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English → Moroccan Arabic audio phrasebook

Learn everyday phrases and pronounciation to understand and speak Moroccan Arabic quickly!

Table of contents

Greeting expressions
Independent and possessive pronouns
Describing oneself
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Mealtime expressions
Expressions for nighttime / sleeping
Hygiene/cleanliness expressions
Helping
Being sick
Transportation
Congratulations
Communication
Numbers

1. Greeting expressions

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
Peace be upon you		s-salamu عalaykum
And peace be upon you (too)		wa عalaykum s-salam
Good morning		ṣbaн l-xir
Good afternoon / evening		msa l-xir
name		smiya
What’s your name?		šnu smitk?
my name...		smiti...
your name...		smitk...
his name...		smitu...
her name...		smitha...
Nice to meet you		mtšrfin
How are you (masculine)?		kif dayr?
How are you (feminine)?		kif dayra?
Are you fine?		labas?
Good, thanks be to God		labas, l-нamdullah
Good, thanks be to God		bixir, l-нamdullah
Everything is fine		kulši bixir
Good-bye		bslama
Good night		layla saعida
Peace be upon you		s-salamu عalaykum
And peace be upon you (too)		wa عalaykum s-salam
How are you (masculine)?		kif dayr?
Good, thanks be to God. And you?		labas, l-нamdullah. u nta?
Good, thanks be to God		bixir, l-нamdullah
What’s your name?		šnu smitk?
My name John. And you?		smiti John. u nta?
My name Mohamed		smiti Mohamed
Nice to meet you		mtšrfin
Nice to meet you		mtšrfin
Thank you		šukran
You're welcome		bla jmil

2. Independent and possessive pronouns

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
I		ana
you (masculine singular)		nta
you (feminine singular)		nti
he		huwa
she		hiya
we		нna
you (plural)		ntuma
they		huma
book		ktab
my book		ktabi
your (singular) book		ktabk
his book		ktabu
her book		ktabha
our book		ktabna
your (plural) book		ktabkum
their book		ktabhum

3. Describing oneself

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
Where are you (masculine) from?		mnin nta?
Where are you (feminine) from?		mnin nti?
I am from the U.S.		ana mn mirikan
I am American (masculine)		ana mirikani
I am American (feminine)		ana mirikaniya
I am from Morocco		ana mn l-mġrib
I am Moroccan (masculine)		ana mġribi
I am Moroccan (feminine)		ana mġribiya
are you ... ? (masculine)		weš nta ... ?
are you ... ? (feminine)		weš nti ... ?
Are you from the U.S.? (masculine)		weš nta mn mirikan?
Are you from the U.S.? (feminine)		weš nti mn mirikan?
Where are you from in the U.S.? (masculine)		mnin nta f mirikan?
Where are you from in the U.S.? (feminine)		mnin nti f mirikan?
and you? (masculine)		u nta?
and you? (feminine)		u nti?
city		mdina
big (feminine)		kbira
small (feminine)		ṣġira
Excuse me (to a man)		smн li
Excuse me (to a woman)		smнi li
I am not ...		ana maši ...
but		welakin
engaged (feminine)		mxṭuba
married (masculine)		mzuwj
married (feminine)		mzuwja
No, not yet		lla mazal
No, not yet		lla baqi
Are you a tourist? (masculine)		weš nta turist?
Are you a tourist? (feminine)		weš nti turist?

4. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
this (masculine)		hada
this (feminine)		hadi
these (plural)		hadu
that (masculine)		hadak
that (feminine)		hadik
those (plural)		haduk
This is a chair		hada kursi
This is a table		hadi tbla
This is Abdallah		hada Abdallah
This is Aicha		hadi Aicha
What's this? (masculine object)		šnu hada?
What's this? (feminine object)		šnu hadi?
Who is this? (masculine)		škun hada?
Who is this? (feminine)		škun hadi?
What is that? (masculine object)		šnu hadak?
Who is that? (feminine)		škun hadik?

5. Mealtime expressions

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
In the name of God		bismillah
Thanks to God		l-нamdullah
I don't eat meat		ma-kan-akul-š l-lнm
I don't eat eggs		ma-kan-akul-š l-biḍ
I don't eat fish		ma-kan-akul-š l-нut
I don't eat chicken		ma-kan-akul-š d-djaj
I drink tea		kan-šrb atay
I drink coffee without sugar		kan-šrb l-qhwa bla skkar
I eat everything		kan-akul kulši
I eat vegetables only		kan-akul ġir l-xoḍra
I don't feel like eating		ma-fiya ma-y-akul
I want just ...		bġit ġir ...
I don't want to have breakfast		ma-bġit-š n-fṭr
The food is delicious		l-makla bnina
I'm full		šbعt
I want to learn how to cook		bġit n-tعllm n-ṭiyb
May God replenish you		lla y-xlf
To your health		bṣṣннa
May God grant you health too		lla y-عtik ṣṣннa

6. Expressions for nighttime / sleeping

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
I'm tired (male speaker)		ana عiyan
I'm tired (female speaker)		ana عiyana
I want to read a little bit		bġit n-qra šwiya
I want to go to bed		bġit n-nعs
Where I am going to sleep?		fin ġadi n-nعs
Excuse me, I want to go to bed (addressing a group of people)		smнu li, bġit n-mši n-nعs
I want to go to bed early		bġit n-nعs bkri
I want to get up early		bġit n-fiq bkri
I want a blanket		bġit waнd l-manṭa

7. Hygiene/cleanliness expressions

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
I want to wash my hands with soap		bġit n-ġsl yddi b ṣ-ṣabun
I want to brush my teeth		bġit n-ġsl snani
I want hot water, please		bġit l-ma s-sxun عafak
I want to take a shower		bġit n-duwš
I want to go to the hammam		bġit n-mši l-нmmam
I want to change my clothes		bġit n-bddl нwayji
Where is the toilet?		fin bit l-ma?
I want to do laundry		bġit n-ṣbbn нwayji
Where can I do laundry?		fin ymkn n-ṣbbn нwayji

8. Helping

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
can I help you?		weš n-عawnk?
Excuse me. (to a man)		smн li
Excuse me. (to a woman)		smнi li
Give me ... please		عṭini ... عafak
It's not a problem		maši muškil
there is no problem		ma-kayn muškil

9. Being sick

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
I'm sick. (male speaker)		ana mriḍ
I'm sick. (female speaker)		ana mriḍa
I want to rest a bit		bġit n-rtaн swiya
do you feel better?		briti šwiya?

10. Transportation

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
I want to go to ...		bġit n-mši l ...
Take me to ... please		ddini l ... عafak
Stop here, please		wqf hna عafak

11. Congratulations

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
congratulations		mbruk
happy holiday		mbruk l-عid
May God grant you grace		lla y-bark fik

12. Communication

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
I don't understand		ma-fhmt-š
I don't know		ma-n-عrf
Slowly please		b šwiya عafak
Repeat please. (to a man)		عawd عafak
Repeat please. (to a woman)		عawdi عafak
What did you say?		šnu glti?

13. Numbers

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English	Moroccan Arabic	Transliteration
one. (masculine)		waнd
one. (feminine)		wнda
two		juj
three		tlata
four		rbعa
five		xmsa
six		stta
seven		sbعa
eight		tmnya
nine		tsعud
ten		عšra
eleven		нḍaš
twelve		ṭnaš
fourteen		rbعṭaš
fifteen		xmsṭaš
sixteen		sṭṭaš
seventeen		sbعṭaš
eighteen		tmnṭaš
nineteen		tsعṭaš
twenty		عšrin
twenty-one. (one and twenty)		waнd u عšrin
twenty-two		tnayn u عšrin
twenty-three		tlata u عšrin
twenty-four		rbعa u عšrin
thirty		tlatin
thirty-one		waнd u tlatin
thirty-two		tnayn u tlatin
thirty-three		tlata u tlatin
forty		rbعin
forty-one		waнd u rbعin
forty-two		tnayn u rbعin
fifty		xmsin
sixty		sttin
seventy		sbعin
eighty		tmanin
ninety		tsعin
ninety-nine		tsعud u tsعin