HarfMoroccan Darija phrases

Feelings and reactions in Moroccan Darija

12 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
ana fer7anأنا فرحانI'm happy
ana 3ayanأنا عيانI'm tired
ana ji3anأنا جيعانI'm hungry
ana 3tchanأنا عطشانI'm thirsty
ana m9elle9أنا مقلقI'm upset
kanbghikكنبغيكI love you
twa7achtekتوحشتكI missed you
3ajbniعجبنيI like it
mzyan bzaf!مزيان بزاف!Very good!
wa3r!واعر!Awesome! (slang)
ma3lichماعليشNever mind
ma3reftchماعرفتشI don't know

“...” 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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