Arabic for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 2

Assisting a buyer in a clothing store

Egyptian Arabic для assisting buyers — Is the size fine?

Conversation

  1. Rose Rose

    المقاس تمام؟

    ilma'as tamam?

    Is the size okay?

  2. Bob Bob

    القميص مظبوط، بس الكوتشي لا

    ila'mes mazbout bas ilkotshy la'

    The shirt is fine, but the sneakers is not.

  3. Rose Rose

    ضيق أوي؟

    dayy'a awi?

    Is it too tight?

  4. Bob Bob

    لا كبير أوي. عايز مقاس أصغر

    La' kibir awi 3ayiz ma'as asghar

    No, it's too big. I want a smaller size

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'is the size fine?'

المقاس كويس؟ (El maqas kwayyes?) = 'is the size good?'. كويس = good.

Egyptian Arabic для 'it fits'?

ده مقاسي = 'this is my size'. كويس عليّ = 'fits me well'.

Egyptian Arabic для declines?

صغير شوية (a bit small), كبير شوية (a bit big), ضيق (tight), واسع (loose).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Arabic lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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