Salam Aleïkum : peace be with you (standard greeting)
Aleïkum Salam : and with you (standard reply)
Yak la bas ? Yak el kheir ? : nothing’s wrong ? everything is OK ?
Ila el kheir, maashallah : everything is fine, thanks to God (reply)
Marhabeu : goodbye
Eheh : yes
Ebdei : no
Zeïna :  it’s pretty, it’s good
Sgoukran : thanks
Bash ? : how much ?
Men aynta ? : Where ?
M’borou : bread
Attay : Mauritanian tea
El ma’ : water
Méharé : camel-back trip
Adrar : simply means “mountain” in Berber language
Aftût ou aftout : huge hollow between dunes
Aïn : well
Dâr : house, camp