Fashion & Clothing

1. هل لديكم هذا بمقاسي؟

   hal ladaykum hādhā bi-maqāsī?

   Do you have this in my size?

   Usage

   Asking for your size at a clothing store

   Grammar Note

   "bi-maqāsī" means "in my size" with the preposition "bi-"

2. هل يمكنني تجربة هذا؟

   hal yumkinunī tajribat hādhā?

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   Asking permission to try on clothing

   Grammar Note

   "hal yumkinunī" politely asks "can I"

3. أين غرفة القياس؟

   ayna ghurfat al-qiyās?

   Where is the fitting room?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the fitting room

   Grammar Note

   "ayna" is the question word for "where"

4. هذا ضيق / فضفاض / طويل / قصير جداً

   hādhā ḍayyiq / faḍfāḍ / ṭawīl / qaṣīr jiddan

   This is very tight / loose / long / short

   Usage

   Describing fit issues when trying on clothes

   Grammar Note

   "jiddan" is an intensifier meaning "very" (not "too"); placed at the end of the list, it applies to each adjective

5. هل لديكم هذا بلون مختلف؟

   hal ladaykum hādhā bi-lawn mukhtalif?

   Do you have this in a different color?

   Usage

   Asking if a different color is available

   Grammar Note

   "bi-" is a preposition meaning "in / with"

6. من أي مادة صُنع هذا؟

   min ayyi māda ṣuniʿa hādhā?

   What material / fabric is this made of?

   Usage

   Asking about the fabric or material composition

   Grammar Note

   "ṣuniʿa" is the passive past tense "was made of"

7. هل هذا قابل للغسيل في الغسالة؟

   hal hādhā qābil lil-ghasīl fī al-ghassāla?

   Is this machine washable?

   Usage

   Asking about washing instructions

   Grammar Note

   "qābil li-" means "capable of / -able"

8. هل لديكم نفس الطراز بمقاس أكبر؟

   hal ladaykum nafs al-ṭirāz bi-maqās akbar?

   Do you have the same style in a larger size?

   Usage

   Looking for a bigger size of the same style

   Grammar Note

   "akbar" is the elative comparative "larger"

9. كم سعر هذا؟

   kam siʿr hādhā?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   Asking the price of a clothing item

   Grammar Note

   "kam siʿr" is a concise "what is the price" question

10. هل يوجد تخفيضات أو خصم؟

    hal yūjadu takhfīḍāt aw khaṣm?

    Is there a sale or discount?

    Usage

    Asking about any available discounts or sales

    Grammar Note

    "aw" is the disjunctive "or"

11. سآخذ هذا

    sa-ākhudhu hādhā

    I'll take it

    Usage

    Indicating you will purchase the item

    Grammar Note

    "sa-" prefix on a verb indicates near future tense

12. أنا فقط أتفرج، شكراً

    anā faqaṭ atafarraj, shukran

    I'm just looking, thank you

    Usage

    Politely declining assistance from a store clerk

    Grammar Note

    "faqaṭ" is an adverb meaning "just / only"

13. ما هي سياسة الإرجاع والاستبدال؟

    mā hiya siyāsat al-irjāʿ wal-istibdāl?

    What is your return / exchange policy?

    Usage

    Asking about the return and exchange policy before buying

    Grammar Note

    "siyāsa" means "policy / rule"

14. هل لديكم مقاسات غربية أو دولية؟

    hal ladaykum maqāsāt gharbiyya aw dawliyya?

    Do you carry Western / international sizes?

    Usage

    Asking if the store stocks Western or international sizes

    Grammar Note

    "hal ladaykum" is the plural "do you have (in stock)"

15. يبدو رائعاً عليك

    yabdū rāʾiʿan ʿalayk

    This looks great on you

    Usage

    Complimenting a companion on how they look in an outfit

    Grammar Note

    "ʿalayk" means "on you" as a prepositional phrase

16. هل لديكم نفس الشيء باللون [الأزرق]؟

    hal ladaykum nafs al-shayʾ bil-lawn [al-azraq]?

    Do you have the same in [blue]?

    Usage

    Looking for a specific color variation of an item

    Grammar Note

    "bil-lawn" means "in the color of"

17. هل هذا الطراز رائج الآن؟

    hal hādhā al-ṭirāz rāʾij al-ān?

    Is this style popular right now?

    Usage

    Asking the staff about current fashion trends

    Grammar Note

    "al-ān" is the time adverb "now"

18. هل يمكنكم تعديل أو تقصير هذا؟

    hal yumkinukum taʿdīl aw taqṣīr hādhā?

    Can you alter / hem this for me?

    Usage

    Requesting clothing alterations or hemming

    Grammar Note

    "hal yumkinukum" asks "can you (plural) do"

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