Markets & Souvenirs

1. السوق بيفتح الساعة كم؟

   Is-sūg biyaftaḥ is-sāʿa kam?

   What time does the market open?

   Usage

   Checks when the market opens before you go. For closing time say "بيقفل"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "بيفتح" is the present tense of "open". "السوق" has the same form as standard Arabic

2. الكيلو بي كم؟

   Il-kīlu bi kam?

   How much is a kilo?

   Usage

   Asks the price of goods sold by weight, such as vegetables and spices. "بكم" is also heard

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "بي كم" means "how much"

3. ملح

   Milih

   Salt

   Usage

   The word for salt, for asking at a market or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

4. سكر

   Sukkar

   Sugar

   Usage

   The word for sugar. "بدون سكر" means without sugar

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

5. عسل

   ʿAsal

   Honey

   Usage

   The word for honey, for buying at a market

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

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