🇸🇦 Arabic Ordering Food & Drinks
Cafés, bars and restaurants: how to order, ask for the bill, and compliment the cooking — the most-used phrases of any trip. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Arabic | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| I'd like… | أريد… | urid… |
| The menu, please | القائمة من فضلك | al-qa'ima min fadlik |
| Water | ماء | ma' |
| A coffee, please | قهوة من فضلك | qahwa min fadlik |
| A beer, please | بيرة من فضلك | bira min fadlik |
| The bill, please | الحساب من فضلك | al-hisab min fadlik |
| Delicious! | لذيذ! | ladhidh! |
| I'm vegetarian | أنا نباتي | ana nabati |
| Do you have…? | هل عندكم…؟ | hal 'indakum…? |
| Cheers! | في صحتك! | fi sihhatak! |
| A table for two, please | طاولة لشخصين من فضلك | tawila li-shakhsayn min fadlik |
| Can I pay by card? | هل يمكنني الدفع بالبطاقة؟ | hal yumkinuni ad-daf' bil-bitaqa? |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Arabic phrases
Greetings & BasicsAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthSmall Talk & IntroductionsDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in