Shopping in Arabic
What could be better travel preparation than a free lesson on shopping in Arabic? Learn how to find your way around a shopping center, ask for what you want, and how to pay in Arabic. Need a larger size? Looking for a supermarket? No problem.
How do you say you’d like to try on an item of clothing? How do you ask for the closest ATM? You can master this essential travel Arabic by listening to the pronunciation on the audio and practicing the Arabic words and phrases aloud. And don’t be shy - shopping will be a lot more fun after this Rocket Arabic lesson!
Pronunciation help for shopping in Arabic
As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Arabic pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Arabic words and phrases, this lesson will help you.
Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you say each word or phrase, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Arabic does. That’s right, with Rocket Languages voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Arabic speaker!
Once you’ve found the right shop, you need to find what you’re looking for. Use the following words and phrases to find what you need, figure out how much it costs and tell the sales assistant how many you want…
Here are some more useful questions and answers.
Here are the words for some items you might be looking for…
Once you found what you were looking for, you’ll need to pay.
That’s it for this lesson. Now, you are well prepared for your next shopping experience.
Bye باي
Amira
Rocket Arabic
P.S. You can practice your Arabic skills with this exercise.
Exercise: Match the Arabic phrases with the correct English translation.
| 1. el sharab | (______) | a. Here is your receipt. |
| 2. fatortek aheh. | (______) | b. The trousers |
| 3. el slip | (______) | c. The blouse |
| 4. el pantalon | (______) | d. The underwear |
| 5. el bloza | (______) | e. The socks |
