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تگدرو تساعدونا؟

tigdaroo itsaadoona?Can someone assist us?

635 phrases in Arabic and Easy Latin, each one from a native Emirati recording.

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At a restaurant
The toilet is straight ahead

The toilet is straight ahead

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In Emirati Arabic, “The toilet is straight ahead” is دورات الماي سيدا (dawraat il-maay seeda).

دورات الماي سيدا

dawraat il-maay seeda

The toilet is straight ahead.

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Related phrases

All 12 phrases in At a restaurant

The toilet is on the right.
dawraat il-maay ala il-yameen
دورات الماي على اليمين
Is this food fresh?
il-akil hadaa aaza?
الأكل هدا طازة؟
The toilet is on the left.
dawraat il-maay ala il-yasaar
دورات الماي على اليسار
Where's the toilet?
wayn dawraat il-maay?
وين دورات الماي؟
Is this water safe to drink?
il-maay hadaa aali lil-shurub?
الماي هدا صالح للشرب؟
Spoon
malaga
معلگة

Source: DLIFLC Emirati Basic Language Survival Kit (2007). Credits and licences