DARIJA CLASS

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Ghazala
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.

Thanks Ghazala. I noted this in my file (have a seperate Word file where I am pasting these lessons). So please keep 'em coming!

Normally when I am full I say "Safi" . Sometimes "safi, barfeek" is that right or does no-one want to correct me?

lol..I think they're becoming wary cos they realise I'm starting to "fehemt" (understand, is that right?!). Anyway,the first time I visited Maroc I was blonde and we went to visit the neighbours. When my hubby told the old lady my name (Muslim ofcourse) she was really surprised and said Islamiyyah? Islamiyyah? (I never used to wear hijab back then). Anyway she proceeded to say that she thought I was "gowriyyah" like her daughter in law(straight to my hubby's face)) After that, nobody has called me that.

My mum in law is sweet, calls me habiba (but maybe there's a bad word for me behind me back)

[Ghazala]

Oh, theres ALWAYS a bad name behind your (& your husband's) back. Standard procedure regardless of nationality

Safi, baraka I think Use the other ones tho' I posted as they're more 'polite'.

If someone says: "Salam ala (some person, your husband for example)" you say 'moubalagh' (moo-ba-la-ggh). That means you will pass the salams on.
If say your MIL says so&so says hi to you (so&so ka salam aleek) say 'marhaba bsalamou' or 'e salam ali(or aleeha (f)) lkhir

You know the labass routine right? You get asked in several different ways all together but labass or alhamdulilah will cover you for all seven instances.

Oh & that thing of entering a room at a party or occasion & having to do the rounds kissing everyone (so you end up with no gloss left on your lips ). Well, a simple salam wa alaikoum and a big smile as you enter the room will draw almost everyone's attention & wipe out the need for individual kisses. This may not happen that much in Fes but people do it A LOT here & in Northern Morocco. I hate that pointless kissing which is time-wasting & pointless when you don't know who you're kissing so I follow my ma's lead & do what I said above

[Anonymous]

thanks G, noted !!

They do kiss in Fes too. I will try that global salam thing!

Bad name - if anybody has a bad name for me , it could possibly be the French in-laws. Wallah, the Fes ones are so sweet (which include my parents in law and hubby's siblings). For Ashura my hubby sent his mum £££, and she scolded him for not giving it to me. He said he did give me £££ too so she then took her gift £££ and bought me a taksheta and sent it right back I love her like my own mum and would be truly hurt if she had a bad name for me. She always says I put her son straight

French in-laws, you can just see the girls gossip. They are sweet on ur face but when u look away u can see them staring. I don't mind though, I am nice with everyone. Stupid foreigner

[Ghazala]

Aaah your MIL sounds lovely

As for snotty in-laws - ignore Carry on smiling sweetly & let then say & do as they wish. You have a good husband & they have RIEN Plus girls have a tendency to stare & talk about you if they feel you have something they don't have (or have less of) be it looks, personality, money or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Ghazala
Aaah your MIL sounds lovely

As for snotty in-laws - ignore Carry on smiling sweetly & let then say & do as they wish. You have a good husband & they have RIEN Plus girls have a tendency to stare & talk about you if they feel you have something they don't have (or have less of) be it looks, personality, money or whatever.

What does RIEN mean?

May Allah reward my MIL. Wallah she is too wonderful and kind.

Yeah u right, just ignore the snotty types. I actually like that I am not part of the clique , I just hang with my sis-in-law who is cool and married in Marseilles. My hubby likes that I don't get involved in the politics too

[saida_muslimah]

i put this link are really good.

Moroccan Arabic Vocabulary - Moroccan Word A Day: January 2007

[Najiya]

lol whats tha point?? we already knw it anyway