التسوق

Go shopping and talk about prices in Arabic.

Lesson

Shopping:

بكم هذا؟ (Bikam hadha?) — How much is this?
غالي (ghali) — expensive
رخيص (rakhis) — cheap
سآخذه (sa'akhudhuh) — I'll take it
هل عندك مقاس آخر؟ — Do you have another size?

Bargaining is common in many Arabic-speaking markets (souks)!

Vocabulary

Arabic	English	Example
بكم هذا؟	How much is this?	بكم هذا الكتاب؟
غالي	Expensive	هذا غالي جداً.
رخيص	Cheap	السعر رخيص.
سآخذه	I'll take it	جيد، سآخذه.
الخصم	Discount	هل يوجد خصم؟
السعر	Price	ما هو السعر؟

Pronunciation

Word	Phonetic	Tip
بكم	bi-KAM	"bi" means "for/by"; "kam" means "how much"
غالي	GHA-li	The "gh" is a guttural voiced sound
رخيص	ra-KHIS	The "kh" is guttural

Grammar tip

Broken plurals: Arabic plurals often change the vowel pattern inside the word, not just add a suffix. كتاب (kitab) → كتب (kutub) (books). These must be memorised.

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