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Moroccan Phrases and Common Expressions
This page contains a table and a video including the following: Moroccan Arabic phrases, expressions and words used in Morocco, conversation and idioms. Most of the sentences listed in the video and the table are used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them.
To learn how to pronounce Arabic letters you can also visit the Arabic Alphabet page. If you would like the Modern Standard Arabic then check out the Arabic Phrases page.
English | Moroccan Phrases | Moroccan Script |
---|---|---|
Hi! | salam | سلام |
Bye! | beslama | بسلامة |
Good morning | sbah el kheyr | صباح الخير |
Good night | tesbah ala kheyr | تصبح على خير |
Nice to meet you | tasharafna | تشرفنا |
May God bless you | baraka allahu feek | براك الله فيك |
This is delicious | hadshi bneen | هادشي بنين |
Thank you! | shokran! | شكرا |
You're weclome | al 'afw | العفو |
Good | mezyan | مزيان |
Pretty | zween | زوين |
Bad | khayeb | خايب |
A lot | bezzaf | بزاف |
Thanks be to God I'm full | alhamdulillah ana shbe't | الحمد لله أنا شبعت |
I want/ I like | bgheet | بغيت |
I want to drink | bgheet neshreb | بغيت نشرب |
I want to eat | bgheet nakol | بغيت ناكل |
I like it | 'ajbani | عجباني |
I don't like it | ma'ajbaneesh | ما عاجبانيش |
I like it/ I like you | kate'jebni | كتعجبني |
I love you | kanebgheek | كنبغيك |
Me too | hetta ana | حتى أنا |
Yes | n'aam | نعم |
No | la | لا |
Excuse me/ Forgive me | smehlia | سمح ليا |
Amazing! | ya salam! | يا سلام |
Oh! Ok! | wakha! | وخّا |
Exactly | hakak! | هاكاك |
Here you go! | hak! | هاك |
Look! | shof! | شوف |
Look out! | 'andak | عنداك |
Help me | 'awenni | عاونّي |
Again/ Repeat | 'awed | عاود |
Wait | bellati | بلاتي |
Come here! | aji | أجي |
Enough | safi | صافي |
To your health | besseha | بالصحة |
In the name of God | besmillah | بسم الله |
It's okay | ma'leesh | ماعليش |
There is no problem | makayen moshkil | ماكاين مشكل |
To eat | kol | كل |
To drink | shreb | شرب |
Apple | teffah | تفاح |
Organe | lemon | ليمون |
Banana | banan | بانان |
Apricot | meshmesh | مشماش |
Peach | khookh | خوخ |
Bread | khobz | خبز |
Tea | atay | أتاي |
Water | maa | الما |
Coffee | qahwa | قهوة |
Milk | hleeb | حليب |
Sugar | sukkar | سكر |
Butter | zebda | زبدة |
Rice | rooz | روز |
Salt | melha | ملحة |
Pepper | bzaar | بزار |
Oil | zeet | زيت |
Meat | lhem | لحم |
Chicken | djaaj | دجاج |
Fish | hoot | حوت |
Lamb | khroof | خروف |
Egg | beyd | بيض |
Fruits | fawakeh | فواكه |
Beans | loubiya | لوبيا |
Vegatables | khodra | خضرة |
Onions | besla | بصلة |
Salad | shlada | شلادة |
Soup | hrira | حريرة |
English | Moroccan Phrases | Moroccan Script |
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How | kifash? | كيفاش |
What | shno? | شنو |
When? | foqash? | فوقاش |
Who? | shkoon? | شكون |
Why? | 'lash? | علاش |
Where? | feen? | فين |
Because | heet | حيت |
Always | deema | ديما |
Sometimes | merra merra | مرة مرة |
Never | abadan | أبدا |
Today | el youm | اليوم |
Tomorrow | ghedda | غدّا |
Yesterday | el bareh | البارح |
Morning | sbah | صباح |
Night | leel | ليل |
Now | daba | دابا |
Later | men be'd | من بعد |
Earlier | men qbel | من قبل |
You (masc) | nta | نتا |
You (fem) | nti | نتي |
You (pl) | ntouma | نتوما |
He | howa | هوا |
She | hiya | هيا |
I | ana | أنا |
We | hna | حنا |
They | homa | هوما |
People | naas | ناس |
Children | drari | دراري |
Boy | weld | ولد |
Girl | bent | بنت |
Family | familia | فاميليا |
Mom | mama | ماما |
Dad | baba | بابا |
Man/ Husband | rajel | راجل |
Woman/ Wife | mra | مرا |
Sister | kht | خت |
Brother | akh | أخ |
Friend (fem.) | sahba | صاحبة |
Friend (masc.) | saheb | صاحب |
This (masc.) | hada | هادا |
This (fem.) | hadi | هادي |
Fork | forshetta | فورشيطا |
Spoon | m'elqa | معلقة |
Knife | moos | موس |
Cup | kaas | كاس |
Plate | tebseel | طبسيل |
House | daar | دار |
Market | souq | سوق |
Car | tomobile | طوموبيل |
Train | traan | تران |
Taxi | taxi | طاكسي |
Airplane | teyara | طيارة |
City | mdina | مدينة |
Country | dawla | دولة |
Gift | hadiya | هدية |
Food | makla | ماكلة |
Bag | sack | صاك |
Book | ktaab | كتاب |
Clothes | lebsa | لبسة |
Flower | werd | ورد |
Trees | shjer | شجر |
Farm | firma | فيرما |
Window | sherjem | شرجم |
Door | baab | باب |
Cat | mesha | مشّا |
Chicken | djaaj | دجاج |
Dog | kelb | كلب |
Goat | me'za | معزة |
Sheep | khroof | خروف |
Animal | hayawan | حيوان |
Zero | seefr | صفر |
One | wahed | واحد |
Two | jooj | جوج |
Three | tlata | تلاتة |
Four | reb'a | ربعة |
Five | khemsa | خمسة |
Six | setta | ستة |
Seven | seb'a | سبعة |
Eight | tmenya | تمنية |
Nine | tes'ood | تسعود |
Ten | 'eshra | عشرة |
Eleven | hda-'sh | احداعش |
Twelve | ntaash | تناعش |
Thirteen | telta-'sh | تلطاعش |
Fourteen | rbe'ta-'sh | ربعطاعش |
Fifeteen | khmesta-'sh | خمسطاعش |
Sixteen | setta-'sh | سطاعش |
Seventeen | sbe'ta-'sh | سبعطاعش |
Eighteen | tmenta-'sh | تمنطاعش |
Nineteen | tse'ta-'sh | تسعطاعش |
Twenty | 'eshreen | عشرين |
I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Moroccan Arabic phrases, expressions and words. Make sure to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation.