Moroccan Darija for “garlic”
/tuma/
تومة
Zid shwiya d tuma f lmakla.
Add a little garlic to the food.
Say tuma (تومة) for “garlic” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /tuma/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Zid shwiya d tuma f lmakla.”, meaning “Add a little garlic to the food.” The French equivalent is ail.
Tuma kayn f kulchi f lmatbakh.
تومة كاين ف كلشي ف المطبخ.
Garlic is in everything in the kitchen. · L'ail est dans tout dans la cuisine.
Ma t7ebsh lmakla bla tuma.
ما تحبش الماكلة بلا تومة.
I don't like food without garlic. · Je n'aime pas la nourriture sans ail.
Tuma kat3ti lma9la ta3m mezian.
تومة كتعطي الماكلة طعم مزيان.
Garlic gives the food a good taste. · L'ail donne un bon goût à la nourriture.
The word 'tuma' is used in everyday Moroccan conversations, especially when discussing cooking or food preparation. It is common in recipes and kitchen talk. There are no significant regional variations for this term, and it is widely understood across Morocco.
| English | garlic |
|---|---|
| French | ail |
| Spanish | ajo |
| Italian | aglio |
| German | Knoblauch |
| Portuguese | alho |
| Dutch | knoflook |
| Turkish | sarımsak |
tuma (تومة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "garlic" in English and "ail" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the food category.
A natural example is “Zid shwiya d tuma f lmakla.” It means “Add a little garlic to the food.”
Tuma is pronounced /tuma/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written تومة.
The word 'tuma' is used in everyday Moroccan conversations, especially when discussing cooking or food preparation. It is common in recipes and kitchen talk. There are no significant regional variations for this term, and it is widely understood across Morocco.