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At the Clothes Shop

What do you wear to school? What do you wear for Eid? Do you like going to clothes shops?

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في محلّ الملابس · Programme: Buying clothes · Grammar: Simple past; numbers and prices; Can I try it on?

By the end of this lesson, I can:

  • I can name eight clothes.
  • I can ask for a size and say: Can I try it on?
  • I can ask and answer about the price of clothes.
  • I can act out a conversation in a clothes shop.

🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر

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🧶sweater كنزة صوفيةIt’s cold: wear your sweater.
🧥blazer سترة (بلايزر)Dad wears a blue blazer to work.
🎽vest قميص داخلي / صدريةI wear a white vest under my shirt.
👔tie ربطة عنقGrandpa wears a tie on Fridays.
👕T-shirt قميص قصير الأكمامThis T-shirt is cool.
👗dress فستانSarra bought a long dress for the wedding.
👖jeans سروال جينزMy jeans are too short now.
🧣scarf وشاحThis wool scarf is warm.
🪞try on يجرّب (لباسًا)Can I try on this jacket?
🚪fitting room غرفة القياسThe fitting room is on the left.
🔍find يجدI can’t find my size.
🎁present هديةThe tie is a present for Dad.

📚 كلمات الدرس

12 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.

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📖 Read: A present for Dad أقرأ

Next Sunday is Dad’s birthday. Yesterday, Salma and her brother Omar went to a clothes shop in Nabeul to find a present.

👩‍💼
Shop assistantHello! Can I help you?
👧
SalmaYes, please. We’re looking for a present for our dad.
👩‍💼
Shop assistantHow about a tie? Or a nice sweater?
👦
OmarDad has got a lot of ties. How much is this grey sweater?
👩‍💼
Shop assistantIt’s sixty-five dinars. What size is your dad? Medium or large?
👧
SalmaLarge, I think. He’s as tall as Omar’s teacher!

Omar saw a blue blazer for himself. He asked: “Can I try it on?” He went to the fitting room, but the blazer was too big. In the end, they bought only the sweater. Salma paid with her pocket money and Omar paid the rest. Dad is going to love it!

Do you understand? أفهم

Answer in your copybook first, then check.

  1. Why did Salma and Omar go to the clothes shop?
    Answer

    To find a birthday present for their dad.

  2. Why didn’t they buy a tie?
    Answer

    Because Dad has got a lot of ties.

  3. How much was the grey sweater?
    Answer

    Sixty-five dinars.

  4. What did Omar try on?
    Answer

    A blue blazer.

  5. Why didn’t Omar buy the blazer?
    Answer

    Because it was too big.

🧩 Grammar القواعد

1. In a clothes shop

  • Can I try it on? (one thing) · Can I try them on? (jeans, shoes, trousers)
  • What size are you? — Small / Medium / Large.
  • It’s too big. / It’s too small. / It’s OK.
  • How much is the sweater? — It’s 65 dinars. · How much are the jeans? — They’re 49 dinars.

2. Simple past: find ➡️ found, see ➡️ saw, pay ➡️ paid, try ➡️ tried, ask ➡️ asked.

لنطلب تجربة لباس نقول Can I try it on? (لشيء واحد) وCan I try them on? (للأشياء الجمع مثل jeans). too big = كبير جدًّا، too small = صغير جدًّا. jeans وtrousers دائمًا بصيغة الجمع.

Clothes and prices

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sweater
65 DT🧥
blazer
120 DT👔
tie
25 DT👖
jeans
49 DT👗
dress
89 DT🧣
scarf
18 DT

How much is the dress? — It’s eighty-nine dinars. · How much are the jeans? — They’re forty-nine dinars.

It or them?

One thing (it)Always plural (them)
a sweater ➡️ Can I try it on?jeans ➡️ Can I try them on?
a blazer ➡️ How much is it?trousers ➡️ How much are they?
a dress ➡️ It’s too long.shoes ➡️ They’re too small.

Big prices: 100 to 1000

PriceWe say
120 DTone hundred and twenty dinars
250 DTtwo hundred and fifty dinars
499 DTfour hundred and ninety-nine dinars
1000 DTone thousand dinars
💡 Remember

Hundred has no -s after a number: three hundred, not three hundreds.

💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة

The shop assistant says

Can I help you? What size are you? The fitting room is over there. How about this sweater? It’s 65 dinars.

The customer says

I’m looking for a present. Can I try it on? It’s too big. Have you got a smaller one? How much are these jeans? I’ll take it, thank you.

🔊 Pronunciation النطق

ie /aɪ/
tiepieliedietried
y /aɪ/
trymyflycrydry

Worked examples أمثلة محلولة

Try first, then read the solution.

Example 1It or them?

Complete: I like these jeans. Can I try … on?

Step-by-step solution
  1. jeans is always plural.
  2. Plural ➡️ them.

✓ Can I try them on?

Example 2Say the price

Say: 120 DT

Step-by-step solution
  1. 100 = one hundred.
  2. Add and before the tens: and twenty.

✓ one hundred and twenty dinars

Example 3Too big or too small?

Omar is small. The blazer is for a tall man. What does he say?

Step-by-step solution
  1. The blazer is bigger than Omar.
  2. Use too big.

✓ It’s too big.

⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة

❌ *Can I try on it?*✅ Can I try it on? — it goes between try and on.
❌ *How much is these jeans?*✅ How much are these jeans? — jeans is plural.
❌ *two hundreds dinars*✅ two hundred dinars — no -s after a number.
❌ *Yesterday I find a nice tie.*✅ Yesterday I found a nice tie. — find ➡️ found.

⭐ Remember أحفظ

  • Clothes: sweater, blazer, vest, tie, T-shirt, dress, jeans, scarf.
  • Can I try it on? / Can I try them on?
  • What size are you? — Small, medium or large.
  • It’s too big / too small.
  • Past: find ➡️ found, pay ➡️ paid, try ➡️ tried.

Quick quiz اختبار سريع

4 questions · instant feedback

1. Where do you try on clothes?

2. Can I try … on? (jeans)

3. What is 250?

4. In the text, what did Salma and Omar buy?

✍️ Write: Buying a present أكتب

Write a short dialogue (50–70 words) in a clothes shop. You are buying a present for a member of your family.

Steps
  1. Greet the shop assistant.
  2. Say who the present is for.
  3. Ask about a piece of clothing and its price.
  4. Ask about the size or try it on.
  5. Pay and say goodbye.
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A model text to compare with (after writing mine)

Assistant: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Me: Yes, please. I’m looking for a present for my mum.
Assistant: How about this scarf?
Me: It’s beautiful! How much is it?
Assistant: It’s eighteen dinars.
Me: And this green sweater?
Assistant: It’s fifty dinars. What size is your mum?
Me: Medium. I’ll take the scarf, please. Here you are.
Assistant: Thank you. Goodbye!

One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.

😊 The lighter side استراحة

💡
Proverb

Clothes don’t make the man.

🧩
Riddle

I have a neck but no head, two arms but no hands. What am I?

Answer

A shirt (or a sweater).

😄
Joke of the day

Customer: “Can I try on that dress in the window?” — Assistant: “Sorry, you must use the fitting room!”

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