Moroccan Arabic phrasebook

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

Basics

 * Hello. : السلام عليكم (salamu alekum)
 * 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. :. (3AFAK )
 * Thank you. : .ﺷﻜﺮﺍ (shukran)
 * 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?

Days

 * Monday: Tnin


 * Tuesday: Tlat


 * Wednesday: larb3a


 * Thursday: lkhmis


 * Friday: jem3a


 * Saturday: sebt


 * Sunday: l7edd

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)

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. (ISBN 978-1-60785-218-6). Open access textbook available via HathiTrust.