I work as a waitress at a steakhouse and sometimes we have diners who are of middle eastern origin. It would be cool if I would be able to speak a bunch of Arabic words/phrases related to dining, food and like thank you, bon appetite etc to bring smile on their faces hopefully. I know a few words though like habibi, shokran, mafi moshkill etc but I guess they don't really fit for the situation.
Please teach me some! =)
tamam
Thank you guys! Someone contacted me offering to teach some basic stuff. =)
Bon Appitit = Bel hana' wel shefa'
You're welcome = Afwan
It was a pleasure to have you here = Nawarto el makan.
Hope you enjoyd your meal = Atmna ykon el-akl agbko.
Welcome = (tafadal) for singular/(tafadalo) for plural.
If they are Arabs you can use that:
welcome->"nawartou al makan" or "marhaba bikom" or "al makan nawar bikom"
when you give them the food->"tafaddal" (it's educated and polite way to say take)
you can use "tafaddalou Houna" too when you show them their chairs. (it means take a sit here)
when they finish eating you can say->"Saha" or "Saha likom"
when they are leaving->"sharaftouna" (it means we were glad to meet you)
If you need further expressions just ask me in private.
