Application: The checkout queue

Practise the checkout queue, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Practise the checkout queue, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Identify the item and its size or colour before asking about price or exchange. Use this to point to an item, the same for a matching item, and Could you confirm to check details.

The first two examples come from the linked conversation. The third adds a follow-up. Notice the movement from opening request to response and clarification.

Practical examples

Is this the queue for all checkouts?

هل هذا الطابور لجميع صناديق الدفع؟

Explore the expression in context

We use one queue; the next available cashier will call you forward.

نستخدم طابورًا واحدًا؛ سيناديك أول موظف دفع متاح.

Explore the expression in context

Is this the queue for all payments or only for the self-service machines?

هل هذا طابور جميع المدفوعات أم آلات الخدمة الذاتية فقط؟

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Is this the queue for all checkouts?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: هل هذا طابور جميع المدفوعات أم آلات الخدمة الذاتية فقط؟