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1. قديش سعر هاد؟

   ʾAddēsh siʿr hāda?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price. "ʾAddēsh hāda?" alone also works.

   Grammar Note

   "ʾAddēsh" comes first. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. هاد غالي كتير

   Hāda ghāli ktīr

   This is too expensive

   Usage

   Starts a negotiation; haggling is normal in souks.

   Grammar Note

   With a feminine noun use "ghālye". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. فيك تعطيني خصم؟

   Fīk tiʿṭīni khaṣm?

   Can you give me a discount?

   Usage

   Asks for a lower price at a souk or small shop.

   Grammar Note

   "Fīk" + bare verb asks "can you…?"; "-ni" is "me". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. رح آخد هاد

   Raḥ ākhod hāda

   I will take this

   Usage

   Said when you have decided to buy.

   Grammar Note

   "Raḥ" + bare verb makes the future.

5. عم بتفرج بس

   ʿAm btfarraj bas

   I am just looking

   Usage

   Politely declines a shopkeeper's attention.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿAm" marks the progressive; "b-" is the present prefix. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. فيني ادفع ببطاقة؟

   Fīni adfaʿ bi-biṭāʾa?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   To check whether cards are accepted. Cash is "kāsh".

   Grammar Note

   "Fīni" + bare verb asks "may I…?". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. عندكن مقاس أصغر؟

   ʿIndkon miʾās aṣghar?

   Do you have a smaller size?

   Usage

   Use "akbar" for a larger size. "ʿIndkon" is the plural "you".

   Grammar Note

   "ʿind" + "-kon" is the plural "you have". The comparative starts with "a-". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. فيني جرب هاد؟

   Fīni jarreb hāda?

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   Asks to try something on, or to taste a sample.

   Grammar Note

   "Fīni" + bare verb; "jarreb" means "try". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. من شو مصنوع هاد؟

   Min shū maṣnūʿ hāda?

   What is this made of?

   Usage

   Checks materials or ingredients; handy with allergies.

   Grammar Note

   "Maṣnūʿ" is a passive participle; use "maṣnūʿa" for feminine. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. بدي الأزرق

    Biddi el-azraʾ

    I want the blue one

    Usage

    Names a colour. Others: "el-aḥmar" (red), "el-akhḍar" (green), "el-abyaḍ" (white), "el-aswad" (black).

    Grammar Note

    "El-" + adjective means "the … one"; the adjective takes its feminine form for a feminine noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. بدي فاتورة لو سمحت

    Biddi fātūra law samaḥt

    I would like a receipt, please

    Usage

    Asks for a receipt after buying.

    Grammar Note

    "Fātūra" is a loan that means both invoice and receipt. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. ما بدي فاتورة

    Mā biddi fātūra

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Declines a receipt.

    Grammar Note

    "Mā" before the verb or "biddi" negates it. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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