Food & Drinks

1. ممكن تعطيني المنيو عافاك؟

   mumkin tʿṭīnī l-mnyū ʿāfāk?

   The menu, please

   Usage

   At a restaurant or café after sitting down.

   Grammar Note

   "mumkin" plus a second-person verb makes a polite request. "l-qāʾima" is also used for the menu. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

2. الحساب عافاك

   l-ḥsāb ʿāfāk

   The bill, please

   Usage

   Said to the waiter at the end of a meal.

   Grammar Note

   A noun plus "ʿāfāk" is already a polite request.

3. عطيني الما عافاك

   ʿṭīnī l-mā ʿāfāk

   Water, please

   Usage

   To order water.

   Grammar Note

   "mā" here is water; it is spelled like the negative "mā" but is a different word. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

4. بغيت كاس ديال الما

   bghīt kās dyāl l-mā

   I want a glass of water

   Usage

   To ask for a drink; "kās" is a glass or cup.

   Grammar Note

   "kās" is a glass or cup; always write its long vowel letter. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. بغيت أتاي بالنعناع عافاك

   bghīt atāy b-n-nʿnāʿ ʿāfāk

   Mint tea, please

   Usage

   To order Morocco's classic mint tea.

   Grammar Note

   "b-" (with) plus "n-nʿnāʿ" (mint) gives "with mint". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. بغيت قهوة عافاك

   bghīt qahwa ʿāfāk

   Coffee, please

   Usage

   To order coffee at a café.

   Grammar Note

   "bghīt" looks like a past form but means "I want" in the present. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

7. أنا نباتي / نباتية

   ana nabātī / nabātiya

   I am vegetarian

   Usage

   To state at ordering; "nabātī" for a man, "nabātiya" for a woman.

   Grammar Note

   Many dishes contain meat, so adding "bla lḥem" (without meat) helps.

8. بغيت ماكلة بلا لحم

   bghīt mākla bla lḥem

   I want food without meat

   Usage

   To order when you do not eat meat.

   Grammar Note

   "bla" means without. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

9. بلا عطرية حارة عافاك

   bla ʿaṭrīya ḥārra ʿāfāk

   Without hot spices, please

   Usage

   To say at ordering if you cannot take spicy food.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun ("ʿaṭrīya ḥārra"). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

10. هادشي بنين بزاف

    hādshī bnīn bzāf

    This is very delicious

    Usage

    To compliment the food.

    Grammar Note

    "hādshī" means this or that thing.

11. أنا جيعان / جيعانة

    ana jīʿān / jīʿāna

    I am hungry

    Usage

    To say you are hungry; "jīʿān" for a man, "jīʿāna" for a woman.

    Grammar Note

    Derived from the noun "jūʿ" (hunger).

12. بغيت طابلة ديال جوج

    bghīt ṭābla dyāl jūj

    I would like a table for two

    Usage

    At a restaurant; swap the number for other party sizes.

    Grammar Note

    "ṭābla" is a loanword from Romance languages. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

13. واش تقدر تنصحني بشي حاجة؟

    wāsh tqder tnṣḥni b-shī ḥāja?

    What do you recommend?

    Usage

    When you cannot read the menu or cannot decide.

    Grammar Note

    "wāsh" at the start makes a yes/no question. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

14. الروز

    r-rūz

    Cooked rice

    Usage

    When ordering a rice dish.

    Grammar Note

    Darija writes "rūz"; Standard Arabic has "aruzz".

15. الخبز

    l-khobz

    Bread

    Usage

    For the bread that comes with every Moroccan meal.

    Grammar Note

    One loaf is "khobza".

16. الشعرية

    sh-shʿrīya

    Pasta, noodles

    Usage

    Refers to pasta and thin noodles.

    Grammar Note

    It can also refer to thin vermicelli.

17. حار

    ḥārr

    Spicy hot

    Usage

    To ask or say how spicy a dish is.

    Grammar Note

    Feminine "ḥārra".

18. حلو

    ḥlū

    Sweet

    Usage

    For the sweetness of a taste or pastry.

    Grammar Note

    Feminine "ḥluwwa".

19. خام

    khām

    Raw, uncooked

    Usage

    To say a food is raw or not cooked through.

    Grammar Note

    Feminine "khāma".

20. أنا غادي نخلص

    ana ghādī nkhelleṣ

    I'll pay

    Usage

    To pay for the group.

    Grammar Note

    "khelleṣ" means to pay.

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