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MOROCCAN ARABIC
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ssalam ulekum ؛s a greeting y o u 'll hear from dawn to dusk and on in to the night. 'Peace be upon you' - i f only you could return the wish؛ A n d how about the farewell; lla yhennlk ' l y God give you tranquility' M ust be one of the best ways to bid goodbye to someone about to travel fu rth e r Into the magic lands o f Morocco.
٠script throughout ٠tolanguage specific Morocco ٠extensive vocabulary li ٠full of useful cultural ti ٠extensive food and shopping sections ٠includes chapters on Berber and French pronunciation guide
QUICK REFERENCE ٩ello. Goodbye. ؛lease, rhank you. ؛xcuse me. understand, don't understand.
ssalamd (lekum m'a ssalama (afak shukran smeh Ilya fhemt mafremtsh
)0 you speak English?
wash k a fre f negliziya? .
How much is it? What time is it?
bshhal? shal Tessa؛a?
ا ﻟ ال م ﻋ ﻠ ﻴ ﻜ ﻢ ا ﻟ ﺴ ال ﻣ ﺔ
ع٠
ك١ة
ﺛ ﻜ ﺮا ا ﺳﻤ ﺢ ل ﻟﻬﻤ ﺖ
ﻓ ﻬ ﻤﺘ ﺶ ﻧ ﺠﻠﻴ ﺰﻳ ﺔ ؟
ﻛﺘﻌﺮ ف
ﻣﺎ
وا ش
ﺑﺜ ﺤﺎ ل ؟ ﺛ ﺤ ﺎ ل ﻓﺎﻟ ﺴﺎ ﻋ ﺔ ؟
I'd like a room please. bghit uhzhez wafad lb it
ﺑ ﻐ ﻴ ﺖ ا ﺣ ﺠ ﺰ وا ﺣ ﺪ اﻟ ﺒ ﻴ ﺖ
I'd like the bill please. wezhedlina lhsab afak
و ﺟ ﺪ ﻟﻔﺎ ا ﻟ ﺤ ﺎ ب ﻋﻔﺎ ك
Where's the toilet?
fin kein lb it lma?
Go straight ahead. Turn riglit. Turn left.
sir nishan dOr'al limen dbr (al liser
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Moroccan Arabic phrasebook 2nd edition - February 1999 Published by Lonely Planet Publications Pty ltd ABN 36 005 607 983 90 M aribyrnong St, Footscray, Victoria 3011, Australia Lonely Planet .ffices Australia Locked Bag 1, Footscray, Victoria 3011 USA ٦50 Linden St, Oakland CA 94607 UK 72-82 Rosebery Ave, London, ECl R 4RW France 1 rue du Dahomey, 75011 Paris Cover illustration Where'sAbdul?by Chelle Rudelson ISBN 0 86442 586 4 text © lo n e ly Planet Publications Pty Ltd 1999 cover illustration © Chelle Rudelson 10 9 8 7
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A ck n .w le d g e m e n ts About the Authors
Dan Bacon is an American who lived for eight years in Morocco where he started and managed Crown English Bookshop in the town ofAgadir. Dan is currently employed as an engineer in the United States. Bichr Andjar is a Moroccan who grew up and currently lives at Agadir, Morocco. He studied linguistics at the University of Agadir and has taught Moroccan Arabic to American Peace Corps Volunteers. Bichr is currently employed at the Airport in Agadir. From th e A u th .rs
The authors wish to thank all oftheir friends in Agadir for their help in proofreading and making suggestions for the second edition ofthe phrasebook. Dan would like