Basic Errands and Services
Running a quick errand (مشوار) might involve a trip to the dry cleaner (مصبغة) or taking an item in for repair (تصليح). Use متوفر to ask if a service or item is available (remembering to match the gender of the noun it describes).
| Take this shirt to the dry cleaner, I have an errand. | خذ هذا القميص إلى المصبغة، عندي مشوار.khudh hâdha al-qamîsa ilâ al-masbaghati, indî mishwârun. |
| The repair errand was long. | كان مشوار التصليح طويلا.kâna mishwâru t-tasliihi tawiilan. |
| Was the shirt available at the dry cleaner? | هل كان القميص متوفرا في المصبغة؟hal kâna al-qamîsu mutawaffiran fî al-masbaghah? |
Neighborhood Shops
Your routine will likely take you to specialty stores like the grocery store (بقالة), stationery shop (قرطاسية), or hardware store (دكان الخردوات).
| Fatima, walk to the grocery store, then to the stationery shop. | يا فاطمة، امشي إلى البقالة، ثم إلى القرطاسية.yâ fâtimatu, imshi ilâ al-baqâlati, thumma ilâ al-qurtâsiyyati. |
| The notebook was available in the stationery shop. | كان الدفتر متوفرا في القرطاسية.kâna ad-daftaru mutawaffiran fî al-qurtâsiyyah |
| The hardware store was closed yesterday. | كان دكان الخردوات مغلقا أمس.kâna dukkânu-l-khurdawâti mughlaqan amsi |
Deposits and Transactions
Custom services like professional sewing (خياطة) often require a deposit (عربون). For managing cash, you might handle a money transfer (حوالة) at a local shop.
| The tailor took a deposit for sewing the dress. | أخذ الخياط عربونا لخياطة الفستان.akhadha al-khayyâtu 'arbûnan li-khiyâtati al-fustân. |
| Aisha will not send the deposit in a money transfer. | لن ترسل عائشة العربون في حوالة.lan tursila 'â'ishatu al-'arbûna fî hawâlatin. |
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