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Gulf Arabic Lesson - At the Market - Vocabulary

Hi Gulf Arabic Learners! 😃

In today's lesson we will learn some vocabulary related to the Market in Gulf Arabic.

Happy learning!

Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Say Hello and Greetings in Gulf Arabic, Colors & Feelings and Emotions.

في السوق يبيعون فواكه وخضروات واشيا أخرى وايدة

fi-s-suug yibi^uun fawaakih wa xaDrawaat, wa ashya uxra waayida. At the souk they sell fruits and vegetables, and many other things.

بصل

baSal  – onion

ملفوف

malfuuf  – cabbage

طماط

TamaaT  – tomatoes

خيار

xiyaar  – cucumbers

رويد

ruwayd  – radishes

فصولية

faSuuliya  – beans

آلو

aalu  – potatoes (a word used predominanlty in Bahrain)

بطاط

buTaaT  – potatoes (collective noun, حبة بطاط Habbat buTaaT  – one potato)

الرويد بكم الصرة؟

ir-ruwayid bi-cham iS-Surra?  – How much is a bundle of radishes? (lit. The radishes, how much the bundle?)

يح

yiHH  – watermelon

رقي

raggi  – watermelon (in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia)

بطيخ

baTiix  – watermelon (the most common word)

ليمون

laymuun  – lemon

برتقال

burtugaal  – orange

التمر

it-tamar  – dates

موز

mooz  - banana

الخوخ

il-xuux  – peaches

عنب

^inab  – grapes

جوز

jooz  – walnuts

عصير

^aSiir  – juice

عصير برتقال

^aSiir burtugaal  – orange juice

أبي اشرب عصير تفاح

abbi ashrab ^aSiir TiffaaH  – I want to drink apple juice.

قهوة

gahwa  – coffee

شاي

chaay  - tea

خبز

xubiz  – bread

عيش

^aysh  – rice

جبن

jibin  – cheese

البيض

il-bayDH  – eggs (collective noun)

البيضة

il-bayDHa  – one egg

بكم درزن البيض يعني؟

bi-cham darzan il-bayDH ya^ni?  – How much is a dozen eggs?

يعني ya^ni  is one of the most frequently used words in Arabic, most time it is used just as filler without any meaning. It literally means "it means", used also to mean "almost" depending on the context.)

لحم

laHm  – meat

لحم خروف

laHm xaruuf  – lamb

لحم بقر

laHm bagar  – veal

دجاج

diyaay  – chicken meat

سمك

simach  - fish

Note that أكل لحم خنزير حرام في الاسلام akil laHm xanziir Haraam fi-l-islaam.  – Eating pork meat is forbidden in Islam. (Haraam  - forbidden)

جوتي

juuti (pl. جواتي juwaati)  – pair of shoes

هدوم

hduum  – clothes

ملابس

malaabis  – clothes

قميص

gamiiS  – shirt

سروال

sirwaal  – pair of pants, trousers

بنطلون

banTaloon, plural: binaaTliin  – pair of pants, trousers

بذلة

badhla  – suit

نفنوف

nafnuuf, (plural: نفانيف nafaaniif)  – a dress

هذا البنطلون غالي

haadha l-banTaloon ghaali  – This pair of pants is expensive.

لا، موب غالي. رخيص

laa, muub ghaali. raxiiS.  – No, (it’s) not expensive. (It’s) inexpensive/cheap.

• The white body-length Arab garb that males wear is called دشداشة dishdaasha (pl. دشادش dishaadish).
• in Kuwait, ثوب thoob (pl. ثياب thiyaab)
• in Bahrain and elsewhere,
• and كندورة kandoora (pl. كنادر kanaadir) in the United Arab Emirates.

The usually white or red-checkered scarf-like item Gulf Arabs wear on their heads is called غترة ghutra  or شماغ shimaagh , while the black circular piece is called عقال ^agaal.

Women wear a black عباءة ^abaa  covering the whole body. The scarf/headwear is called شيلة shayla. The veil which hides the whole face except for the eyes is called نقاب niqaab, while the mask-like piece of fabric some women in the Gulf wear on their faces (noses) is called برقع birga^.

أثاث

athaath (pl.)  – furniture

كرسي

kursi, pl. كراسي karaasi  – chair

ميز

mayz, pl. ميزات mayzaat  – table

فراش

firaash  – bed

كرفاية

kirfaaya  – bed

زولية

zuuliiya, pl. زوالي zawaali  - carpet

مجوهرات

mujawharaat  – jewels

ذهب

dhahab  – gold

فضة

fiDDA  – silver

الحلق من ذهب؟

il-Halag min dhahab?  – Are the earrings (made) of gold?

Sources

• https://www.gulfarabic.com/v42_learn_arabic_market.php

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• Fruits
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