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Old 16th March 2005, 12:20
Ghazala Ghazala is offline
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lol @ foreigner. No doubt they must have some kind of name for you as all Moroccans do. Could be nice, could be not nice It can't be 'insraneeya' or 'gowriya' as you are a Muslim


You know, good things to learn are 'swaab' = they are etiquette types of things Moroccans love to use excessively

Like for example:
If someone comes out of the shower - you say "bsaha"
If someone says it to you = you said "Allah e ateek saha"
It can also be said if someone is dressed up or has something new. No doubt Pharess can fill you in with the other uses

If you are stuffed & they are still saying 'koul' (eat ) say "Allah e khlef". You can also say 'schbaat'

When you visit Maroc, people will come to say hi etc & will often say 'ala salama'. So you say 'Allah e salmek'.

There are dozens of these kinds of things but they are useful to know.

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