Shopping

1. ⵎⵏⵛⵜ ⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔ?

   Mnct ayd iskar?

   How much is it?

   Usage

   Asking the price of a masculine-noun item.

   Grammar Note

   The same sentence is in the zgh corpus; for a feminine noun: ⵎⵏⵛⴽ ⴰⵢⴷ ⵜⵙⴽⴰⵔ. Bargaining in markets is often carried out in Darija.

2. ⵉⵖⵍⴰ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ

   Iɣla bahra

   It's too expensive

   Usage

   Saying a masculine-noun item is too expensive.

   Grammar Note

   ⵉⵖⵍⴰ is attested in Tashelhit; the plural is ⵖⵍⴰⵏ. The combination with ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ is composed.

3. ⵔⵉⵖ ⵡⴰⴷ

   Riɣ wad

   I want this

   Usage

   Pointing at the item you want.

   Grammar Note

   Composed as ⵔⵉⵖ + demonstrative; ⵡⴰⴷ is attested in both corpora.

4. ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵢⵉⵎⵉⴽⴽ ⵙⵓⵍ

   Fk iyi d yan yimikk sul

   Give me a little more

   Usage

   Asking for a little more.

   Grammar Note

   The zgh sentence ⴼⴽ ⴰⵖ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵢⵉⵎⵉⴽⴽ ⵙⵓⵍ "give us a little more" with ⴰⵖ replaced by ⵉⵢⵉ.

5. ⵔⴰⴷ ⴼⵔⵓⵖ

   Rad fruɣ

   I'll pay

   Usage

   Offering to pay.

   Grammar Note

   The same sentence is in both corpora.

6. ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⵜⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓⵜ?

   Manza taḥanut?

   Where is the shop?

   Usage

   Asking where a shop is.

   Grammar Note

   Composed by putting a dictionary noun into the corpus pattern ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ….

7. ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⵙⵙⵓⵇ?

   Manza ssuq?

   Where is the market?

   Usage

   Asking where the market (souk) is.

   Grammar Note

   Composed. ⵙⵙⵓⵇ is a loan found in the dictionary and frequent in Wikipedia.

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