Fashion & Clothing

1. ننجم نجرب هاذا؟

   nnajjem nejarreb hādhā?

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   To ask to try on a garment.

   Grammar Note

   "jarreb" means to try. A sentence assembled from attested words.

2. هاذا ضيق برشة

   hādhā ḍayyeq barsha

   This is too tight

   Usage

   When a garment does not fit.

   Grammar Note

   "hādhā" is masculine; with a feminine noun say "hādhi ḍayyqa". A sentence assembled from attested words.

3. هاذا قصير برشة

   hādhā qṣīr barsha

   This is too short

   Usage

   When the length is wrong.

   Grammar Note

   "hādhā" is masculine. A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. عندك واحد أكبر؟

   ʿandek wāḥed akbar?

   Do you have a bigger one?

   Usage

   When the size is too small.

   Grammar Note

   "akbar" means "bigger". A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. عندك هاذا بلون آخر؟

   ʿandek hādhā b-lūn ākhar?

   Do you have this in another colour?

   Usage

   To ask for another colour.

   Grammar Note

   "b-" here means "in". A sentence assembled from attested words.

6. فما صولد توا؟

   fammā ṣūld tawwa?

   Is there a sale now?

   Usage

   To ask whether a sale is on.

   Grammar Note

   "ṣūld" comes from French "soldes". A sentence assembled from attested words.

7. هاذا قطن؟

   hādhā qṭun?

   Is this cotton?

   Usage

   To check the material.

   Grammar Note

   The question is formed by tone alone. A sentence assembled from attested words.

8. هاذا صوف؟

   hādhā ṣūf?

   Is this wool?

   Usage

   To check the material.

   Grammar Note

   The question is formed by tone alone. A sentence assembled from attested words.

9. هاذا حرير؟

   hādhā ḥrīr?

   Is this silk?

   Usage

   To check the material.

   Grammar Note

   The question is formed by tone alone. A sentence assembled from attested words.

10. هاذا يجي عليك بالباهي

    hādhā yejī ʿlīk b-l-bāhi

    This looks good on you

    Usage

    To tell someone a garment suits them.

    Grammar Note

    "yejī ʿlīk" means "suits you" (a dictionary example reads "it suits her well"); it is the same for men and women. A sentence assembled from attested words.

11. نحب نشري لباس تقليدي

    nḥebb nesherri lbās taqlīdi

    I would like to buy traditional clothes

    Usage

    To look for traditional clothing as a souvenir.

    Grammar Note

    "lbās" is clothing in general.

12. نحب نشري شاشية

    nḥebb nesherri shāshiyya

    I would like to buy a chechia (red felt cap)

    Usage

    To look for the traditional red cap in a market.

    Grammar Note

    "shāshiyya" is the red felt cap. A sentence assembled from attested words.

13. نحب نشري صباط

    nḥebb nesherri ṣabbāṭ

    I would like to buy shoes

    Usage

    To say you are looking for shoes.

    Grammar Note

    "ṣabbāṭ" means "shoes". A sentence assembled from attested words.

14. نحب نشري سروال دجين

    nḥebb nesherri sirwāl djīn

    I would like to buy jeans

    Usage

    To say you are looking for jeans.

    Grammar Note

    "sirwāl djīn" is jeans. A sentence assembled from attested words.

15. نحب نشري مريول

    nḥebb nesherri maryūl

    I would like to buy a shirt

    Usage

    To say you are looking for a shirt.

    Grammar Note

    "maryūl" is a shirt or T-shirt. A sentence assembled from attested words.

16. نحب نشري فولارة

    nḥebb nesherri fūlāra

    I would like to buy a scarf

    Usage

    To look for a scarf.

    Grammar Note

    "fūlāra" comes from French "foulard". A sentence assembled from attested words.

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