Practice phone calls in Arabic before your trip
Heading somewhere people answer the phone in Arabic? The calls you make on a trip, like confirming your hotel, booking a taxi or reserving a table, are often harder than talking face to face: no gestures, no menu to point at, and people speak fast. A little practice in Arabic before you go makes those calls much less stressful.
Useful Arabic phrases for phone calls
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| Hello (opening the call) | مرحبًا (Marhaban) |
| I'm calling about my reservation. | أتصل بخصوص حجزي (Attasil bikhusus hajzi) |
| Could you speak more slowly, please? | هل يمكنك التحدث ببطء من فضلك؟ (Hal yumkinuka at-tahadduth bibut, min fadlak?) |
| Could you repeat that, please? | هل يمكنك أن تعيد ذلك من فضلك؟ (Hal yumkinuka an tu'id dhalik, min fadlak?) |
| A table for two at 8 pm, please. | طاولة لشخصين الساعة الثامنة من فضلك (Tawila li-shakhsayn as-sa'a ath-thamina, min fadlak) |
| Thank you, goodbye. | شكرًا، مع السلامة (Shukran, ma'a as-salama) |
Tip: say your name and the date of your booking slowly and early in the call, and keep a pen ready for times, prices and confirmation codes.
Destinations where your practice calls are in Arabic
99 destinations in Travel's Calling use Arabic for practice calls:
- Algeria: Algiers, Annaba, Blida, Constantine, Oran
- Bahrain: Al Muharraq, Ar Rifā‘, Madīnat Ḩamad, Manama
- Comoros: Fomboni, Moroni, Moutsamoudou
- Egypt: Alexandria, Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Port Said, Shubrā al Khaymah, Suez
- Eritrea: Asmara, Himora, Keren, Massawa
- Iraq: Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, Baghdad, Erbil, Mosul
- Jordan: Amman, Irbid, Russeifa, Zarqa
- Kuwait: Al Aḩmadī, As Sālimīyah, Kuwait City, Ḩawallī
- Lebanon: Beirut, Ra’s Bayrūt, Sidon, Tripoli
- Libya: Benghazi, Misratah, Tripoli, Zliten
- Mauritania: Dar Naim, Kiffa, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
- Morocco: Casablanca, Fes, Marrakesh, Rabat, Tangier
- Oman: Bawshar, Muscat, Seeb, ‘Ibrī
- Palestinian Territory: East Jerusalem, Gaza, Jabālyā, Khān Yūnis
- Qatar: Al Maţār al ‘Atīq, Ar Rayyān, Doha, Lusail
- Saudi Arabia: Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, Makkah, Riyadh
- Somalia: Berbera, Borama, Hargeysa, Mogadishu
- Sudan: Khartoum, Khartoum North, Nyala, Omdurman, Port Sudan
- Syria: Aleppo, Damascus, Homs, Latakia
- Tunisia: Sfax, Sousse, Sukrah, Tunis
- United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Al Ain City, Dubai, Sharjah
- Western Sahara: Boujdour, Dakhla, Laayoune
- Yemen: Aden, Al Ḩudaydah, Ibb, Sanaa, Taiz
Travel's Calling turns your own trip into practice phone calls. Pick your destination, upload your itinerary or type a few plans, choose your level, and take a voice call in your browser with an AI character who answers in Arabic. After each call you get a short trip report.
Start practicing on Travel's Calling →Quick answers
- Which destinations use Arabic practice calls?
- In Travel's Calling, Arabic is the call language for 99 destinations in 23 countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco. Pick your destination and the call is in Arabic.
- What kinds of calls can I practice?
- The calls come from your own trip plans: your hotel or lodging (always the first call), plus calls like a taxi, a restaurant booking or tickets for a sight you plan to visit.
- Do I need to speak Arabic well already?
- No. You choose your level before the calls, and after each call you get a short trip report on how it went.
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