Neighborhood Errands

QuestionAnswer
dry cleaner
مصبغةmasbagha
errand
مشوارmishwâr
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.
repair
تصليحtaslîh
The repair errand was long.
كان مشوار التصليح طويلا.kâna mishwâru t-tasliihi tawiilan.
available (in stock, provided)
متوفرmutawaffir
Was the shirt available at the dry cleaner?
هل كان القميص متوفرا في المصبغة؟hal kâna al-qamîsu mutawaffiran fî al-masbaghah?
grocery store
بقالةbaqâla
stationery shop
قرطاسيةqirtâsiyya
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
hardware
خردواتkhurdawât
My sister bought a tool for the repair from the hardware store.
اشترت أختي أداة للتصليح من دكان الخردوات.ishtarat ukhtî adâtan liltaslîh min dukkân al-khurdawât
The hardware store was closed yesterday.
كان دكان الخردوات مغلقا أمس.kâna dukkânu-l-khurdawâti mughlaqan amsi
deposit (down payment)
عربون'arbûn
sewing
خياطةkhiyâta
The tailor took a deposit for sewing the dress.
أخذ الخياط عربونا لخياطة الفستان.akhadha al-khayyâtu 'arbûnan li-khiyâtati al-fustân.
The sewing of the dress was very beautiful.
كانت خياطة الفستان جميلة جدا.kânat khiyâtatu l-fustâni jamîlatan jiddan.
money transfer
حوالةhawâla
Tariq received a money transfer from this grocery store.
استلم طارق حوالة من هذه البقالة.istalama tariq hawalatan min hadhihi al-biqalati
Aisha will not send the deposit in a money transfer.
لن ترسل عائشة العربون في حوالة.lan tursila 'â'ishatu al-'arbûna fî hawâlatin.
shop, store
محلmahall
I bought the bread from a nearby shop.
اشتريت الخبز من محل قريب.ishtaraytu al-khubza min mahallin qarîb
The shop closes its doors at nine o'clock.
يغلق المحل أبوابه في الساعة التاسعة.yughliqu al-mahallu abwâbahu fis-sâ'ati at-tâsi'ah

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