HarfMoroccan Darija phrases

At the souk and in shops in Moroccan Darija

10 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
ghali bzaf!غالي بزاف!It's too expensive!
nqes chwiya 3afakنقص شوية عافاكLower the price a little, please
akhir taman?آخر ثمن؟What's your final price?
3tini hadaعطيني هاداGive me this one
bghit wa7ed akhorبغيت واحد آخرI want another one
wach kayn chi lon akhor?واش كاين شي لون آخر؟Is there another colour?
ghir kanchoufغير كنشوفI'm just looking
safi, ghadi nakhdoصافي، غادي ناخدوOK, I'll take it
wach kat9bel lcarte?واش كتقبل لاكارط؟Do you take cards?
3ndek sarf?عندك الصرف؟Do you have change?

“...” 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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