At teta's house

Visiting is its own language. At the door you'll hear «أهلاً وسهلاً، اتفضّل» before you can knock twice. Then comes the food — and the dance: teta offers, you politely refuse once («لا والله ما بدي»), teta insists, and you eat. After the meal, bless the hands that cooked it: «يسلمو إيديكي».

• تيتاgrandma
• بيتhouse
• اتفضّل / اتفضّليcome in / here you go (m/f)
• أكلfood
• كل / كليeat! (m/f)
• زاكيdelicious
• لا واللهno, I swear (the polite refusal)
• ما بديI don't want
• كمان شويa little more
• يسلمو إيديكيbless your hands (thanks to the cook)
• تسلم / تسلميbless you — the reply (m/f)
• يا حبيبي / يا حبيبتيmy dear (m/f)
• يا روحيmy soul (term of affection)
• مع السلامةgoodbye (go safely)