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Numbers 1–10 · Tens, hundreds & money · The bargaining script · Etiquette · Practice in SayDarija
Numbers 1–10
| # | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wahed | واحد |
| 2 | jouj | جوج |
| 3 | tlata | تلاتة |
| 4 | rb3a | ربعة |
| 5 | khmsa | خمسة |
| 6 | stta | ستة |
| 7 | sb3a | سبعة |
| 8 | tmnya | تمنية |
| 9 | ts3ud | تسعود |
| 10 | 3achra | عشرة |
Tens, hundreds & talking money
| # | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3achrin | عشرين |
| 50 | khamsin | خمسين |
| 100 | mya | مية |
| 200 | myatayn | ميتين |
| 1000 | alf | ألف |
Watch out for "rial": Moroccans often quote prices in rial, not dirham. 1 dirham = 20 rial. If someone says "mya" (100) they may mean 100 rial = 5 dirham. When unsure, ask "b dirham?" (بالدرهم؟) — "in dirham?".
The bargaining script
- Bsh7al hada? (بشحال هادا؟) — "How much is this?"
- Ghali bzzaf! (غالي بزاف) — "Too expensive!" (say it with a smile)
- Ana n3tik... (أنا نعطيك...) — "I'll give you..." + your number.
- Naqs shwiya 3afak (نقص شوية عفاك) — "Lower it a little, please."
- Akhir taman? (آخر ثمن؟) — "Last price?"
- Wakha, ghadi nakhod (واخا، غادي ناخد) — "OK, I'll take it."
or Ma3lish, shukran (معليش، شكرا) — "Never mind, thanks" (and start to walk away).
Bargaining etiquette
- Stay friendly — it's a social game, not a fight. A smile gets better prices than a frown.
- A common tactic: counter at roughly half, then meet somewhere in the middle.
- Walking away slowly is your strongest move; you'll often be called back.
- Only start haggling if you genuinely intend to buy.
Do it in the app
Drill the numbers, then rehearse the haggle
Numbers only stick with repetition. Use SayDarija's Practice drills to hear and repeat the numbers until they're automatic, then run the bargaining roleplay where the AI plays a souk vendor and you negotiate a rug from "ghali bzzaf" down to a deal. Ask the tutor to convert any dirham amount into a Darija sentence you can say out loud.
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