Basics in Moroccan Darija
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
إيه
Iyeh
Yes
Yes, I agree with the idea.
لا
La
No
No, it's not possible today.
إمكن
Imken
Maybe
Maybe we'll go to the store tomorrow.
من فضلك
Men fadlak
Please
Please explain this to me.
فهمت
Fhemt
I understood
I understood, I understood everything well.
ما فهمتش
Ma fhemtsh
I didn't understand
She told me something, I didn't understand
كيتكلم دارجة
Katkellem darija
Do you speak Darija?
Yes, you speak a lot of Darija
شحال
Sh7al
How much / How many
How much are the eggs each
فين
Fin
Where
Where is the restroom / toilet please
علاش
3lash
Why
Why didn't you come home
أشنو
Ashnu
What
What's your name, I'm Khadija
منين
Mnin
Where from
Where did you come here from
واش
Wash
Is it / Do (question marker)
Are we meeting tomorrow
بزاف
Bzaf
A lot / Much
I drink a lot of coffee every day
شوية
Shwiya
A little
Give me a little money please
دابا
Daba
Now
Now I have time to talk
غدا
Ghedda
Tomorrow
Tomorrow we'll go to the beach together
لبارح
Lbare7
Yesterday
Yesterday I had a lot of work
هنا
Hna
Here
This is the line for the entrance
لهيه
Lhih
Over there
The bank over there is near the mosque
ما عارفش
Ma 3arfsh
I don't know
I don't know where the bank is
صحيح
S7i7
True / Correct
What I told you is true
ماشي
Mashi
OK / Fine
OK, let's go to the movies tonight
سبر
Sber
Wait!
Wait a bit, we'll be back
عاود
3awwed
Repeat
Repeat that word, I didn't understand
بسرعة
Bsur3a
Fast / Quickly
Walk fast, we're going to be late
بشوية
Bshwiya
Gently / Slowly
Drink the tea slowly, it's very hot
خلاص
Khlass
It's over / That's it
That's it, I've finished work
واش كاين
Wash kayn
Is there?
Is there any milk in the fridge?
بلا ما
Bla ma
Without
I take my tea without sugar
نتا
Nta
You (masc.)
Where were you going yesterday
نتي
Nti
You (fem.)
What do you want
حنا
7na
We
We're watching the movie
هما
Huma
They / Them
They went to the market yesterday
هو
Huwa
He / Him
He's the one who told you this news
هي
Hiya
She
She doesn't like sand
إيلا
Ila
If (condition)
If you come we can stay
باش
Bash
So that / In order to
To succeed you have to study
كيفما
Kifma
Like / Such as
However you feel, I feel
حتى
7etta
Even / Until
Even he didn't understand the lesson
من غير
Men ghir
Without
Without money you can't do anything
على جال
3la jal
Because of / For
Because of the winter we're going back home
شي حاجة
Shi 7aja
Something
If you need something, tell me
والو
Walu
Nothing
I have nothing in my pocket
خصّ
Khess
It is necessary / Must
We must wash before leaving
بصح
Bs7
But / However
But it's very expensive here
واحد بواحد
Wa7d bwa7d
One by one
One by one, we entered the room
مرة أخرى
Merra okhra
Once again
Once again, tell me your answer
تقريبا
Tqriban
About / Approximately
About two hours to do this work
بالضبط
Bddobt
Exactly / Precisely
Exactly, that's what I was telling you
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