في السوق · Programme: Asking about prices; a shop conversation · Grammar: How much is it? It’s…; would like; simple past
By the end of this lesson, I can:
- I can name the shops and stalls in a market.
- I can ask and answer about prices: How much is it? It’s…
- I can say what I would like: I’d like…
- I can act out a conversation between a customer and a seller.
🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر
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13 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.
📖 Read: Sunday morning at the market أقرأ
Every Sunday, Youssef goes to the central market in Sfax with his dad. Last Sunday, they went to the bakery first.
Then they went to the vegetable stall.
At the butcher’s, Dad bought one kilo of meat for the couscous. It was thirty-two dinars. Youssef carried the bag of bread. He was happy: he ate one croissant on the way home!
Do you understand? أفهم
Answer in your copybook first, then check.
- Where does Youssef go every Sunday?
Answer
To the central market in Sfax with his dad.
- What did Youssef buy at the bakery?
Answer
Two loaves of bread and three croissants.
- How much was it?
Answer
Two dinars and four hundred millimes.
- How much is a kilo of tomatoes?
Answer
One dinar five hundred.
- Why did Dad buy meat?
Answer
For the couscous.
🧩 Grammar القواعد
1. Asking about prices
- One thing ➡️ How much is the melon? — It’s 3 dinars.
- Two or more things ➡️ How much are the tomatoes? — They’re 1 dinar 500 a kilo.
2. Saying what you want politely: I’d like (= I would like) + thing: I’d like three croissants, please. The seller asks: What would you like?
3. Tunisian money: 1 dinar = 1000 millimes. We write 2.400 DT and we say two dinars four hundred (or two dinars and four hundred millimes).
للسؤال عن ثمن شيء واحد: How much is…? والجواب It’s…؛ ولعدّة أشياء: How much are…? والجواب They’re…. نقول I’d like… لنطلب بأدب. الدينار = 1000 مليم.
Price tags at the market
🍉
a watermelon
4.500 DT🍅
tomatoes (1 kg)
1.500 DT🥐
a croissant
0.600 DT🍞
a loaf of bread
0.400 DT🥩
meat (1 kg)
32 DT🐟
fish (1 kg)
18 DT
How much is the watermelon? — It’s four dinars five hundred.
How much are the tomatoes? — They’re one dinar five hundred a kilo.
Numbers from 10 to 1000
| Number | Word | Number | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | thirteen | 30 | thirty |
| 14 | fourteen | 40 | forty |
| 15 | fifteen | 50 | fifty |
| 16 | sixteen | 60 | sixty |
| 18 | eighteen | 80 | eighty |
| 100 | one hundred | 1000 | one thousand |
250 = two hundred and fifty · 600 = six hundred · 1000 = one thousand. Careful: forty has no u!
Who sells what?
| Shop / stall | Seller | Goods |
|---|---|---|
| bakery 🥖 | baker | bread, croissants, cakes |
| butcher’s 🥩 | butcher | meat, chicken |
| fish stall 🐟 | fishmonger | fish, shrimps |
| vegetable stall 🥕 | greengrocer | tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, apples |
💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة
The seller says
The customer says
🔊 Pronunciation النطق
Worked examples أمثلة محلولة
Try first, then read the solution.
Complete: How much … the eggs?
Step-by-step solution
- eggs is plural: more than one.
- Plural ➡️ are; the answer starts with They’re.
✓ How much are the eggs? — They’re 2 dinars.
Say this price: 3.750 DT
Step-by-step solution
- 3 = three dinars.
- 750 = seven hundred and fifty millimes.
✓ three dinars seven hundred and fifty (millimes)
Make this sentence polite: Give me two croissants.
Step-by-step solution
- Use I’d like + the thing.
- Add please.
✓ I’d like two croissants, please.
⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة
⭐ Remember أحفظ
- One thing: How much is it? — It’s…
- More things: How much are they? — They’re…
- Polite request: I’d like… please.
- 1 dinar = 1000 millimes.
- -teen: stress at the end (fifTEEN); -ty: stress at the start (FIFty).
Quick quiz اختبار سريع
4 questions · instant feedback1. How much … the croissants?
2. What does the seller say?
3. How do you say 50?
4. In the text, how much did Youssef pay at the bakery?
✍️ Write: My shopping list أكتب
Your family is having guests for dinner. Write a shopping list and two sentences for each shop (50–70 words).
Steps
- Choose three shops or stalls.
- List the things you need in each one, with a number or a kilo.
- Write what you would like: I’d like…
- Write a price question: How much is / are…?
- Add the total in dinars.
A model text to compare with (after writing mine)
My shopping list for Saturday
Bakery: four loaves of bread, six croissants. I’d like six croissants, please. How much are they?
Greengrocer: two kilos of tomatoes, one kilo of oranges. How much are the oranges? They’re two dinars a kilo.
Butcher’s: one kilo of meat. I’d like one kilo of meat, please.
Total: about forty-five dinars.
One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.
😊 The lighter side استراحة
Fresh bread makes a happy home.
I have eyes but I can’t see. You can buy me at the vegetable stall. What am I?
Answer
A potato.
Customer: “How much are these bananas?” — Seller: “Two dinars a kilo.” — Customer: “Great, I’d like one kilo of bananas without the skins!”
✅ Exercises تمارين
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- Choose the right answerTo do
- ClassifyTo do
- Situation 1To do
- Situation 2To do
Practise: At the Market
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