سعر — "price" in Egyptian Arabic

سعر

si3r

price

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سعر in a sentence

Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.

قلت له ده سعر حلو واشتريت اتنين كيلو

olt loh da sear helw wa eshtaret etnen kilo

I told him this is a good price and bought two kilos.

from At the Market

انا فاصلت مع البياع في السعر

ana faselt maa el bayaa fe el seaar

I bargained with the seller on the price.

from Buying Clothes from the Market

فاصلنا في السعر لحد ما وصلنا لاتفاق كويس

fasilna fi el sear lihad ma wisilna li ittifaaq kwayyis

We bargained over the price until we reached a good deal.

from A Trip to the Market

منى شايلة شنطتها الكبيرة وبتبص في كتب سوق العتبة، والسعر ده غالي خالص عليها.

Mona shayla shantetha el-kebira we betbos fi kotob Souq El Ataba, wel se'r da ghali khales 3aleha.

Mona, carrying her big bag, was looking at the books in Ataba market, and this price was too expensive for her.

from Mona and the Ataba Market Book

منى شايفة قماش كتير في العتبة بس البياع قال سعر غالي خالص.

Mona shayfa oumash keteir fi el-Ataba bas el-bayya3 aal se3r ghaly khales.

Mona sees a lot of fabric in El-Ataba, but the vendor quoted a very expensive price.

from Mona's Journey in El-Ataba

منى كان معاها خمسين جنيه بس في شنطتها؛ يعني ده سعر كويس، بس هي كانت قلقانة.

Mona kan ma'aha khamseen geneh bas fi shantetha; ya'ni dah se'r kwayyes, bas heya kanet 'alqana.

Mona only had fifty pounds in her bag; meaning, this was a good price, but she was worried.

from The Lost Book on El Moez Street

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