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Booking a Hotel Room

حَجْزُ غُرْفَةٍ فِي فُنْدُقٍ

سَلْمَى سَافَرَتْ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ لِلْعُطْلَةِ. أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَحْجِزَ غُرْفَةً فِي فُنْدُقٍ مُرِيحٍ. دَخَلَتْ إِلَى الاسْتِقْبَالِ وَسَلَّمَتْ عَلَى الْمُوَظَّفِ بِابْتِسَامَةٍ. قَالَتْ: أُرِيدُ غُرْفَةً لَيْلَتَيْنِ مَعَ فُطُورٍ. سَأَلَهَا الْمُوَظَّفُ: هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ سَرِيرًا مُزْدَوَجًا أَوْ سَرِيرًا وَاحِدًا؟ فَكَّرَتْ سَلْمَى قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: أُرِيدُ سَرِيرًا مُزْدَوَجًا. كَتَبَ الْمُوَظَّفُ الِاسْمَ وَرَقْمَ الْهَاتِفِ وَأَعْطَاهَا مِفْتَاحًا جَدِيدًا. شَكَرَتْهُ سَلْمَى وَسَأَلَتْ عَنْ مَوْعِدِ الْفُطُورِ. أَجَابَ الْمُوَظَّفُ أَنَّهُ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ. ذَهَبَتْ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ وَوَجَدَتْ سَرِيرًا نَظِيفًا وَشُبَّاكًا كَبِيرًا يُطِلُّ عَلَى الشَّارِعِ. رَأَتْ مَكْتَبًا صَغِيرًا وَتِلْفَازًا فِي الزَّاوِيَةِ. وَضَعَتْ حَقِيبَتَهَا وَجَلَسَتْ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ. شَعَرَتْ بِالرَّاحَةِ وَالْفَرَحِ لِأَنَّهَا وُجِدَتْ مَكَانًا جَيِّدًا لِلإِقَامَةِ.

English Translation

Salma traveled to a new city for vacation. She wanted to book a room in a comfortable hotel. She entered the reception and greeted the clerk with a smile. She said: I want a room for two nights with breakfast. The clerk asked her: Do you want a double bed or a single bed? Salma thought a little and then said: I want a double bed. The clerk wrote the name and the phone number and gave her a new key. Salma thanked him and asked about the breakfast time. The clerk answered that it was at seven o’clock. She went to the room and found a clean bed and a big window looking onto the street. She saw a small desk and a television in the corner. She put her bag down and sat on the chair. She felt comfortable and happy because she found a good place to stay.