Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Shopping

How much?

Levantine Arabic Dialects

  • Jordanian Arabic
    English Translation:

    How much do you want [for this]? (M.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (F.S.)

  • Jordanian Arabic
    English Translation:

    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)

  • Lebanese Arabic
    English Translation:

    What is the price?
    What is the price?
    How much?

  • Lebanese Arabic
    English Translation:

    How much do you want [for this]? (M.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (F.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (P.)

  • Lebanese Arabic
    English Translation:
    How expensive is this?
  • Palestinian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Version I:
    What is the price for this? (M.S.)
    What is the price for this? (F.S.)
    Version II:
    What is the price for this? (M.S.)
    What is the price for this? (F.S.)
    Version III:
    What is the price for this? (M.S.)
    What is the price for this? (F.S.)

  • Palestinian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Version I:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    Version II:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    Version III:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)

  • Palestinian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Version I:
    How much do you want [for this]? (M.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (F.S.)
    Version II:
    How much do you want [for this]? (M.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (F.S.)
    Version III:
    How much do you want [for this]? (M.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (F.S.)
    Version IV:
    How much do you want [for this]? (M.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (F.S.)

  • Syrian Arabic
    English Translation:

    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)

  • Syrian Arabic
    English Translation:

    How much do you want [for this]? (M.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (F.S.)
    How much do you want [for this]? (P.)

Egyptian Arabic Dialects

  • Egyptian Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    Response: This is 3 pounds.

    How much is this? (F.S.)
    Response: This is 3 pounds.

    How much are those? (P.)
    Response: Those are 3 pounds.

  • Egyptian Arabic
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    Response: This is 30 pounds.

    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    Response: This is 30 pounds.

    What is the price of these? (P.)
    Response: Those are 30 pounds.

North African Arabic Dialects

  • Algerian Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    Response: This is 3 dorou.

    How much is this? (F.S.)
    Response: This is 3 dorou.

    How much are those? (P.)
    Response: Those are 3 dorou.
  • Algerian Arabic
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    Response: This is 30 dorou.

    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    Response: This is 30 dorou.

    What is the price of these? (P.)
    Response: Those are 30 dorou.
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    What is the price of these? (P.)
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    What does this cost? (M.S.)
    What does this cost (F.S.)?
    What do these cost (P.)?
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)
  • Moroccan Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)
  • Moroccan Arabic
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    What is the price of these? (P.)
  • Moroccan Arabic
    English Translation:
    What does this cost? (M.S.)
    What does this cost (F.S.)?
    What do these cost (P.)?
  • Tunisian Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)
  • Western Saharan and Mauritanian
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    What is the price of these? (P.)
  • Western Saharan and Mauritanian
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    What is the price of these? (P.)
  • Western Saharan and Mauritanian
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    What is the price of these? (P.)
  • Western Saharan and Mauritanian
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)

Other Dialects

  • Bahraini Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    Response: This is 3 dinar.

    How much is this? (F.S.)
    Response: This is 3 dinar.

    How much are those? (P.)
    Response: Those are 3 dinar.
  • Bahraini Arabic
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    Response: This is 30 dinar.

    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    Response: This is 30 dinar.

    What is the price of these? (P.)
    Response: Those are 30 dinar.
  • Iraqi Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this? (M.S.)
    How much is this? (F.S.)
    How much are these? (P.)
  • Iraqi Arabic
    English Translation:
    What is the price of this? (M.S.)
    What is the price of this? (F.S.)
    What is the price of this? (P.)
  • Yemeni Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much [is it]?
    How much [is it]?

  • Yemeni Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much is this?
  • Yemeni Arabic
    English Translation:
    How much for this?