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Marrakech Magic
By: Gems Ouziad
Step a thousand years back in time into one of Shaharazard’s tales, weave through the snake charmers and never-ending marketplaces full of vibrant colors and the smells of exotic spices and orange trees. Listen to the deep enchanting notes of the Gnawa musicians and the methodic calls from the vendors as they vie for your attention. Sit on a terrace sipping mint tea and watching acrobats and dancers awe the crowds below. Such is the magic of the Medina in Marrakech.
Lesson 9: Moroccan Arabic Eatting Out/In the Restaurant
Moroccan Arabic (Darija) Useful Restaurant Phrases:
the menu - l-menu
Do you have...? - wech åandkum...?
Is there anything without meat? - wech kayna chi makla bla lHm
I would like... - bghit...
Please bring me... - åafak jib liya...
Without sugar/meat - bla s-skkar/lHm
A little sugar, please - chwiya d s-skkar, åafak
Cold water - d l-ma bard
We want a table for (two people) - bghina waHd t-tbla dyal (juj d n-nas)
Outside - åala brra
Inside - ldakhl
The food is delicious - l-makla bnina/ldida
The bill, please - l-Hsab åafak
Moroccan Arabic (Darija) Restaurant Vocabulary:
water - l'ma
bread - l'khobz
vegetables - khoudra
fruits - l'fawakeh
cakes - l'haloua
meat - l'Hm
spicy - Har
warm - dafi
fried - meqli
roasted - mechwi
rare - jSr
tea - atay
coffee - kahoua
salt - melHa
fork - forchette
spoon - måalka
knife - mousse
plate - tabsil
glass / cup - kas
napkin - l'kal
pepper - l'ebrwa
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Though Morocco is predominantely Muslim, it has also been a safe haven for both Jews and Christians through most of its history. It is one of the few places that all three religions live together in harmony.
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Moroccan Arabic, also known as Darija, is not a written language. It is a dialect of Modern Arabic which also has influences from French, Spanish, Berber, and other African languages. Moroccan Arabic (Darija) is only written as communication between friends and is often written using either Arabic or English characters. Since there is no formal writing, spelling varies and is almost always phonetic. Formal Documents, signs, newspapers, magazines, books, advertisement, menus, etc. are all in Classic Arabic. Though Moroccan Arabic (darija) tends to use less vowels in their writing than typical Classic Arabic.