A2 Collocation 中性

يدفع الثمن

ydfaa althmn

Pay the price

意思

To pay money for goods or services.

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文化背景

The 'Battle of the Bill': It is culturally significant to fight over who pays the bill at a restaurant. It demonstrates 'Karam' (generosity). People often use the word 'حق' (Haq - right/truth) instead of 'ثمن' (Thaman) for the price of small items. In Egypt, 'يدفع' is often replaced by 'يحاسب' (to settle up) in service contexts like taxis or cafes. Hospitality is paramount. If you are a guest, you are rarely allowed to 'pay the price' for anything; it is considered an insult to the host.

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The 'Ayn' Sound

Make sure to pronounce the 'ع' in 'Yadfa' clearly, or it might sound like 'Yadfa' (to warm up) in some dialects.

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Don't translate 'Pay Attention'

This is the most common mistake. Use 'Intabih' instead.

意思

To pay money for goods or services.

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The 'Ayn' Sound

Make sure to pronounce the 'ع' in 'Yadfa' clearly, or it might sound like 'Yadfa' (to warm up) in some dialects.

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Don't translate 'Pay Attention'

This is the most common mistake. Use 'Intabih' instead.

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Use 'Ghalian'

Add 'Ghalian' (dearly) to the end to sound like a native speaker when talking about big mistakes.

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The Bill Fight

If someone says 'Khalli' (Leave it/It's on me), you should still offer to pay at least twice.

自我测试

Fill in the missing verb in the correct form.

أنا ______ ثمن العشاء أمس.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: دفعتُ

The sentence refers to 'I' (أنا) and 'yesterday' (أمس), so the past tense first-person singular 'دفعتُ' is correct.

Which sentence uses the phrase figuratively?

Choose the figurative usage:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: سيدفع المجرم ثمن جرائمه.

This sentence refers to a criminal paying for his crimes (consequences), not a monetary transaction.

Match the Arabic phrase to its English context.

Match the following:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: all

These are standard translations for these specific collocations.

Complete the dialogue.

أحمد: هل اشتريت السيارة؟ خالد: نعم، و______ الثمن اليوم صباحاً.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: دفعتُ

The context implies the action is completed because he said 'Yes' to buying it.

🎉 得分: /4

视觉学习工具

Literal vs Figurative

Literal (Money)
Buying bread شراء الخبز
Figurative (Consequence)
Losing a job خسارة العمل

练习题库

4 练习
Fill in the missing verb in the correct form. Fill Blank A2

أنا ______ ثمن العشاء أمس.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: دفعتُ

The sentence refers to 'I' (أنا) and 'yesterday' (أمس), so the past tense first-person singular 'دفعتُ' is correct.

Which sentence uses the phrase figuratively? Choose A2

Choose the figurative usage:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: سيدفع المجرم ثمن جرائمه.

This sentence refers to a criminal paying for his crimes (consequences), not a monetary transaction.

Match the Arabic phrase to its English context. Match B1

将左侧的每个项目与右侧的配对匹配:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: all

These are standard translations for these specific collocations.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

أحمد: هل اشتريت السيارة؟ خالد: نعم، و______ الثمن اليوم صباحاً.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: دفعتُ

The context implies the action is completed because he said 'Yes' to buying it.

🎉 得分: /4

常见问题

10 个问题

Yes, but add the preposition 'li'. Example: 'Dafa'tu lil-rajul' (I paid the man).

No, 'Si'r' (سعر) is also used, but 'Thaman' is more common in this specific collocation.

Use the prefix 'sa' or 'sawfa'. Example: 'Sa-adfa' al-thaman'.

Yes, though the pronunciation of 'Thaman' might change to 'Taman' in Egypt.

It's better to use 'Saddad' (سدد) for debts, but 'Dafa'a' is understood.

It would be 'Yaqbid al-thaman' (to receive the price/payment).

It is neutral. It works in a palace or a pizza shop.

Yes! If you see 'Dafa'a' on a door, it means 'Push'.

You can say 'Al-thaman ghali jiddan'.

Yes, 'Yadfa' al-gharama' (paying the fine).

相关表达

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دفع الحساب

similar

To pay the bill

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سدد الديون

specialized form

To settle debts

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تحمل المسؤولية

similar

To take responsibility

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ببلاش

contrast

For free

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ثمن باهظ

builds on

An exorbitant price

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