Cooking & Markets

1. فين كاين السوق؟

   fīn kāyn s-sūq?

   Where is the market?

   Usage

   Asks where the market is, for buying food.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

2. باش كايتسمى هادا؟

   bāsh kāytsemma hāda?

   What is this called?

   Usage

   Asks the name of an ingredient or dish.

   Grammar Note

   Based on a dictionary sentence asking what something is called.

3. واش هادشي حار؟

   wāsh hādshī ḥārr?

   Is this spicy?

   Usage

   Checks whether a dish is spicy before ordering.

   Grammar Note

   "ḥārr" is glossed as spicy in the dictionaries. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

4. كيفاش كاتطيّبو هادشي؟

   kīfāsh kātṭeyyebu hādshī?

   How do you cook this?

   Usage

   Asks a local how a dish is cooked.

   Grammar Note

   "ṭeyyeb" means to cook; the plural "you" here asks how people generally cook it. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. بغيت نتعلم كيفاش نطيّب الماكلة المغربية

   bghīt ntʿelem kīfāsh nṭeyyeb l-mākla l-mghribiya

   I want to learn how to cook Moroccan food

   Usage

   Says you want to learn local cooking, for example at a class or a home.

   Grammar Note

   "l-mghribiya" is the feminine form agreeing with "l-mākla". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. فين نقدر نشري الخضرة؟

   fīn nqder nshrī l-khuḍra?

   Where can I buy vegetables?

   Usage

   Asks where to buy vegetables.

   Grammar Note

   "l-khuḍra" is a collective noun for vegetables. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

7. واش نقدر نجرّب شوية؟

   wāsh nqder njerreb shwiya?

   Can I try a little?

   Usage

   Asks for a taste at a stall or market.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

8. البصلة

   l-bṣla

   Onion

   Usage

   Names the ingredient; also used to ask for a dish without it.

   Grammar Note

   In dictionary sentences it is used for a burger without onions.

9. الفلفلة

   l-felfla

   Pepper (sweet pepper or chili)

   Usage

   The word covers chilis and sweet peppers, so ask about heat separately.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses it as pepper, including sweet peppers and chilis.

10. الخضرة

    l-khuḍra

    Vegetables

    Usage

    A collective noun for vegetables in general.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun treated as singular.

11. الفاكهة

    l-fākiha

    Fruit

    Usage

    The general word for fruit, used at the market or after a meal.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled like the standard word "fākiha", the form found in dictionary sentences.

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