Collins Arabic Visual Dictionary. Collins Dictionaries

      spare wheel

      العجلةُ الإضافيّة

      al ‘ajalatu-l-edaafeyya

      tow truck

      شاحنةُ السّحب

      shaahenatu-s-sahb

      warning triangle

      مُثلَّثُ التّحذير

      muthallathu-t-tahtheer

      BUS | الباص

      Bus travel is often well-organized, useful, and cheap, with services that connect cities and even countries.

       YOU MIGHT SAY…

      Is there a bus to…?

      هل هُناكَ باص مُتّجِهٌ إلى…؟

      hal hunaaka baasun muttagehun ela…?

      When is the next bus to…?

      متى موعدُ الباصِ التّالي إلى…؟

      mata maw’edu-l-baase-t-taalee ela…?

      Which bus goes to the city centre?

      أيُّ باصٍ يذهبُ إلى وسطِ المدينة؟

      ayyu baasen yathhabu ela wasate-l-madeena?

      Where is the bus stop?

      أين محطّةُ وقوفِ الباص؟

      ayna mahattatu wuqoufe-l-bas?

      Which stand does the coach leave from?

      من أيّةِ مِنصّةٍ تُغادرُ حافلةُ السّفرِ الطّويل؟

      men ayyate menassaten tughaaderu haafelatu-s-safare-t-taweel?

      Where can I buy tickets?

      مِن اينَ يُمكِنني شراءُ التّذاكِر؟

      men ayna yumkenunee sheraa’u-t-tathaaker?

      How much is it to go to…?

      كم تكلفةُ الرّحلةِ إلى…؟

      kam taklefatu-r-rehlate ela…?

      Could you tell me when to get off?

      هل يمكنُكَ أن تُخبرَني متى يجبُ أن أنزلَ؟

      hal yumkenuka an tukhberanee mata yagebu an anzela?

      How many stops is it?

      كمْ مرّةً سيتمُّ التّوقُّف؟

      kam marratan sayatemmu-t-tawaqquf?

      I want to get off at the next stop, please.

      .أريدُ النّزولَ في المحطّة القادمة، رجاءً

      ureedu-n-nuzoula fe-l-mahattate-l-qaadema, rajaa’an.

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      Most of the bus systems in Arab countries do not require you to buy a ticket beforehand. In Jordan, for example, you can simply pay the driver as you leave the bus. However, in Dubai, you need to validate a travel card before you board the bus.

       YOU MIGHT HEAR…

      The number 17 goes to…

      …الباص رقمُ 17 يتّجهُ إلى

      al baasu raqmu sab’ata ‘ashar yattagehu ela…

      It leaves from stand 21.

      .يغادر من المنصة رقم 21

      yughaaderu mena-l-manassa-l-haadeyate wa-l-’eshreen.

      There’s a bus every 10 minutes.

      .هُناكَ باصٌ كلَّ عشرِ دقائق

      hunaaka baasun kulla ‘ashre daqaa’eq.

      You buy tickets at the machine/office.

      يمكِنُكَ شراءُ التّذكَرة من الجهاز/مكتبِ. التّوزيع

      yumkenuka sheraa’u-t-tathkarate mena-l-gehaaz/maktabe-t-tawzee’.

       VOCABULARY

      bus

      الباص

      al baas

      bus station

      محطّةُ الحافلة

      mahattatu-l-haafela

      bus stop

      نُقطةُ توقُّفِ الباص

      nuqtatu tawaqqufe-lbaas