Darija common sentences
easy Darija, more common sentences, for an everyday uses.
| English | Darija pronunciation | in Moroccan | note |
| Hello / Hi | salam / salamo 3alykom | سلام / سلام عليكم | means: peace / peace upon you |
| how are you | ki dayer | كي داير | |
| how | ki | كي | |
| I’m ok | hamdou lah | لحمدو الله | Means: thanks God |
| I’m | ana | انا | |
| How is your father, your mother | ki dayer alwalid alwalida | كي داير الواليد، الواليدة | it’s common and good in Morocco to ask somebody about his father and mother. just avoid wife and sister if you don’t know him well. |
| kids are good? | lolidate labass | لوليدات لاباس | Also it’s nice to ask a Moroccan about his kids |
| everybody is ok | kolchi labas | كلشي لاباس | |
| everybody | kolchi | كلشي | |
| kids | lolidate | لوليدات | |
| kid “boy” | leweled | لولد | |
| kid “girl” | lebenet | لبنت | |
| good | mezyan | مزيان | |
| bad | khayeb | خايب | |
| tired | 3ayan | عيان | |
| just ok | tan3edi | تنعدي | |
| a lot | bezaf | بزاف | |
| very | bezaf | بزاف | |
| a litle | chi chewia | شي شوية | |
| litle | chewia | شوية | |
| very very very good | fo9 Figuig | فوق فگيگ | means: over Figuig “the city Figuig in the orion region” it’s sentence proverb. |
| see you tomorrow | nchoufouk ghada | نشوفوك غدا | |
| tomorrow | ghada | غدا | |
| see | chouf | شوف | |
| No I can’t | la mane9derech | لا مانقدرش | |
| yes I will see you | necha3llah | نشاعلاه | necha3llah means god welling, most Moroccan for thing to come use necha3llah, it means confirmation, but if doesn’t happen, then god doesn’t will. |
| where we are | fin hna | فين حنا | |
| where I am | fin ana | فين انا | |
| where is he | fin howa | فين هو | |
| where is she | fin hia | فين هيا | |
| where are they | fin hom | فين هوم | |
| where are you | finek | فينك | one person |
| where are you | finkom | فينكوم | 2 or more people |
| I’m here | hana hena | هانا هنا | |
| we are here | ha7na hena | هاحنا هنا | |
| he is here | hahoua hena | هاهو هنا | |
| she is here | hahia hena | هاهي هنا | |
| they are here | hahoum hena | هاهوم هنا | |
| here | hena | هنا | |
| there | henak | هناك | |
| there “far away” | lehih | لهيه | |
| Today | layoum | ليوم | |
| yesterday | lebare7 | لبارح | |
| day | youm / nehar | نهار | |
| days | iyam / nehaouer | يام / نهاور | |
| week | simana | سيمانة | |
| weeks | simanat | سيمانات | |
| month | sheher | شهر | |
| months | shehoura | شهورة | |
| a week from now | men hna simana | من هنا سيمانة | |
| next week | simana jaya | سيمانة جاية | |
| last week | simana li fat | سيمانة لي فات | |
| next day | nehar jay | نهار الجاي | |
| next | jay | جاي | exact translation “coming” day , week … |
| last | li fat | لي فات | |
| a week ago | hadi simana | هادي سيمانة | |
| somewhere | shi blassa | شي يلاصة | |
| around here | gha hna | غ هنا | |
| some | shi | شي | |
| someday | shi nehar | شي نهار | |
| street | zen9a / dereb | زنقة / درب | |
| avenue | shari3 | شارع | |
| next street | zen9a jaya | الزنقة الجاية | jaya is feminine of jay since Zen9a is feminine |
| next avenue | shari3 jay | الشارع الجاي | shari3 is masculine we use JAY |
| keep going | zid sir | زيد سير | |
| how far is … | sh7al be3ida .. | شحال بعيدة .. | |
| how far is casablanca | sh7al b3ida casablanca | شحال بعيدة الدار البيضاء | |
| how long it take | sh7al gha teshed | شحال غا تشد | |
| not that long | maghatshedsh bezaf | مغاتشدش بزاف | |
| it will take long | gha teshed bezaf | غا تشد يزاف | |
| what time is it | sh7al fesa3a | شحال فالساعة | |
| by what time | ma3ayash | معاياش | |
| by what time the bus arrive | ma3ayasg tobis yossal | معاياش طوبيس يوصل | |
| by what time the bus leave | ma3ayash tobis yekhrej | معاياش الطوبيس يخرج | |
| bus “local bus” | tobis | طوبيس | |
| bus “between cities” | l’kar | لكار | |
| can you show me | wash te9der tewerini | واش تقدر توريني | |
| how much | she7al | شحال | |
| hخw much will cost me | she7al gha teklfni | شحال غا تكلفني | |
| how much it cost | she7al tatswa | شحال تتسوا | |
| it’s too much | bezal | بزاف | |
| it’s over priced | fo9 teman | فوق التمن | |
| what id the best price | shi taman zwin | شي تمن زوين | |
| I don’t want it | mabghithash | مايغيتهاش | |
| I want it | bghitha | بغيتها | |
| want | bghit | بغيت | |
| I will come back | ghanerje3 | غانرزع | |
| I’m leaving | anna ghadi | انا غادي | |
| can I go with you | wash momkin nemshi ma3ak | واش ممكن نمشي معاك | |
| can | momkin | ممكن | |
| I go | nelshi | نمشي | |
| you go | temshi | تمشي | |
| we go | nemshiw | نمشيو | |
| he goes | mesha | مشا | |
| she goes | meshat | مشات | |
| with | me3a | مع | |
| with you | me3ak | معك | |
| with you | me3akom | معاكم | plural |
| with me | me3aya | معايا | |
| with us | me3ana | معانا | |
| with them | me3ahom | معاهوم | |
| you | neta | نتا | |
| you “black American way” | Ahia | اهيا | |
| you | neti | نتي | female |
| you | netom | نتوم | 2 or more |
| us | hena | حنا | |
| him | howa | هو | |
| her | hia | هي | |
| them | hom | هوم | |
| we | hena | حنا | |
| me | ana | انا | |
| I want | beghit | بغيت | |
| we want | beghina | بغسنا | |
| you want | beghiti | بغيتي | |
| you want | beghito | بغيتو | plural |
| he wants | begha | بغا | |
| she wants | beghat | بغات | |
| they want | beghaw | بغاو | |
| we want | beghina | بغينا | |
| and | O | ؤ | |
| or | aw / wela | او / ولا | |
| me and him | ana O howa | انا ؤ هو | |
| me or him | ana aw howa | ||
| all of us | kolna | كلنا |
| English | darija | in Moroccan | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| parent | lwalidin | لوالدين | |
| family | famila / 3aila | فاميلة / عائلة | |
| father | ab / elbo | اب / لبو | |
| father | baba | بابا | for kids and young people |
| father | ba | با | |
| father | walid | لواليد | who give birth |
| my father | ba / lewalid | با / لواليد | |
| your father | bak | باك | |
| your father | bakom | باكوم | Plural |
| his father | bah | باه | |
| her father | baha | باها | |
| there father | bahom | باهوم | |
| our father | bana | بانا | |
| mother | om | ؤم | |
| mother | mama | ماما | for kids and young people |
| my mother | mi | مي | |
| our mother | mena | منا | |
| your mother | mok | موك | |
| your mother | mekom | مكوم | Plural |
| his mother | mo | مو | |
| her mother | meha | مها | |
| there mother | mehom | مهوم | |
| brother | lekho / leakh | لخو / لاخ | |
| brothers | lekhout | لخوت | |
| my brother | khoya | خويا | |
| my brothers | khouti | خوتي | |
| your brother | khok | خوك | |
| your brother | khokom | خوكوم | plural |
| your brothers | khotek | خوتك | |
| your brothers | khotkom | خوتكوم | plural |
| his brother | khoh | خوه | |
| his brothers | khoto | خوتو | |
| her brother | khoha | خوها | |
| her brothers | khota | خوتا | |
| there brothers | khothom | خوتهوم | |
| sister | khot | خوت | |
| sisters | khewatat | خوتات | |
| my sister | kheti | ختي | |
| my sisters | khewatati | خواتاتي | |
| your sister | khetek | ختك | |
| your sister | khetkom | ختكوم | plural |
| your sisters | khewatatek | خواتاتك | |
| your sisters | khewatatkom | خواتاتكم | |
| his sister | kheto | ختو | |
| his sisters | khewatato | خواتاتو | |
| her sister | khetha | ختها | |
| her sisters | khewatatha | خواتاتها | |
| there sister | khethom | ختهوم | |
| there sisters | khewatathom | خواتتهوم. | |
| uncle | 3am | عم | brother of father |
| uncle | khal | خال | brother of mother |
| aunt | 3amma | عمة | sister of father |
| aunt | khala | خالة | sister of mother |
| cousin | weld al3am | ولد لعم | son of uncle from father side |
| cousin | weld alkhal | ولد الخال | son of uncle from ,other side |
| cousin | bent al3am | بنت العم | daughter of uncle from father side |
| cousin | bent alkhal | بنت الخال | daughter of uncle from mother side |
| cousin | weld al3ma | ولد العمة | son of aunt from father side |
| cousin | weld alkhala | ولد الخالة | son of aunt from mother side |
| cousin | bent al3ama | بنت العمة | daughter of aunt from mother side |
| cousin | bent alkhala | بنت الخالة | daughter of aunt from mother side |
| boy | weld | ولد | |
| boys | welad | ولاد | |
| girl | bent | بنت | |
| girls | benat | بنات | |
| son | ben | بن | |
| sons | welad | ولاد | |
| daughter | bent | بنت | |
| daughters | benat | بنات | |
| my son | beni / weldi | بني / ولدي | |
| my daughter | benti | بنتي | |
| your son | benek | بنك | |
| your son | benkom | بنكوم | plural |
| your daughter | bemtek | بنتك | |
| your daughter | bentkom | بنتكوم | plural |
| our son | weldna | ولدنا | |
| our daughter | bentna | بنتنا | |
| our sons | weladena | ولادنا | |
| our daughters | benatna | بناتنا | |
| his son | weldhom | ولدهوم | |
| his sons | weladhom | ولادهوم | |
| her son | weldha | ولدها | |
| her sons | weladha | ولادها | |
| his daughter | bento | بنتو | |
| اhis daughters | benato | بناتو | |
| her daughter | bentha | بنتها | |
| her daughters | benatha | بناتها | |
| father in law | nessib | نسيب | for the husband |
| mother in law | nessiba | نسيبة | for the husband |
| father in law | shiekh | الشيخ | for the wife |
| mother in law | le3gouza | لعگوزة | for the wife |
| son in law | nessib | نسيب | |
| daughter in law | mert leweld | مرت لولد | no special name. just wife of son |
| brother in law | louss | لوس | for wife only |
| brother in law | nessib | نسيب | for the husband |
| step son | rebib | ربيب | |
| step daughter | rebiba | ربيبة | |
| step father | no special name | ||
| step mother | no special name | ||
| grand father | jed | جد | father side |
| grand father | ba sidi | با سيدي | mother side |
| grand mother | jeda | جدة | both sides, but there are many other names |
| grand mother | 3ziza / lala / hnina | depend of area different names. | |
| grand son | weldi | ولدي | like my son |
| grand daughter | benti | بنتي | like my daughter |
| Friend “male – male” | Saheb | صاحب | |
| friend “male – female” | sadi9a | صديقة | |
| friend ” female – male” | sadi9 | صديق | |
| friend ” female – female” | saheba | صاحبة | |
| boyfriend ” female – male” | saheb | صاحب | |
| girlfriend “male – female” | saheba | صاحبة | |
| married | mezewej | مزوج | for male |
| married | mezewja | مزوجة | for female |
| divorced | metele9 | مطلق | for male |
| divorced | metel9a | مطلقة | for female |
| fiancé | khateb | خاطب | for male |
| fiancé | mekhtouba | مخطوبة | for female |
| single | 3azeri | عزري | for male |
| single | 3ezba | عزبة | for female |
| English | Darija | in Moroccan | note |
| English | Neglizia | النگليزية | |
| do you speak english | wash tatklem neglizia | واش تتكلم النگليزية | |
| yes, I speak it | we, tantklmeha | وي تنتكلمها | |
| no, I do not speak it | lla, matantklmehash | لا ماتنتكلمهاش | |
| speak | teklam / dewi | تكلم / دوي | |
| talk | klame | كلام | |
| I speak | tantkelame | تنتكلم | |
| you speak | tatkelame | تتكلم | |
| he speaks | taytekalme | تيتكلم | |
| she speaks | tatekalme | تتكلم | |
| we speaks | tantkalmo | تنتكلمو | |
| america | mirikan | ميريكان | |
| england | negliz | نگليز | |
| Breton | beritania | بريطانيا | |
| union kingdom | lemamlaka lemotahida | لمملكة لمتحدة | |
| American (male) | Mirikani | ميريكاني | |
| American (female) | Mirikania | ميريكانية | |
| Americans (males) | Mirikanienne | ميريكانيين | |
| Americans (females) | Mirikaniate | ميريكانيات | |
| British(male) | Neglizi / beritani | نگليزي | |
| British (female) | Neglizia / beritania | نگليزية | |
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