English → Arabic
expensive in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ghāl
- Arabizi
ghal- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- غ ي ل
How to use it
"Expensive" (غَالٍ) is a masculine adjective meaning high in price. The feminine form is غَالِيَةٌ. It is often used with the verb كَانَ (was) or the verb يَكُونُ (is).
Example sentences
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هَذَا السِّلَعُ غَالٍ جِدًّا.
hādhā al-silāʿu ghāl jiddًا.
This item is very expensive.
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السِّعْرُ غَالٍ فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ.
al-siʿru ghāl fī hādhihi al-madīnah.
Prices are expensive in this city.
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يَجِبُ أَنْ نَتَحَكَّمَ فِي النَّفْقِ لِأَنَّ الأَشْيَاءَ غَالِيَةٌ.
yajibu an nataḥakkama fī al-nafq li-anna al-ashiyāʾ ghāliya.
We must control spending because things are expensive.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
It's too expensive.
إنها غالية جداً!
It is too expensive.
إنها غالية جداً.
This is not expensive.
ذلك ليس باهظ الثمن.
Is that too expensive?
هل هو غال جدا؟
Candles were expensive.
كانت الشمعة غالية.
It is hugely expensive.
إن الرعاية الصحية في أميركا باهظة التكاليف.
This watch is expensive.
هذه الساعة غالية.
That suit looks expensive.
تبدو تلك البدلة غالية الثمن.
Raising capital is expensive.
إن جمع رأس المال أمر مكلف.
It's expensive -- so expensive that very few people could own or use it.
وهي مكلفة -- مكلفة إلى درجة أنّ قلة قليلة من الناس يمكنهم حيازتها أو استخدامها.
These are more expensive than sports cars but not as expensive as supercars.
هذه هي أكثر تكلفة من السيارات الرياضية ولكن ليس كما سوبركرس مكلفة.
They're expensive to install, but they are more expensive not to. So, we should look at that.
إن تركيبها غالي الثمن, ولكن عدم تركيبها أغلى.اذًا, يجب أن ننظر لهذا.
Questions and answers
How do I say "It is expensive"?
"إنه غَالٍ" (innahu ghāl).
What is the opposite of "expensive"?
The opposite is "رخيص" (cheap).
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