# Game: What is this called in Darija? **URL:** \ **Category:** Moroccan Arabic (Darija) Exercises - Exercices d'a\ **Created:** [August 5, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806 "2009-08-05T17:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darija-Lover](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@Darija-Lover](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/Darija-Lover)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/1 "2009-08-05T17:49:59Z")
I feel like starting a new game. I will be posting photos of objects, and you should try to figure out what they are called in Darija. Bismillah, bdina… (Let’s start, in the name of God…) What is this thing called in Moroccan Darija? ![](http://i28.tinypic.com/4t7tz9.jpg) Give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![modz](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@modz](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/modz)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/2 "2009-08-06T10:13:12Z")
khayma = tent khiyam = tents mukhayam = camping khiyym = to camp ---
**Author:** ![maarten](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@maarten](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/maarten)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/3 "2009-08-08T18:50:09Z")
Hm. Nice game. Let me give it a try. Take a look at the picture below. What’s going on? ![](http://i26.tinypic.com/kch387.jpg) Note: they’re using brown paint not white. oef! ---
**Author:** ![lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/lise_c)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/4 "2009-08-09T08:12:44Z")
Great image, Maarten ! I’ll have a go at a simple description : S-Sabagha kaySbghu dar kbira / bni kbir, kayst3mlu Sgha qhwia. (the painters are painting a big house / big building, they are using brown paint) I’ll add : 3ndu khdma kbira ! (they have a big job) ---
**Author:** ![lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/lise_c)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/5 "2009-08-09T08:23:55Z")
@ Darija-Lover - Thanks for starting this exercise / game = shukran 3la tbda (tbdi ??) had t-tmrin / l-l3ba Someone please correct my darija - thanks = shi waHed SHHeH darija dyali, 3fak - shukran ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Rayyan](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Boo\_Rayyan](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/Boo_Rayyan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/6 "2009-08-13T10:08:11Z")
just a correction. It should be 3ndhom khdma kbira. ---
**Author:** ![lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/lise_c)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/7 "2009-08-13T11:28:41Z")
oh yes - thanks, Boo\_Rayyan 3ndhom = they have 3ndu = he has ---
**Author:** ![maarten](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@maarten](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/maarten)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/8 "2009-08-21T19:32:32Z")
![](http://i27.tinypic.com/5cliyx.jpg) fashion statement or fanatic supporter? Can you describe what’s happening here? ---
**Author:** ![lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/lise_c)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/9 "2009-08-22T00:17:13Z")
shukran, maarten Here’s my ‘broken darija’ attempt at a description : juj rjal lbsin 7wayej b7al klb (two men wearing - and since I don’t know the word for ‘costume’, I’ll say : clothes like a dog) huma galsin f shelyat zrq (they are sitting on blue chairs) Native darija speakers - please correct, shukran ??? ---
**Author:** ![Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/Jungfer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/10 "2009-08-22T17:10:48Z")
and u pretend that u have a broken darija good translation some mistakes yeaaaah but not it is not serious darija is just a dialect not a language . so this kind of errors should be excusable the last translated sentence they are sitting on blue chairs houma galsin f krasa zarqin u should use the pluriel in the adjectif “zreq”. it’s zerqin" ---
**Author:** ![lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/lise_c)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/11 "2009-08-22T22:36:29Z")
Thanks, Jungfer. Yes, I know about the rule that the adjective has to match the noun in gender and number, but in this case I wasn’t sure what the plural was, so thanks for that. I take it that ‘krasa’ is plural of ‘kursi’. I’m a bit confused about when to use shelya and when to use kursi. Do the words denote a different kind of chair ? and are there differences in usage in different regions of Morocco (as is the case with many words) ? ---
**Author:** ![LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/LallaA)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/12 "2009-08-23T00:25:56Z")
WOW lise\_c, i see some darija skills happening right there 😃 bravo 3lik akhty!! keep it up ---
**Author:** ![Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/Jungfer)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/13 "2009-08-23T00:34:06Z")
u welcome lise\_c about the chair I’m not sure if “shelya” exist in darija or not. because there are many dialects in morroco and I don’t know them all but the most useful and correct and famous also is “kursi” u can use it always ---
**Author:** ![lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/lise_c)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/14 "2009-08-23T04:23:30Z")
![](http://i28.tinypic.com/11sceop.jpg) I’m trying to post an image here. I’m not sure if it is going to work. ---
**Author:** ![lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@lise\_c](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/lise_c)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/15 "2009-08-23T04:32:22Z")
IT DID !! WOW !! I DID IT !!! I’m impressed with myself ! I’m not usually very good with computers and I’ve tried to do this before without success. At long last I managed ! But why is the image so huge ?! Anyway, who wants to describe the picture ? (I took it at the Central Market in Casa) ---
**Author:** ![LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/LallaA)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/16 "2009-08-24T05:00:47Z")
GREAT GREAT GREAT PIC lise\_c, the problem lies with me not having sufficient darija skills to explain what’s going on though unfortunately ☹ how would i say “the guy on the right is looking at us” ? ---
**Author:** ![Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/Jungfer)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/17 "2009-08-24T18:03:11Z")
ok lallaAicha “the guy on the right is looking at us” should be in darija :" rajel lli 3la limen kaychouf fina" really a big and complicated pic to describe we have to mention everything :huh: ---
**Author:** ![LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/LallaA)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/18 "2009-08-25T03:55:40Z")
thanks Jungfer!! i was going to say rrajel llimen shouf lina and i know that would be completely wrong! ---
**Author:** ![Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@Jungfer](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/Jungfer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/19 "2009-08-25T18:53:56Z")
no.not wompletely it is a try and a nice try you’ll overcame this small prb with time rrajel llimen shouf lina ok rrajel: man llimen : right good. but u neglected the " on the" in this example will be in darija "lli 3la"but this is not a metaphrase. it comes from the context also about “shouf lina” u have to add “kay” before " shouf" it will be “kayshouf” according to a continuous action “lina” means for us. and here we nead “fina”: at us and the correct sentence will be"rrajel lli 3la limen kayshouf fina" I know . I’m not good as a teacher :no: ---
**Author:** ![LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@LallaA](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/LallaA)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806/20 "2009-08-26T04:17:12Z")
> [@Jungfer](#): > > I know . I’m not good as a teacher :no: siiiiii that was a great explanation!!! ma3ndi mansalek 😉 [Next page](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/game-what-is-this-called-in-darija/1806.md?page=2)