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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.
Lesson overview
Shopping Basics is a level A1 lesson of 8 words: 8 phrases.
- Builds on: Essential Courtesies for Travel (A1)
- Leads to: Bargaining & Payment (A1)
- Previous lesson: Getting Around Town (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
بِكَمْ هٰذَا؟ bikam hādha? | How much is this? | phrase | |
هٰذَا غَالٍ جِدًّا hādha ghālin jiddan | This is too expensive | phrase | |
هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ تَخْفِيضُ السِّعْرِ؟ hal yumkinuka takhfīḍu as-siʿr? | Can you lower the price? | phrase | |
سَآخُذُهُ sa-ākhudhuhu | I'll take it | phrase | |
هَلْ تَقْبَلُونَ بِطَاقَاتِ الْاِئْتِمَانِ؟ hal taqbalūna bitāqāti al-iʾtimān? | Do you accept credit cards? | phrase | |
أَنَا أَتَفَرَّجُ فَقَطْ anā atafarraju faqat | I'm just looking | phrase | |
هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ مَقَاسٌ أَكْبَرُ؟ hal ʿindakum maqāsun akbar? | Do you have a bigger size? | phrase | |
هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ لَوْنٌ آخَرُ؟ hal ʿindakum lawnun ākhar? | Do you have another color? | phrase |
Themes these words belong to: Travel Phrasebook (8), Shopping Phrases (8)
Sample word cards
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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