Conversational Arabic Class: Buying and Selling

In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful

Arabic Conversation

Lesson 1

Buying and selling

Throughout this class, we are going to learn Arabic conversation which will be practical to life and useful for you in case you travel to or move to live in an Arab country. The conversations are going to include money matters, stores, clothing, restaurants, etc.

Vocabulary:

  تَدُلَّني   / tadullani  / recommend        Verb

Sentence:

"هَلْ تَسْتَطيعْ   ….

 "hal tastati'    Can you ….. ?           

Conversation:

In this lesson, we are going to learn a conversation that you may use when you buy from boutiques. If you want to ask someone about a good boutique, you may say,

Customer:

"هَلْ تَسْتَطيعْ أَنْ تَدُلَّني عَلى مَحَلّ مَلابِس جَيِّدْ؟"

"hal tastati' an tadullani a'la mahal malabis jayyid?"

 "Can you recommend a good boutique to me?"

Once you are in the boutique, the seller may ask you,

Seller:

"هَلْ تَحتاجُ الى مُساعَدَة؟"

  "hal tahtaju  ila musa'adah?"

"Is someone helping you?"

In colloquial language, the seller asks you,

"بِدّكْ مُساعَدِة؟"

 "biddak musa'adeh?"

"Is someone helping you?"

You may answer,

Customer:

"شُكرَاً, أَنا أَتَفَرّجْ فَقَطْ."

 "shukran, ana atafarraj fakat."

"Thanks, I'm just browsing."

In colloquial language, you may say,

"شُكْرَاً, أَنا بَتْفَرَّجْ بَسْ."                            

"shukran, ana batfarraj bas."

 "Thanks, I'm just browsing."

Customer:

أُريد...""

"urid…"

"I would like…"

In colloquial language, you may say,

"بِدّي..."

 "biddi…"

"I would like…"
 

If you want to buy shoes for your children, you can say to the seller,

أُريدُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِي أَحْذِيَة لِلْأَوْلادْ.

Uridu un ashtare ahtheya lela'wlad.

I would like to buy children's shoes.

if you want to buy a checkered shirt for your husband, you can say to the seller,

أُريدُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِي قَميصْ كَاروهاتْ رِجَّالي وَ رَبْطَة عُنُقْ.

Uridu un  ashtare kamees karohat rejjali wa rabtet u'nuk.

I would like to buy a checkered shirt and tie.

The colloquial word for rabtet u'nuk is "grafe" غْرافِة""

أُريدُ جِلْباباً أَسْوداً وَنِقابَاً أَبْيَضاً.

Uridu jilbaban aswadan wa nekaban abyadan.

I would like a black Jilbab and a Niqap.

الأَلْوانْ:Colors:  ala'lwan

أَسْوَدْ  Black     aswad  

أَحْمَرْ Red      ahmar   

أَخْضَرْGreen    akhdar

أَزْرَقْ Blue      azrak  

أَصْفَرْ  Yellow   asfar   

أَبْيَضْ   White  abyad

بُنّي  Brown    bunni

رَمادي    Grey  ramadi

زَهْري  Pink    zahri

أُرْجُواني Purple urjuwani

 

مَلابِسُ النِّساءْ:Women's Clothes: malabesu alnesa'

فُسْتانْ/ثوب thob/Dress fustan

فُسْتانْ سَهْرَةEvening dressfustan sahra

سُتْرَة فَرُو Fur jacketsutrat faru

مِعْطَفْ فَرُو Fur coat me'taf faru

قَفَّازاتْ Gloves kaffazat   

مَنْديلْ     Handkerchiefmandil

  حَقيبَةْ يَدْ  Handbag hakibat yad

 قَميصُ نُومْkamis nawm  Nightshirt

بِيجاما Pajamas  bijama

جْرَاباتْStockings jrabat  

صَنْدَل Sandals      sandal  

جْراباتْ نِساِئيَّة Tights  jrabat nesa'eyya

شَالْ    Shawl  shal

تَنُّورَة  Skirt tannura 

مَلابِسْ دَاخِلِيَّة Underwear malabes dakheleyya

لِباسُ السِّباحَة Bathing suit   lebasu assebaha  

بُرْنُسْ الحَمَّامْ Bathrobe   burnus alhammam

حِزَامْ Belt  hezam    

بَدْلِة Suit  badleh

بَابْيونْ  Bow tie  papiyon

زِرّ  Button  zirr

زِرّ كَبَّاسْ Snap  zirr kabbas

طَاقِيَّة  Cap  taqiyya

حِذَاءْ رِيَاضي Athletic shoes  hetha' reyadi

حِذَاءُ الشّاطِئْ  Beach shoes  hetha'u ashate'

سُتْرَةْ جِلْدْ  Leather jacket  sutrat jeld

جَزْمِةْ مَطَّاطْ  Rubber boots  jazmet mattat

زِيّ شَعْبِي Popular costume  ziyy sha'be

فُرْشَاةْ الأَحْذِيَة Shoe brush  furshat alahtheya

بُويَه  Shoe polish  buya

جَوارِبْ حَرِيرِيّة Silk stockings  jawareb hareriyya

كُمّ/ أَكْمَامْ Sleeve/sleeves  kum/akmam 

شورْتْ    Shorts    short

خُفّ/شِبْشِبْ  Slippers  khuf/shibshib

نَعْلْ  Sole  na'l

كَنْزِة  Sweater  kanzeh

تيشيرتْ T-shirt  teeshirt

قّميصْ دَاخِلي  Undershirts   kamis dakheli

جيبْ/ أَجْيابْ Pocket/pockets   jaib/ajyab 

جينْزْ Jeans   jeenz

المحلّاتْ    Stores   almahallat

دُكّانْ التُّحَفْ الأَثَرِيّة  Antique shop  dukkan attuhaf alathariyya

مَخْبَزْ Bakery  makhbaz

سوقْ Market  souq

مَكْتَبِة  Bookstore  maktabeh

مَلْحَمِة  Butcher shop  malhame

صالونْ تَجميلْ Cosmetic salon saloon tajmeel

مَتْجَرْ كَبيرْ Department store  matjar kabeer

صَيْدَلِيّة Pharmacy  saidaliyya

مَحَلّ مُسْتَحْضَراتْ تَجْميلْ Cosmetics mahal mustahdarat tajmeel

مَحَلّ أَدَوات كَهْرَبائِيَّة Electrical supplies store  mahal adawat kahraba'iyya

مَحَلّ أَسْماكْ  Fish store  mahal asmaak