Lesson 8 • 12 real everyday situations

12 situations you truly need

Short, real dialogues — exactly the way you hear them in Morocco. Read them out loud, repeat, and replace single words (place, price, wish).

Taxi Airport Hotel Restaurant Pharmacy Doctor Police Bank Souk Supermarket Café Neighbors
Mini learning method
  • Choose 2 situations per day.
  • Say every line 3× out loud.
  • Replace place / number / food with your own words.
Tip: “aeafak” (please) and “shukran” (thank you) work almost always.
Everyday situations

Dialogues & phrases

Writing style: simple Latin transliteration (as in Bidarija), plus English translation.

TAXI — The most important dialogue

Start • On the way • Arrival
Situation 1
Start
A: Salam a Sidi, l-centre ville aeafak.
→ Hi, to the city center please.
B: Bi l’compteur wla thman?
→ With the meter or a fixed price?
A: Bi l’compteur, aeafak.
→ With the meter please.
On the way & Arrival
A: aeafak sir nishan.
→ Straight ahead, please.
A: Dwr aeala limen / lisar.
→ Turn right / left.
A: Hna mzian, bqa hna.
→ Here is good, stop here.
A: ShHal?
→ How much?
B: 15 dirham.
→ 15 dirhams.
A: Haka, shukran.
→ Here you go, thank you.

AIRPORT — Check-in & Security

Check-in • Security • Boarding
Situation 2
Check-in
A: Salam, aendi reservation.
→ Hi, I have a reservation.
B: Fin bagajek?
→ Where is your luggage?
A: Hadi.
→ This one.
B: Fin ghadi?
→ Where are you flying to?
A: Paris.
→ Paris.
Security & Boarding
B: Hzz l’computer, aeafak.
→ Take out the laptop, please.
A: Safi, haka.
→ Okay, here.
A: Wakha, shukran.
→ Alright, thanks.

HOTEL — Check-in & reporting problems

Check-in • Requests • Problems
Situation 3
Check-in
A: Salam, bghit chambre wahda.
→ Hi, I’d like a room.
B: ShHal mn lila?
→ For how many nights?
A: Juj liyat.
→ Two nights.
Extra requests
  • Bghit chambre sakna. → a quiet room
  • Kayn wifi?
  • Kayn douche?
Problems
A: aeafak, l-klima ma katrdech.
→ The air conditioner isn’t working.
B: Ghadi nsayb lik.
→ We’ll fix it right away.

RESTAURANT — Ordering, requests, complaints

Order • No sugar/Vegetarian • Complaint • Bill
Situation 4
Order
A: aetini menu, aeafak.
→ Give me the menu, please.
B: Tfdal.
→ Here you go.
Examples
  • Bghit Harira.
  • W bghit djaj m7ammer.
  • W wahed atay b-naeanae.
Requests & complaints
A: Bla skkar, aeafak.
→ No sugar, please.
A: Ma kanakulsh l-7em.
→ I don’t eat meat.
A: aeafak, hadi ma hiya-sh bnina.
→ This isn’t good.
B: Nbdlo lik.
→ We’ll replace it.
Bill
A: Bghina nsalew.
→ We’d like to pay.

PHARMACY — Symptoms & medicine

Complaints • Solutions
Situation 5
Complaints
A: aendi l-wjaae f-rassi.
→ I have a headache.
A: aendi s-daṛ f-lHalq.
→ I have a sore throat.
A: Fiya skhon.
→ I have a fever.
Solutions
A: aetini dawa dyal l-wjaae.
→ Give me something for the pain.
B: Kayn dawa l-srd.
→ There’s medicine for a cold.

DOCTOR — Exam & diagnosis

Short & clear
Situation 6
A: Salam doctor, ana mriD.
→ Hello doctor, I’m sick.
B: Shno katHss?
→ What do you feel / what do you have?
A: aendi skhon w der f-rassi.
→ I have a fever and a headache.
B: Khassek trtah.
→ You need to rest.
B: Ghadi nktblk dawa.
→ I’m going to prescribe you medicine.
A: Shukran doctor.
→ Thank you, doctor.

POLICE — Documents & report

Lost passport
Situation 7
A: Salam Sidi, dae liya passport.
→ Hello sir, I lost my passport.
B: Fin tdaae?
→ Where did it disappear?
A: Maaeareft-sh.
→ I don’t know.
B: Khassek tmshi l-komisariya.
→ You must go to the police station.
A: Wakha, shukran.
→ Alright, thank you.

BANK — Account, money, exchange

Exchange money • Open an account
Situation 8
Exchange money
A: Bghit n-bddl flous.
→ I want to exchange money.
B: ShHal bghiti?
→ How much do you want?
Account
A: Bghit nHell compte.
→ I want to open an account.
B: Ktb lia smitk hna.
→ Write your name here.

SOUK / MARKET — Bargaining

Price • Counter-offer • final price
Situation 9
A: ShHal hadi?
→ How much is this?
B: 300 dirham.
→ 300 dirhams.
A: Bzzaf, 150.
→ Too much, 150.
B: La, 250.
→ No, 250.
A: 180, akhir thman.
→ 180, final price.
B: Wakha.
→ Deal.

SUPERMARKET — Groceries & checkout

Find • Price • Pay
Situation 10
Find
A: Fin kayn l-Hlib?
→ Where is the milk?
B: Hna, hda l-biscuit.
→ Here, next to the cookies.
Price & Pay
A: ShHal had l-khobz?
→ How much is this bread?
B: 3 dirham.
→ 3 dirhams.
A: Haka l-flouss.
→ Here’s the money.

CAFÉ — Ordering & small talk

Coffee • Sugar • Quick greeting
Situation 11
Order
A: Salam, wahed qhwa aeafak.
→ One coffee, please.
B: Bla skkar?
→ Without sugar?
A: Ah, bla skkar.
→ Yes, no sugar.
Small talk
B: Kif dayr?
→ How are you?
A: Labas, hamdullah.
→ Fine, thank God.

NEIGHBORS — Daily life & help

Greeting • Help • Tools
Situation 12
Greeting
A: Salam aelikom, kif dayrin?
→ Hello, how are you (all)?
A little help
A: Taqder tsaeadni shwiya?
→ Can you help me for a moment?
B: Safi, mashi moshkil.
→ No problem.
Tools / key
A: aetini mftah, aeafak.
→ Give me the key, please.
B: Haka, tfdal.
→ Here you go.
Extra: “tfdal/tfdli” = “please (take it) / here you go”.
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