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