Darija ProHow do you talk about food and go shopping in darija?
At the table, someone offers you tea, bread, a little more tajine. At the souk, you ask the price and you haggle. Here are the words for both, from the app's dictionary.
At the table
| Darija | Arabic script | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| kla | كلا | to eat | klina seksou nhar jjem3aWe ate couscous on Friday |
| maklaalso written mekla, macla | ماكلة | food / meal | makla dyal dar 7sen men makla dyal berra.Food made at home is better than food from outside. |
| ftouralso written ftor, lftour | فطور | breakfast / breaking of the fast (Ramadan) | aji takol ftour 9bel ma temchi l khedma.Come and have breakfast before you go to work. |
| l3chaalso written 3cha, le3cha | العشا | dinner | l3cha wajed, ajiw taklo a drari.Dinner is ready, come and eat, kids. |
| khobzalso written khoubz, 5obz | خبز | bread | jib m3ak khobz skhoun men lferran.Bring some hot bread with you from the bakery. |
| atayalso written tay, atai | أتاي | tea / mint tea | kebb lina atay 3afak a weldi.Pour us some tea, please, my son. |
| lmaalso written ma, elma | الما | water | 3tini kas dyal lma bared 3afak.Give me a glass of cold water, please. |
| 7libalso written hlib, 7leb | حليب | milk | chrit 7lib w khobz men l7anout.I bought milk and bread at the shop. |
| zitalso written zeit, zzit | زيت | oil | zid chwiya dyal zit f tajin.Add a little oil to the tagine. |
| sekkaralso written skar, soukkar | سكر | sugar | atay bla sekkar ma kayjich bnin.Tea without sugar doesn't taste good. |
| mel7aalso written melha, mel7 | ملحة | salt | nsit nzid mel7a f l7rira.I forgot to add salt to the harira. |
| l7emalso written lham, lhem | لحم | meat | chrina l7em bach ndiro tajin nhar jem3a.We bought meat to make a tagine on Friday. |
| djajalso written djej | دجاج | chicken | mama tayba djaj bzitoun lyoum.Mom cooked chicken with olives today. |
| 7outalso written hout | حوت | fish | kanaklo 7out kol jem3a f dar.We eat fish every Friday at home. |
| khodraalso written khudra, 5odra | خضرة | vegetables | chrit khodra men souq had sba7.I bought vegetables at the market this morning. |
| matichaalso written matisha, matecha | مطيشة | tomato | zidi maticha w bsla f chlada.Add tomatoes and onion to the salad. |
| btataalso written batata, ptata | بطاطا | potato | 9liti lbtata wla mazal?Have you fried the potatoes yet or not? |
| bslaalso written basla | بصلة | onion | 9te3 bsla w maticha l tajin.Chop an onion and a tomato for the tagine. |
| toumaalso written toma, tuma | تومة | garlic | l7out kayji bnin b touma w 9ezbour.Fish is good with garlic and coriander. |
| lbidalso written bid, lbayd | البيض | eggs | dir lia jouj dyal lbid m9liyin.Make me two fried eggs. |
| jbenalso written jban | جبن | cheese | lweld kayakol jben m3a lkhobz f lftour.The boy eats cheese with bread at breakfast. |
| zebdaalso written zbda | زبدة | butter | dhen lkhobz b zebda l drari.Spread butter on the bread for the kids. |
| 3selalso written 3asal, assel | عسل | honey | kanchreb atay b 3sel mnin kankoun mrid.I drink tea with honey when I'm sick. |
| zitounalso written zaytoun, zitoune | زيتون | olives | chrit kilo dyal zitoun men souq.I bought a kilo of olives at the market. |
| tmaralso written tmer, temr | تمر | dates | jeddi kayftar b tmar w 7lib.My grandfather breaks the fast with dates and milk. |
| tefa7also written teffa7, tfah | تفاح | apple | jib lina kilo dyal tefa7 men souq.Bring us a kilo of apples from the market. |
| bananalso written banane, lbanan | بنان | banana | derna 3assir dyal banan l drari.We made banana juice for the kids. |
| 3inebalso written 3inab, l3neb | عنب | grapes | chrina 3ineb 7lou men souq.We bought sweet grapes at the market. |
| dellahalso written della7, dlah | دلاح | watermelon | f sif kanaklo dellah bared kol nhar.In summer we eat cold watermelon every day. |
| tajinalso written tajine, tagine | طاجين | tagine / Moroccan slow-cooked stew | jeddati katayeb a7sen tajin dyal djaj.My grandmother cooks the best chicken tagine. |
| seksoualso written seksu, couscous, kseksou | سكسو | couscous | nhar jem3a kolna kanaklo seksou 3end jeddati.On Fridays we all eat couscous at my grandmother's house. |
| 7riraalso written harira, hrira | حريرة | harira / Moroccan tomato and lentil soup | f ramdan kanftro b 7rira w tmar.During Ramadan we break the fast with harira and dates. |
| keftaalso written kofta | كفتة | minced meat / kefta | tajin dyal kefta b lbid bnin bezzaf.Kefta tajine with eggs is very good. |
| msemenalso written msemmen, msmen | مسمن | msemen / Moroccan flaky pancake | kanakol msemen skhoun m3a atay.I eat a hot msemen with tea. |
| bghriralso written baghrir, beghrir | بغرير | baghrir / Moroccan thousand-hole pancake | bghrir b zebda w 3sel bnin f lftour.Baghrir with butter and honey is good for breakfast. |
| jou3analso written ji3an, j3an | جوعان | starving / hungry | ana jou3an, chno wajed l lghda?I'm hungry, what's ready for lunch? |
| 3etchanalso written 3atchan | عطشان | thirsty | ana 3etchan, 3tini kas dyal lma.I'm thirsty, give me a glass of water. |
| chb3analso written cheb3an | شبعان | full / satiated | baraka 3liya, ana chb3an l7amdolillah.That's enough for me, I'm full, thank God. |
| kasalso written kass | كاس | glass | 3tini kas d atay skhoun.Give me a glass of hot tea. |
| berradalso written brad, berad | براد | teapot | 3mer l berrad b atay o n3na3.Fill the teapot with tea and mint. |
| tebsilalso written tbsil, tebsel | طبسيل | plate | jib tebsil khawi mn l kouzina.Bring an empty plate from the kitchen. |
| mghorfaalso written mghrfa | مغرفة | spoon / ladle | khod mghorfa o dou9 l 7rira.Take a spoon and taste the harira. |
| tanjraalso written tanjara | طنجرة | cooking pot / saucepan | l 7rira mazala f tanjra.The harira is still in the pot. |
At the market
| Darija | Arabic script | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| chhalalso written ch7al | شحال | how much / how many | chhal hada?How much is this? |
| flousalso written flouss, flus | فلوس | money | sift chi flous l lwalida had chher.I sent some money to my mother this month. |
| derhemalso written dirham, derham | درهم | dirham (Moroccan currency) | had lktab b tlatin derhem.This book costs thirty dirhams. |
| tamanalso written teman, tman | تمن | price | taman dyal lkhodra tla3 had simana.The price of vegetables has gone up this week. |
| ghalialso written ghaly | غالي | expensive / costly | had l7out ghali chwiya lyoum.This fish is a bit expensive today. |
| rkhisalso written rkhiss, rekhis | رخيص | cheap / inexpensive | l3ineb rkhis daba f souq.Grapes are cheap at the market right now. |
| souqalso written souk, sou9 | سوق | market / souk | ghadi nemchi l souq nechri lkhodra.I'm going to the market to buy vegetables. |
| 7anoutalso written hanout, 7anot | حانوت | grocery shop / small neighborhood shop | sir jib lkhobz men l7anout.Go and get the bread from the shop. |
| chwiyaalso written chwia, chouia, shwiya | شوية | a little / a little bit | zid liya chwiya dyal zit 3afak.Add a little oil for me, please. |
| kteralso written ktar, kther | كتر | more / more of it | hada 9lil, 3tini kter.That's not much, give me more. |
| 7ajaalso written haja | حاجة | thing / something / need | khassek chi 7aja men souk?Do you need anything from the market? |
| n9esalso written n9as, nqes | نقص | to lower / to reduce | n9es liya chwiya men taman 3afak.Lower the price a bit for me, please. |
| bla | بلا | without | 3tini kas atay bla skkar.Give me a glass of tea without sugar. |
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