Moroccan Arabic phrasebook

The Moroccan dialect of Arabic (الدارجة, Darija) is the main spoken language of Morocco. For news programs, media, and official purposes, Standard Arabic is used.

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

Basics

; Hello. : السلام عليكم (salamoo `lekum) ; Hello. (informal) : . (AHLAAN) ; How are you? :? (ki dayer?) ; Fine, thank you. : . (MZYAN, CHOUKRANE) ; What is your name? :(SHNOO SMITEK?) ; My name is ______ . :______ . (SMITY____ .) ; Nice to meet you. : . (mcherfine) ; Please. :. (3_AFAK) ; Thank you. : . (CHOUKRANE) ; You're welcome. :. (MACHI MOUCHKILE) ; Yes. :. (AH) ; No. :. (LLA) ; Excuse me. (getting attention) :. (SMA7 LIYA) ; Excuse me. (begging pardon) :. (BALAK) ; I'm sorry. :. (SME7 LIYA) ; Goodbye :. (BSLAMA) ; Goodbye (informal) :. (THALLA ) ; I can't speak Moroccan Arabic [well]. :[ ]. (MAKANDWICH B DARIJA (MZYAN)) ; Do you speak English? :? (KAT HDAR B L'ANGLAIS ?) ; Is there someone here who speaks English? :? ( Wach chi 7add fikom ki3raf l l'anglais?) ; Help! :! (3awnoony! / wak waak a 3ibad Allah!) ; Look out! :! (Hak chouf!) ; Good morning. : . (SBAH ELKHEIR) ; Good evening. : . (massa elkheir) ; Good night. :. (massa elkheir ):
; Good night (to sleep) :. (Tsba7 3la kheir) ; I don't understand. :. (Ma fhemtch) ; Where is the toilet? :(FINAHIYA TWALIT?)

Problems

Machakil(several) /mouchkil

Machi muchkil - no problem

Numbers

; 1: wahed ; 2: zuj ; 3: tleta ; 4: r-ba ; 5: hamsa ; 6: s-ta ; 7: s-ba ; 8: t'minya ; 9: tsoad ; 10: ashra

; 20: eshren ; 50: khamsun ; 100: mya ; 200: meyten ; 500: hamsamaa

; 1,000: al-ef ; 2,000: alf-en ; 5,000: hamsaalef

Time

waqt

Clock time

;What time is it? : Chhal raha sar-a?

Duration

Days

; Monday: Tnin

; Tuesday: Tlat

; Wednesday: larb3a

; Thursday: lkhmis

; Friday: jem3a

; Saturday: sebt

; Sunday: l7edd

Months

Chehar

Writing time and date

Colors

; black

k7al ; white byad ; red 7mar ; yellow sfar ; green khdar ; blue zra9 ; orange limouni

; brown

9hwi

Transportation

naql

Bus and train

Tobis/tran

Directions

itijahat

Taxi

taxi kbeer - big taxi (for intercity travel)

taxi sghir - small taxi (for shorter distance travel)

Lodging

Money

Flous

Eating

I am vegetarian

ana nabati/ ana vegetarien ; Tea without sugar :atay messous

Bars

Bar

Shopping

Shopping/t'kedya

Driving

Sougan

Authority

Fin hya l koumisarya?

Learning more

• Abdel-Massih, Ernest T. (2011). An Introduction to Moroccan Arabic. Ann Arbor: MPublishing. (). Open access textbook available via HathiTrust.