This page has some useful phrases to communicate well in Morocco. The Moroccan Arabic is very different from the standard Arabic, that is, if by chance you learn Arabic in a school it means you’ll learn the classic Arabic and later coming to Morocco, practically no one will understand you.
Moroccan Arabic vocabulary
- FOUQASH – when
- BABA – father
- MAMA – mother
- DAR – house
- FI – in
- TILIFOUN – phone
- KULCHI – all
- SEMEHLI – sorry
- LBARHE – yesterday
- SHUKRAN – thank you
- KIFACH – how
- BISAF – a lot
- WALOU – nothing
- DABA – now
- GHEDA – tomorrow
- BEIJO – kiss
Phrases in Moroccan Arabic
FOUQACH NAMSHIU 3AND BABAK?
When do we go to your father’s?
FOUQACH NAMSHIU 3AND WALID-DIALIK?
When do we go to your father’s?
FOUQACH DJI 3AND-I?
When do you come and meet me?
FOUQACH DJI 3AND-A?
When do you come and meet her?
FOUQACH DJI 3AND-U?
When do you come and meet him?
FOUQACH DJI 3AND-NA?
When do you come and meet us?
MANQDARCH NJI 3AND
I can not go and meet you
MANQDARCH NJI 3AND-U
I can not go and meet him
NQDAR NDKHUL?
Can I come in?
NQDAR NKHERJ?
Can I come out?
NQDAR N-HADAR?
Can I talk?
NQDAR NTAKALAM?
Can I talk?
NQDAR NMSHI?
Can I go?
FOUQACH NQDAR NJI 3ANDK?
When can I go and meet you?
NQDAR NMSHI MA3K
I can go with you
NQDAR NMSHI BOUHEDI
I can go alone
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