DARIJA CLASS

[coolpharess]

SALAM/HI
BECAUSE HOUDA AND GHAZALA AND OTHERS HAVE REQUESTED IT
fanida /candy
boussa/kiss
mateecha/tomato
batata/potato
eddo/light
ghzal/sweet /handsom
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"ejee farid a weldee!"
come here farid my son!
"ateene boussa"
give me a kiss
ashno karrawkom?
KIRDON BAKARATON BORTOKALON
what have you studied?
KIRDON/MONKEY
BAKARATON/COW
BORTOKALON/ORANGE
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SHAAL EDDO/TURN ON THE LIGHT
ETTFEE EDDO/TURN OFF THE LIGHT.

[Ghazala]

looolooolooolooo hneeya aleena - we finally have a darija class.

More please

[Anonymous]

Keep the darija classes coming please! Incha-Allah by this summer I want to say a bit more than "Labas, bikhair, kulshi bikhair" Its getting old now

Ghazala why don't u teach us too, u seem really good!

[Anonymous]

pharess, please could you not type in caps, it hurts the eyes

Thanks!

[Ghazala]

Originally posted by Anonymous
Ghazala why don't u teach us too, u seem really good!

Awwww shoukran

Do you want to learn anything in particular?

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Ghazala

Awwww shoukran

Do you want to learn anything in particular?

Nothing in particular, just stuff that I will need to use generally (especially on holiday).

I am slowing learning, Incha-Allah in a few years time I will be fluent, then nobody will be able to gossip about the "foreigner"

[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.