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Survival Phrases #13

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Arabic
English
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Grammar
Cultural Insight

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ENGLISH
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What's delicious?

2.

This please.

VOCABULARY
A r abic

R omanization

English
What's

C lass

Shnu li bnin?

delicious?

phrase

korat al kadam

soccer

noun

min falik

please

phrase

This please.

phrase

haadii min
faDlik.

Ge nde r

feminine

SAMPLE SENTENCES

al-laibn yalabn kurati al-qadam

ha min falik.

The players are playing soccer.

This please.(masculine)

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haadii min faDlik.

This please.(feminine)

GRAMMAR
Today well learn how to place an order at a restaurant. What can you do if you cant read the
Arabic menu? Todays phrases will be of great help! When you enter a restaurant, you may
first have to get a hold of the staff. You can accomplish this by waving your hand and saying
min fadlik ( ) which means please. Min fadlik is the Standard Arabic word for please.
Therefore, it is pretty formal, and you will be understood if you use it. But if you want to sound
more Moroccan, say afak (). Once the waiter or waitress comes to your table, you can
simply point to the menu and say Hada afak ( ) which means This please. You can
also replace the word hada with whatever it is you want to eat. For example, to order tajine
dial kufta (meatballs cooked in fresh tomatoes and served in a special pot), you would say,
tajine dial kufta afak () . Now if you're feeling ambitious, you could go for "What
do you recommend?" This expression is pretty difficult to pronounce in Arabic, so were going
to use a simpler version that I personally use in Morocco. You can say, Shnu li bnin? (
)The first word shnu means what and li bnin means is delicious. Altogether, shnu li
bnin? means whats delicious? and can be used to say what do you recommend?

CULTURAL INSIGHT
A "Tajine" ( )refers both to a type of dish as well as the special pot to cook it in. The
traditional tajine pot is made of heavy clay which is sometimes painted. Tajine dishes are
slow-cooked at low temperatures, resulting in tender, falling-of-the-bone meat with fresh
vegetables and sauce. Isn't that mouth-watering? Here are some personal recommendations
of delicious dishes to try while in Morocco. Dishes vary by region, so remember to also try
local flavors. - Tajine dial djaj (Chicken with pickled lemon) - Tajine dial barqooq (Lamb or
beef with prunes and cinnamon) - Couscous dial khudra (Couscous with vegetables)

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