Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Moroccan Arabic Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs, in Moroccan Arabic. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Moroccan Arabic. |
| Khalil: [Normal] بشحال هاد الشي؟ (bshHâl hâd shshî) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'how much' |
| Khalil: [Normal] بشحال [Slow] بشحال (bshHâl) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Khalil: [Normal] هاد [Slow] هاد (hâd ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'thing' |
| Khalil: [Normal] الشي [Slow] الشي(shshî) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Khalil: [Slow] بشحال هاد الشي؟ [Normal] بشحال هاد الشي؟ |
| Becky: Now, imagine you want to haggle. Here's the way to say, 'Lower the price a bit, please.' |
| Khalil: [Normal] نقص شوي فالتمن عفاك.(nqaS shwiyya fttaman ‘afâk.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'reduce' |
| Khalil: [Normal] نقص . [Slow] نقص . (nqaS ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a bit' |
| Khalil: [Normal] شوي [Slow] شوي(shwiyya ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'in the price' |
| Khalil: [Normal] فالتمن [Slow] فالتمن (fttaman ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'please' |
| Khalil: [Normal] عفاك [Slow] عفاك(‘afâk) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Lower the price a bit, please.' |
| Khalil: [Slow] نقص شوي فالتمن عفاك. [Normal] نقص شوي فالتمن عفاك. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Khalil: [Normal] واخا، غناخدو. (wakhkhâ, ghannâkhdû. ) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'OK' |
| Khalil: [Normal] واخا [Slow] واخا(wakhkhâ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I'll take it' |
| Khalil: [Normal] غناخدو [Slow] غناخدو(ghannâkhdû. ) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Khalil: [Slow] واخا، غناخدو. [Normal] واخا، غناخدو. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Khalil: [Normal] لا، شكرا. غالي بزاف. (lâ, shukran. ghâlî bzzâf. ) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Khalil: [Normal] لا [Slow] لا(lâ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'thanks ' |
| Khalil: [Normal] شكرا [Slow] شكرا(shukran) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'expensive ' |
| Khalil: [Normal] غالي [Slow] غالي (ghâlî) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'too much ' |
| Khalil: [Normal] بزاف [Slow] بزاف(bzzâf) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Khalil: [Slow] لا، شكرا. غالي بزاف. [Normal] لا، شكرا. غالي بزاف. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Khalil: In Morocco, especially in touristic areas and small shops, haggling is a very useful skill to have. In fact, it’s almost expected, and so the seller might initially name a higher price with the expectation of having to lower it. In newer modern stores and supermarkets, haggling is not possible. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Khalil: بسلامة (bslâma) |
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