Food & Drinks

1. Ttxil-k, awi-d umuɣ-nni

   The menu, please

   Usage

   A polite way to ask staff to bring the menu

   Grammar Note

   "Umuɣ" means a list and is used for the menu. To a woman use "Ttxil-m".

2. Xdem-iyi-d tafakturt, ma ulac aɣilif

   The bill, please

   Usage

   Asks for the bill at the end of a meal

   Grammar Note

   The loan is spelled "tafakturt" or "tafaturt".

3. Aman, ttxil-k

   Water, please

   Usage

   The simplest way to ask for water

   Grammar Note

   To a woman: "Aman, ttxil-m". "Aman" has a plural form but means "water".

4. Bɣiɣ lqahwa, ma ulac aɣilif

   Coffee, please

   Usage

   Orders coffee at a café or after a meal

5. Bɣiɣ latay, ma ulac aɣilif

   Tea, please

   Usage

   Orders tea

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words. Hot tea: "latay yeḥman".

6. Ur tetteɣ ara aksum

   I don't eat meat

   Usage

   Use it to explain you avoid meat; check fish and eggs separately

   Grammar Note

   No fixed word for "vegetarian" was verified, so this states "I don't eat meat". Whether you eat fish or dairy has to be said separately.

7. Sɛiɣ urnan ɣer lkawkaw

   I have a peanut allergy

   Usage

   Declares an allergy; this covers peanuts, not nuts in general

   Grammar Note

   No word for nuts in general was verified, so this covers peanuts only. Almonds are "lluz" and fit the same pattern.

8. Ur ttetteɣ ara aqeṛḥan

   I don't eat spicy food

   Usage

   Tells the cook you want to avoid spicy dishes

   Grammar Note

   A request like "make it not spicy" was not verified, so this statement is used instead.

9. Acḥal bnin!

   This is very delicious

   Usage

   The most common compliment at a meal

   Grammar Note

   For feminine or plural use "Acḥal bninet!".

10. Bɣiɣ ad ḥeṛṛeɣ ṭṭabla i sin

    I would like a table for two

    Usage

    Asks for a table at a restaurant

    Grammar Note

    "Ḥeṛṛeɣ" is spelled to match the other cards.

11. Ṛṛuz

    Cooked rice

    Usage

    Used when ordering or describing a dish

    Grammar Note

    Also spelled "rruz". Used as in "Tesɛiḍ ṛṛuz?" (do you have rice?). Whether it is cooked is understood from context.

12. Aɣrum

    Bread

    Usage

    For ordering or buying bread

    Grammar Note

    The basic word for bread. Used as in "Ečč aɣrum-a" (eat this bread). In speech "axbiz" is also used.

13. Lmaqaṛun

    Noodles, pasta

    Usage

    Refers to pasta dishes; also used when stating likes

14. Aqeṛḥan

    Spicy hot

    Usage

    Says a dish is spicy, or asks whether it is

    Grammar Note

    The verb "qerriḥ" also appears, as in "Učči-nni qerriḥ aṭas" (the food is very spicy).

15. Aẓidan

    Sweet

    Usage

    Names the sweet taste; used to state a preference

16. Azegzaw

    Raw, uncooked

    Usage

    Says a dish is not cooked

    Grammar Note

    For food it is used in "Učči-a d azegzaw" (this food is raw).

17. Lluẓeɣ

    I am hungry

    Usage

    Says you are hungry before ordering

    Grammar Note

    A complete sentence in one word.

18. Fudeɣ

    I am thirsty

    Usage

    Says you are thirsty before ordering a drink

    Grammar Note

    A complete sentence in one word.

19. Ččet mliḥ

    Enjoy your meal

    Usage

    Said to people about to eat

    Grammar Note

    For one person the form would be "Ečč mliḥ", not verified. "S tezmert-ik" is used the same way at meals.

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