Darija – English dictionary with the voice
The Darija Moroccans actually speak, word by word: 4,800+ words in Latin letters and Arabic script, 3,500+ of them said by a Moroccan. Search in English or Darija, listen, then learn it in a free lesson.
The most common words
Ranked by frequency: start at the top of each list.
The basics
- wa7edواحدonelesson →
- joujجوجtwolesson →
- tlataتلاتةthreelesson →
- rb3aربعةfourlesson →
- khmsaخمسةfivelesson →
- ts3oudتسعودninelesson →
- 3chrinعشرينtwentylesson →
- tlatinتلاتينthirtylesson →
- myaمياhundredlesson →
- alfألفthousandlesson →
- w9fوقفto stop / to standlesson →
- sbitarسبيطارhospitallesson →
- zn9aزنقةstreetlesson →
- limenليمنrightlesson →
- lisrليسرleftlesson →
- nichanنيشانstraight aheadlesson →
- fo9فوقup / abovelesson →
- 9ddamقدامin front oflesson →
- moraموراbehindlesson →
- bslamaبسلامةgoodbyelesson →
- sirسيرgo (imperative)lesson →
- la chukr 3la wajbلا شكر على واجبyou're welcome / don't mention itlesson →
- finفينwherelesson →
- fفin / at
- lلto / for
- m3aمعwith
- blaبلاwithout
- 3laعلىon / about
- binبينbetween
- bachباشin order to / so that
- kollكلevery / all
- ghirغيرonly / just
- dghyaدغياquickly / fastlesson →
Verbs
- mchaمشىto go / to walk
- jaجاto come
- klaكلاto eat
- chrabشربto drink
- galگالto say
- darدارto do / to make
- bqaبقىto stay / to remain
- khrjخرجto go out
- dkhlدخلto enter
- chafشافto see
- sm3سمعto hear
- 3rfعرفto know
- fhemفهمto understand
- Bghaحبto love / to like
- bghaبغاto want
- 9drقدرto be able to
- khdmخدمto work
- 9raقراto study / to read
- ktbكتبto write
- n3sنعسto sleep
- fa9فاقto wake up
- glsجلسto sit
- tl3طلعto go up / to climb
- ghslغسلto wash
- tyybطيبto cook
- ba3باعto sell
- khlssخلصto pay
- 3taعطاto give
- khdaخداto take
- rj3رجعto return / to give back
- sddسدto close
- 7llحلto open
- drbضربto hit
- d7kضحكto laugh
- bkaبكاHe cried
- siftصيفطto send
- sbrصبرto wait / to be patient
- tsnaتسنىto wait
- 7ssحسto feel
- khafخافto be afraid
- fr7فرحto be happy
- sa3dساعدto help
- safrسافرto travel
- nsaنساto forget
- 7ttحطto put / to place
- jabجابto bring
- swlسولto ask
- jawbجاوبto answer
- sllaصلىto pray
- samصامto fast
- khmmmخممto think / to reflect
- chddشدto hold / to catch
Food
- khobzخبزbread
- maماwater
- atayأتايmint tea
- 9hwaقهوةcoffee
- 7libحليبmilk
- skkarسكارsugar
- ml7ملحsalt
- zitزيتoil
- l7mلحمmeat
- djajدجاجchicken
- 7outحوتfish
- khdraخضراvegetables
- fakyaفاكيةFruits sec
- bidبيضeggs
- msemmenمسمنMoroccan flatbread
- 7riraحريرةMoroccan soup (harira)
- ksksoكسكسcouscous
- limounليمونlemon
- bslaبصلةonion
- toumثومgarlic
- btikhبطيخmelon / watermelon
- mchmachمشماشapricot
Body, feelings, family
- weldولدson / boy
- bentبنتdaughter / girl
- mraمراwoman / wife
- bbaبّاfather
- mmiمّيmother
- khouyaخوياbrotherlesson →
- Jddiجدgrandfather
- Jddatiجدةgrandmother
- khaliخاليuncle (maternal)lesson →
- 3mmtiعمتيaunt (paternal)
- khaltiخالتيaunt (maternal)lesson →
- rasرأسhead
- wdnودنear
- fommفمmouth
- yddيدhand
- 9lbقلبheart
- krchكرشstomach / belly
- dhrضهرback
- snanسنانteeth
- ch3rشعرhair
- sba3صباعfinger
- ghramغرامpassionate love
- 7ninحنينtender / affectionate
Home and daily life
- b7rبحرsea
- jblجبلmountain
- chmchشمشsun
- 9amarقمرmoon
- ri7ريحwind
- bitبيتroom
- kuzinaكوزينةkitchen
- babبابdoor
- chrjmشرجمwindow
- krsiكرسيchair
- tblaطبلةtable
- namusiyaناموسيةbed
- sabounصابونsoap
- chobشوبheat / it's hot
- Ghyomغيمclouds
- tljتلجsnow
- ljow zwinالجو زوينthe weather is nice
- ljow khaybالجو خايبthe weather is bad
- 7wayjحوايجclothes
- sbbatصباطshoes
- 9amijaقميجةshirt
- jllabaجلابةdjellaba (traditional robe)
- belghaبلغةleather slippers
- 7jabحجابveil / hijab
- kswaكسوةoutfit / suit
- chkaraشكارةbag
- sa3aساعةwatch
- 7chichaحشيشةherb / greenery
- khdmaخدمةwork / job
- moulمولowner / the one of
And more
- ntaنتاyou (masc.)
- ntiنتيyou (fem.)
- howaهواhe / him
- hiyaهياshe / her
- ntomaنتوماyou (plural)
- homaهوماthey / them
- sttaستةsix
- sb3aسبعةseven
- tmnyaتمنيةeight
- 3echraعشرةten
- 7dachحداشeleven
- tnachطناشtwelve
- teltachتلطاشthirteen
- rb3tachربعطاشfourteen
- khmstachخمسطاشfifteen
- n9ssنصhalf
- jarجارneighbor
- msjdمسجدmosque
- farmacienفرمصيانpharmacy
- 7anotحانوتshop / store
- blasaبلاصةplace / spot
- bladبلادcountry / city
- tomobilطوموبيلcar
- tobisطوبيسbus
- tranترانtrain
- tri9تريقroad / way
- w9tوقتtime
- nharنهارday
- lilليلnight
- kbirكبيرbig / large
- sghirصغيرsmall / little
- zwinزوينbeautiful / handsome
- khaybخايبbad / ugly
- baredباردcold
- skhonسخونhot
- mzyanمزيانgood / nice
- jdidجديدnew
- 9dimقديمold
- 9sirقصيرshort / small (in size)
- t9ilثقيلheavy
- khfifخفيفlight (weight)
- 7loحلوsweet
- mal7مالحsalty
- Faraghفارغempty
- 3amrعامرfull/filled
- n9iنقيclean
- wskhوسخdirty
- s3ibصعيبdifficult / hard
- sahlساهلeasy
- b3idبعيدfar
- 9ribقريبclose / near
- ghaliغاليexpensive
- rkhisرخيصcheap
- mridمريضsick
- s7i7صحيحtrue / healthy
- fr7anفرحانhappy
- 7azinحزينsad
- 3yyanعيانtired (m)
- Fia jou3جوعانI am hungry
- 3tchanعطشانthirsty
- khayfخايفscared / afraid
- dkiذكيsmart / clever
- mchgholمشغولbusy
- ltninالاثنينMonday
- ltlatالتلاتTuesday
- larb3لاربعWednesday
- lkhmisالخميسThursday
- ssbtالسبتSaturday
- l7ddالحدSunday
- 7mrحمرred
- khdrخضرgreen
- zr9زرقblue
- sfrصفرyellow
- LimouniبرتقاليOrange ( couleur)
- 9ehwiبنيbrown
- rmadiرماديgray
- Moveبنفسجيpurple
- hnaهناherelesson →
- tmakتماكover there
- inchallahإن شاء اللهGod willing
- tbarekallahتبارك اللهGod bless (admiration)
- allah y7fdekالله يحفظكmay god protect you
- allah yr7m lwalidinالله يرحم الوالدينGod bless your parents
- laلاno
- iyehإيهyes
- Barakaبركاenough / that's enough
- ch7al hadiشحال هاديhow long ago
- daba dabaدابا داباright now / immediately
- mn b3dمن بعدafter / later
- 9blقبلbefore
- lbar7البارحyesterday
- ghddaغداtomorrow
- ssba7الصباحthe morning
- l3chiyaالعشيةthe afternoon / evening
- ssa3aالساعةthe hour / the time
- simanaسيمانةweek
- 3amعامyear
- khlassخلاصthat's it / finished
- bs7بصحfor real
- 7itحيتbecause
- sba7 lkhirصباح الخيرgood morning
- msa lkhirمساء الخيرgood evening
- tsb7 3la khirتصبح على خيرgood night
- labas l7emdolillahلاباس الحمد للهI'm fine, thank God
- allah yslmkالله يسلمكmay god keep you safe
- sm7liسمحليexcuse me / sorry
- ma 3lihما عليهit's nothing / never mind
- allah y3awnkالله يعاونكmay god help you
- mabroukمبروكcongratulations
- chkounشكونwho
- chnoشنوwhat
- fo9achفوقاشwhen
- 3lachعلاشwhy
- kifachكيفاشhow
- wachواشis it / do you (question marker)
- bch7alبشحالfor how much
- ryadرياضriad (traditional house)
- mdina l9dimaمدينة القديمةmedina / old town
- n3na3نعناعmint
- chbakiyaشباكيةchebakia (honey pastry)
- bstilaبسطيلةpastilla (savory pastry)
- difضيفguest
- 3rsعرسwedding
- ftorفطورbreakfast / iftar
- wa7aواحةoasis
- gnawaكناوةgnawa (music tradition)
- 7ajaحاجةthing / something
- 7ta wa7dحتى واحدnobody / none
- chwiyaشويةa little / a bit
- mzyan bzzafمزيان بزافvery good
- mazalمازالstill / not yet
- dimaديماalways
- 3mmrعمرnever
- m3ttlمعطلlate
- bchwiyaبشويةslowly / gently
- tilifonتليفونphone
- tswiraتصويرةphoto / picture
- barakaبركةblessing
- 7lalحلالpermissible / halal
- 7ramحرامforbidden / haram
These words, for real, in 5 minutes
Lesson 1 is free and needs no account: your first words, with the voices.
Start lesson 1Questions
Can I translate Darija with a machine translator?
Google Translate has no Darija option, only Standard Arabic. Of 12 everyday sentences, it got 5 right in Arabic script and none in Latin letters (3afak, 7obb). Here every word is given the way it's said in Morocco, with the voice.
Our Google Translate test →Why are there numbers in the words (3afak, 7obb, 9hwa)?
Moroccans text Darija in Latin letters and use numbers for Arabic sounds English doesn't have: 3 = ع, 7 = ح, 9 = ق.
The number alphabet, explained →Is Darija Arabic?
It's Moroccan Arabic: Arabic roots, many French, Berber and Spanish words, and simpler grammar than Standard Arabic. Speakers from the Middle East don't always understand it.
Darija vs Arabic: the differences →How do I make these words stick?
Hear them, then meet them again at the right moment: that's what darji's lessons do — short, with the voices, and reviews that come back right before you forget. All of Level 1 is free.