Najwa wants a small gift for her sister. A shop assistant shows her a notebook and a pen, and Najwa asks both prices before choosing one item.
01Read the Arabic conversation
هَدِيَّةٌ مِنَ الْمَتْجَرِ
نَجْوَى: مَرْحَبًا. أَبْحَثُ عَنْ هَدِيَّةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ لِأُخْتِي.
الْبَائِعَةُ: أَهْلًا بِكِ! عِنْدَنَا هٰذَا الدَّفْتَرُ وَهٰذَا الْقَلَمُ.
نَجْوَى: بِكَمْ هٰذَا الدَّفْتَرُ؟
الْبَائِعَةُ: سِعْرُهُ عَشَرَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ.
نَجْوَى: وَبِكَمْ هٰذَا الْقَلَمُ؟
الْبَائِعَةُ: سِعْرُهُ خَمْسَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ.
نَجْوَى: الْقَلَمُ جَمِيلٌ. هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ قَلَمٌ أَزْرَقُ؟
الْبَائِعَةُ: نَعَمْ، هٰذَا قَلَمٌ أَزْرَقُ.
نَجْوَى: هَلْ سِعْرُهُ خَمْسَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ أَيْضًا؟
الْبَائِعَةُ: نَعَمْ، سِعْرُهُ خَمْسَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ.
نَجْوَى: أُرِيدُ هٰذَا الْقَلَمَ، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.
الْبَائِعَةُ: هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ الدَّفْتَرَ أَيْضًا؟
نَجْوَى: لَا، شُكْرًا. الْقَلَمَ فَقَطْ.
الْبَائِعَةُ: حَسَنًا، تَفَضَّلِي.
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Najwa: Hello. I am looking for a small gift for my sister.
Shop assistant: Welcome! We have this notebook and this pen.
Najwa: How much is this notebook?
Shop assistant: It costs ten riyals.
Najwa: And how much is this pen?
Shop assistant: It costs five riyals.
Najwa: The pen is nice. Do you have a blue pen?
Shop assistant: Yes, this is a blue pen.
Najwa: Does it cost five riyals too?
Shop assistant: Yes, it costs five riyals.
Najwa: I would like this pen, please.
Shop assistant: Would you like the notebook too?
Najwa: No, thank you. Just the pen.
Shop assistant: All right, here you are.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| أَبْحَثُ عَنْ | I am looking for |
| هَدِيَّةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ | a small gift — after a preposition here |
| لِأُخْتِي | for my sister |
| بِكَمْ هٰذَا الدَّفْتَرُ؟ | How much is this notebook? |
| سِعْرُهُ | its price; it costs |
| عَشَرَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ | ten riyals |
| خَمْسَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ | five riyals |
| فَقَطْ | only; just |
03Check your understanding
Answer these seven questions using the conversation. You can reopen the English translation or return to the Arabic dialogue whenever you need help.
What to remember
- Ask بِكَمْ هٰذَا الدَّفْتَرُ؟ to learn the price. A reply can begin with سِعْرُهُ followed by the amount.
- Use فَقَطْ to limit the order to one chosen item, as in الْقَلَمَ فَقَطْ.
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