Convenience Store

1. الدكان دا مفتوح؟

   Id-dukkān da maftūḥ?

   Is this shop open?

   Usage

   Asks whether a small neighbourhood shop is open. دكان is a small independent shop

   Grammar Note

   دا follows a masculine noun to mean this. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. الدكان دا بيفتح متين؟

   Id-dukkān da biyiftaḥ mitēn?

   When does this shop open?

   Usage

   Asks when the shop opens. متين means "when"

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. الدكان دا بيقفل متين؟

   Id-dukkān da biyigfil mitēn?

   When does this shop close?

   Usage

   Asks when the shop closes. The ق is read g

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. عندكم موية باردة؟

   ʿIndakum mōya bārda?

   Do you have cold water?

   Usage

   Asks whether a shop has chilled water, handy on a hot day

   Grammar Note

   باردة is the feminine form agreeing with موية. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. عندكم شاي؟

   ʿIndakum shāy?

   Do you have tea?

   Usage

   Asks whether tea is sold or can be made

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. عندكم لبن؟

   ʿIndakum laban?

   Do you have milk?

   Usage

   Asks whether milk is sold

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns

7. داير كيس لو سمحت

   Dāyir kīs law samaḥt

   I'd like a bag, please

   Usage

   Asks for a bag at checkout. A woman changes داير to دايرة

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. كيلو سكر لو سمحت

   Kilu sukkar law samaḥt

   A kilo of sugar, please

   Usage

   Orders goods sold by weight. Change the item to order something else

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. نص كيلو بس لو سمحت

   Nuṣṣ kilu bas law samaḥt

   Just half a kilo, please

   Usage

   Asks for a smaller amount. بس means "only"

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. داير رصيد بي خمسين جنيه

    Dāyir raṣīd bi khamsīn jinēh

    I'd like 50 pounds of credit

    Usage

    Asks to top up prepaid phone credit. Change the amount as needed. بي marks a price or amount

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

11. في توصيل للبيت؟

    Fī tawṣīl lil-bēt?

    Do you deliver to the house?

    Usage

    Asks whether delivery is available. في means "there is"

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

12. حاجة تانية؟

    Ḥaja tānya?

    Anything else?

    Usage

    A shopkeeper's standard question before the bill. You can answer that this is all

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

13. الباقي كم؟

    Il-bāgi kam?

    How much is the change?

    Usage

    Asks how much change is due. The ق is read g. It can also mean "the rest"

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. الدفع كاش بس

    Id-dafʿ kāsh bas

    Payment is cash only

    Usage

    What a shop says or posts to mean cash only. Many shops cannot take cards

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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