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Level A1
Shopping Basics
8 words · ~10 min
Grammar focus
Essential shopping vocabulary for browsing, asking prices, and making purchases
Cultural note
Bargaining (musaawama) is an integral part of shopping in traditional markets (souks). Starting at about half the asking price is common. In modern malls, prices are fixed.
Sample words from this lesson
بِكَمْ هٰذَا؟
bikam hādha?
How much is this?
هٰذَا غَالٍ جِدًّا
hādha ghālin jiddan
This is too expensive
هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ تَخْفِيضُ السِّعْرِ؟
hal yumkinuka takhfīḍu as-siʿr?
Can you lower the price?
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