How can my child practise Arabic through shopping role-play?

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Set up a pretend shop and teach six phrases: بِكَمْ هٰذَا؟ (How much is this?), أُرِيدُ ... (I want ...), غَالٍ (expensive), رَخِيص (cheap), تَفَضَّلْ (here you are) and شُكْرًا (thank you). Add money words: نُقُود (money) and جُنَيْه (pound). Children take turns as shopkeeper and customer. Shop role-play combines numbers, food words and polite phrases in one game children love.Key phrasesArabicMeaningبِكَمْ هٰذَا؟How much is this?أُرِيدُ ...I want ...هٰذَا غَالٍThis is expensiveهٰذَا رَخِيصThis is cheapتَفَضَّلْHere you areشُكْرًا / عَفْوًاThank you / You’re welcomeMoney wordsنُقُود or مَال: moneyجُنَيْه: pound (also used for the Egyptian pound)دُكَّان or مَتْجَر: shopسُوق: marketThe gameSet out fruit, toys or snacks with price labels in Arabic numerals.The shopkeeper greets: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ.The customer asks بِكَمْ هٰذَا؟The shopkeeper answers with a number; the customer pays with play money.Swap roles.Islamic manners of tradeThe Prophet ﷺ was a trusted trader. Teach honesty in the game: no hiding faults, fair prices, giving the right change.Teacher’s tip: use real coins for older children and practise numbers above 10. Shopping is the most natural way to learn bigger numbers. See Arabic numbers.Related: Fruits in the Quran.

Arabic	Meaning
بِكَمْ هٰذَا؟	How much is this?
أُرِيدُ …	I want …
هٰذَا غَالٍ	This is expensive
هٰذَا رَخِيص	This is cheap
تَفَضَّلْ	Here you are
شُكْرًا / عَفْوًا	Thank you / You’re welcome

How can my child practise Arabic through shopping role-play?

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