114 • Moroccan Arabic

Site Visit Expressions

Here are some useful expressions you may need during your site visit.
My name is ... I am a volunteer smiti ... ana mutat
awwi‫ع‬
m‫ع‬a hay'at s-salam.
.
    ... 
with Peace Corps.
I will be working here for two ġadi n-xdm hna ‫ع‬amayn f ...     
years at ... ...
I’m going to spend two days ġadi n-gls m‫ع‬akum
yumayn.
. !" #$% 
with you (to host family).
Where is the youth center? fin kayna d
ar š-šbab? &'()
*
 ! +
Where is the hospital / fin kayn s
-sbit
ar /
l-mndubiya?
&-(
/ *(,
! +
delegation?
What is the name of the chief šnu smit l-midsan šef
‫ع‬afak?
&01 ) 
 )
doctor?
fin kayn mktb l-filaнa
Where is the agriculture office?
‫ع‬afak?
&01 21
'! ! +
Where is the water and forest fin kayn mktb l-miyah u
l-ġabat?
&3(4
 5-
'! ! +
office?

Where is the “handicraft

fin kayna lartizana / -$7
,
/ 
6* ! +
s-s
 ina‫ع‬a t-tqlidiya
center”? ‫ع‬afak? &01
Where is the post office? fin kayna l-bost
a? &(
! +
Please, I want to open a post lla y-xllik, bġit n-ftн
bwat
 ppost
al.
.8-9 
( :1 34( ;0<$ =

box.
What do I have to do? šnu xs

sni n-dir? &* -, )
How much do I have to pay (a šнal xs

sni n-xls

(l l-‫ع‬am)?
&("
8) >$ -, 82)
year)?
fin kayna l-banka ‫ع‬afak?
Where is the bank, please?
(l-bnk š-š‫ع‬bi)
( (")
0(
) &01 !(
! +

I want to open a bank account. bġit n-ftн kont

 bonkir. .*!( ! :1 34(
Where is the Gendarme / police fin j-jondarm /
l-kumisariya, ‫ع‬afak?
&01 ;-*!
/ *
A
+
station, please?
Can you please give me your weš ymkn lik t-‫ع‬t
ini rqm ;!  1$
B* " 0 ! C

phone number, please? (at t-tilifun dyalkum,
Gendarme / police station) ‫ع‬afak? &01
bġit n-sawb la-kart
 d
I want to get a “cart de sejour.”
sijur.
.*A  *! ', 34(
weš kayn ši frmasyan
Is there a pharmacy here?
hna?
& *+ ) ! C

weš kayn ši tilibutik
Is there a teleboutique here? hna?
& 0($ ) ! C

weš kat-bi‫ع‬ la-kart
 d
Do you sell cell phone cards? l-pportabl? &8(*-9  *! (! C

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Which service is available here: weš kayna Meditel wlla

 
    
Meditel or Maroc Telecom? Maroc Telecom?
Is there cell phone reception /
weš kayn r-rizo? 
  
coverage?
Is there CTM (the bus
weš kayn s-satyam?   
company)?
What day/time is transportation ašmn nhar/wqt kay-kun

  !/
 
available? l-mrkub?
weš kayna l-anternet
Is there a cyber café here? hna?
" 
  

How far is it from here? šнal b‫ع‬ida mn hna? "  #$% &

Which day is the souk? ašmn nhar kay-kun s-suq? ' 
 

Is there any association here? weš kayna ši jm‫ع‬iya hna? " *$( )  

Ask your LCF for any other words or expressions you think you may need for site visit.

Moroccan Wisdom:  

  

. 
nqt
a b nqt
a kay-нml l-wad.
Drop by drop the river rises.