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Shopping In Arabic!



One useful thing to learn when visiting any country has to be how to buy products from the supermarket or market!

Just having the basics for shopping can make a big difference, so I have listed below some useful phrases as well as the words for most commonly used produce :-)



Good morning. : Sabah al hair صباح الخير


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Good afternoon/: MESSuh al hair . مساء الخير

Good evening.


Peace be upon you/Hello. : SuLAWM awLAYkome .السلام عليكم

Where is the bag? : Fane al SHUNtuh? فين الشنطة؟


I want… : EYEizz… عايز


I am looking for… : Ana bihDOWurr AWluh انا بدور على


Fruit : FECK-huh فاكه


I want to buy some fruit. : EYEizz ehshtEHree FECKhuh عايز اشتري فاكهة


Where is the fruit? : Fane elFECKhuh? فين الفاكهة؟


Oranges: BORtuhWAWN برتقان


Apples: TooFEH تفاح

Strawberries : fuhROWluh فراولة


Mangoes: MAWNguh مانجا


Watermelons : bawTEEH بطيخ


Peaches : HOOKH خوخ


Banana/s : MOHzz موز


Vegetables : hooTHDAWR خضار


I want to buy some EYEizz ehSHTEHree عايز اشتري خضار


vegetables. : hooTHDAWR


Where are the vegetables? : Fane el hooTHDAWR? فين الخضار؟


Carrots : GUHzrr جزر


Tomatoes : tuhMAWtum طماطم


Cucumbers : KheyeARE خيار


Bell peppers : fill-fill فلفل


Spinach : suh-BEHniKh سبانخ


Eggplant : BIHtinGEHN بتنجان


Onions : BUHsll بصل


Potatoes : buhTAWtuss بطاطس



I want an Eyeizz

eighth/quarter/half kilo. TOHmnn/rObaw/NUSS kilo عايز ربع\نص كيلو


I want a kilo. : Eyizz kilo عايز كيلو


I want a kilo of bananas. : EYEizz kilo MOHzz عايز كيلو موز


Anything else? : Haga TAWnee? حاجة تاني؟


No, that’s it. thanks: Law’a, bes’ keduh…Shukrawn لا, بس كده..شكرا


That’s enough. : KiFAYuh kehduh كفاية كده


Do you have change? Maw’k fekuh معاك فكة؟

I don’t have change. Mish mawAYuh feckuh مش معايا فكة

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