Transport & Directions in Moroccan Darija
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
يمين
Liman
To the right
Go a little to the right
يسار
Lissar
To the left
My house is on the left
نيشان
Nshan
Straight ahead
Go straight ahead and you'll find the bank
قدام
Qddam
Forward / in front
In front there are two small shops
الطريق
Ttariq
Road / way
The road was very busy
الأوطوبيس
Lotobus
Bus
I took the bus this morning
الطاكسي
Ttaksi
Taxi
Taxis are very expensive here
الطومبيل
Ttomobil
Car
My car is brand new
المحطة
Lme7etta
Station
The station is close to the house
المطار
Lmtar
Airport
The airport is a bit far from here
الحي
L7ayy
Neighborhood
Our neighborhood is a beautiful neighborhood
الزنقة
Zzanqa
Street / alley
Our street has a lot of trees
ركب
Rkeb
To take (transportation)
I rode with you in the car
وين
Wain
Where?
Where do you live?
شحال من الوقت
Sh7al men lwqt
How long?
How long will it take you?
الإشارة الضوية
Lishara ddawiya
Traffic light
I waited at the intersection for the light to turn green.
الدوار
Ddwwar
Traffic circle / Roundabout
The traffic circle is very congested right now.
القنطرة
Lqentra
Bridge
We crossed the bridge to the other side.
النفق
Nnfaq
Tunnel
The car entered the mountain tunnel
الأوطوروت
Lotorowt
Highway / Motorway
The highway is full of cars today
الصابليج
Ssablijj
Parking lot / Car park
I parked the car in the parking lot
البنزين
Lbnzin
Gas / Petrol
What's the price of gas at the station?
الموتور
Lmutur
Motorcycle
He bought a new motorcycle
الدراجة
Ddraja
Bicycle
He goes to school by bike every day
الميناء
Lmina
Port
The port smells of salt and fish
المترو
Lmitru
Subway / Underground
I took the subway to go to work
الازدحام
Lizdi7am
Traffic jam / Traffic
There's a lot of traffic on the road right now
نزل
Nzel
To get off / To arrive
He got out of the taxi near the house
وقف
Wqef
To stop / To park
He carefully parked the car in the space
الخريطة
Lkharita
Map / GPS
Look at the map so we can find the way
الطرامواي
Ttramway
Streetcar / Tram
I took the streetcar to go to the station
الشاحنة
Shsha7ena
Truck / Lorry
His truck is very big
الكارو
Lkaru
Cart
The farmer is on his cart
الرصيف
Rrsif
Sidewalk / Pavement
I stopped on the sidewalk to catch a taxi
المواقف
Lmwaqef
Parking lot / Car park
Her parking lot is full and there are lots of cars
الضو الأحمر
Ddaw la7mar
Red light
The red light means you have to stop now
التيكيت
Ttikkit
Ticket
We bought our train tickets
وراء
Wra
Behind / backward
Our house is behind the neighborhood mosque
تحت
T7et
Below / under
The cat is under the chair now
فوق
Fuq
Above / on
The photo is on the wall of our house
قريب
Qrib
close / near
The school is very close to here
بعيد
B3id
far
The sea is very far from our city
الطريق السريع
Ttariq ssri3
highway / motorway
The Casablanca highway is closed now
الصدمة
Ssdma
accident / crash
The car accident was very serious
اللوحة
Llw7a
road sign
I saw the sign that says no entry
سواق
Swwaq
driver
Our driver drives like a professional
مشى
Msha
to walk / to go
I went toward the house today
الشارع
Shshar3
street / avenue
The street is full of cars
الكراج
Lkraj
garage
I left the car at the garage
الدرب
Dderb
alley / dead end
The alley is very narrow in the medina
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