Shopping Vocabulary

Recognize words for a neighborhood shop, common products and paying.

Reading the Latin spelling

This is a simplified learning transcription adapted from the source, not a phonetic alphabet. sh = ش, kh = خ, gh = غ, 3 = ع, and 7 = ح. The numbers represent sounds. Dotted ṣ, ṭ and ḍ mark emphatic consonants; doubled letters indicate a longer consonant. Regional pronunciation and spelling can vary.

The shop

• Store

  حانوت

  7anut

• Storekeeper

  مول الحانوت

  mul l-7anut

• Money

  الفلوس

  l-flus

• Change

  الصرف

  ṣ-ṣrf

• Package / packages

  باكية / بكيات

  bakiya / bakiyat

Food and drink

• Soda

  المونادا

  l-monada

• Chocolate

  الشكلاط

  sh-shklaṭ

• Candies

  الحلوة

  l-7lwa

• Chewing gum

  المسكة

  l-mska

• Cookies

  البيسكوي

  l-biskwi

• Juice

  العصير

  l-3aṣir

• Bread

  الخبز

  l-khubz

• Jam

  الكونفيتور

  l-konfitur

• Butter

  الزبدة

  z-zbda

• Eggs

  البيض

  l-biḍ

• Yogurt

  دانون

  danon

• Milk

  الحليب

  l-7lib

• Coffee

  القهوة

  l-qhwa

• Tea

  أتاي

  atay

• Sugar

  السكر

  s-skkar

• Cheese

  الفرماج

  l-frmaj

• Oil

  الزيت

  z-zit

• Peanuts

  كاو كاو

  kaw kaw

• Almonds

  اللوز

  l-luz

• Bottle

  القرعة

  l-qr3a

• Bottle of water

  قرعة د الما

  qr3a d l-ma

Household and personal items

• Tissues (Kleenex in the source)

  كلينيكس

  kliniks

• Toilet paper

  پاپيي جينيك

  ppapiyi jinik

• Toothpaste

  دونتيفريس

  dontifris

• Soap

  الصابون

  ṣ-ṣabun

• Shampoo

  الشامبوان

  sh-shampwan

• Detergent

  تيد

  tid

• Bleach

  جافيل

  javel

• Batteries

  الحجرات د الراديو

  l-7jrat d r-radyu

• Razor

  الرازوار

  r-razwar

• Tobacco shop

  الصاكة

  ṣ-ṣaka

• Cigarettes

  الڭارو

  l-garru

Some entries in this older source use brand-derived or borrowed words, such as danon, kliniks and tid. They are vocabulary examples, not product recommendations. This lesson does not assume every shop uses the same wording.

Source and audio

Adapted for LearnLahja from Peace Corps/Morocco, Basic Introduction to Arabic, lesson 24 (PDF page 19). English learning notes, layout and simplified Latin spelling are editorial adaptations. LearnLahja is independent and is not endorsed by Peace Corps.

Audio unavailable. The source names a recording covering lessons 22–24, but no playable recording has been verified for this lesson.