Here are Arabic words for shopping to start with: اشترى (ishtara, buy), بطاقة (bitaqa, card), غال (ghali, expensive), دفع (dafa'a, pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| buy | اشترىishtara | verb | A1 |
| card | بطاقةbitaqa | noun | A1 |
| expensive | غالghali | adj | A1 |
| pay | دفعdafa'a | verb | A1 |
| price | سعرsi'r | noun | A1 |
| cash | نقدnaqd | noun | A2 |
| cheap | رخيصrakhis | adj | A2 |
| cost | كلّفkallaf | verb | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bag | كيسkis | noun | A1 |
| money | مالmal | noun | A1 |
| جيبjayb | noun | A1 | |
| size | مقاسmaqas | noun | A1 |
| credit | ائتمانi'timan | noun | A2 |
| pack | عبوة'ubuwwa | noun | A2 |
| receipt | إيصالisal | noun | A2 |
| bargain | صفقةsafqa | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| return | إرجاعirja' | verb | A2 |
| consumer | مستهلكmustahlik | noun | B1 |
| retail | بيع بالتجزئةbay' bit-tajzi'a | noun | B1 |
| warranty | ضمانdaman | noun | B1 |
| acquisition | مقتنىmuqtana | noun | B2 |
| e-commerce | تجارة إلكترونيةtijara iliktruniyya | noun | B2 |
| merchandise | بضائعbada'i' | noun | B2 |
| purchase | شراءshira' | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| broom | مكنسةmiknasa | noun | A2 |
| antiseptic | مضاد للتعفنmudadd lit-ta'affun | noun | B1 |
| bleach | مبيضmubayyid | noun | B1 |
| detergent | منظفmunazzif | noun | B1 |
| disinfectant | مطهرmutahhir | noun | B1 |
| fabric softener | منعم الأقمشةmun'im al-aqmisha | noun | B1 |
| sanitizer | معقم يدينmu'aqqim yadayn | noun | B1 |
| stain remover | مزيل البقعmuzil al-buqa' | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like اشترى (ishtara, buy), بطاقة (bitaqa, card), غال (ghali, expensive), دفع (dafa'a, pay). This page lists 32 Arabic words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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