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الأرقام والمصاري
Count, pay, and talk about prices.
arba'a, khamse, sitte
Four, five, six
common in real Levantine speech
sab'a, tmaane, tis'a, 'ashara
Seven, eight, nine, ten
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In MSA / textbook Arabic: معاشرة
Hear it in conversationكمان عشرة وضحكcommon in real Levantine speech
miyye
One hundred
common in real Levantine speech
alef
One thousand
very common in real Levantine speech
addeysh?
How much?
haad ghaali
This is expensive
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In MSA / textbook Arabic: غالي (same)
Hear it in conversationمش كتير غاليةvery common in real Levantine speech
haad rkhiiS
This is cheap
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In MSA / textbook Arabic: رخيص
Hear it in conversationبس رخيصcommon in real Levantine speech
biddi adfa' cash
I want to pay cash
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In MSA / textbook Arabic: أريد
Hear it in conversationوالله بدي أسألك شيvery common in real Levantine speech
ma ma'i maSaari
I don't have money on me
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In MSA / textbook Arabic: معي/لدي
Hear it in conversationايه معي الهويةvery common in real Levantine speech
il-baa'i ilak
Keep the change
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In MSA / textbook Arabic: متبقي
Hear it in conversationيعني شو باقي من الدخل؟common in real Levantine speech
biddi fatuura
I need a receipt
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In MSA / textbook Arabic: أريد
Hear it in conversationوالله بدي أسألك شيvery common in real Levantine speech