Module 1 · Greetings and introductions
Lesson 3 · Beginner · 4 min · 0:18 of audio
Smiti… Introducing yourself
Saying your name, asking someone else’s, and saying “nice to meet you”.
- Unreviewed: this lesson’s Darija and translations have not yet been checked by a native speaker.
- Placeholder audio: a computer voice, not a native Darija speaker. Real recordings are coming.
Smiti… Introducing yourself
In this lesson
- Say your name and ask someone’s
- Say “nice to meet you” in the masculine and feminine
- Say why you are in Morocco
After salam usually comes the question of your name. “Smiti” (my name) is all you need to introduce yourself.
Dialogue
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
- chnoشنو
- what
- smiti / smitekسميتي / سميتك
- my name / your name
- anaأنا
- I, me
- mninمنين
- where from
- mnمن
- from
- metcharf / metcharfa / metcharfinمتشرف / متشرفة / متشرفين
- pleased to meet you (man / woman / plural)The plural “metcharfin” also works as a polite form.
- 7ta anaحتى أنا
- me too
- katdir / katdiriكتدير / كتديري
- you do (to a man / to a woman)
- l3otlaالعطلة
- holiday, vacation
- s7abiصحابي
- my friends
Repeat after me
Play a phrase, then say it out loud during the pause.
Mr7ba! Chno smitek?
Welcome! What’s your name?
Smiti Sara. W nta?
My name is Sara. And you?
Ana smiti Youssef. Mnin nti?
I’m Youssef. Where are you from?
7ta ana metcharfa!
Nice to meet you too!
Quiz
Your turn
Introduce yourself: your name, where you’re from and why you’re in Morocco.
Show an example answer
Smiti Emma. Ana mn Ssouid. Ana f l3otla.
سميتي إيما. أنا من السويد. أنا فالعطلة.
My name is Emma. I’m from Sweden. I’m on holiday.
Summary
“Chno smitek?” / “Smiti…”, “Mnin nta / nti?” / “Ana mn…”, and “metcharf / metcharfa” for nice to meet you.
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