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Lower Intermediate - Bargaining

Hello all! This week we've got a lower intermediate lesson especially for you listeners with a head for a bargain! Wherever you are in the world you're sure to find crafty salesmen and over priced goods and that certainly is no less true in Middle-Eastern countries. Learn those all important words needed when buying and more importantly learn how to haggle with salesmen and get the price you want (or at least closer to the price you want!!). Expect to hear some bargaining tips from the hosts' own experiences too. Tune in for all this and more!
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12 Comments

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    Anonymous says
    Wed 17th Oct 07@01:44 pm

    mujtahida wrote:
    nice lesson! how often it is i have experienced this lol
  • sharkawi says
    Mon 18th Feb 08@04:20 am

    Dear Mohamed or Ehab, What term do you use to ask whether the item you are buying is genuine or not? Is it 9a7y7. Shukran.
  • Ehab says
    Mon 18th Feb 08@08:35 am

    If you mean, is the product original, then you could use أصلي (A9ly) which means Original.
  • Moshaya says
    Mon 18th Feb 08@05:27 pm

    A9ly for originals, but if you wanted to describe non-originals or fake/copied products you can use تقليدي (Taqleedy)

    These two words are quite important and are widely used
  • saj159 says
    Fri 29th Feb 08@04:11 pm

    salam.. i have also heard the word MAL used for money or wealth! can you tell me when this word is used plz

    salam
  • Ehab says
    Mon 3rd Mar 08@08:27 am

    Maal is the general classical word for money, you can used it instead of foloos if the conversation is classical.
    Salaam
  • onazif says
    Sun 16th Nov 08@11:51 pm

    I'm curious about "qabelt" at the end of the lesson. Is this the first-person past-tense version of the verb "to accept"? If so, why is it in the past tense in this context? If not, what part of speech is it?

    Thank you for all of the effort you put into this website. It is a great tool learning Arabic!

    Best regards,

    Omar
  • maryrosenavoa says
    Sat 11th Jul 09@05:28 am

    it's really good to listen without guest,,,,hehheeh just an opinion
  • jookieapc says
    Sun 12th Jul 09@03:09 pm

    قبلت is literally "I accepted". They also say فهمت, نسيت - just accept that's the way it is unless someone else has a better explanation. Personally I think it makes more sense to say in the past tense because you accepted in your mind before the words came out!
  • Ehab says
    Tue 14th Jul 09@12:52 am

    Yes Omar, (qabelt) is the first-person past-tense version of the verb "to accept".. It is past tense because you've been told something and you accepted it, so we say in Arabic (I accepted), unlike English when we say (I accept).
  • OnePath says
    Sun 25th Dec 11@04:11 pm

    is it possible to say " بكم هذه " instead of "بكم هذا "when you buy more than 2 things?
    and how about " كم المطلوب "? is this can be said when you ask the total price of the things you want to buy?
  • Moshaya says
    Sun 25th Dec 11@06:23 pm

    @OnePath, Yes you can use هذه for plural objects e.g.

    بكم هذه الكتب
    How much are these books

    You can't use هذا in this instance...

    and yes you can say كم المطلوب - How much is required?

    المطلوب - Alma6loob - The required

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