Small-Business Development

Lesson objective

In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about small businesses, accounting, advertising, marketing, and products and sales.

Darija dialogue

Chris: s-salamu 3alaykum.

Business owner: wa 3alaykum s-salam.

Chris: smн li n-qddm lik rasi.

Business owner: iyeh, tfḍḍl a sidi.

Chris: smiti Chris. ana jit hna baš n-3awn l-muqawalat ṣ-ṣġira.

Business owner: u kifaš ġat-3awnha?

Chris: f bzzaf d l-нwayj, bнal l-нisabat, u l-‘išhar, u t-tswiq. matalan, kan-ṣawbu lakart d vizit l l-muqawala, u kan-3ṭiuha smiya, u kan-šhhru l-mntuj dyalha f l-internet.

Business owner: had š-ši mumtaz. welakin baš ġat-stafd had l-muqawala?

Chris: ġat-stafd нit ġat-bi3 s-sl3a dyalha f l-mġrib u f l-xarij.

Business owner: mzyan. lla y-3awnk.

Chris: šukran a sidi.

English meaning: Chris introduces himself as someone who helps small businesses with accounting, advertising, and marketing — making business cards, naming companies, and advertising products online, so they can sell in Morocco and abroad.

Vocabulary and expressions

English	Darija
Small-business development	tnmiyat l-muqawalat ṣ-ṣġira
Business or company	l-muqawala
Product	l-mntuj
Accounting	l-нisabat
Merchandise or goods	s-sl3a
Advertising	l-‘išhar
Business card	lakart d vizit
To advertise	šhhr
Abroad	l-xarij
Marketing	t-tswiq
To advertise products	šhhr b l-mntuj

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