Learn Arabic business language in minutes
PART I
Fresh products
• Laban
laban
• Milk
Haliib
• Zabadi
zabadi
• Ghiste
ghiste
• Labneh
labneh
• Juice
Asiir
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Foods products
• Cheese
Jubna / ajbaan
• Jar cheese
Jubna kasaat
• Triangle cheese
Jubna musalasaat
• Tin cheese
Jubna ulab
• Slices
Jubna sharaayiah
• Feta
Jubna beyda
• Mozzarella
Mozzarrella
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General
• What is your name ?
 Ma ismuk ?
• Where is Mohammed ?
 Feen Mohammed ?
• Why your prices are high ?
 Leesh as3arakum 3liya ?
• May I have a pen, please ?
 Mumkin qalam, law samahta
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General
• How are you ?
Keef haalak?
• I am fine
kuweys
• He is not fine
huwa mush kuweys
• Where is Ali?
Feen Ali ?
• He is not here
hina
Howa Mush mawjood
• When is he coming?
Mita yagii ?
• I don’t know
Ma adri
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General
• Wait
intadir / dagiiga
• Okay
Maashi
• Come
ta3al
• Yes
na’am
• No
la
• I don’t have
ma indi
• Where is …..
Feen …….
• Sick
mariid
• He is sick
huwa mariid
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General
• This
hadaa
• that
zaak
• go
ruh
• I will come
ajiik
• later
badeen
• now
alaan / Dahin
• don’t know
ma a’rif
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Shop
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Shop
Shop owner
Customer
Invoice
Fridge
Shelf
Display
money
Dukkan / Bagaala
sahib al bagaala
zabuun
faatora
talaaja
raf
3rd
fuluus
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Shop. (Cont’d)
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TC
Order
Promotion
Crates
Prayer time
Too little
Too much
Gift
deyn
dalabiya
ard khaas
salaat
waqt sala.
galiil
katiir
hadiya
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Visiting a shop
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Good morning
Good evening
How are you?
Good
Not good
Fifty fifty
Market
How is the market?
sabah al khair
masa al khair
Keef haalak?
kuweys
mush kuweys
nus nus
suuq
keef al suuq?
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Visiting a shop.
• Good
kuweys
• not good
mush kuweys
• Why?
leesh?
• Market is bad
al suq mush kuweys
• Market is good
al suuq kuweys
• Fridge is not working
talaaja kharbaana
• Fridge is good
talaaja kuweysa
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Visiting a shop.
• I am Almarai Sales Supervisor
 ana mushrif al maraai
• Did the salesman came today?
 hal jaa al muwasi alyoum?
• When did he came last?
 Mata jaa akhir mara ?
• Can I see the invoice?
 Mumkin ashuuf faatora?
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Visiting a shop. (cont’d)
• What is the problem?
 Eesh al mushkila?
• Laban is finished
 Laban khalast
• I will send you laban today
 arsilak laban alyoum
• I want good fridge display
 Abqa rattib kuweys fii talaaja
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Visiting a shop. (cont’d)
• I want a gift ?
 Abqa hadiya ?
• We don’t have gifts at the moment.
 Ma indana hadaya alhiin.
• We gave you gifts before one week
 Ataynaakum hadaya qabla usbuu.
• You did not gave it to me.
 Inta ma ataytanii
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Talking to salesman
• Why you did not visited that shop
 Leesh ma zurta hadaak al bagala
• I want you to visit him everyday.
 Abqa tazurahu kula youm.
• He is a good customer
 Huwa zaboon kuweys
• I don’t want excuses
 Ma abqa 3udaar
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Checking orders
• Please check your order
 Law samahta, raji dalabiyatak.
• Please collect the TC
 Law samahta hasal al duyuun
• Don’t give him TC
 La tadilo TC
• It is your responsibility
 Hadi musuliyatak
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How is the market ?
• How is the market?
 Keef al suuq?
• Is there too much laban in the market?
 Hal fii laban katiir fi suuq?
• There is opportunity to sell more zabadi
 Fi majal nazawid mabiiaat al zabadi
• Adjust your order now
 Adil dalabiyatak alhiin
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Budget
• You must achieve your budget
 Lasim tajiib al budget.
• Increase your order of zabadi now
 Zawid dalabiyat al zabadi.
• Why are you not achieving your budget?
 Leesh ma jibta al budget.
• Why you did not sell good?
 Leesh ma bihta kuweys
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Merchandiser
• How is the market ?
 Keef al suq ?
• Good.
 Kuweys
• Where have you been today?
 Feen kunta alyoum.
• I was in route 123
 Kunta fii mandiqat 123
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I will call you tomorrow
• I will talk to my boss
 ana ba akalim mudiiri.
• I will give you an answer tomorrow
 rah adiik jawab bukra
• I will call you tomorrow
 rah atasil fiik bukra
• thank you
 shukran.
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