Moroccan Darija for “salt”
/mel7a/
ملحة
Zid shwiya d lmel7a, 3afak.
Add a little salt, please.
Say mel7a (ملحة) for “salt” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /mel7a/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Zid shwiya d lmel7a, 3afak.”, meaning “Add a little salt, please.” The French equivalent is sel.
L7souba dyal l7ut khas'ha mel7a.
الحسوة ديال الحوت خاصها ملحة.
The fish soup needs salt. · La soupe de poisson a besoin de sel.
Bghit n9es mel7a f lmakla.
بغيت نقص ملحة في الماكلة.
I want to reduce the salt in the food. · Je veux réduire le sel dans la nourriture.
Kayn mel7a f lma?
كاين ملحة في الما؟
Is there salt in the water? · Y a-t-il du sel dans l'eau?
In Moroccan Darija, 'mel7a' is used in everyday conversations to refer to salt, especially in cooking contexts. It is commonly used when discussing food preparation or seasoning. A typical expression is 'bghit mel7a' meaning 'I want salt.' There are no notable regional variants for this word.
| English | salt |
|---|---|
| French | sel |
| Spanish | sal |
| Italian | sale |
| German | Salz |
| Portuguese | sal |
| Dutch | zout |
| Turkish | tuz |
mel7a (ملحة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "salt" in English and "sel" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the food category.
A natural example is “Zid shwiya d lmel7a, 3afak.” It means “Add a little salt, please.”
Mel7a is pronounced /mel7a/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written ملحة.
In Moroccan Darija, 'mel7a' is used in everyday conversations to refer to salt, especially in cooking contexts. It is commonly used when discussing food preparation or seasoning. A typical expression is 'bghit mel7a' meaning 'I want salt.' There are no notable regional variants for this word.