Arabic A2, Unit 11: Bargaining and paying

Bargaining and paying

Arabic A2 · Unit 11

GoalAsk the price, say a price with the money word and bargain politely.

New words

بِكَم (bikam) · how much (is it)?ثَمَن (thaman) · priceخَصْم (khaṣm) · discountدِينَار (dīnār) · dinarغَالٍ (ghālin) · expensiveرَخِيص (rakhīṣ) · cheapنَقْدًا (naqdan) · in cashبِطَاقَة (biṭāqa) · card

Explanation

To ask the price we say بِكَم هَذَا؟, “How much is this?”. The answer is a number and the money word. For one and two we say دِينَار وَاحِد and دِينَارَان. From three to ten the money word is plural: ثَلَاثَة دَنَانِير. From eleven to ninety-nine it is singular and ends in -an: عِشْرُون دِينَارًا. If it costs too much, say هَذَا غَالٍ and ask هَل عِنْدَك خَصْم؟ We pay نَقْدًا “in cash” or بِالْبِطَاقَة “by card”.

Number	Say	Meaning
1	دِينَار وَاحِد	one dinar
2	دِينَارَان	two dinars
3–10	خَمْسَة دَنَانِير	five dinars (plural)
11–99	عِشْرُون دِينَارًا	twenty dinars (singular + -an)

Worked examples

Prices. Listen and repeat.

Ahmad

بِكَم هَذَا الْحِذَاء؟

Seller

خَمْسُون دِينَارًا.

Ahmad

هَذَا غَالٍ! هَل عِنْدَك خَصْم؟

Seller

نَعَم، أَرْبَعُون دِينَارًا.

Ahmad

حَسَنًا، أَدْفَع نَقْدًا.

Ahmad bargains in a shop. Press each line.

Cheap and expensive.

Class activity

Play shop with a friend. One is the seller and one the customer. The customer asks بِكَم …؟, says هَذَا غَالٍ, asks for a discount and pays. Use three different prices: one from 3 to 10, one from 11 up and دِينَار وَاحِد or دِينَارَان. Write the dialogue.

Practice

Press Listen. How much is it?

Write: “two dinars”.

The picture shows a coin. Write: “twenty dinars”.

Write: “seven dinars”.

The picture shows a card. Write: “I pay by card.”

Clothes and shopping

Bargaining and paying