How to say “spoon” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “m3el9a”; in Algerian, “mgharfa” and “moghrof moghorfa”; in Tunisian, “mgharfa”.
In Moroccan Darija
m3el9a معلقة
A noun meaning “spoon”; “spoonful”.
In Algerian Darja
mgharfa مغرف
A noun meaning “spoon”; “spoonful”; “ladle”.
عطيني مغرفة باش ناكل الشربة: “Give me a spoon so I can eat the chorba.”
moghrof moghorfa مغرف مغرفة
A noun meaning “spoon”; “ladle (large mgharfa)”.
عطيني مغرفة باش ناكل الشربة: “Give me a spoon so I can eat the chorba.”
In Tunisian Derja
mgharfa مغرفة
A noun meaning “spoon”; “spoonful (measure)”; “ladle (utensil)”.
وتحرّك مليح بمغرفة ,: “And you stir well with a spoon.”