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Useful Algerian phrases for getting around

Directions, taxis, shops and asking for what you need.

Practical sentences for being out in an Algerian town: asking the way, agreeing a fare, buying something, and understanding the answer you get back.

The last part is the hard part. Asking a question in good Derja often produces a rapid answer in better Derja, so the phrases here include the ways of asking somebody to slow down or say it again.

4 sentences to start with

وين كاين الحانوت ؟
win kayen lḥanut ?
Where is the shop?
شحال يسوى هذا ؟
sh7al yeswa hada ?
How much does this cost?
غالي بزّاف، نقّصلي شويّة.
ghali bezzaf, naqqeṣ-li shwiya.
That's too expensive, knock a bit off for me.
عندك خبز طري ؟
3andek khobz ṭri ?
Do you have fresh bread?

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