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What’s your name? |
Ch'nou smeitek? |
شنو سميتك؟ |
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My name is… |
Smeiti he'ya... |
سميتي أنا هي ... |
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How old are you?
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Ch'hal andek men Aam? |
شحال عندك من عام؟ |
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I’m… |
Ana |
أنا... |
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Directions |
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Left/right |
Lissar / Limmane |
ليسر - ليمن |
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Here/there |
H'na |
هنا |
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Opposite |
M'kabel |
مقابل |
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East |
El R'aeb |
لغرب |
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est
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E'chark |
الشرق |
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North |
E'chammal |
الشمال |
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South |
L'janoub |
لجنوب |
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Behind |
L'lour |
اللور |
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Shopping |
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How much?
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بشحال |
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Too much ? |
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غالي |
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Do you have…? |
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واش عندك |
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Where can I buy…? |
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فين يمكن نشري |
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Emergencies
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Call the police |
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عيط على لبوليس |
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Call a doctor |
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عيط على الطبيب |
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Help me please |
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عاوني عفاك |
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They robbed me |
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سرقوني |
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Thief
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شفار |
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Getting around |
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إيه |
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No |
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لا |
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Hello |
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السلام عليكم |
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Good morning |
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صباح الخير |
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Good evening |
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مسلخير |
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Please |
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عفاك |
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Thank you |
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شكرا |
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Excuse me |
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سمح ليا |
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Goodbye |
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بسلامة |
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How are you |
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كيداير |
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Fine |
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Accommodation:
Where is the hotel?
fein al-otel?
فين
لوطيل
How much is the room per
night? bshaHal al-bayt lila?
بشحال لبيت
ليلة
That’s too expensive…
ghalee bazafe…غالي
بزاف
This is fine…
Mezyane
مزيان
Bed
namoosseya
ناموسية
Blanket
bataneeya
بطانية
Hot water
ma skhun
ما
اسخون
Key
saroot
ساروت
Roof
staah
السطح
Toilet
bayt al-ma
بيت الما
Youth hostel
dar shabbab
دار
الشباب
Time:
What is the time?
shahal fessa’a
اشحال ف
ساعة
At what time?
Fooqtash ?
فوقتاش
Yesterday
al-bareh
البارح
Today
al-yum
اليوم
Morning
fis-sabahفي
صباح
Afternoon
fish-sheeyaف
اعشية
Evening
masa’
مساء
Tomorrow
ghaddan
غدا
Day
nahar
نهار
Night
Layl
ليل
Week
usbu’أسبوع
Month
shahr
شهر
Year
‘am
عام
Quickly
dgheeya
ضغية
Slowly
bishwayya
بشوية
Early
bakri
بكري
Late
mu’attal
امعطل
After
min
ba’d من
بعد
On time
fil-waqt
فالوقت
Essentials:
I
ana
أنا
You
inta/inti
أنت \ أنت
He
huwaهو
She
heeya
هي
We
ehna
احنا
They
huma
هما
Why
alash
علاش
Now
daba
دابا
Open
mehloul
محلول
I understand
fhamt
افهمت
I don’t understand
ma fhemtesh
ما
فهمتش
Days of the week:
Monday
al-itnen
الإثنين
Tuesday
at-talataالثلاثاء
Wednesday
al-arba’
الأربعاء
Thursday
al-khamis
الخميس
Friday
al-jhuma’
الجمعة
Saturday
as-sabt
السبت
Suday
al-ahad
الأحد
Months:
January
Yanayir
يناير
February
fibrayir
فبراير
March
maaris
مارس
April
abril
أبريل
May
Mayu
مايو
June
yunyu
يونيو
July
yulyu
يوليوز
August
aghustus
غشت
September
sibtimbir
سبتنبر
October
uktoobir
أكتوبر
November
nufimbir
نوفنبر
December
disimbirدسنبر
Glossary
This glossary is a list of words
that benefit you significantly during your time in
Morocco:
Aid
– feast
عيد
Ain
عين
–
water source
Akbar
أكبر
–
great
Al-andalus
الأندلس
– muslim Spain and
Portugal
Allah
الله –
god
Almohads
الموحدين
– a muslim dynasty
which ruled the maghreb and spain between 1130 to
1269
Almoravidsالمرابطين
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a muslim dynasty which ruled the maghreb and spain
between 1054 to 1160
Bab
باب
– gate
Baksheesh
بقشيش
– tip
Bali
بالي
– old
Baraka
براكة
–
divine blessing
Berbers
– indigenous inhabitants of north
Africa
Brochette
بروشيط
– kebab
Caliph
خليفة
– “successor of
mohammed”, ruler of the Islamic world.
Couscous
كسكس
– semolina, staple
food of north Africa ( Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
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Dar
دار
– house
Douar
دوار
– a small
village
Erg
عرق
– region of sand
Fatimids
الفاطميين
- a muslim dynasty which ruled morocco between 909
to 1171
Funduq
فندق
– hotel
Gare routiére
– bus station
Ghar
غار
– cave
Ghurfa
غرفة
– room
Grand taxiكبير
طاكسي
– long distance shared taxi
Hajj
حاج
– pilgrimage to mecca
Hammam
حمام
– Turkish-style bathhouse with sauna and massage,
there is at least one in every town in morocco
harira
حريرة
– Moroccan soup
hijab
حجاب
– veil
Idrissid
الأدارسة –
Moroccan dynasty which ruled morocco between 800 to
1080
Imam
امام
– Islamic prayer leader
Jamal
جمل
– camel
Jebel
جبل
– hill, mountain
Jedid
جديد
– new
Jellaba
جلابة
– flowing men’s garment, usually made of cotton
Jezira
جزيرة
– Island
Kasbah
قصبة
– citadel
Khutba
خطبة
– Frida sermon lectured by the Imam of the mosque
Koubba
قبة
– Marabou
Maghreb
مغرب
– west (where the sun sets ) – Morocco, Algeria &
Tunisia
Marabout
سيد
- Saint
Masjid
مسجد
– mosque
Medina
المدينة
– city; used to describe
the old city
Mellah
ملاح
– The Jewish part of the Medina
Moulay
مولاي
– Ruler
Moussem
موسم
– pilgrimage to marabou tomb
Musée
متحف
– museum
Navette
لا
نفيط – shuttle train
Oued
واد
– river
Oulad
أولاد
– sons
Petit-taxi
طاكسي صغير
– small taxi inside cities
Qaid
قايد
– local chief
Qissaria
قيسارية
– covered market
Qur’an
قرآن
– sacred book of Islam
Ramadan
رمضان
– ninth month of the muslim year, the fasting period
Ras
راس
– headland
Saadians
السعديين
– Moroccan dynasty 1500
Saha
صحة
– fench square
Shari’a
الشريعة
– Islamic law
Sharia
الشارع
– street
Sheikh
لشيخ–
Islamic leader
Sidi
سيدي
– honorific
Souq
سوق
– market
Tagine
طاجين
– stew
Tariq
طريق
– road
Tuareg
توارك
– nomadic berberss of the sahara
Umayyads
الأمويين
– Damascus dynasty ( 661 – 750 )
Wali
والي
– holy man or saint
Wattasid
الوطاسيين
– morocco dynasty
1400
Zankat
زنقة
– lane
Zawiyya
الزاوية
– religious fraternity based around a marabout
Zeitouna
زيتونة
– olive tree
Zellij
زليج
– ceramic tiles used to decorate buildings
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