HarfMoroccan Darija phrases

Family and friends in Moroccan Darija

13 everyday phrases in Moroccan Arabic (Darija), written the way Moroccans text, with numbers like 3, 7 and 9, and in Arabic script, with their English meaning. Version française

DarijaArabic scriptEnglishCopy
lwalidaالواليدةMother (respectful)
lwalidالواليدFather (respectful)
khouyaخوياMy brother
khtiختيMy sister
wlidiوليديMy son
bntiبنتيMy daughter
rajliراجليMy husband
mratiمراتيMy wife
jeddiجديMy grandfather
mimaميمةGrandma
sa7biصاحبيMy friend
sa7btiصاحبتيMy (female) friend
drariدراريThe kids, the youngsters

“...” marks where to add a name or a place. In Darija written with Latin letters, 3 stands for ع (a sound from the throat), 7 for ح (a breathy h) and 9 for ق (a deep k).

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