Language/Moroccan-arabic/Vocabulary/Rooms-and-Furniture

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Moroccan Arabic Vocabulary → House and Home → Rooms and Furniture

As I continue teaching my Moroccan Arabic course, we will now move on to learning vocabulary related to rooms and furniture in a house. Being able to describe the place where you live and the items within it is essential in any language. So, let's get started!

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Rooms in a House

Here are some common rooms in a Moroccan house:

Moroccan Arabic	Pronunciation	English
المطبخ	al-maṭbakh	kitchen
الصالون	aṣ-ṣalon	living room
الغرفة	al-ghurfa	bedroom
الحمام	al-ḥammam	bathroom
الشرفة	aš-šarafa	balcony

Some additional vocabulary words related to rooms include:

• ممر (mamar) - hallway
• سطح (satḥ) - rooftop terrace
• قبو (qbū) - cellar, basement

Furniture

Here are some common furniture items in a Moroccan house:

Moroccan Arabic	Pronunciation	English
طاولة	ṭawila	table
كرسي	kursi	chair
كنبة	kanba	couch

Other furniture vocabulary includes:

• سرير (sariir) - bed
• خزانة (khzanat) - closet
• بوف (buf) - buffet
• مرآة (miraa) - mirror

Examples

Here are some examples of sentences using the vocabulary words we just learned:

• المطبخ كبير جداً (al-maṭbakh kbīr jiddan) - The kitchen is very big.
• عندنا كنبة حمرة في الصالون (ʿindnā kanba ḥamra fī aṣ-ṣalon) - We have a red couch in the living room.
• في الغرفة تحت السرير (fī al-ghurfa taḥt as-sariir) - Under the bed in the bedroom.

Make sure to practice these new vocabulary words and use them in practical situations to become more comfortable with them!

Sources

• Wikipedia - Arabic language
• Wikipedia - Moroccan Arabic

Table of Contents - Moroccan Arabic Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction

• Alphabet and Writing
• Pronunciation

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Greetings and Basic Phrases

• Introducing Yourself and Others
• Asking for Directions
• Numbers and Counting

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Nouns and Pronouns

• Gender and Plurals
• Demonstratives
• Possessive Pronouns

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Food and Drink

• Ordering Food in a Restaurant
• Describing Food
• Beverages and Ordering Drinks

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Verbs

• Present Tense
• Past Tense
• Future Tense

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House and Home

• Rooms and Furniture
• Household Chores
• Renting an Apartment

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Adjectives

• Adjective Agreement
• Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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Traditions and Customs

• Weddings and Celebrations
• Greetings and Etiquette

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Prepositions

• Directional Prepositions
• Temporal Prepositions

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Transportation

• Taking a Taxi
• Public Transportation

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Imperative Mood

• Affirmative Imperative
• Negative Imperative

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Shopping and Bargaining

• Shopping for Clothes
• At the Market
• Bargaining and Haggling

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Historical Sites and Landmarks

• The Medina
• Kasbahs

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Relative Clauses

• Direct and Indirect Object Clauses
• Relative Pronouns

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Health and Emergencies

• At the Hospital
• Emergencies and First Aid

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Passive Voice

• Formation of Passive Constructions
• Uses of the Passive

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Leisure and Entertainment

• Music and Dance
• Sports and Activities

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Holidays and Festivals

• Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha
• Ramadan

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Conditional Mood

• Formation of the Conditional
• Uses of the Conditional

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Regional Dialects

• Darija and Other Dialects
• Language Use and Social Context

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Indirect Speech

• Reported Speech
• Indirect Questions

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Weather and Climate

• Describing the Weather
• Seasons and Climate

Other Lessons

• City
• Mammal
• Numbers and Counting
• Greetings
• Emergencies and First Aid
• Sports and Activities
• Count from 1 to 10
• Fruits
• Renting an Apartment
• Cardinal Numbers in Moroccan Arabic

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