Useful Moroccan Arabic phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Moroccan Arabic. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.

Key to abbreviations: >m = said to men, >f = said to women, pl = said to more than one person

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English	(Moroccan Arabic) الدارجة
Welcome	(mrehba) مرحابة
Hello	(ssalamū 'lekum) اسلا عليكم on phone - (alu) الو
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	(kīf halek?) كيف حالك؟ (labas 'lik?) لاباس عليك؟ >f (kidayra?) لاباس عليك؟ >m (kidayr?) لاباس عليك؟
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	(labas, barak llāhū fīk) لاباءس بارك الله فيك (ana bekhīr shukran, wenta?) انا بخير شكرا ونتة؟
Long time no see	()
What's your name? My name is ...	(shno smītek?) شنو اسميتك؟ (asmītek?) اسميتك؟
What's your name? My name is ...	(ana smītī ...) انا سميتى ... (smītī ...) سميتى ...
Where are you from? I'm from ...	(mnīn nta? >m / mnīn ntī? >f) منين انت؟ (mnīn ntūma? pl) منين انتم؟
Where are you from? I'm from ...	(ana men ...) انا من ...
Pleased to meet you	(metšerrfīn) متشرفين
Good morning	(ṣbah lkẖīr) صباح الخير
Good afternoon/evening	(mselkẖīr) مساء الخير
Good night	(lla yemsek 'la khir) الله يمسك علي خير
Goodbye	"with peace" (m'a ssalama) مع اسلامة "may God give you tranquility" (lla yhennīk) الله يهنيك "may God help you" (lla y'uwn) الله يعون "take care of yourself" (thella frāṣek) تهلاّ فراسك
Good luck	(h'ad saâid)
Cheers/Good health!	()
Have a nice day	()
Bon appetit	()
Bon voyage	Have a peaceful trip (ṭṭreq ssalama) طريق السلامة
I don't understand	(mafhemtsh) مافهمتش
Please speak more slowly	(tkellem beshwīya afak!) تكلم بشوية عفاك؟ (wash momken tehder beshwīya?) واش ممكن تحدر بشوية؟
Please say that again	('awwedha 'afak) عودها عفاك
Please write it down	(ktebha līya) كتبها لي
Do you speak English?	(wash kat'ref neglīzīya?) واش كتعرف نجليزية؟
Do you speak Arabic? Yes, a little	(wash kat'ref l'arbīya) واش كتعرف العربية؟
Do you speak Arabic? Yes, a little	(īyeh, ghīr shwīya) ايه، غير شوية
How do you say ... in Arabic?	(kīfash kaygūlū ... bel'arabīya?) كيفاش كتكولو ... ب العربية؟
Excuse me	(smeh līya) اسمح لي!
How much is this?	(beshhal hadīk?) بشحال هدك؟ (beshhal?) بشحال
Sorry	()
Please	('afak) عفاك
Thank you Response	(shukran bezzef) شكرا بزاف (shukran) ﺷﻜﺮﺍ
Thank you Response	(bla zhmīl) بلا جميل (la shukran ʿla wazhb) لا شكرا علي واجب (barak llāhū fīk) بارك الله في
Where's the toilet?	(fīn kein lbīt lma?) فين كان البيت الماء؟
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	()
Would you like to dance with me?	()
I love you	(kanebghīk) كنبغيك
Get well soon	()
Go away!	(ʿteinī ttīsaʿ) عطيني التيساع!
Leave me alone!	(ʿteinī ttīsaʿ) عطيني التيساع!
Help! Fire! Stop!	(ʿṭeqnī!) عتقني! (lʿafīya!) العافية! (wqef!) وقف!
Call the police!	(ʿayyeṭ ʿla lbūlīs) عيط علي البوليس!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	(Sana saâida)
Happy Easter	()
Happy Birthday	()
One language is never enough	()
My hovercraft is full of eels	()

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