Lesson 55 · Elementary · 4 min
Visiting a museum or monument
Buying a ticket, asking for a student rate, photos and guided tours.
- Unreviewed: this lesson’s Darija and translations have not yet been checked by a native speaker.
In this lesson
- Buy an entrance ticket
- Ask if something is allowed
- Ask about guided tours
Madrasas, palaces, museums: most have a small entrance fee. Always ask about reduced rates.
No audio for this lesson yet
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
- LisaBchhal lbiyyi dyal lmat7af?How much is a ticket for the museum?
- GardienSettin dirham. W ttalaba b nss ttaman.Sixty dirhams. And students pay half price.
- LisaAna talba. Hahiya lkarta dyali.I’m a student. Here’s my card.
- GardienMzyan, tlatin dirham.Fine, thirty dirhams.
- LisaWach mesmou7 nsewwer ddakhel?Am I allowed to take photos inside?
- GardienIyyeh, walakin bla flash.Yes, but without flash.
- LisaW fou9ach kaysedd?And what time does it close?
- GardienM3a stta. W kayna visite b lfransawiya m3a l7dach.At six. And there’s a tour in French at eleven.
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
- lmat7afالمتحف
- the museum
- ttalabaالطلبة
- students
- talib / talbaطالب / طالبة
- student (m. / f.)
- nss ttamanنص التمن
- half price
- lkartaالكارطة
- the card
- mesmou7مسموح
- allowed
- nsewwerنصور
- I take photos
- ddakhelالداخل
- inside
- bla flashبلا فلاش
- without flash
- kayseddكيسد
- it closes
- visiteفيزيت
- guided tour
Repeat after me
Read each phrase out loud, then cover it and say it from memory.
Bchhal lbiyyi dyal lmat7af?
بشحال البيي ديال المتحف؟
How much is a ticket for the museum?
Ana talba. Hahiya lkarta dyali.
أنا طالبة. هاهي الكارطة ديالي.
I’m a student. Here’s my card.
Wach mesmou7 nsewwer ddakhel?
واش مسموح نصور الداخل؟
Am I allowed to take photos inside?
W fou9ach kaysedd?
وفوقاش كيسد؟
And what time does it close?
Quiz
Your turn
At the entrance to a palace: ask the price, about a reduced rate and if photos are allowed.
Show an example answer
Bchhal lbiyyi? Wach kayn taman l ttalaba? Wach mesmou7 nsewwer?
بشحال البيي؟ واش كاين تمن للطلبة؟ واش مسموح نصور؟
How much is a ticket? Is there a student price? Can I take photos?
Summary
“Bchhal lbiyyi?”, “nss ttaman l ttalaba”, “wach mesmou7…?” and “fou9ach kaysedd?”.
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