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Do You Have An English menu?: Meaning, Pronunciation, and When to Use It

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ قَائِمَةٌ بِالْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةِ؟
hal indaka qa'imatun bil-injliziyyah?
Do you have an English menu?

When to say it

Use this in a shop, hotel, classroom, or service desk when you want to know whether an English menu is available. Say hal indaki when asking one woman.

This is clear Modern Standard Arabic. Everyday pronunciation varies across countries, but the sentence gives you a respectful form that is widely understood.

A natural reply
نَعَمْ، عِنْدِي

na'am, indi

Yes, I do.

A negative reply may begin with la, no, or la asif, no, sorry.

Hear it in a real exchange

One short dialogue. Read it aloud, both parts.

A short real-life exchange

You ask whether an English menu is available.

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ قَائِمَةٌ بِالْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةِ؟
hal indaka qa'imatun bil-injliziyyah?
Ask one man whether an English menu is available.
نَعَمْ، عِنْدِي
na'am, indi
Yes, I do.
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