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The table below illustrates words and phrases in English followed by the Arabic transliteration in Latin letters and finally the Arabic transcript.
Clicking on the transliteration, you'll hear the the pronunciation. Click here for the transliteration rules.

Money felus	Bank bank
Us$ dolâr amrikani	Aus$ dolâr ostorâli
Uk geneih esterlini	Euro yoro
Exchange rate seAr el-taHwil	Exchange shop maktab Serâfa
Credit card keredet qârd	Pound gineih
Half pound [50 p.t.] noSS geneih	Quarter pound [25 p.t.] robA geneih
10 piasters bariza	5 piasters shelen
Piaster ersh	Change fakka
Remainder el-ba'i	Coin Aomla
Shop maHal	Mall moal
Buy shera	Bargaining feSaal
Leather geld	Bazaar bazaar
How much is this /that ..? bikaam da ...?	Do you have .? Aandak .?
Where can i buy ....? fein momkin ashteri ..?	Are pets allowed here ? el Hayawanat masmouHa?
Can i buy .. ? momken ashteri .?	Do you sell . ? betbieA. ?
Can i exchange ..? momken abadel .?	Can i pay by .? momken advaA bi .?
Can i return this ? momken aragaA dah?	Can i try it on ? momken agârrâb dah?
Can this be replaced ? momken aghâyyâr dah?	Can you deliver this to my hotel ? momken tewaSSâl dah lel fondo'?
Couldn't you make it cheaper for me ? momken tekhâffaD el seAr?	Do have this in different styles ? Aandak modellat mokhtalrfa men dah?
Do you think this looks alright on me ? tefteker dah kewyyes Aalayya?	Do you work here ? enta beteshtaghal hena?
How beautiful! gamiel awy!	How do you turn this on? ezzay teshaghghal dah?
How do you use this? ezzay testaAmel dah?	I am afraid that these items might shrink khayef yekesh
I'm just looking ana bass batfârrâg	I don't know my size ana mesh Aaref ma'asy
I don't like it mesh Aaghebni	I like it kewayyes
I'll take it ana Hakhod dah	It's too big dah kebir geddan
It's too expensive dah ghali geddan	It's too small dah Soghâyyar geddan
This is no good ! dah mesh kewayyes	I want this one ana Aawez dah
Is anything on sale ? fi okazion?	Is there a discount ? fi tâkhfieD?
Is there a student discount ? fi tâkhfieD lel Tâlâba?	Is this all you have? dah kol elli Aandak?
Is this handmade? dah shoghl yadawi	Keep the change khalli el ba'i
Please weigh it ewzeno men faDlak	May i have a receipt ? momken waSl?
What's it made of ? maSnoua men eih?	What time does the shop open / close ? emta el maHal beyeftaH / beye'fel?
Would you please wrap it for me ? momken teleffoh?