HarfMoroccan Darija phrases

Introducing yourself in Moroccan Darija

14 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
smiti ...سميتي ...My name is ...
chno smitek?شنو سميتك؟What's your name?
mtcharfinمتشرفينNice to meet you
ana mn fransaأنا من فرانساI'm from France
mnin nta?منين نتا؟Where are you from? (to a man)
mnin nti?منين نتي؟Where are you from? (to a woman)
ch7al f 3mrek?شحال ف عمرك؟How old are you?
3ndi 25 3amعندي 25 عامI'm 25 years old
katkhdem?كتخدم؟Do you work?
ana talibأنا طالبI'm a student
kanhder chwiya b darijaكنهضر شوية بالدارجةI speak a little Darija
kathder b lfransawiya?كتهضر بالفرنساوية؟Do you speak French?
mafhemtchمافهمتشI didn't understand
3awd 3afakعاود عافاكPlease repeat

“...” 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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