Algerian Arabic: At the market
How do you say: "Hi! Please, give me two kg of tomatos"?
When he gives me the tomates, how to ask "How much?"
If tomatos cost 120 DZD, how he says me "12.000 cents?"
How I could say "Good Bye" ?

thank you
Facundo

Question

Algerian Arabic: At the market
How do you say: "Hi! Please, give me two kg of tomatos"?
When he gives me the tomates, how to ask "How much?"
If tomatos cost 120 DZD, how he says me "12.000 cents?"
How I could say "Good Bye" ?

thank you
Facundo

Answer

I'll try to translate the sentences to the MSA and the Algerian dialect (Est dialecct)
-  مرحبا، من فضلك أعطني كيلوغرامين من الطماطم= سلام عليكم، أعطيني زوج كيلو طماطم  
 "How much?"----  بكم؟ = (شحال ادير) أو شحال تسوى
"12.000 cents?" ----- اثناش ألف = إثناعشر ألفا
 "Good Bye" ? (مع السلامة = بالسلامة (أو في لمان

Answer

Hello, I guess, this is how it should be:

Hello, can I have 2kg of tomatoes please? "or" can I get 2kg of tomatoes please?
How much is it? "or" How much does it cost?
It is 120.00 DZD "or" It costs 120.00 DZD
Thank you very much, good bye. (bye "or" see you later "or" see you.)

Answer

مرحبا هل يوجد الطماطم 
نعم 
أريد 2 كيلو غرام 
حسنا 
خذا طلبك 
كم سعرها 
240 DZD
تفضل 
شكرا

Answer

My friend I know how you can say that in Modern Standard Arabic:
Mar7aba mn fadlk a3teny ethnan kilo mn eltamatm = مرحبا، من فضلك أعطنى أثنين كيلو من الطماطم
Kam el thaman? = كم الثمن؟
120 DZD = مائة وعشرون دينار
مع السلامة = ma3alsalama

I hope this helps. Best of luck in Algeria :)

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