Moroccan Darija – English dictionary

Moroccan Darija is the Arabic spoken every day in Morocco, alongside the Amazigh languages. A few words come up in every conversation: daba (now), bzaf (very), wakha (okay), chno (what) and safi (okay).

Its vocabulary mixes an Arabic core with many borrowings from Amazigh, French and Spanish. In Arabizi, 3 stands for ayn, 7 for ha and 9 for qaf: 3lach (why), ch7al (how much).

2,876 words are explained here in English, each with its meanings, usage, a translated example and the ways it is written in Latin letters.

The 100 most common words

Ranked by how often they appear in DODa’s sentences, leaving out function words (conjunctions, prepositions, particles).

1. had هاد this
2. ana أنا I
3. 3lach علاش why
4. kan كان to be
5. bzaf بزّاف very
6. 7aja حاجة thing
7. nta نتا you
8. daba دابا now
9. ach أش what
10. hadi هادي this one
11. fin فين where
12. chwiya شوية a little
13. la لا no
14. dak داك that
15. dar دار house
16. wahed واحد one
17. ch7al شحال how much
18. sir سير go!
19. kayn كاين there is
20. dyali ديالي my
21. nhar نهار day
22. hada هادا this one
23. chno شنو what
24. dima ديما always
25. baghi باغي wanting
26. howa هو he
27. safi صافي okay
28. dik ديك that
29. kifach كيفاش how
30. walo والو nothing
31. mzyan مزيان good
32. imta إمتا when?
33. hiya هي she
34. ah آه yes
35. lyouma اليوم today
36. wakha واخا okay
37. ga3 ڭاع all
38. nas ناس people
39. nti نتي you
40. kolchi كولّشي everything
41. wla ولّا to become
42. chkoun شكون who
43. zwin زوين beautiful
44. mazal مازال still
45. hadak هاداك that one
46. kter كتر more
47. yallah يالله come on
48. ghda غدا tomorrow
49. tri9 طريق road
50. kamel كامل whole
51. 7na حنا we
52. sba7 صباح morning
53. dyalo ديالو his
54. mnin منين where from
55. mochkil مشكل problem
56. momkin ممكن possible
57. hadik هاديك that one
58. jay جاي coming
59. mcha مشا to go
60. sa7bi صاحبي my friend
61. tbib طبيب doctor
62. b9a بقا to stay
63. homa هوما they
64. rajel الراجل man
65. bekri بكري early
66. gelt قلت I said / you said
67. lbar7 البارح yesterday
68. kbir كبير big
69. ban بان to seem
70. jouj جوج two
71. sa3a ساعة hour
72. sghir صغير small
73. bgha بغا to want
74. blasa بلاصة place
75. jdid جديد new
76. 3ndo عندو he has
77. berra برا outside
78. khti ختي my sister
79. dwa دوا medicine
80. darori ضروري necessary
81. fikra فكرة idea
82. jib جيب pocket
83. s3ib صعيب difficult
84. 7ed حدّ someone
85. dyalna ديالنا our
86. drari الدراري children
87. 3ziz عزيز dear
88. flous فلوس money
89. ay أي any
90. denya دنيا life
91. kol كل each
92. wldi ولدي my son
93. sda3 صداع noise
94. wajed واجد ready
95. atay أتاي tea
96. 3ad عاد just
97. mrid مريض sick
98. bda بدا to begin
99. 7essen حسّن to shave
100. d9i9a دقيقة minute

All words from A to Z

Words that begin with a digit are filed under the sound it stands for: 3 with A, 7 with H, 9 with K, 5 with the K of “kh”.

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