Food & Drinks

1. ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ

   Fk iyi aman

   Water, please

   Usage

   Asking for water at a shop or table.

   Grammar Note

   "ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ + noun" means "give me …"; there is no separate polite form. Composed from verified words; ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ is common in both corpora.

2. ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴰⵜⴰⵢ

   Fk iyi atay

   Tea, please

   Usage

   Asking for tea, usually mint tea.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from the corpus sentence ⴼⴽ ⴰⵜⴰⵢ "give tea" with ⵉⵢⵉ added.

3. ⵔⵉⵖ ⵍⵇⵀⵡⴰ

   Riɣ lqhwa

   I want coffee

   Usage

   Ordering coffee.

   Grammar Note

   The same sentence is in both corpora.

4. ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⵖⵔⵓⵎ

   Riɣ aɣrum

   I want bread

   Usage

   Asking for bread.

   Grammar Note

   Composed on the pattern of the corpus sentence ⵔⵉⵖ ⵍⵇⵀⵡⴰ.

5. ⵃⵎⵍⵖ ⴰⵜⴰⵢ

   Ḥmlɣ atay

   I like tea

   Usage

   Saying you like tea.

   Grammar Note

   Attested as Ḥmlɣ atay in Tashelhit, and the zgh corpus has sentences of the same pattern.

6. ⴳⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⵛⵎⵖⵉ

   Giɣ amcmɣi

   I am vegetarian

   Usage

   Stating a diet (as a man).

   Grammar Note

   The same sentence is in both corpora; a woman would say ⴳⵉⵖ ⵜⴰⵎⵛⵎⵖⵉⵜ (derived, unverified).

7. ⵙⴽⵙⵓ

   Sksu

   Couscous

   Usage

   A staple Moroccan dish, traditionally eaten on Fridays.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun in the dictionary; the same spelling is also a verb "to look", so context decides.

8. ⵟⵟⴰⵊⵉⵏ

   Ṭṭajin

   Tagine

   Usage

   The conical clay pot, or the stew cooked in it.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun in the dictionary (lidded clay pot; stew); 14 Wikipedia hits, no conversational examples.

9. ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ

   Aksum

   Meat

   Usage

   Meat in general.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun in the dictionary; 15 zgh hits. Tashelhit also says ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵢⵉ.

10. ⴰⴼⵓⵍⵍⵓⵙ

    Afullus

    Chicken

    Usage

    Chicken.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary (rooster, chicken); 4 zgh and 2 Tashelhit hits.

11. ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴰⵢⵜ

    Taglayt

    Egg

    Usage

    An egg.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun in the dictionary; the plural ⵜⴳⵍⴰⵢ is attested in both corpora.

12. ⴰⴽⵯⴼⴰⵢ

    Akʷfay

    Milk

    Usage

    Milk.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; the most frequent form in the corpora (19 zgh, 24 Tashelhit). The dictionary variant ⴰⵖⵖⵓ has few examples and is not used.

13. ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ?

    Manza tisnt?

    Where is the salt?

    Usage

    Looking for the salt at the table.

    Grammar Note

    The same sentence is in the Tashelhit corpus. ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ is a feminine noun in the dictionary (salt; charm).

14. ⵉⵙ ⵜⵔⵉⴷ ⵙⵙⴽⴽⵯⴰⵔ?

    Is trid sskkʷar?

    Do you want sugar?

    Usage

    Asking one man whether he wants sugar, e.g. in tea.

    Grammar Note

    Tashelhit has Is trit sskkʷar? (spelled ⵜⵔⵉⵜ); ⵜⵔⵉⴷ is the zgh-corpus form. The loan ⵙⵙⴽⴽⵯⴰⵔ is in the dictionary.

15. ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ

    Tammnt

    Honey

    Usage

    Honey, often served with bread.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun; the dictionary headword is ⵜⴰⵎⵎⴻⵎⵜ and ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ is listed under it. 154 Wikipedia and 7 Tashelhit hits.

16. ⵣⵣⵉⵜ

    Zzit

    Oil

    Usage

    Cooking oil, especially olive oil.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; 19 Wikipedia hits.

17. ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ

    Argan

    Argan

    Usage

    The argan tree or its oil, a speciality of southern Morocco.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary (argan tree; argan oil); 24 Wikipedia hits.

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