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Standard Moroccan Tamazight Vocabulary → Food and Drink → Food Vocabulary

As a Tamazight speaker, I'm thrilled to introduce you to the food and drink vocabulary in our language. In Morocco, food is more than just nutrition; it's a way of life. It brings families and friends together, and it's an essential part of our culture. From traditional dishes to modern cuisine, Tamazight has a rich vocabulary to describe all types of food and drinks.

Let's start by learning some basic food and drink vocabulary:

Foods

Fruits

Standard Moroccan Tamazight	Pronunciation	English
ⴰⵙⴰⵎⴰ	asama	Tangerine
ⴰⵎⵎⵓⵍ	ammul	Apple
ⴰⵎⵔⵉⵢⵜ	amriyt	Grape
ⴰⵣⵔⵉⵙ	azris	Cherry

• We often use colors to describe fruits. For example, a green apple is "ammul uflűu" (literally "yellow apple" in Tamazight).
• "Anar" is another word for pomegranate in Tamazight.

Vegetables

Standard Moroccan Tamazight	Pronunciation	English
ⵔⴰⵙⵣⵉ	raszi	Carrot
ⵉⵔⵎⵉⵓ / ⵜⵉⵔⵎⵉⵓ	irmyu / ​​tirmyu	Tomato
ⵡⴰⵔⵉⵏ	warin	Potato
ⴰⵛⴰⵡⵜ	achat	Cucumber

• A "zrawla" is a broad bean in Tamazight, often used in traditional dishes like "tagine zrawla".

Meat and Poultry

Standard Moroccan Tamazight	Pronunciation	English
ⴰⴳⴳⴰⴷ	aggad	Chicken
ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ	adrar	Lamb
ⵣⵕⵣⵡⵉ / ⵜⵉⵣⵣⵡⵉ	zrizwi / tizzwi	Beef
ⵛⴰⵢⴷⴰ	chayda	Goat

• "Qadid" is a salted and dried meat, usually made from lamb.

Drinks

Hot Drinks

Standard Moroccan Tamazight	Pronunciation	English
ⵜⴰⵛⴽⵔⵜ	tachkart	Tea
ⵡⴰⵣⴰⵊⴰⵖ	wazajagh	Mint Tea
ⴰⵜⵜⴰⵖ	attagh	Milk tea

• Tea is an essential part of Moroccan social life. It's often sweetened with sugar and flavored with fresh mint.
• When offered tea in Morocco, it's customary to accept at least one cup as a sign of hospitality.

Soft Drinks

Standard Moroccan Tamazight	Pronunciation	English
ⴰⵕⴰⴱⴹ	arabd	Orange juice
ⵜⴰⴼⴰⵜ	tafat	Water
ⴰⴳⴳⴰⴳ ⴰⵛⴰⵍⴰⵍ	agagg acalal	Buttermilk

• In Morocco, people often drink freshly squeezed orange juice with breakfast.
• Buttermilk is a traditional Moroccan drink made from fermented milk. It's usually served in a bowl, and you drink it with a spoon.

Now that you've learned some basic food and drink vocabulary in Tamazight, you can start exploring Moroccan cuisine and enjoying the local dishes. In the next lesson, we'll learn more about eating out in Morocco and how to order food in Tamazight.

Table of Contents - Standard Moroccan Tamazight Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to Tamazight

• Alphabet and Pronunciation
• Basic Sentence Structure
• Present Tense Verbs
• Possessive Adjectives
• Plural Nouns

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Greetings and Polite Expressions

• Common Phrases
• Numbers
• Days of the Week
• Months of the Year
• Family Members

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Traditional Tamazight Culture

• History and Origins of Tamazight
• Traditional Tamazight Clothing
• Traditional Tamazight Music
• Tamazight Cuisine

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Past Tense Verbs

• Regular Past Tense Verbs
• Irregular Past Tense Verbs

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Travel and Directions

• Asking for Directions
• Transportation
• Places in Town
• Travel Dialogue Practice

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Tamazight Festivals and Holidays

• Eid al-Adha
• Imilchil Marriage Festival
• Ait Lakhder Cherry Festival

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Future Tense Verbs

• Regular Future Tense Verbs
• Irregular Future Tense Verbs

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Food and Drink

• Food Vocabulary
• At the Restaurant
• At the Market

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Amazigh Activism and Language Preservation

• Tamazight Advocacy and Activism
• Tamazight Literature and Media

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Adjectives and Agreement
• Adverbs of Time and Frequency

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Weather

• Weather Vocabulary
• Describing Weather Conditions

Related Lessons

• How to say Good Bye?
• Languages
• Colors
• Animal
• Places in Town
• Describing Weather Conditions
• Food
• Health
• Education