العربية

Arabic Shopping Phrase: "بكم هذا؟"

"بكم هذا؟" (Bikam hadha?, literally "for how much, this?") is the basic way to ask for a price while shopping in Arabic. For feminine nouns it becomes "بكم هذه؟" (Bikam hadhihi?). When you want to bargain, "هل يمكن تخفيض السعر؟" (Can you lower the price?) is also commonly used.

Examples

بكم هذا؟ (Bikam hadha?)

"How much is this?" (the basic way to ask a price)

هل يمكن تخفيض السعر؟ (Hal yumkin takhfeed al-si'r?)

"Can you lower the price?" (when bargaining)

هذا غالٍ جداً. (Hadha ghalin jiddan.)

"This is too expensive." (commenting on a price)