Sentences in Rifiya and Darija

Here you’ll find phrases to use when exploring the Rif Mountains. You can also learn the sentences chapter by chapter. Choose whether you want to learn Rifiya (the language of the indigenous people), Darija (Moroccan Arabic) or both.

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Al Hoceima
is a
al-hosima
the waves
dangerous?
rmwaj
khaTa?
lmuwaj
khaTar?
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Are
the
almonds
salted?
wash
days
rmreH
di
juz?
kayn
lmilHä
fi
luz?
Can we
get to know eachother?
semah
anm3ruf?
mumkin
nta3arafu?
bring
all
these things?
adiqsigh
rheweja
qah?
nakhudh
had lhajish
kamilin?
taste
these?
adqasegh
sa?
ndhuq
min huna?
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English?
tagrinzisht?
longleh?
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Gouda
cheese?
formage
holanda?
kayn
formage
dial
holanda?
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yoghurt
danone
kayn
danone
roasted sunflower seeds?
zarieth?
kayn
zariah?
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almonds?
kayn
luz?
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a
mineral water
ijen
wulmes
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a
bottle
of
water
ijen
taziyat
waman
krea
dial
maa
a
glass
of
milk
ijen
kas
ashefay
kaas
dial
Hliib
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an
espresso
ijen
express
wahid
express
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ijen
watay
s-lipton
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Give me more
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abershan
shukran.
half a
kilo
sweet pastries
azin
kilo
li-gato
nuS
kilo
dyal
Halwa
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a kilo of
minced meeat
kilo
dial
kefta
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hundred
grams
of
minced meat
miat
gram
kefta
miat
gram
dial
kefta
an
intestant sausage
ijen
tihaan
Hello!
salaam!
salaam!
How much
does is cost?
she
har
she
hal
How long
time
does the
take?
shar
rwaqt
shar
dyal
rwaqt
dyal
How much
does
cost?
shar
dyal
dyal
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English.
tagrinzisht.
longleh.
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am
John.
John.
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am
Great Britain.
britinia.
britinia.
in a hotel.
delotel.
f-l-hotel.
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to
Al Hoceima.
ghuad
al-hosima.
guadi
al-hosima.
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a
son.
ijen
waba.
wuld.
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am thirsty.
fudhegh.
3atshan.
adkhidzegh.
nkhalas.
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am
hungry.
djouzegh
ji3aan
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warm
now?
iHma
rukha?
sukhuun
daba?
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swimming
allowed?
a3umi
masmuH?
al3uman
masmuH?
a life guard?
"maître nageur"?
"maître nageur"?
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travel
the airport.
adsafar
matar tiyara.
nsafar
lmatar dyal tiyara.
a taxi.
taxi.
taxi.
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baked
with firewood?
itnenna
sik shuden?
kaytib
bilHatab?
the banana from Morocco?.
lbanan lmaghrib.
lbanan dial maghrib.
Nice
to
meet
you!
furca
sa3ida!
furca
sa3ida!
The food
is
makla
makla
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This
is
for
you (m).
thay
nish.
hadhi
dialik.
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What is your
(m)
mashesh
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are
you (m)
shek?
nta?
What
kind
of
ingredients
does it contain.
mash
giin
reqwaan
idays.
shno
hiya
al-atriya
lifiya.
When
does
come?
mermi
iditas
fukash
kayi
We
are
persons.
nshin
idnagh.
is this vegetable?
ijda akhdar?
huwa l-khadar?
I'm leaving.
aduyågh.
mashi.
the toilet?
toalet?
hiya
toalet?
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the butcher?
wizza?
lgzer?
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