How Much? - Kem ? / Bikam? (or "A'deysh") How Many? - Kem Wahed? How much does it cost?

Kem Fill-oos? or A'deysh Fil-oos? Big - Kabeer Small - Sagheer Bad - Mish Kwayis Good - Kwayis/Tamam/OK Cheap - Rakhees Expensive - Ghali Open - Maftoo Yes - Na'aam No - La Thank you - Shukran Market/Shop - Sook (Souk)

How many Kilometers? - Kam Kilo-meter? Where? - Wain? (or "Ayna") Airport - Al-Mattar Bus Station - Ma-hatat Al-Bes Train Station - Ma-hatat Al-Kitare Car - Sayara Taxi - (most people will understand "Taxi") - Ijrah This - Hatha Here - Huna There - Hunack

Stop - Bess Left - Yassar Right - Yameen Straight - Dirja (or Sitha in the Gulf) Fast, Quickly - Bi-surrah (min fath-lick - please) Slowly - Shwaya Bank - Al-Bunk Market (traditional) - Al-Sook Street - Sharia Mosque - Al-Mass-jed Museum - Al-Mat-haff Pharmacy - Al-Say-dal-eeya Police - Al-Shurta Post Office - Maktab Al-Bareed Restaurant - Mataam
baa'i' (salesperson) thaman, si'r (price) ghaalii (expensive) rakhiiS (cheap) maqbuul (acceptable) ghayr maqbuul (unacceptable) tanziilaat (sale [discount]) sajjaada (rug) nuHaas (brass) Sunduuq (box)

ibriiq (coffee urn) finjaan (cup) 'iTr (perfume) Hariir (silk) jild (leather) The following phrases will be useful no matter what kind of shopping you plan on doing.

bikam? (How much?) haadhaa ghaalii. (That is expensive.) haadhaa thaman jayyid. (That is a good price.) uriid haadhaa. (I want this (one).) uriid an ashtarii . . . (I want to buy . . .) uriid an adfa' bishiik. (I want to pay by check.) hal yumkinnii an ashtarii . . . hunaa? (May I buy . . . here?) hal anta tabii' . . . ? (Do you sell . . . ?) uriid shay'an arkhaS, min faDlik. (I want something less expensive, please.) ufaDDil haadhaa. (I prefer this [one].) haadhaa si'r maqbuul. (That price is acceptable.) sa'dfa' . . . (I will pay . . .) laa uriid an adfa' akthar min . . . (I don't want to pay more than . . .)

Do you have this in my size? ( Fi maqas? ) How much is this? ) bikam hatha ) That's too expensive. "ghali katheer!" Would you take _____? expensive ) ghali ) cheap ) rakhees ) I don't want it. ( ma beddi )

You're cheating me. ( harami ) I'm not interested. (lust muhtam) OK, I'll take it. ( ok ) Can I have a bag? (oreedo kees ) I need... Ahtaj ...toothpaste. ( ma'ajoon asnan ) ...a toothbrush. ( forshaat asnan ) ...soap. ( saboon ) ...shampoo. ( shamboo ) ...pain reliever. ( e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen ) ( mussakin ) ...a postcard. ... ( bitaqa bareedia ) ...postage stamps. ... ( tawabe' bareed ) ...batteries. . ( batareyat ) ...a pen. ... ( qalam ) A table for one person/two people, please. ( Tawlah la wahed/tenein ) Can I look at the menu, please? ( Momken ashoof il menu? )

la carte ( la carte ) breakfast ( ftoor ) al iftar lunch al ghada tea ( meal ) tea shay' supper al isha'

I want _____. ._____ ( ooreed ) I want a dish containing _____. I want a dish containing _____. chicken ) dajaj ) beef ) baqar ) fish ) samak ) ham ham ( khanzeer ) cheese ) jubneh ) eggs ) baid ) salad salad salata (fresh) vegetables (fresh) vegetables (fresh) khudrawat (fresh) fruit (fresh) fruit ( fawakeh ) (fresh) fawakat bread bread ayish OR khubz noodles noodles ( makarona ) rice ) 'roz ) beans

beans ( fool ) fasoliyya May I have a glass of _____? May I have a glass of _____? ( Momken Kaset___ ) May I have a cup of _____? May I have a cup of _____? ( Momken finjan ___ ) coffee coffee ( qahweh ) kah'wa tea (drink) ) shay' ) juice ) Aseer ) (bubbly) water water ( may ) water ) maa' ) beer ) beerah ) red/white wine red/white wine ( nabeed ahmar/abyad ) May I have some _____? May I have some _____? ( momken ___? ) salt ) malh ) black pepper ) filfil aswad ) butter ) zibdeh ) Excuse me, waiter? ( getting attention of server ) Excuse me, waiter? garcoon

I'm finished. I'm finished. ( khalast ) galaste It was delicious. It was delicious. ( Zaki ) Al-akl mazboot! The check, please. The check, please. Leh'seb min fadlak

Hello ( informal ) nabaHram .< info> Peace be with you. ( formal ) sa - salaam `alaikum How are you? Kayfa Haaluka/Kayfa Haalak? male singular Kayfa Haaluki/Kayfa Haalik? female singular Kayfa Haalukum plural (depends on the number and gender spoken to) Please. kalDaf/akulDaf nim . male min faDluki/faDlik female Thank you [very much]. .]naliizaj[ narkuhs Yes. / ma`an No. aal . Maybe. .nikmum Excuse me. ilHamsi Good morning. la Habas - khairi Good evening.

la 'asam - khairi good .diyyaj very good .naddij diyyaj Never mind. .mihuM asyaL None, nothing, nobody. .iif aaM Hello. ( informal ) .maalas Fine, thank you. ib - , khair Shukran What is your name? Ma Ismuka/Ma Ismak? to a male Ma Ismuki/Ma Ismik? to a female My name is ______ . _______ imsI Nice to meet you. anfarahsat lit . "You honor us" You're welcome. nawfa` Excuse me. ( getting attention ) tHamas ual Excuse me. ( begging pardon ) / Ana Aasif (male) Ana Aasifah (female) I'm sorry.

 / Ana Aasif male Ana Aasifah female Goodbye sa a`am - salaamah Goodbye ( informal ) maalas I can't speak name of language [well]. ]nadiyyaj[ "egaugnal fo eman" mallakata aaL __ Do you speak English? Do you speak English? Hal tatakallam al-ingliziyyah? Is there someone here who speaks English? la mallakatay Shkahs yya aanuh laH ingliziyya? Help! na RO !hada`aasuM - najda! Look out! hibatni Good night. lala` HabSit - khair Good night (in response) : wa anta min ahl al-khair I don't understand. mahfa aal Where is the toilet? la nyA - Hammaam?