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Level A2

At the Market

9 words · ~12 min

Grammar focus

Market vocabulary and asking about products

Cultural note

Traditional souks (markets) are central to Arab culture. Browsing without buying is perfectly acceptable, and vendors often offer tea to potential customers.

Lesson overview

At the Market is a level A2 lesson of 9 words: 9 nouns. Its words come from 6 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Word list

ArabicMeaningTypeRoot
مَال
māl
money / wealthnounم-و-ل
نُقود
nuqūd
cash / moneynounن-ق-د
سِعْر
siʿr
pricenounس-ع-ر
ثَمَن
thaman
cost / pricenounث-م-ن
دُكّان
dukkān
small shopnounد-ك-ن
ثِياب
thiyāb
clothes / garmentsnounث-و-ب
قَميص
qamīṣ
shirtnounق-م-ص
سِرْوال
sirwāl
pants / trousersnounس-ر-و-ل
فُسْتان
fustān
dressnoun

Themes these words belong to: Shopping (9), Clothes (4), Basics (3), Payment (1), Places (1)

Sample word cards

مَال
māl
money / wealth
نُقود
nuqūd
cash / money
سِعْر
siʿr
price

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