How to say “bookshop” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mktaba”; in Tunisian, “maktba”.
In Moroccan Darija
mktaba مكتبة
A noun meaning “bookshop and stationer's”; “library”; “bookcase”.
فين نقدر نلقى شي مكتبة قريبة: “Where can I find a bookshop near here?”
In Tunisian Derja
maktba مكتبة
A noun meaning “bookshop and stationery shop”; “library (public place)”; “bookcase”.
وين أقرب مكتبة؟ نحب نشري كراريس: “Where is the nearest stationery shop? I want to buy notebooks.”