Moroccan Phrases


Moroccan Phrases and Common Expressions

This page contains a table and a video including the following: Moroccan Arabic phrases, expressions and words used in Morocco, conversation and idioms. Most of the sentences listed in the video and the table are used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them.

To learn how to pronounce Arabic letters you can also visit the Arabic Alphabet page. If you would like the Modern Standard Arabic then check out the Arabic Phrases page.

English Moroccan Phrases Moroccan Script
 
Hi!salamسلام
Bye!beslamaبسلامة
Good morningsbah el kheyrصباح الخير
Good nighttesbah ala kheyrتصبح على خير
Nice to meet youtasharafnaتشرفنا
May God bless youbaraka allahu feekبراك الله فيك
This is delicioushadshi bneenهادشي بنين
Thank you!shokran!شكرا
You're weclomeal 'afwالعفو
Goodmezyanمزيان
Prettyzweenزوين
Badkhayebخايب
A lotbezzafبزاف
Thanks be to God I'm fullalhamdulillah ana shbe'tالحمد لله أنا شبعت
I want/ I likebgheetبغيت
I want to drinkbgheet neshrebبغيت نشرب
I want to eatbgheet nakolبغيت ناكل
I like it'ajbaniعجباني
I don't like itma'ajbaneeshما عاجبانيش
I like it/ I like youkate'jebniكتعجبني
I love youkanebgheekكنبغيك
Me toohetta anaحتى أنا
Yesn'aamنعم
Nolaلا
Excuse me/ Forgive mesmehliaسمح ليا
Amazing!ya salam!يا سلام
Oh! Ok!wakha! وخّا
Exactlyhakak!هاكاك
Here you go!hak!هاك
Look!shof!شوف
Look out!'andakعنداك
Help me'awenniعاونّي
Again/ Repeat'awedعاود
Waitbellatiبلاتي
Come here!ajiأجي
Enoughsafiصافي
To your healthbessehaبالصحة
In the name of Godbesmillahبسم الله
It's okayma'leeshماعليش
There is no problemmakayen moshkilماكاين مشكل
To eatkolكل
To drinkshrebشرب
Appleteffahتفاح
Organelemonليمون
Bananabananبانان
Apricotmeshmeshمشماش
Peachkhookhخوخ
Breadkhobzخبز
Teaatayأتاي
Watermaaالما
Coffeeqahwaقهوة
Milkhleebحليب
Sugarsukkarسكر
Butterzebdaزبدة
Riceroozروز
Saltmelhaملحة
Pepperbzaarبزار
Oilzeetزيت
Meatlhemلحم
Chickendjaajدجاج
Fishhootحوت
Lambkhroofخروف
Eggbeydبيض
Fruitsfawakehفواكه
Beansloubiyaلوبيا
Vegatableskhodraخضرة
Onionsbeslaبصلة
Saladshladaشلادة
Souphriraحريرة
English Moroccan Phrases Moroccan Script
 
Howkifash?كيفاش
Whatshno?شنو
When?foqash?فوقاش
Who?shkoon?شكون
Why?'lash?علاش
Where?feen?فين
Becauseheetحيت
Alwaysdeemaديما
Sometimesmerra merraمرة مرة
Neverabadanأبدا
Todayel youmاليوم
Tomorrowgheddaغدّا
Yesterdayel barehالبارح
Morningsbahصباح
Nightleelليل
Nowdabaدابا
Latermen be'dمن بعد
Earliermen qbelمن قبل
You (masc)ntaنتا
You (fem)ntiنتي
You (pl)ntoumaنتوما
Hehowaهوا
Shehiyaهيا
Ianaأنا
Wehnaحنا
Theyhomaهوما
Peoplenaasناس
Childrendrariدراري
Boyweldولد
Girlbentبنت
Familyfamiliaفاميليا
Mommamaماما
Dadbabaبابا
Man/ Husbandrajelراجل
Woman/ Wifemraمرا
Sisterkhtخت
Brotherakhأخ
Friend (fem.)sahbaصاحبة
Friend (masc.)sahebصاحب
This (masc.)hadaهادا
This (fem.)hadiهادي
Forkforshettaفورشيطا
Spoonm'elqaمعلقة
Knifemoosموس
Cupkaasكاس
Platetebseelطبسيل
Housedaarدار
Marketsouqسوق
Cartomobileطوموبيل
Traintraanتران
Taxitaxiطاكسي
Airplaneteyaraطيارة
Citymdinaمدينة
Countrydawlaدولة
Gifthadiyaهدية
Foodmaklaماكلة
Bagsackصاك
Bookktaabكتاب
Clotheslebsaلبسة
Flowerwerdورد
Treesshjerشجر
Farmfirmaفيرما
Windowsherjemشرجم
Doorbaabباب
Catmeshaمشّا
Chickendjaajدجاج
Dogkelbكلب
Goatme'zaمعزة
Sheepkhroofخروف
Animalhayawanحيوان
Zeroseefrصفر
Onewahedواحد
Twojoojجوج
Threetlataتلاتة
Fourreb'aربعة
Fivekhemsaخمسة
Sixsettaستة
Sevenseb'aسبعة
Eighttmenyaتمنية
Ninetes'oodتسعود
Ten'eshraعشرة
Elevenhda-'shاحداعش
Twelventaashتناعش
Thirteentelta-'shتلطاعش
Fourteenrbe'ta-'shربعطاعش
Fifeteenkhmesta-'shخمسطاعش
Sixteensetta-'shسطاعش
Seventeensbe'ta-'shسبعطاعش
Eighteentmenta-'shتمنطاعش
Nineteentse'ta-'shتسعطاعش
Twenty'eshreenعشرين



I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Moroccan Arabic phrases, expressions and words. Make sure to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation.