Buying and selling
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 tas.ta.ti' an ta.dul.lani a'la mahal ma.la.bis
jay.yid?"
"Can
you recommend a good boutique to me?"
Once
you are in the boutique, the seller may ask you,
Seller:
"هَلْ تَحتاجينَ إلى مُساعَدَة؟"
"Is someone helping you?"
In
colloquial language, the seller asks you,
"بِدِكْ مُساعَدِة؟"
"Is someone helping you?"
You
may answer,
Customer:
"شُكرَاً, أَنا أَتَفَرّجْ
فَقَطْ."
"shuk.ran,
ana ata.far.raj fakat."
"Thanks, I'm just browsing."
In
colloquial language, you may say,
"شُكْرَاً, أَنا بَتْفَرَّجْ
بَسْ."
"shuk.ran, ana bat.far.raj bas."
"Thanks,
I'm just browsing."
Customer:
أُريدُ...""
"uridu…"
"I would like…"
In
colloquial language, you may say,
"بِدّي..."
"biddi…"
"I would like…"
Customer:
"هَلْ عِنْدَكُم...؟"
"hal i'n.da.kom…?"
"Do you
have..?"
For
example,
"هل عِندَكُم بِجامات؟"
"hal in.da.kom be.ja.mat?"
"Do you
have pajamas?"
In
colloquial language, you may ask,
"في عِنْدْكُم...؟"
"fi
indkom…?"
"Do you
have…?"
Customer:
"أَرِني... مِنْ فَضْلِكَ"
"Please show me…"
For
example,
"أَرِني بِنْطالاً مِن
فَضْلِكَ "
"a.ri.ni bin.ta.lan min fad.li.ka "
"Please show
me a pair of trousers."
In
colloquial language you may say,
"فَرجيني..."
"farjini…"
" show me…"
For
example,
"فَرْجيني جاكيت"
"farjini jaket"
" show me a jacket"
Customer:
"هَلْ يُمْكِنْ أَنْ تُرِيَني
شَيْئاً آخَر مِنْ فَضْلِكْ؟"
"hal
yumkin an turiani shay'an akhar min fadlika?"
"Could you please show me something else?"
Customer:
"هَذا يُعْجِبُني,
سَآخُذُهُ"
"I like this, I will take it."
Customer:
"كَمْ سِعْرُهُ؟"
"How much
does this cost?"
Customer:
"هَلْ مِنَ المُمْكِنْ أَنْ أُجَرّبَهُ؟"
"May I try it?"
Seller:
"ما هُوَ مَقاسُكِ؟"
"What is your size?"
Customer:
If
the piece of clothing or the pair of shoes is too narrow or too wide, you may
say,
"هَذا ضَيّقْ / واسِع
كَثيرَاً عَلَيّ."
"ha.tha
day.yiq/wa.se' ka.thee.ran a'lai"
"This is
too narrow/wide for me."
You
may say,
"هَذا طَويلْ / قَصيرْ
كَثيرَاً عَلَيّ."
"ha.tha taw.eel
/ ka.seer ka.thee.ran a'lai"
"This is
too long/short for me."
You
may say,
"هَذا صَغير/كَبير كَثيرَاً
عَلَيّ."
"ha.tha saghir/kabeer
katheeran a'lai"
"This is too small / big for me."
If
you find the piece of clothing or the pair of shoes suitable for you, you may
say,
"هَذا مُناسِبْ,
سَآخُذُهُ."
"This fits, I will take it."
If
the seller shows you something you do not like it, you may say,
"هَذا لَيْسَ تَماما ما
أُريدْ"
"ha.tha
lay.sa ta.ma.man ma u.rid"
"This is
not exactly what I want."
If
you want to buy something, you may say,
"أريدُ..."
"uridu…"
"I would like…"
For
example,
"أُريدُ زَوْجْ
أَحْذِيَة."
"u.ri.du
zawj ah.the.ya"
"I would
like a pair of shoes."
Customer:
"قِياسُ أَحْذِيَتي..."
"My shoe
size is…"
In
colloquial language you may say,
"نُمْرِة رِجْلي..."
"My shoe size is…"
For
example,
"نُمْرِة رِجْلي 37"
"numret
rejli 37"
"My shoe
size is 37"
If
the pair of shoes is too narrow for you, you may say,
"الحذاءُ يَضْغَطُ عَلى
رِجْلَيّ"
"al.hi.thau yad.gha.tu a'la rej.lai"
"The pair
of shoes is squeezing my feet."
Islam Walid Mohammad Hejji
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