Hygiene and Cleanliness
Ask for water, find the toilet, and talk about washing or doing laundry.
Useful phrases
| English | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| I want to wash my hands with soap. | bghit n-ghsl yddi b ṣ-ṣabun. | بغيت نغسل يدي بالصابون. |
| I want to brush my teeth. | bghit n-ghsl snani. | بغيت نغسل سناني. |
| I want hot water, please. | bghit l-ma s-skhun 3afak. | بغيت الما السخون عفاك. |
| I want to take a shower. | bghit n-duwsh. | بغيت ندوش. |
| I want to go to the hammam. | bghit n-mshi l-7mmam. | بغيت نمشي الحمام. |
| I want to change my clothes. | bghit n-bddl 7wayji. | بغيت نبدل حوايجي. |
| Where is the toilet? | fin bit l-ma? | فين بيت الما؟ |
| I want to do laundry. | bghit n-ṣbbn 7wayji. | بغيت نصبن حوايجي. |
| Where can I do laundry? | fin ymkn n-ṣbbn 7wayji? | فين يمكن نصبن حوايجي؟ |
Spot the patterns
Fin begins the two location questions. Bghit introduces the requests. Compare the two phrases ending in 7wayji, “my clothes.”
Practice
Find the phrase for each situation: you need the toilet; you want hot water; you want to wash your hands; you need a place to do laundry. Cover the English and try to recognize them again.
Reading guide
Transliteration key: 3 = ع, 7 = ح, sh = ش, kh = خ, gh = غ. A dot under a consonant marks an emphatic consonant. Latin spellings are reading aids; they do not fully capture pronunciation.
Source and audio
Adapted from Peace Corps/Morocco, Basic Introduction to Arabic, lesson 12 (PDF page 11). Formatting, English dialogue glosses where present, and practice prompts are LearnLahja adaptations.
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