# 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.

## Phrase list

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

### 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

#### 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)

### 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.