Convenience Store

1. هالدكان مفتوح ليل نهار؟

   Had-dukkān maftūḥ lēl nhār?

   Is this shop open around the clock?

   Usage

   Small grocery shops are often called "dukkān" here.

   Grammar Note

   "Lēl nhār" is a set phrase meaning day and night. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. عندك مي باردة؟

   ʿIndak mayy bārde?

   Do you have cold water?

   Usage

   A basic question when looking for a drink. "Mayy" takes feminine agreement, so the adjective is feminine.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun and agrees in gender. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. بدي كيس لو سمحت

   Biddi kīs law samaḥt

   I would like a bag, please

   Usage

   Asks for a bag at the till.

   Grammar Note

   "Biddi" plus a noun means "I want ...". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. معك فراطة لهالورقة؟

   Maʿak farāṭa lal-waraʾa?

   Do you have change for this note?

   Usage

   Used when you only have a large note. "Waraʾa" means paper or banknote.

   Grammar Note

   "L-" plus "ha-" plus a noun means "for this ...". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. بتقبلوا الدفع ببطاقة؟

   Btiʾbalu ed-dafʿ bi-biṭāʾa?

   Do you accept payment by card?

   Usage

   Small shops often do not take cards, so cash is safer.

   Grammar Note

   "Bi-" means "by" or "with". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. بدي عبي رصيد عموبايلي

   Biddi ʿabbi raṣīd ʿa-mōbāyli

   I would like to top up my mobile credit

   Usage

   How to ask for credit on a prepaid phone.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿAbbi" is the bare form of "to fill". "ʿa-" is the short form of "ʿala". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. عندك خبز طازج؟

   ʿIndak khobz ṭāzaj?

   Do you have fresh bread?

   Usage

   Asks about the freshness of the bread.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. نص كيلو بس لو سمحت

   Nuṣṣ kīlo bas law samaḥt

   Just half a kilo, please

   Usage

   States the amount for goods sold by weight.

   Grammar Note

   "Nuṣṣ" plus a unit means "half a ...". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. في توصيل عالبيت؟

   Fī tawṣīl ʿal-bēt?

   Do you deliver to the house?

   Usage

   Asks whether delivery is available.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿa-" is the short form of "ʿala" and can also mark a destination. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. إيمتى بتنتهي صلاحية هاد؟

    Īmta btentehi ṣalāḥiyet hāda?

    When does this expire?

    Usage

    Checks the date on a food item.

    Grammar Note

    "Ṣalāḥiyye" means validity; the validity "ending" means expiry. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. بتسكروا وقت الصلاة؟

    Bteskrū waʾt eṣ-ṣalāt?

    Do you close during prayer time?

    Usage

    Some shops close for the Friday congregational prayer.

    Grammar Note

    "Bteskrū" is plural, addressing the shop as a whole. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. تفضل، شو بدك؟

    Tfaḍḍal, shū biddak?

    Please, what would you like?

    Usage

    What a shopkeeper says to a customer; useful to recognise.

    Grammar Note

    "Tfaḍḍal" becomes "tfaḍḍali" to a woman. "Biddak" is "bidd" plus "-ak" (you want). Composed from dictionary-verified words.

13. شي تاني؟

    Shi tāni?

    Anything else?

    Usage

    What the shopkeeper asks before the total.

    Grammar Note

    A noun plus "tāni" means "another ...". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

14. الشبكة معطلة، كاش بس

    Esh-shabake muʿaṭṭale, kāsh bas

    The network is down, cash only

    Usage

    What a shopkeeper says when card payment is unavailable.

    Grammar Note

    A nominal sentence with no copula. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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