Moroccan Darija for “kitchen”
/kou-zi-na/
كوزينة
Mama f l-kouzina kattiyeb.
Mom is cooking in the kitchen.
Say kouzina (كوزينة) for “kitchen” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /kou-zi-na/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Mama f l-kouzina kattiyeb.”, meaning “Mom is cooking in the kitchen.” The French equivalent is cuisine.
Smit l-kouzina dyalna jdid.
صمّت الكوزينة ديالنا جديد.
I painted our kitchen recently. · J'ai peint notre cuisine récemment.
F l-kouzina kayn wa7d l-3tir.
ف الكوزينة كاين واحد العطر.
There is a nice smell in the kitchen. · Il y a une bonne odeur dans la cuisine.
Kayn shi moshkil f l-kouzina?
كاين شي مشكل ف الكوزينة؟
Is there a problem in the kitchen? · Y a-t-il un problème dans la cuisine?
The word 'kouzina' is used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to the kitchen, where food is prepared and cooked. It is commonly used in both urban and rural areas without any regional variation. A typical collocation is 'l-kouzina dyal l-dar' meaning 'the home kitchen'.
| English | kitchen |
|---|---|
| French | cuisine |
| Spanish | cocina |
| Italian | cucina |
| German | Küche |
| Portuguese | cozinha |
| Dutch | keuken |
| Turkish | mutfak |
kouzina (كوزينة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "kitchen" in English and "cuisine" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the house category.
A natural example is “Mama f l-kouzina kattiyeb.” It means “Mom is cooking in the kitchen.”
Kouzina is pronounced /kou-zi-na/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written كوزينة.
The word 'kouzina' is used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to the kitchen, where food is prepared and cooked. It is commonly used in both urban and rural areas without any regional variation. A typical collocation is 'l-kouzina dyal l-dar' meaning 'the home kitchen'.