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50 essential Arabic words for shopping

50 Arabic words worth knowing, picked from the topics Shopping and services, Clothing and appearance, Numbers and quantities and translated into English.

Shopping and services 17 words

ArabicEnglish
كيسbag
غالexpensive
تكلفةcost
سعرprice
شراءpurchase
دفعto pay
قطعة نقديةcoin
بيعsale
طردparcel
قسمaisle
بنكbank
ورقة نقديةbanknote
ميزانيةbudget
صندوق الدفعcheckout
زبونcustomer
حسابaccount
قرضloan

Clothing and appearance 17 words

ArabicEnglish
راقsmart
جلدleather
جينزjeans
تنورةskirt
موضةfashion
كنزةjumper
فستانdress
خاتمring
لحيةbeard
قطنcotton
كريمcream
صوفwool
زخرفةpattern
جيبpocket
شورتshorts
أسلوبstyle
زيoutfit

Numbers and quantities 16 words

ArabicEnglish
واحدone
عشرةten
قليلfew
ستةsix
خمسةfive
اثنانtwo
ثمانيةeight
تسعةnine
حصةshare
قدمfoot
سبعةseven
الكلall
أكثر من اللازمtoo many
فارغempty
مئةhundred
زوجيevenNumber divisible by two

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