ / تُرِيدِينَ؟

what would you like?

هَلْ تُرِيدُ شَيْئًا آخَرَ؟

would you like anything else?

كَمِ السِّعْرُ؟

how much is it?

مَاءٌ عَادِيٌّ أَمْ غَازِيٌّ؟

still or sparkling water?

الحِسَابُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

the bill, please

Vocabulary mission

Retrieve in both directions

Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.

8 questions

1Choose the meaning of مِنْ فَضْلِكَ / مِنْ فَضْلِكِ

I would like ...I order / request ...please (m/f)

2Choose the Arabic for “I would like ...”.

يَطْلُبُ / تَطْلُبُأُرِيدُ ...أَطْلُبُ ...

3Choose the meaning of أَطْلُبُ ...

he/she orders or requestsmay I order ...?I order / request ...

4Choose the Arabic for “he/she orders or requests”.

لَوْ سَمَحْتَ / لَوْ سَمَحْتِهَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَطْلُبَ ...؟يَطْلُبُ / تَطْلُبُ

5Choose the meaning of هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَطْلُبَ ...؟

thank youexcuse me / if you pleasemay I order ...?

6Choose the Arabic for “excuse me / if you please”.

شُكْرًالَوْ سَمَحْتَ / لَوْ سَمَحْتِمَطْعَمٌ

7Choose the meaning of شُكْرًا

restaurantthank youcafé

8Choose the Arabic for “restaurant”.

مَطْعَمٌنَادِلٌ / نَادِلَةٌمَقْهًى

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Polite ordering with أُرِيدُ and price questions

الطَّلَبُ المُهَذَّبُ وَالسُّؤَالُ عَنِ السِّعْرِ

The lesson-plan grammar focus is a complete transactional frame: make a polite request, distinguish the form addressed to a man or woman, and ask the price accurately.

1Meaning

What does the structure communicate?

2Form

Which word or ending changes?

3Agreement

What must match the noun or person?

4Transfer

Can you use it with new vocabulary?

أُرِيدُ حَسَاءَ العَدَسِ وَسَلَطَةً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

I would like lentil soup and a salad, please.

Use أُرِيدُ + item and finish with politeness.

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

Do you have vegetarian food?

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ checks availability.

مَاءٌ عَادِيٌّ، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.

Still water, please.

Short transactional replies can still be complete and polite.

الحِسَابُ، لَوْ سَمَحْتَ.

The bill, please.

Use a polite attention phrase to close the transaction.

يَطْلُبُ الزَّبُونُ الحَسَاءَ، وَتَطْلُبُ الزَّبُونَةُ السَّلَطَةَ.

The male customer orders soup, and the female customer orders salad.

The verb changes with the person being described.

1

Order an item politely

أُرِيدُ + شَيْئًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ / مِنْ فَضْلِكِ

The requested item follows أُرِيدُ. Use مِنْ فَضْلِكَ to a man and مِنْ فَضْلِكِ to a woman.

أُرِيدُ شَايًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.أُرِيدُ سَلَطَةً، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.

2

Ask whether something is available

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ...؟

This polite business form asks whether the café or restaurant has an item.

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ عَصِيرُ البُرْتُقَالِ؟

3

Ask the price

كَمْ سِعْرُ...؟ / كَمْ ثَمَنُ...؟

Use an idāfa phrase: “the price of the item”.

كَمْ سِعْرُ الحَسَاءِ؟كَمْ ثَمَنُ الوَجْبَةِ؟

4

Close the exchange

الحِسَابُ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ. · شُكْرًا.

A complete transaction includes a polite closing.

الحِسَابُ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا.

Purpose	To a man	To a woman
please	مِنْ فَضْلِكَ	مِنْ فَضْلِكِ
I would like	أُرِيدُ...	أُرِيدُ...
the bill	الحِسَابُ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.	الحِسَابُ، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.

1

Transactional speaking rewards successful communication. Listen to the whole question, answer the detail asked, and add one polite expression.

2

أُرِيدُ is direct but polite when accompanied by مِنْ فَضْلِكَ / مِنْ فَضْلِكِ. أَعْطِنِي “give me” can sound too abrupt for this beginner restaurant context.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.

8 questions

1Choose the complete polite order.

أَعْطِنِي حَسَاءً.حَسَاءٌ.أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

2Ask whether vegetarian food is available.

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟أُرِيدُ النَّبَاتِيَّ؟مَاذَا الطَّعَامُ النَّبَاتِيُّ؟

3Which form of “please” addresses a female?

مِنْ فَضْلِكَمِنْ فَضْلِكِمِنْ فَضْلِهِ

4What does أَمْ do in a question?

makes a negativejoins alternativesgives a reason

5Choose the polite request for the bill.

الحِسَابُ، لَوْ سَمَحْتَ.أَيْنَ مَاءٌ؟مَا الحِسَابُ؟

6Ask a girl “What would you like?”

مَاذَا أُرِيدُ؟مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ؟مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟

7Which is the polite request to a woman?

أَعْطِنِي مَاءً.أُرِيدُ مَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.أُرِيدُ مَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.

8Choose the accurate price question.

أَيْنَ سِعْرُ الوَجْبَةِ؟كَمْ الوَجْبَةُ سِعْرٌ؟كَمْ سِعْرُ الوَجْبَةِ؟

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04

Select · build · explain

Sentence-builder studio

Use the live builder first, then complete three independent builder missions. Check meaning, verb form, agreement and word order.

Builder studio

I would like lentil soup and a salad, please.

Sentence part 1Sentence part 2Sentence part 3Sentence part 4

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

1

Builder mission

I would like lentil soup and a salad, please.

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

2

Builder mission

Do you have vegetarian food?

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

3

Builder mission

The bill, please.

Chunk 1

الحِسَابُ،قَائِمَةُ الطَّعَامِ،

Chunk 2

لَوْ سَمَحْتَ.لِأَنَّهُ غَالٍ.

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

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05

Classify · discriminate · retrieve

Build the transaction

Sort each line by its place in the restaurant exchange.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ. هَلْ هٰذِهِ الطَّاوِلَةُ شَاغِرَةٌ؟

أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً وَخُبْزًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ عَصِيرُ تُفَّاحٍ؟

شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا.

الحِسَابُ، لَوْ سَمَحْتِ.

مَسَاءُ الخَيْرِ.

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06

Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.

أَعْطِنِي شَايًا.

أُرِيدُ شَايًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

The corrected form is more suitable for a polite restaurant exchange.

أُرِيدُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ سَلَطَةٌ.

أُرِيدُ سَلَطَةً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

The requested item is the direct object and should be accusative.

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

عِنْدَكُمْ is a conventional way to ask a business whether it has something.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions

1Choose the accurate sentence.

أُرِيدُ شَايًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.أَعْطِنِي شَايًا.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

أُرِيدُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ سَلَطَةٌ.أُرِيدُ سَلَطَةً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

4Choose the complete polite order.

أَعْطِنِي حَسَاءً.أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.حَسَاءٌ.

5Ask whether vegetarian food is available.

مَاذَا الطَّعَامُ النَّبَاتِيُّ؟هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟أُرِيدُ النَّبَاتِيَّ؟

6Which form of “please” addresses a female?

مِنْ فَضْلِكَمِنْ فَضْلِهِمِنْ فَضْلِكِ

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

At Café Miftah

Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.

1Predict

Which food, body part, symptom, number or opinion might you hear?

2First listening

Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.

3Second listening

Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.

Audio is coming soon.

1What food is ordered?

salad and a cheese sandwichrice and chickensoup and bread

2What drink is requested?

waterapple juiceorange juice

3What clarification does the waiter ask?

small or largestill or sparklinghot or cold

4Which size is chosen?

mediumlargesmall

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Reveal the listening script after attempting the questions

النَّادِلُ: مَسَاءُ الخَيْرِ. مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ؟ الزَّبُونَةُ: أُرِيدُ سَلَطَةً وَسَانْدَوِيتْشَ جُبْنٍ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ. النَّادِلُ: هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ شَيْئًا لِلشُّرْبِ؟ الزَّبُونَةُ: نَعَمْ، عَصِيرَ بُرْتُقَالٍ. النَّادِلُ: عَصِيرٌ صَغِيرٌ أَمْ كَبِيرٌ؟ الزَّبُونَةُ: صَغِيرٌ، شُكْرًا.

Reveal the listening answer key

1. salad and a cheese sandwich سَلَطَةً وَسَانْدَوِيتْشَ جُبْنٍ.
2. orange juice عَصِيرَ بُرْتُقَالٍ.
3. small or large صَغِيرٌ أَمْ كَبِيرٌ؟
4. small صَغِيرٌ.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Menu notice

Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.

1Preview

Identify the text type and likely purpose.

2Scan

Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.

3Prove

Choose only an answer supported by the text.

مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ فِي مَقْهَى الزَّهْرَاءِ. نُقَدِّمُ الفُطُورَ مِنَ السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ إِلَى الحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ. عِنْدَنَا خُبْزٌ وَجُبْنٌ وَبَيْضٌ، وَنُقَدِّمُ أَيْضًا حَسَاءَ العَدَسِ وَسَلَطَةً نَبَاتِيَّةً. لَا يُوجَدُ سَمَكٌ اليَوْمَ. المَشْرُوبَاتُ: شَايٌ، قَهْوَةٌ، حَلِيبٌ، مَاءٌ وَعَصِيرٌ. اُطْلُبُوا عِنْدَ الطَّاوِلَةِ، وَادْفَعُوا عِنْدَ البَابِ.

1When is breakfast served?

7–107–118–12

2Which vegetarian dish is mentioned?

chicken sandwichfish soupvegetarian salad

3What is unavailable today?

coffeeeggsfish

4Where do customers order?

at the tableat the dooronline

5Where do customers pay?

at the tableat the doorin the kitchen

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Restaurant role play

Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.

Prompt bank

Greet the waiter and ask for a menu.
Order one starter and one main dish.
Ask whether a vegetarian option is available.
Choose a drink and answer a size/type question.
Ask for the bill and close politely.

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

النَّادِلُ

مَسَاءُ الخَيْرِ. مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ؟

Good evening. What would you like?

الزَّبُونَةُ

أُرِيدُ حَسَاءَ العَدَسِ وَسَلَطَةً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

I would like lentil soup and a salad, please.

النَّادِلُ

هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ شَيْئًا لِلشُّرْبِ؟

Would you like something to drink?

الزَّبُونَةُ

نَعَمْ، مَاءً عَادِيًّا، ثُمَّ الحِسَابَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

Yes, still water, then the bill please.

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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write an 8-line café dialogue between a waiter and a customer. The customer must order food, choose a drink, answer one clarification and ask for the bill.

Success checklist

Use a greeting and a polite closing.
Include أُرِيدُ or هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَطْلُبَ.
Include at least one question from the waiter.
Use مِنْ فَضْلِكَ / مِنْ فَضْلِكِ accurately.

1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve

Reveal an achievable model

النَّادِلُ: مَرْحَبًا. مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟
الزَّبُونُ: أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً وَسَانْدَوِيتْشًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
النَّادِلُ: هَلْ تُرِيدُ شَيْئًا لِلشُّرْبِ؟
الزَّبُونُ: نَعَمْ، عَصِيرَ تُفَّاحٍ.
النَّادِلُ: صَغِيرًا أَمْ كَبِيرًا؟
الزَّبُونُ: صَغِيرًا، شُكْرًا.
النَّادِلُ: شَيْءٌ آخَرُ؟
الزَّبُونُ: لَا، الحِسَابُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.

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11

Retrieve · judge · transfer

Complete the lesson checkpoint

The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.

Core

Use a menu and sentence cards to complete a four-turn exchange.

Develop

Perform a six-turn role play with one unexpected clarification question.

Stretch

Handle an unavailable item, request an alternative and query the bill without returning to the model.

1Which phrase is the most appropriate polite order?

أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.أَعْطِنِي حَسَاءً.حَسَاءٌ هُنَا.

2What does الحِسَابُ mean?

tablebillmenu

3Complete: هَلْ ___ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

فِيكُمْمَعَكُمْعِنْدَكُمْ

4Which asks what a female wants?

مَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ؟مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟مَاذَا يُرِيدُ؟

5Which phrase closes the transaction?

هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ؟الحِسَابُ، لَوْ سَمَحْتَ.قَائِمَةُ الطَّعَامِ.

6Who serves customers?

زَبُونٌطَبِيبٌنَادِلٌ

7Which means “anything else?”

شَيْءٌ آخَرُ؟مَاذَا هٰذَا؟أَيْنَ الطَّاوِلَةُ؟

8Complete: أُرِيدُ سَلَطَةً ___ فَضْلِكَ.

إِلَىمِنْعَنْ

9Choose the complete polite order.

أُرِيدُ حَسَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.حَسَاءٌ.أَعْطِنِي حَسَاءً.

10Ask whether vegetarian food is available.

مَاذَا الطَّعَامُ النَّبَاتِيُّ؟أُرِيدُ النَّبَاتِيَّ؟هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ نَبَاتِيٌّ؟

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Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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Ordering Food Politelyطَلَبُ الطَّعَامِ بِأَدَبٍ

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

You can show success when…

Wake up previous learning

Vocabulary studio

Polite requests

Restaurant language

Useful questions

Retrieve in both directions

Polite ordering with أُرِيدُ and price questions

Order an item politely

Ask whether something is available

Ask the price

Close the exchange

Choose the form for a reason

Sentence-builder studio

I would like lentil soup and a salad, please.

Build the transaction

Accuracy repair workshop

Preserve the intended meaning

At Café Miftah

Menu notice

Restaurant role play

Prompt bank

Model exchange

Guided writing workshop

Success checklist

Complete the lesson checkpoint

Show what you can now do

Exit ticket