Bonjour!
Salaam w Alekum!
(here's where you answer) W Alekum Salaam.
This is a greeting I have worked on during my two days of Darija, the Moroccan dialect of Arabic. We have three weeks of this in Fez and then we will begin Modern Standard Arabic. Another greeting, Labas? Where you answer, Labass. There, now you can make a Moroccan friend. :)
Right now I am sitting outside on a bench at the English Arabic school in the midst of a beautiful garden. 70's, sunny, and quite pleasant, I must say. I can't get over how wonderful the weather is.
I arrived at my Fez homestay last night. I will describe the actual house later.. but the family seems really great. The father and mother both speak French and Arabic, so I can communicate without much trouble with them in French. They have two daughters plus an adopted daughter. The 19 year old daughter speaks French, English, and Arabic, so it is easy to talk with her. They also have two sons, one who is 23 ad speaks French, Moroccan, and a little English and the other son is 6. The 6 year old is learning French and so he speaks to us some in that. He is such a cute little guy and brought his toy cars out to play with us, also showing us some fancy karate moves. We also overhear him in other rooms singing loudly for the whole medina to hear. The family has a maid/ nanny that has worked for them for thirty years. They are very generous and were very welcoming to us.
I will write more later, I need to get out and enjoy the lovely afternoon!
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