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Module 8 · Work and business

Lesson 75 · Lower intermediate · 4 min

Professional introductions

Introducing your company and role, exchanging cards and suggesting a follow-up.

  • Unreviewed: this lesson’s Darija and translations have not yet been checked by a native speaker.

In this lesson

  • Introduce your company and position
  • Explain what the company does
  • Suggest a next step

At a trade fair, introductions are quick: name, company, role. Business cards are still widely used.

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This lesson hasn’t been recorded yet, and we won’t fake it with a made-up voice. Read the dialogue out loud with the help of the transliteration key.

Dialogue

  1. SofiaSalam, ana Sofia Lind, mn charikat Nordic Design.Hello, I’m Sofia Lind, from Nordic Design.
  2. Youssef AlaouiMr7ba, ana Youssef Alaoui. Ana lmudir dyal lmabi3at.Welcome, I’m Youssef Alaoui. I’m the sales director.
  3. SofiaMetcharfa. Ana mkellfa b ssou9 lmeghribi.Pleased to meet you. I’m responsible for the Moroccan market.
  4. Youssef AlaouiChno katbi3o b dbt?What exactly do you sell?
  5. SofiaLmeubles dyal lbiro. Hahiya lkarta dyali.Office furniture. Here’s my card.
  6. Youssef AlaouiChokran, hahiya dyali. Chhal hadi w ntouma f lMeghrib?Thanks, here’s mine. How long have you been in Morocco?
  7. Sofia3am bark. Kanqelbo 3la charik mghribi.Just a year. We’re looking for a Moroccan partner.
  8. Youssef AlaouiMzyan. Nt3arfo ktar f wa7d jtima3.Good. Let’s get to know each other better at a meeting.
How to read the transliteration

Darija is written here in Latin letters, the way many Moroccans text. A few symbols stand for sounds English, French and Swedish don't have:

3
a tight sound from the throat (Arabic ع)
7
a breathy h, stronger than English h (ح)
9
a k made deep in the throat (ق)
gh
like a French r (غ)
kh
like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach (خ)
ch
like English sh (ش)

Vocabulary

lmudir dyal lmabi3atالمدير ديال المبيعات
the sales director
mkellef / mkellfa b…مكلف / مكلفة ب…
in charge of… (m. / f.)
ssou9السوق
the market
katbi3oكتبيعو
you sell (plural)
b dbtبالضبط
exactly
lmeublesالموبيلات
furniture
lkarta dyaliالكارطة ديالي
my (business) card
barkبركة
only, just (regional)
kanqelbo 3laكنقلبو على
we’re looking for
charikشريك
a partner
nt3arfoنتعرفو
let’s get to know each other

Repeat after me

Read each phrase out loud, then cover it and say it from memory.

  • Salam, ana Sofia Lind, mn charikat Nordic Design.

    السلام، أنا صوفيا ليند، من شركة نورديك ديزاين.

    Hello, I’m Sofia Lind, from Nordic Design.

  • Metcharfa. Ana mkellfa b ssou9 lmeghribi.

    متشرفة. أنا مكلفة بالسوق المغربي.

    Pleased to meet you. I’m responsible for the Moroccan market.

  • Lmeubles dyal lbiro. Hahiya lkarta dyali.

    الموبيلات ديال البيرو. هاهي الكارطة ديالي.

    Office furniture. Here’s my card.

  • 3am bark. Kanqelbo 3la charik mghribi.

    عام بركة. كنقلبو على شريك مغربي.

    Just a year. We’re looking for a Moroccan partner.

Quiz

  1. Question 1 of 7What does Sofia’s company sell?
  2. Question 2 of 7Fill in the blankAna b ssou9 lmeghribi.I’m responsible for the Moroccan market.
  3. Question 3 of 7What is Sofia’s company looking for?
  4. Question 4 of 7Match each expression with its meaning.
  5. Question 5 of 7What does “lmudir dyal lmabi3at” mean?
  6. Question 6 of 7How do you say “we’re looking for” in Darija?
  7. Question 7 of 7 · Review from lesson 3Review (lesson 3): what does “mnin” mean?

Your turn

Introduce yourself at a trade fair: name, company, role, and give your card.

Show an example answer

Ana Erik, mn charikat Volta. Ana mkellef b lmabi3at. Hahiya lkarta dyali.

أنا إيريك، من شركة ڤولتا. أنا مكلف بالمبيعات. هاهي الكارطة ديالي.

I’m Erik, from Volta. I’m in charge of sales. Here’s my card.

Summary

“Ana … mn charikat…”, “ana mkellef b…”, “hahiya lkarta dyali” and “nt3arfo ktar”.

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