قديش؟
ʾaddēsh?everyday, price
To ask "how much" in Lebanese, say قديش؟ (ʾaddēsh?). For the price of something, ask قديش سعره؟ (ʾaddēsh saʿro?). At a restaurant, قديش الحساب؟ (ʾaddēsh el-ḥsāb?) asks about the bill.
Meaning: question about price or amount (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Lebanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| قديش؟ | ʾaddēsh? | everyday, price |
| قديش سعره؟ | ʾaddēsh saʿro? | price of an item |
| قديش الحساب؟ | ʾaddēsh el-ḥsāb? | bill |
Use it in shops, taxis and markets. You can point at the item and say only قديش؟.
How does it change in a sentence?
The ending of سعره (saʿro) means "its" for a masculine item. For a feminine one say سعرها (saʿra).
How do you pronounce it?
Lebanese speakers say ق as a glottal stop, so قديش sounds like "ʾaddēsh".
Did you know?
- البندورة (l-bandōra), "tomatoes", is the common word in Lebanon, while Egyptian Arabic uses a different one, طماطم (ṭamāṭem).
Examples in context
- قديش هالقميص؟ʾaddēsh hal-ʾamīṣ?How much is this shirt?
- قديش سعر الكيلو؟ʾaddēsh siʿr el-kīlo?How much is a kilo?
- قديش الحساب؟ʾaddēsh el-ḥsāb?How much is the bill?
Example conversation
Tamer buys tomatoes from a seller at a stall in Tripoli.
- Tamerقديش كيلو البندورة؟ʾaddēsh kīlo l-bandōra?How much is a kilo of tomatoes?
- Sellerألفين ليرةʾalfēn līraTwo thousand pounds.
- Tamerأعطيني اثنين كيلوʾaʿṭīni tnēn kīloGive me two kilos.
