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Essential Arabic for Shopping: Prices, Questions, and Everyday Transactions

Arabic for beginners.

1. Key Vocabulary for Shopping

EnglishArabicPronunciation
PriceالسعرAs-si‘r
MoneyالمالAl-māl
CheapرخيصRakhīs
ExpensiveغاليGhālī
Shop / StoreمتجرMatjar
MarketسوقSūq
Product / ItemغرضGharaḍ

 

2. Asking “How Much Is This?”

✅ Most common phrase:
كم السعر؟ – Kam as-si‘r? – How much is the price?

Or, more casually:
بكم هذا؟ – Bikam hādhā? – How much is this?

👉 Use this when pointing to an item or holding it up.

3. Making a Request

Use أريد... – Ureed... – “I want…” to ask for something.

✅ Examples:

أريد هذا – I want this

أريد كيلو تفاح – I want 1 kilo of apples

أريد واحد فقط – I want one only

MasterStudy teaches this request structure early in speaking lessons, with real-life roleplay examples.

4. Understanding Numbers and Units

You’ll often need to understand:

١، ٢، ٣، ٤… – 1, 2, 3, 4…

درهم / ريال / دينار – Currency (Dirham, Riyal, Dinar, etc.)

كيلو – Kilo

نصف – Half

قطعة – Piece

✅ Example phrase:
كم سعر كيلو الموز؟ – How much is 1 kilo of bananas?

MasterStudy provides number pronunciation and currency examples based on region.

5. Confirming, Negotiating, or Declining

هل هذا السعر نهائي؟ – Is this the final price?

هل يمكن تخفيض السعر؟ – Can you reduce the price?

غالي جداً – Too expensive

لا، شكراً – No, thank you

🗣 You’ll practice polite interaction and cultural tone inside MasterStudy travel and shopping units.

6. Paying and Saying Goodbye

✅ Useful closing phrases:

أدفع نقداً – Adfaʿ naqdan – I’m paying in cash

أين آلة الدفع؟ – Ayna alat al-dafʿ? – Where is the card machine?

شكراً، مع السلامة – Shukran, maʿa as-salāmah – Thank you, goodbye

Conclusion:

Shopping in Arabic doesn’t just improve your vocabulary — it gives you real-life, confidence-building practice. From asking for prices to handling payment, you’ll be ready for everyday transactions after just a few focused lessons. MasterStudy makes this easy with guided phrases, pronunciation support, and tutor-led conversation practice.

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