Fashion & Clothing

1. عندك ده بمقاسي؟

   ʿandak da bi-maʾāsi?

   Do you have this in my size?

   Usage

   When speaking to a woman it is pronounced ʿandik.

   Grammar Note

   bi- + noun means "in / with". A composed sentence with regular grammar.

2. ده ضيق أوي، واسع أوي، طويل أوي، قصير أوي

   Da ḍayyiʾ awi, wāsiʿ awi, ṭawīl awi, ʾuṣayyar awi

   This is too tight, too loose, too long, too short.

   Usage

   In practice you say only the one that applies. أوي means "very / too".

   Grammar Note

   Pick one adjective. A composed sentence with regular grammar.

3. عندك ده بلون تاني؟

   ʿandak da bi-lōn tāni?

   Do you have this in a different color?

   Usage

   tāni means "another".

   Grammar Note

   lōn + tāni gives "another colour". A composed sentence with regular grammar.

4. عندك مقاس اكبر من ده؟

   ʿandak maʾās akbar min da?

   Do you have a larger size?

   Usage

   min da means "than this".

   Grammar Note

   Comparison uses akbar min. A composed sentence with regular grammar.

5. ينفع ارجعه او اغيره؟

   Yinfaʿ araggaʿu aw aghayyaru?

   Can I return or exchange it?

   Usage

   Asked at the till about returns and exchanges.

   Grammar Note

   -u means "it". A composed sentence with regular grammar.

6. ده حلو عليك أوي

   Da ḥilw ʿalēk awi

   This looks great on you.

   Usage

   To a woman: ʿalēki.

   Grammar Note

   ʿala + suffix: "suits (someone)". A composed sentence with regular grammar.

7. عندك ده بالازرق؟

   ʿandak da bil-azraʾ?

   Do you have the same in blue?

   Usage

   The colour can be swapped.

   Grammar Note

   bi- + il- + colour: "in that colour". A composed sentence with regular grammar.

8. ينفع تقصر ده؟

   Yinfaʿ taʾaṣṣar da?

   Can you hem this for me?

   Usage

   At a shop with a tailor.

   Grammar Note

   ينفع is followed by a subjunctive verb. A composed sentence with regular grammar.

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