Market & Shopping in Modern Standard Arabic
49 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
سوق
Suq
Market
The market is crowded with people on Friday morning.
متجر
Matjar
Store / Shop
I bought clothes at a new store in the city.
بكم
Bikam
How much?
How much does this book cost at the store?
سعر
Si3r
Price
The price is very high for this cheap product.
اشترى
Ishtara
To buy
The man bought a new car last week.
باع
Ba3a
To sell
The merchant sold the goods at a very low price.
نقود
Nuqud
Money
I don't have enough money to buy this device.
خصم
Khasm
Discount
I got a big discount by buying in bulk.
فاتورة
Fatura
Invoice / Bill
The company sent me a detailed invoice for the purchases.
بطاقة
Bitaqa
Bank card
I paid for the goods with a gold credit card.
دفع
Dafa3a
To pay
You must pay what you owe before the end of the month.
تسوق
Tasawwuq
Shopping / Grocery shopping
She goes to the market every Friday to do the shopping.
غالٍ
Ghalin
Expensive
This dress is expensive but very beautiful and elegant.
رخيص
Rakhis
Cheap
I found cheap goods in the old store at the market.
عملة
3umla
Currency
You need to exchange your currency into US dollars.
باقي
Baqi
Change (money returned)
They gave me back my change.
وصل
Wasl
Receipt / Ticket
Keep your receipt.
طابور
Tabur
Line / Queue
The line at the checkout is very long.
مقاس
Miqas
Size / Shoe size
My shoe size is 38.
مجانا
Majjanan
Free (of charge)
Admission is free for them.
مخبزة
Makhbaza
Bakery
The bread from the bakery is fresh.
ملحمة
Mallhama
Butcher shop
I went to the butcher shop to buy meat.
سوبرماركت
Supirmarkit
Supermarket
We buy our groceries at the supermarket.
بقشيش
Baqshish
Tip (gratuity)
I gave the worker a tip after the excellent service.
شيك
Shik
Check / Cheque
I paid the bill with a bank check.
بطاقة ائتمان
Bitaqat ittiman
Credit card
I used my credit card to buy clothes yesterday.
خصم
Khasm
Discount
There is a big discount on clothes this week.
عرض
3ard
Offer / Promotion
The special offer includes only five different products.
مشتري
Mushtari
Buyer / Customer
The buyer chose the best product in the store.
مركز تجاري
Markaz tijari
Mall / Shopping center
We went to the mall to buy new clothes.
صندوق الدفع
Sunduq ad-daf3
Checkout / Till
The line at the checkout is very long right now.
طابور
Tabur
Line / Queue
I waited in line for a whole hour yesterday.
رف
Raff
Aisle / Shelf
The books are placed on the top shelf of the bookcase.
إعلان
I3lan
Advertisement
The new advertisement shows very big discounts this week.
قسيمة
Qasima
Coupon / Voucher
I used a discount coupon when buying from the website.
تسوق إلكتروني
Tasawwuq iliktruni
Online shopping
Online shopping is easier and faster than traditional shopping.
توصيل
Tawsil
Delivery
Your order will be delivered to your home within two days.
طرد
Tard
Package / Parcel
I received a big package from the website yesterday.
تغليف الهدايا
Taghlif al-hadaya
Gift wrapping
I asked for gift wrapping for my friend's special birthday.
بطاقة السعر
Bitaqat as-si3r
Price tag
The price tag on this bag is not legible.
كتالوج
Kataluj
Catalog
I asked for the catalog to look carefully through the new products.
غرفة تجربة الملابس
Ghurfat tajriba
Fitting room
I used the fitting room to try on the red dress.
في التخفيضات
Fi at-takhfidat
On sale / Discounted
These clothes are on sale this week.
نفذت الكمية
Nafadhit al-kammiya
Sold out / Out of stock
The famous book is sold out.
متوفر
Mutawaffir
In stock / Available
This product is available in the store now.
بالجملة
Bil-jumla
Wholesale / In bulk
We buy goods wholesale at lower prices.
بائع
Bai3
Seller / Supplier
The salesperson helped me choose the right shoes.
زبون
Zabun
Customer
The new customer bought a lot of products today.
صفقة
Safqa
Bargain / Good deal
This is a bargain price you can't miss.
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