Moroccan Arabic textbook 2011

66 • Moroccan Arabic
Verbs like “qra”
to forget nsa to defy tнdda
to find lqa to eat lunch tġdda
to hope tmnna to eat dinner tعšša
to meet tlaqa to be cured bra
to go shopping tqdda to be finished tsala
to walk around
tsara
to take care
(of)
thlla (f)
Some examples:
From time to time we eat dinner
at the restaurant.
I don‟t go shopping every day.
How many books do you read in
a month
mrra mrra kan-tعššau f
r-ristọra.
ma-kan-tqdda-š kul yum.
šнal mn ktab kat-qra f
š-šhr
Exercise: Describe in the present tense the following activities.
šnu kay-dir / kat-dir / kay-diru
Moroccan Wisdom:
dṛb l-нdid maнddu sxun.
Strike while the iron is hot.