Welcome to Moroccan Arabic guide, Moroccan Arabic is known as Darija, الدارجة, (ad-)dārija, derija or darja.
Introduction
Pronunuciation: Moroccan Arabic words have been translated to latin words so they could be read as English words. To help with the proper pronunciation, and to include certain letters not found in latin words, we follow the basic rules below.
Vowels
a is used as in cat
aa is used as in sad
ay is used as in stay
e is used as in check
ee is used as in see
i is used as in fit
o is used as in omlet
Consonants
h is pronounced except when it is combinted woth gh, kh or sh
Pronouns
I a-na
You n-ta (m) or ne-ti (f)
He ho-wa (m) or he-ya (f)
We h-na
You ntu-ma
They hou-ma
Questions
Who sh-kun
What ash-nou
When emta
Why aa-lash
How ki-fash
Whose dyal-men
Which ash-men
How much sh-hal
Moroccan Arabic Basics
Greetings
Hello Ssalam
Good morning Sa-bah Al Kh-ir
Good evening Ma-saa Al Kh-ir
Thank you Shouk-ran
Yes Na-am
No L-a
Goodbye Bes-lama
0 zero or sifr
1 wah-ed
2 jou-j
3 t-laata
4 re-baa
5 kh-emsa
6 si-tta
7 se-baa
8 temi-nya
9 te-ss-eud
10 aa-shra
11 hed-ash
12 ten-ash
13 telt-ash
14 rbaa-t-ash
15 khem-st-ash
16 sett-ash
17 sbaat-ash
18 tment-ash
19 ts-aat-ash
20 aa-shrin
100 mee-ya
101 mee-ya ou wah-ed
102 mee-ya ou jou-j
200 mee-ta-yen
300 t-lata-mya
400 re-baa-mya
500 kh-emsa-mya
1000 al-ef
2000 al-ef-ayen
Sunday La-had
Monday Tneen
Tuesday Tala-tta
Wednesday Laa-rba
Thursday khe-mees
Friday Jumeaa
Saturday Sse-bt
Brother Khou-ya
Daughter Ben-tii
Father Ba-ba or Walid
Family Aa-ila
Friend Sah-bi (m) / Sah-beti (f)
Husband Ra-jeli
Mother Ma-ma or Walida
Sister Kh-outi
Son Wel-di
Wife Mer-ati
Cousin Kha-li (m) / Kha-leti (f)
Black K-hell
Blue Ze-rk
Brown Q-hwi
Grey Rema-di
Green Khe-dr
Orange Lem-oni
Red H-mer
Silver Fi-ddi
White By-ed
Yellow S-fer
Words and phrases in Moroccan Arabic
Brown: Khe-he-oui
Shoe: Se-batt
Brown Shoe Se-batt Khe-he-oui
More words and phrases added daily!