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hi, hello


salam alikoum
literaly: peace is with you

hi, hello
answer


ou alikoum salam
literaly: with you is the peace

how are you?


to a man: kider?
to a woman: kidera?

how are you?


labas? / beher?

all right?


koulchi beher? / koulchi mezien?

all right! / i am fine! / it's ok!


labas! / mezien! / beher!

all right!


koulchi mezien! / koulchi beher!

i am really fine!


hàmdoullah! / hàmdoulillah!
literaly: i'm fine with my god

good morning


sbàah lahèr

good evening


msìa saìda

good night


lèila saìda

see you


besslàma

thank you!


choukràn!

you are welcome!


la choukràn al awajb!

thanks a lot!


baraka alìk!
literaly: you are blessed!

a lot


bezèf

few


choùya

slowly


choùya b'choùya

fast


zrb

same


kif kif / phal phal

nice


masculine: zuìn
feminine: zuìna

yes


yeh

no


la

please


min fadlèk / aàfak

what's your name?


àchno s'mìtek?

my name is zakaria


s'mìti zakaria

nice to meet you


m'charrafìn

where are you from?


ad un uomo: mnin nta?
ad una donna: mnin ntìa?

i am from morocco


àna mìna al maghrèb

enjoy your meal


bsaha / bsaouraha

enjoy your meal
answer


latexaàh

enjoy your meal
refered to oneself, even when
you step into a house or a car
or you start an activity


bismillah
literaly: in the name of allah

it's enough
for instance during a meal


safè

today


lyoùm

tomorrow


rdàa

yesterday


lbèrh

now


dabà

before


mn'kbìla

after


mn'bèd

always


dyma

almost


mezel

never


baki mechèfc

wait a moment


blàti choùya

Numbers:

one


masculine: wahèd
feminine: wahdà

two


jùj

three


tlèta

four


arbàa

five


hamzà

six


stà

seven


sbaà

eight


tmanìa

nine


tzaoùd / tìssa

ten


ashrà

twenty


ashrìn

hundred


mìa

Days of the week:

monday


itnì

tuesday


tltà

wednesday


laarbà

thursday


khamìs

friday


jemàa

saturday


sebt

sunday


lhèd