Market & Shopping in Moroccan Darija
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
السوق
Ssuq
Market
I went to the market to buy fruit
الحانوت
L7anut
Grocery store / Shop
The grocery store is near our house
بشحال
Bsh7al
How much does it cost?
How much does this date cost
غالي بزاف
Ghali bzaf
Too expensive
The price is too expensive, I'm not buying
اشرا
Shri
To buy
I want to buy bread from here
الفلوس
Lflus
Money
I don't have enough money today
درهم
Dirham
Dirham
The price is only twenty dirhams
عطيني
3tini
Give me
Give me a bag, we say to the grocer
بغيت
Bghit
I want
I want to buy red meat today
الخبز
Lkhobz
Bread
The bread is fresh and not very expensive
الكيس
Lkis
Bag
I put the vegetables in the bag
ما عنديش
Ma 3ndish
I don't have
I don't have time to go shopping
باع
Ba3
To sell
The man was selling fish at the market
فصّل
Fssel
To bargain
He bargained with them over the price of the chicken
الثمن
Ttaman
Price
The price of the dress is very expensive
الباقي
Lbaqi
Change (money returned)
Your change is ten dirhams
الفاصلة
Lfasla
Receipt / Sales slip
Give me my purchase receipt
الصف
Ssaf
Line / Queue
This long line is the one for the post office
القياس
Lqias
Size / Shoe size
My size is a little big
بالمجان
Blmajan
Free
This book is free from the library
الملحمة
Lmell7ma
Butcher shop
Let's go to the butcher shop to buy meat
الفران
Ffran
Bakery
The bread from the bakery is very good
الحانوت الكبير
L7anut lkbir
Supermarket
The supermarket is close to our house
المعلوم
Lma3lum
Tip
I gave the waiter a tip
الشيك
Shshik
Check / Cheque
I paid the store by check
البطاقة
Lbitaqa
Bank card
I always have my bank card with me
التخفيض
Ttkfid
Discount / Reduction
When is the discount on clothes
العرض
L3ard
Offer / Promotion
This promotion is very good
البائع
Lbayyi3
Seller
The seller was so friendly
المشتري
Lmushtri
Buyer / Customer
The buyer spoke nicely with the seller
الدبوز
Debbuz
Bottle
I bought a bottle of water at the market this morning
العلبة
L3elba
Can / Tin
The can of tomatoes is very expensive today
القفة
Lqeffa
Basket (traditional market)
I took my basket and filled it at the market
التاجر
Ttajir
Merchant
The fruit merchant says the price is expensive
الزبون
Zzabun
Customer
The customer asked the seller for the good olives
السلعة
Ssle3a
Merchandise
The winter merchandise has changed price
الرف
Rreff
Shelf / Aisle
The top shelf has the frozen chicken packages
المنتج
Lmuntaj
Product
This company's product is known for its quality
الطازج
Ttazej
Fresh (food)
Buy the fresh vegetables from the old market
المجمّد
Lmejemmed
Frozen
Frozen chicken costs less than fresh
الكمية
Lkemmiya
Quantity
There is a very large quantity of rice in the cupboard
الجودة
Ljawda
Quality
The quality of the bread from this bakery is very good
بالتفصيل
Bttfssil
Retail / To bargain
The merchant told me he doesn't sell retail, only by the sack
الشراء
Shhra
Purchase
Buying this chicken is very expensive
البيع
Lbi3
Sale
The sale of the house has problems
السداد
Ssedad
Repayment / Payment
Repaying debts is an obligation
التوصيل
Ttwssil
Delivery
The order will be delivered tomorrow morning
الطلبية
Ttelbiya
Order
My order arrived in good condition
الكفالة
Lkfala
Warranty / Guarantee
The device's warranty is a full year
الإيصال
Lisal
Receipt
The receipt for the bill is very important
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