سعر الشنطة دي ايه؟

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• سعر = price
• الشنطة = the bag
• دي = this (for a feminine noun)
• ايه؟ = literally what?

So the structure is very close to:

Price of this bag what?

In natural English, that becomes What is the price of this bag? or more naturally How much is this bag?

Egyptian Arabic often uses a structure like:

[noun/topic] + [demonstrative] + ايه؟

So here the speaker is making the price of this bag the topic, then asking what it is:

• سعر الشنطة دي = the price of this bag
• ايه؟ = what?

This is a very common Arabic pattern. English usually starts with what in questions, but Egyptian Arabic does not have to.

Because in Arabic, especially in the present tense, the verb to be is usually not stated.

So English says:

• What is the price of this bag?

But Egyptian Arabic simply says:

• سعر الشنطة دي ايه؟

This is normal. Arabic often leaves out is/am/are in present-tense sentences.

دي means this for feminine nouns in Egyptian Arabic.

• شنطة (bag) is a feminine noun
• so you use دي, not ده

Compare:

• الشنطة دي = this bag (feminine)
• الكتاب ده = this book (masculine)

So the choice between دي and ده depends on the gender of the noun.

In Egyptian Arabic, demonstratives like ده and دي usually come after the noun.

So:

• الشنطة دي = literally the bag this
• natural English: this bag

This is one of the most important word-order differences for English speakers to get used to.

Yes. ايه in Egyptian Arabic usually means what.

At the end of this sentence, it works like what is it? or what? after a topic phrase.

So:

• سعر الشنطة دي ايه؟
• literally: The price of this bag is what?

This is a very normal way to ask for information in Egyptian Arabic.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

seʿr ish-shanta di eh?

You may also hear slight variation depending on speaker and region.

A few pronunciation notes:

• سعر has the consonant ع, which does not exist in English
• الشنطة is pronounced with a doubled sh sound because of the ش
• دي sounds like dee
• ايه sounds like eh?

A rough English approximation could be:

sehr ish-SHAN-ta dee eh?

Not perfect, but good enough for a beginner.

This happens because ش is a sun letter.

In Arabic, when الـ (the) comes before a sun letter, the l sound is not pronounced clearly, and the next consonant is doubled.

So:

• written: الشنطة
• pronounced: ish-shanta or esh-shanta

This is a pronunciation rule only; the spelling still keeps الـ.

People very often say:

الشنطة دي بكام؟

That also means How much is this bag?

The difference is:

• سعر الشنطة دي ايه؟ = What is the price of this bag?
• الشنطة دي بكام؟ = This bag, for how much? / How much is this bag?

Both are natural.
بكام؟ is extremely common in everyday speech and is often the shorter, more casual option.

This is clearly Egyptian Arabic.

Clues include:

• دي for this (feminine)
• ايه for what

In Modern Standard Arabic, you would say something more like:

ما سعر هذه الحقيبة؟

or

كم سعر هذه الحقيبة؟

So if you are learning spoken Egyptian, سعر الشنطة دي ايه؟ is very useful and natural.

Yes, absolutely. This is a very useful pattern:

سعر + noun + demonstrative + ايه؟

Examples:

• سعر القميص ده ايه؟ = What’s the price of this shirt?
• سعر العربية دي ايه؟ = What’s the price of this car?
• سعر الموبايل ده ايه؟ = What’s the price of this phone?

Just make sure the demonstrative matches the noun:

• ده for masculine
• دي for feminine

In Egyptian Arabic, when you say this/that with a noun, the noun is usually definite, so it normally takes الـ.

So Arabic says:

• الشنطة دي

which is literally something like:

• the bag this

But in natural English, we simply say:

• this bag

So even though it feels redundant from an English point of view, it is the normal Arabic pattern.

Yes, it sounds normal and polite enough in everyday conversation.

If you want to sound a little softer or more polite, you could add something like:

• لو سمحت، سعر الشنطة دي ايه؟ = Excuse me, what’s the price of this bag?
• من فضلك، الشنطة دي بكام؟ = Please / excuse me, how much is this bag?

The basic sentence itself is completely fine, especially in casual shopping situations.