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1. ⵉⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵃⴰⵏⵓ?

   Is illa kra n uḥanu?

   Is there any room?

   Usage

   Asking at reception whether a room is available.

   Grammar Note

   Composed on the corpus frame "ⵉⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ …?" (is there any …?) with a dictionary-verified noun. ⵓⵃⴰⵏⵓ is the construct state of ⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓ.

2. ⵉⵙ ⵖⵓⵔⴽ ⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓ?

   Is ɣurk aḥanu?

   Do you have a room?

   Usage

   Addressed to one man, such as the person at the desk.

   Grammar Note

   "Have" is expressed with the preposition ⵖⵓⵔ plus a suffix; the same frame occurs in "ⵉⵙ ⵖⵓⵔⴽ ⵓⵔⵖ?" (do you have gold?). For a woman use ⵖⵓⵔⵎ.

3. ⵓⵙⵔⵖ ⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓ

   Usrɣ aḥanu

   I need a room

   Usage

   When you are looking for a room.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from the corpus patterns "ⵓⵙⵔⵖ ⵜ" (I need it) and "ⵏⵓⵙⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ" (we need water).

4. ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵏⵓ?

   Manza aḥanu inu?

   Where is my room?

   Usage

   Asking where your own room is.

   Grammar Note

   Taken from the corpus sentence "ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓ ⵏⵏⴽ?" (where is your room?) with the possessive changed to ⵉⵏⵓ.

5. ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⵜⴰⵙⴰⵔⵓⵜ

   Fk iyi tasarut

   Give me the key

   Usage

   Asking for the room key; an imperative, but normal for an everyday request.

   Grammar Note

   Composed on the corpus pattern "ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ" (give me water). ⵜⴰⵙⴰⵔⵓⵜ is in the dictionary and in both corpora.

6. ⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓ

   Aḥanu

   Room

   Usage

   The basic word for a room.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun, in the dictionary and in both corpora (construct state ⵓⵃⴰⵏⵓ).

7. ⵜⴰⵙⴰⵔⵓⵜ

   Tasarut

   Key

   Usage

   A key, for a room or a lock.

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun, in the dictionary and in both corpora; the plural is ⵜⵉⵙⵓⵔⴰ.

8. ⵜⴰⵎⵣⵣⵡⵓⵜ

   Tamzzwut

   Towel

   Usage

   Put it after ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ to ask for a towel.

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun from the IRCAM dictionary with only two corpus hits (dictionary-grade evidence).

9. ⵚⵚⴰⴱⵓⵏ

   Ṣṣabun

   Soap

   Usage

   For asking for soap; a word of Arabic (Darija) origin.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun from the IRCAM dictionary with few corpus hits (dictionary-grade evidence); ⵉⵍⵢⴰⵏ is a synonym.

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