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8 0 M o r o c c a n A r a b i c
B a r g a i n i n g
O b j e c t i v e : B y t h e e n d o f t h e c h a p t e r , y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o :
b a r g a i n f o r b a s i c i t e m s , s u c h a s c l o t h i n g
d e s c r i b e t h e c o l o r s o f i t e m s
u s e m a s c u l i n e , f e m i n i n e , a n d p l u r a l a d j e c t i v e s c o r r e c t l y
d e s c r i b e d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n o b j e c t s u s i n g t h e c o m p a r a t i v e a n d s u p e r l a t i v e
B a r g a i n i n g
G e n e r a l B a r g a i n i n g I n f o r m a t i o n
I n M o r o c c o , b a r g a i n i n g i s a p a r t o f l i f e . I t c a n s o m e t i m e s b e t i r i n g f o r p e o p l e n o t u s e d t o i t , b u t w i t h
s o m e c u l t u r a l a n d l a n g u a g e s k i l l s , i t c a n b e c o m e m u c h e a s i e r . S o m e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t b a r g a i n i n g c a n
a l s o m a k e t h e p r o c e s s s i m p l e r .
F i r s t o f a l l , y o u n e e d t o k n o w w h a t i t e m s s h o u l d b e b a r g a i n e d f o r , a n d w h a t i t e m s n o r m a l l y h a v e f i x e d
p r i c e s , e v e n f o r M o r o c c a n s . T h i s i s n o t a l w a y s e a s y t o d e t e r m i n e , s i n c e t h e p l a c e w h e r e y o u b u y s o m e
t h i n g s m a y d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r t h e p r i c e i s f i x e d o r n o t . F o r e x a m p l e , s o m e i t e m s t h a t a r e s o l d a t f i x e d
p r i c e s i n a anut ( e . g . l a u n d r y s o a p , v e g e t a b l e s , e g g s ) m a y b e b a r g a i n e d f o r i n t h e s o u k o r f r o m a s t r e e t
v e n d o r . A s k y o u r h o s t f a m i l y o r w a t c h o t h e r M o r o c c a n s i n o r d e r t o f i n d o u t . H e r e a r e s o m e g e n e r a l
g u i d e l i n e s f o r w h e t h e r p r i c e s a r e f i x e d o r n o t :
U s u a l l y B a r g a i n e d F o r S e l d o m B a r g a i n e d F o r
a n y a r t i c l e o f c l o t h i n g a n y h o u s e h o l d o r k i t c h e n u t e n s i l , a p p l i a n c e ,
o r f u r n i t u r e
r e n t f o r a h o u s e o r a p a r t m e n t t a x i f a r e s o n u n s c h e d u l e d r u n s a n y t h i n g b o u g h t i n a s o u k ( e . g . g r a i n s i n
b u l k , a n i m a l s , r u g s , e t c . )
a n y t h i n g b o u g h t f r o m a s t r e e t v e n d o r w h o h a s n o r e g u l a r s h o p
p e t i t t a x i f a r e s i f t h e m e t e r d o e s n o t w o r k a n y t h i n g u s e d o r s e c o n d - h a n d d o m e s t i c h e l p a n d s e r v i c e s ( m a i d , p l u m b e r ,
e l e c t r i c i a n , e t c . D e t e r m i n e t h e p r i c e b e f o r e
t h e w o r k i s d o n e . )
t h i n g s w h i c h a r e l i t e r a l l y b o u g h t e v e r y d a y : m i n t , p a r s l e y , b r e a d , c o r i a n d e r
r e f i l l o n a b u t a g a s c i g a r e t t e s a n d a l c o h o l m e a l s o r b e v e r a g e s i n r e s t a u r a n t s b u s f a r e s b e t w e e n s c h e d u l e d s t o p s t a x i f a r e s o n r e g u l a r r u n s p r i c e - c o n t r o l l e d s t a p l e f o o d s : s u g a r , o i l , t e a ,
f l o u r , m i l k , b u t t e r , e t c .
a n y t h i n g b o u g h t i n a p h a r m a c y m e a t a n d v e g e t a b l e s , i f t h e p r i c e p e r k i l o i s
p o s t e d
s c h o o l s u p p l i e s I t i s a l s o g o o d t o b e a w a r e o f s o m e o f t h e s t a n d a r d t a c t i c s t h a t a r e u s e d b e t w e e n t h e b u y e r a n d t h e s e l l e r
i n M o r o c c o . I f y o u w a t c h M o r o c c a n s , y o u w i l l s e e m a n y o f t h e s e .
T h e B u y e r s T a c t i c s T h e S e l l e r s T a c t i c s
n o t s h o w i n g t o o m u c h e n t h u s i a s m f o r b u y i n g n o t s h o w i n g t o o m u c h e n t h u s i a s m f o r s e l l i n g w a l k i n g a w a y w h e n t h e s e l l e r h a s n a m e d t h e
l o w e s t p r i c e
t u r n i n g a w a y w h e n t h e b u y e r h a s n a m e d t h e h i g h e s t p r i c e
p o i n t i n g o u t d e f e c t s i n t h e m e r c h a n d i s e n o t i n g t h e s u p e r i o r q u a l i t y i n t h e m e r c h a n d i s e q u o t i n g a l o w e r p r i c e f o r a n i d e n t i c a l i t e m i n
a n o t h e r s h o p
i n s i s t i n g t h a t g o o d s i n o t h e r s h o p s a r e n o t o f t h e s a m e q u a l i t y
c l a i m i n g n o t t o h a v e e n o u g h m o n e y t o m e e t t h e s e l l e r ' s l o w e s t p r i c e
c l a i m i n g t h a t i n s e l l i n g a t t h e b u y e r s h i g h e s t p r i c e h e w o u l d b e t a k i n g a l o s s
c o m p l i m e n t i n g o r f l a t t e r i n g t h e s e l l e r ( o n h i s s h o p , m e r c h a n d i s e , c h i l d r e n , f r i e n d l i n e s s )
c o m p l i m e n t i n g o r f l a t t e r i n g t h e b u y e r ( o n h i s o r h e r l a n g u a g e a b i l i t y , f r i e n d l i n e s s , e x p e r t i s e
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i n b a r g a i n i n g )
T h e B u y e r s T a c t i c s T h e S e l l e r s T a c t i c s
a c t i n g i n s u l t e d b y t h e s e l l e r s p r i c e a c t i n g i n s u l t e d b y t h e b u y e r s o f f e r
a r g u i n g t h a t t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e s e l l e r s p r i c e a n d t h e p r i c e o f f e r e d i s
i n s i g n i f i c a n t ; i . e . t h e s e l l e r s h o u l d c o m e
d o w n t o t h e o f f e r e d p r i c e
a r g u i n g t h a t t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e b u y e r s p r i c e a n d h i s p r i c e i s i n s i g n i f i c a n t a n d
t h e b u y e r s h o u l d c o m e u p
p u l l i n g o u t o n e ' s m o n e y a s i f t h e o f f e r e d p r i c e h a s b e e n a g r e e d u p o n
w r a p p i n g u p t h e p u r c h a s e a s i f t h e a s k i n g p r i c e h a s b e e n a g r e e d u p o n
W h e n y o u a r e l o o k i n g t o b u y a n i t e m t h a t y o u k n o w y o u w i l l h a v e t o b a r g a i n f o r , t h e r e a r e a f e w t h i n g s
t h a t y o u s h o u l d p r o b a b l y t r y t o a v o i d . T h e s e i n c l u d e :
s h o w i n g t o o m u c h i n t e r e s t i n , o r t o o g r e a t a n e e d f o r , a p a r t i c u l a r i t e m
c a r r y i n g l a r g e s u m s o f m o n e y , c a r r y i n g e x p e n s i v e , p r e v i o u s l y - b o u g h t i t e m s , l o o k i n g l i k e a t o u r i s t
h a v i n g n o i d e a w h a t a n i t e m i s r e a l l y w o r t h , o r w h a t i s a f a i r p r i c e f o r t h a t t y p e o f i t e m b e i n g i n a h u r r y
b u y i n g w i t h a g u i d e ( h e g e t s a p e r c e n t a g e o f w h a t y o u p a y )
A l w a y s b e p r e p a r e d t o p a y a p r i c e y o u h a v e n a m e d . D o n o t g e t t o o f a r i n t o b a r g a i n i n g f o r s o m e t h i n g i f
y o u d o n o t i n t e n d t o b u y i t . I f y o u a r e n o t c l e a r o n t h e c u r r e n c y i n w h i c h y o u a r e b a r g a i n i n g ( i . e . r y a l s ) ,
p r o c e e d s l o w l y . I n t h e e n d , d o n t l e t a b a r g a i n i n g s c e n a r i o r u i n y o u r d a y . M o s t o f u s g o u n b o t h e r e d b y
t h e s o m e t i m e s h u g e m a r k u p s o n b i g - t i c k e t i t e m s i n A m e r i c a , y e t w e c a n b e e a s i l y f r u s t r a t e d b y a
M o r o c c a n m e r c h a n t w h o m a k e s a n e x t r a d o l l a r o r t w o o f f o f u s . R e m e m b e r t h a t o n e s p e a c e o f m i n d i s
w o r t h s o m e t h i n g , t o o .
B a r g a i n i n g E x p r e s s i o n s
Its too expensive! ali bzzaf! !
Lower the price. nqswiya. .
Give a good price. sawb m aya f t-taman. .
I wont add even a ryal. ma-n-zid tta ryal. .
Ill add nothing. ma-n-zid walu. .
Its too much for me. bzzaf liya. .
A good price. i taman mzyan. .
A reasonable price. i taman mnasb. .
Whats the last price? axir taman, al?
How much will I get it for? b al t-xllih (ha)? ) (
Thats what I have (money)! had -i l-li ndi! !
Thats my last price!hada huwa axir taman
dyali! !
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C l o t h i n g
C l o t h i n g
V o c a b u l a r y
clothes l- wayj
1. sifit
ma 11. fista
2. jean 12. jakit
a
3. srwal 13. pijama
4. qamija nskmm 14. kbbut
5. qamija 15. smt
a
6. grafat
a 16. T-shirt
7. jili 17. ort
8. kustim 18. al
9. triko 19. slip
3
2 4
5
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9 10
11
17
12
15
16 18
20
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10. triko col v 20. saya
1. kswa
11. sbrdila
2. zif / fular
12. butyu
3. jllaba
13. sbbat
4. gndura
14. sndala
5. liba 15. maya
6. sutyanat
16. xatm
7. ligat 17. alaqat
8. kaskita 18. qiq
9. tagiya
19. snsla
10. tqar
20. mdl
Clothing Expressions
Is there anything else? we kayna i aja xora?
Give me size ... please. tini n-nmra ... afak.
Try this one on. qiys hada / hadi.
Do you want another color? we biti i lun axor?
I prefer this color. kan-fdl had l-lun.
2
6
7
8
9
12
13
14
1617
18
19
20
15
10
11
15
3
4
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It goes well with you. ja / jat m ak. / .
C o l o r s
colors l-lwan
Masculine Singular Feminine Singular Plural
white byd
bid
a bid
in
blue zrq
zrqa
zrqin
black k l k la k lin
red mr mra mrin
yellow sfr sfra sfrin
green xdr xdra xdrin
brown qhwi qhwiya qhwiyin
orange limuni limuniya limuniyin
pink wrdi wrdiya wrdiyin
jri jriya jriyin
purplemdadi
mdadiya mdadiyin
grey rmadi rmadiya rmadiyin
golden dhbi dhbiya dhbiyin
dark m luq m luqa m luqin
light mftu mftu a mftu in
bright nas nas a nas in
faded baht bahta bahtin
A s y o u c a n s e e i n t h e t a b l e a b o v e , f e m i n i n e f o r m s o f c o l o r s a r e m a d e b y a d d i n g a n a s o u n d t o t h e
m a s c u l i n e f o r m , a n d p l u r a l s a r e m a d e b y a d d i n g in t o t h e m a s c u l i n e f o r m .
D i a l o g u e
Michael: s-salamu alaykum.
.
:
mul l- wayj: wa alaykum s-salam.
. :
Michael: b it jllaba afak! ! :
mul l- wayj: mujud a sidi, amn nmra? :
Michael: ma-n- rf. . :
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mul l-
wayj: qiys hadi. Ah jat m ak! . ! :
Michael: kayna
ir f had l-lun? :
mul l-
wayj: kayna f l-byd, s-sfr u
l-k
l. . :
Michael: ara n-uf l-byd afak. . : mul l- wayj: hak a sidi.
. :Michael: b al had -i?
: mul l- wayj: hadi a sidi b 8000 ryal.
8 0 0 0 . :Michael:
aliya bzzaf,
adi
n- t
ik
ir 3000 ryal. 3 0 0 0
. :
mul l- wayj: lla, nqs
ti bzzaf. xudha
b 6000. . 6 0 0 0 . :
Michael: lla bzzaf. bslama. . . :
mul l-
wayj: aji, aji, tini ir 5000ryal.
5 0 0 0 . :Michael:
adi n- t
ik 3500 ryal.
b iti mzyan ma-b iti-
lla y-shl.
3 5 0 0 .
. :
mul l- wayj: ara a sidi 3500 ryal. i
bas ma-kayn.
3 5 0 0 .
. :
E x e r c i s e : R e a d t h e t e x t a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s .
Saida ndha bzzaf d t-tsbin l-yum:
s-srwal r-rmadi u l-qamija l-bidadyal rajlha. jean u T-shirt dyal
wldha. l-kswa l- mra u j-jakita
z-zrqa dyal bntha. s-saya l-xdra u
z-zif l-byd dyal Saida. welakin,
dyal mn t-tqar l-k
l?
:
. .
.
.
1. dyal mn s-srwal r-rmadi?1.
2. dyal mn T-shirt? nu l-lun dyalu?2.
3. we l-kswa l-
mra dyal Saida?3.
4. we s
-s
aya dyal Saida zrqa? 4.
5. nu l-lun dyal t-tqar?5.
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E x e r c i s e : W r i t e a d i a l o g u e f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g p i c t u r e s . T r y t o w r i t e i t
w i t h o u t l o o k i n g a t t h e p r e v i o u s p a g e s .
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AdjectivesAdjectivesAdjectivesAdjectivesAdjectives come after the nouns they modify and must agree in gender and number. For example, if anoun is feminine and singular then the adjective that follows must be feminine and singular as well.
Feminine and plural forms of adjectives are derived from the masculine base form. The feminine form
is made by adding an a(
) to the end of the masculine form. The plural form, like with nouns, is not
always predictable. The two most common patternsare: adding in(
) to the masculine form, or
replacing the long vowel i( ) in the middle of an adjective with the long vowel a( ). An example ofeach plural form:
MasculineSingular
Plural
happy
in we add into form the plural
big i a we change ito ato form the plural
Adjectives in this first group (forming the plural with in) also have a feminine plural form that is used
when allthe members of a group are feminine. If their is a mixture of masculine and feminine peopleor objects, the masculine plural (often just called plural) is used. The feminine plural is formed byadding atto the masculine singular base form.
Common Adjectives
EnglishMasculineSingular
FeminineSingular
MasculinePlural
FemininePlural
good
pretty / hand-
some / good
bad / ugly
happy
sad / angry
clean
dirty
harried
late
soft
harsh
fresh
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EnglishMasculineSingular
FeminineSingular
MasculinePlural
FemininePlural
present
absent
sweet
salty
bland / tasteless
spicy
open
closed
fried / grilled
hungry
thirsty
busy
lazy
tired
reasonable / serious
enough
expensive
wide / large
married
old (something)
big (something)
old (someone)
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EnglishMasculineSingular
FeminineSingular
MasculinePlural
FemininePlural
small (something)
young (someone)
new
far
near
tall / long
short
strong / correct
weak
simple / easy
cheap
poor
sick
Exercise:Exercise:Exercise:Exercise: Describe the following pictures using adjectives.Describe the following pictures using adjectives.Describe the following pictures using adjectives.Describe the following pictures using adjectives.
1. hada kmm qsir.
2. hada kmm _______.
34
5
6
7
8 9
10
11
12
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Comparative andComparative andComparative andComparative and SupSupSupSuperlative Adjectiveserlative Adjectiveserlative Adjectiveserlative AdjectivesComparative Adjectives
We use comparative adjectives when we are comparing two objects based upon some quality orcharacteristic. For example, in English we can say: I am taller than John. Taller than is thecomparative form of the adjective tall. Here are the comparative forms for some Arabic adjectives:
Adjectives Comparatives
good
better
nice
nicer
tall / long
taller / longer
short
shorter
big / old
bigger / older
small / young
smaller /younger
heavy
heavier
light
lighter
old (thing)
older (thing)
few
fewer
cheap
cheaper
expensive
moreexpensive
sweet
sweeter
As you can see above, for many adjectives (but not all) the comparative is formed by removing the longvowel ifrom the word. Here are some examples:
Sadia is younger than Malika.
The train is better than the bus.
Comparing Like Objects
In order to express that two things/people/etc. are the same, we can use either of two expressions:
the same / alike
the same / alike
Some examples:
Which is better: a blue shirt or agreen one?
They are the same.
As the example shows, the word ama( ) is used for comparisons when we mean which.
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Superlative Adjectives
The superlative adjective in Moroccan Arabic can be formed in two ways.First,by using the definite article with the adjective and inserting the personal pronoun:
Omar is bright.
Omar is the brightest student in
the class.
huwa l-
Susan is a pretty girl.
Susan is the prettiest.
hiya z-
Second,by prefixing a ( ) to the comparative adjective:
Casablanca is the largest city inMorocco.
a
Toubkal is the highest mountainin Morocco.
a
Exercise:Exercise:Exercise:Exercise: Compare each pair using comparative adjectives.Compare each pair using comparative adjectives.Compare each pair using comparative adjectives.Compare each pair using comparative adjectives.
Driss Hassan
t-tomobil dyal Mary
t-tomobil dyal Mike
d-dar dyal Judyd-dar dyal Mohamed
-klat l-xubz
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ExeExeExeExercise:rcise:rcise:rcise: Answer the following questions based upon the drawing.Answer the following questions based upon the drawing.Answer the following questions based upon the drawing.Answer the following questions based upon the drawing.
1. ama la l-nb wlla l-banan? 1.
2. ama rxs d-dlla wlla l-nb? 2. 3. ama sn d-dlla wlla l-banan? 3.
4. ama la l-nb wlla d-dlla? 4. 5. we l-nb huwa ala fakiha? 5. 6. nu hiya l-fakiha r-rxisa?
6.
d-dlla l-banan l-nb
Moroccan Wisdom: . l-li ddu l-n, kay-xaf mn l-bl.
The one bitten b a snake is a raid o ro es.
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