How to say “bowl” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “zlafa” and “tasa”; in Algerian, “zlafa”; in Tunisian, “sa7fa” and “tassa”.
In Moroccan Darija
zlafa زلافة
A noun meaning “bowl”; “bowlful, contents of a bowl”.
كانت عندي زلافة ديال شيراشي!: “I had a bowl of chirashi!”
tasa طاسة
A noun meaning “bowl, cup (often metal)”; “drink, drinking session (slang)”.
عطيني شي طاسة ديال الما: “Give me a bowl of water.”
In Algerian Darja
zlafa زلافة
A noun meaning “bowl, deep dish”; “bowlful”.
عمرلي زلافة شربة سخونة: “Fill me a bowl of nice hot chorba.”
In Tunisian Derja
sa7fa صحفة
A noun meaning “bowl, deep plate”; “bowlful (measure)”.
تخلطهم بمغرفة في صحفة ,: “You mix them with a spoon in a bowl.”
tassa طاسة
A noun meaning “bowl, cup (often metal)”; “empty head (figurative, pejorative)”; “bowlful”.
عطيني طاسة شربة سخونة: “Give me a bowl of hot soup.”