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Learning the Moroccan Phrases is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Moroccan language. But first we need to know what the role of Phrases is in the structure of the grammar in Moroccan.
Moroccan phrases are a group of words functioning as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Phrases | Moroccan Phrases/ Arabic Script |
|---|---|
| Phrases | |
| hello | salm - مرحبا |
| bye | beslama - وداعا |
| congratulations | bassaha - تهاني |
| sorry | asife - آسف |
| really | bassahe - حقا |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Phrases in Moroccan has a logical pattern. Locate the Phrases above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Moroccan.
Below is a list of the phrases and daily expressions in Moroccan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Moroccan vocabulary.
| English Phrases | Moroccan Phrases/ Arabic Script |
|---|---|
| a green tree | shajra khdra - شجرة خضراء |
| a tall building | imara aliya - مبنى طويل القامة |
| a very old man | rajale sharafe - رجل كبير جدا |
| the old red house | bite hmare kdime - البيت القديم أحمر |
| a very nice friend | sahabe maziane - صديق لطيف جدا |
| I read a book sometimes | kanakra ktabe marra marra - أقرأ كتابا احيانا |
| I will never smoke | maamary nakmy - أنا لن ادخن ابدا |
| are you alone? | rake bwahdake - هل أنت وحدك؟ |
| my car | tomobilty - سيارتي |
| green car | tomobil khadra - سيارة خضراء |
| three cars | tlata tomobilate - ثلاث سيارات |
| car garage | lgarage datoumoubilate - مرآب السيارات |
| outside the car | barra diyale tomobila - خارج السيارة |
| my book | ktabe diyaly - كتابي |
| my books | ktoube diyaly - كتبي |
| our daughter | bantna - ابنتنا |
| our daughters | bnatna - بناتنا |
| I'm cold | kanhasse balbarde - انى اشعر بالبرودة |
| we're cold | kanhassou balbarde - نحن نشعر بالبرودة |
| his chickens | djaja - دجاجه |
| their chicken | djaje diyalhoume - دجاجهم |
| he is happy | rashka lihe - انه سعيد |
| she is happy | rashka liha - انها سعيدة |
| he is American | mmirikaniye - انه امريكى الجنسية |
| she is American | mirikaniya - انها امريكية الجنسية |
| I can accept that | yamkane ndire hadeshy - يمكن أن أقبل هذا |
| she added it | zadttou - وأضافته |
| we admit it | kanaatarfou bdake shy - نحن نعترف بذلك |
| they advised him | nashouhe - وأشاروا عليه |
| I can agree with that | yamkane ly nttafake maa hade shy - يمكنني أن أتفق مع هذا |
| she allows it | douwzate dake shy - انها تسمح بذلك |
| we announce it | kanaalane dake shy - نحن نعلن ذلك |
| I can apologize | yamke ly naatadare - يمكنني أن أعتذر |
| she appears today | wa kila lyoume - يبدو انها اليوم |
| they arranged that | rahoume wajdou - لقد رتبوا ذلك |
| I can arrive tomorrow | yatmakkane nawssale ghadda - يمكنني أن اصل غدا |
| she can ask him | nkadrou nsawlouhe - تستطيع أن تسأله |
| she attaches that | ktaalake aalihe - انها تعلق عليه |
| we attack them | kanhajmouhoume - نحن نهاجمهم |
| they avoid her | kaybaadou aaliha - انهم يتجنبونها |
| I can bake it | nakdare ngoullihe - يمكنني أن اخبزه |
| she is like him | hiya bhalou - هي مثله |
| we beat it | hna hssane mannou - نحن نفوز عليه |
| they became happy | wallawe mzianine - أصبحوا سعداء |
| I can begin that | nakdare nabda dake shy - يمكنني ان ابدا ذلك |
| we borrowed money | tsallafna laflousse - نحن اقترضنا المال |
| they breathe air | kayatnafssou lahwa - هم يتنفسون الهواء |
| I can bring it | nakdare njabdou - أستطيع ان اجلبه |
| I can build that | nakdare nabnihe - استطيع ان ابنيه |
| she buys food | katshry laghda - انها تشتري الغذاء |
| we calculate it | kanhasbouhe - نحن نحسبه |
| they carry it | hazzinou - انهم يحملونه |
| they don't cheat | makaykhafoushe - انهم لا يغشوا |
| she chooses him | katakhtarou - هى تختاره |
| we close it | kanghalfouhe - نحن نغلقه |
| he comes here | kayji hna - يأتي هنا |
| I can compare that | nkadrou nkarnou dake shy - يمكنني مقارنة هذا |
| she competes with me | katnaffasse maaya - انها تتنافس معى |
| we complain about it | kanatshakkawe mannou - نحن نشكو منه |
| they continued reading | kammlou lakraya diyalhoume - لقد واصلوا القراءة |
| he cried about that | bka mane dake shy - لقد بكى بسبب ذلك |
| I can decide now | nkadrou nkarerou daba - يمكنني أن تقرر الآن |
| she described it to me | wsafty liya - لقد وصفت لى |
| we disagree about it | kanaktalfou fhade shy - نختلف حول هذا الموضوع |
| they disappeared quickly | daghiya mabanoushe - لقد اختفوا بسرعة |
| I discovered that | ktashafte - اكتشفت أن |
| she dislikes that | makatabghishe - انها لا تحب أن |
| we do it | kandirou dake shy - نحن نفعل ذلك |
| they dream about it | kayhalmou bdake shy - يحلمون بذلك |
| I earned | - استحقيت |
| he eats a lot | kayakoule bazzafe - انه يأكل الكثير |
| we enjoyed that | aajabna dake shy - استمتعنا بذلك |
| they entered here | dakhlou hna - دخلوا هنا |
| he escaped that | hrabe - هرب هو |
| I can explain that | nakdare nfassare dake shy - أستطيع شرح ذلك |
| she feels that too | hatta hiya kathasse - تشعر أنها أيضا |
| we fled from there | hrabna mane tammake - هربنا من هناك |
| they will fly tomorrow | ghady itire ghadda - سوف يطير غدا |
| I can follow you | nakdare ntbaakoume - يمكنني أن اتبعكم |
| she forgot me | - نستنى |
| we forgive him | smahna lihe - نحنن نغفر له |
| I can give her that | yamkane naatiha dake shy - يمكن أن أعطيها ذك |
| she goes there | tamshy ltammake - تذهب هناك |
| we greeted them | sallamna aalihoume - نحن حياناهم |
| I hate that | makanabghishe dake shy - أكرهه |
| I can hear it | nakdare nsamaou - يمكنني أن اسمعه |
| she imagine that | katsawarre dake shy - هى تتصور ذلك |
| we invited them | diaainahoume - نحن دعوناهم |
| I know him | kanaarfou - أنا أعرفه |
| she learned it | aarafte aalihe - تعلمت أنه |
| we leave now | namshiwe daba - نرحل الآن |
| they lied about him | kadbou aalihe - كذبوا عنه |
| I can listen to that | nakdare nasmaa dake shy - أستطيع الاستماع إلي ذلك |
| she lost that | khassrate - انها خسرت |
| we made it yesterday | darnaha lbarahe - لقد فعلناها بالامس |
| they met him | tlakawe maahe - لقد قابلوه |
| I misspell that | - أنا أخطأت في تهجئة ذلك |
| I always pray | kanssally dima - أصلي دائما |
| she prefers that | katfaddale dake shy - انها تفضل ذلك |
| we protected them | hdinahoume - لقد حميناهم |
| they will punish her | ghady iaakbouha - سوف يعاقبوها |
| I can put it there | nakdare ndirou tammake - أستطيع وضعه هناك |
| she will read it | ghady takrahe - انها سوف تقرأه |
| we received that | wsalna dake shy - تلقينا ذلك |
| they refuse to talk | mabghawshe ihadrou - رفضوا التحدث |
| I remember that | tfakkartha - أتذكرها |
| she repeats that | kataawade dake shy - انها تكرر ذلك |
| we see it | kanshoufouhe - نراه |
| they sell it | kaybiaouhe - هم يبيعوه |
| I sent that yesterday | sifate dake shy lbarahe - أرسلت ذلك بالأمس |
| he shaved his beard | hassane lahiya diyalou - انه حلق لحيته |
| it shrunk quickly | - انها تقلصت بسرعة |
| we will sing it | - سنقوم غبنائها |
| they sat there | galssou hna - جلسوا هناك |
| I can speak it | nakdare nahdare biha - أستطيع التحدث بها |
| she spends money | katasrafe laflousse - إنها تنفق المال |
| we suffered from that | aayana - عانينا منه |
| they suggest that | katbane bhale ila - فهي توحي أنها |
| I surprised him | fajaatou - فاجئته |
| she took that | khdite dake shy - لقد اخذت هذا |
| we teach it | kandarssouhe - نحن ندرسه |
| they told us | galou anaha - قالوا لنا |
| she thanked him | shakratou - انها شكرته |
| I can think about it | nakdarre nfakkare fdake shy - أستطيع التفكير في الامر |
| she threw it | rmatou - إنها رمته |
| we understand that | kanatfahmou dake shy - نحن نفهم ذلك |
| they want that | kayabghiwe dake shy - هم يريدون ذلك |
| I can wear it | nakdare nlabssou - استطيع ان ارتديه |
| she writes that | kataktabe dake shy - انها تكتب ذلك |
| we talk about it | kanhadrou aala dake shy - نتحدث عن ذلك |
| they have it | rahe aandhoume - انه لديهم |
| I watched it | shafte dake shy - شاهدت ذلك |
| I will talk about it | ghady nahdarre aala dake shy - ساتكلم عن هذا |
| he bought that yesterday | nashry dike lkaswa - اشترى هذا بالامس |
| we finished it | kammalna dake shy - انتهينا ذلك |
| inside the house | faddare - داخل المنزل |
| outside the car | barra siyara - خارج السيارة |
| with me | maaya - معي |
| without him | bla bihe - بدونه |
| under the table | tahte tabla - تحت الطاولة |
| after tomorrow | baade ghadda - بعد غد |
| before sunset | kbale lghouroube - قبل الغروب |
| but I'm busy | walakine mashgouke - ولكن أنا مشغول |
| he is not here | makayanshe hna - انه ليس هنا |
| that is not my book | hada mashy ktaby - هذا ليس كتابي |
| do not enter | madkhoulshe - لا تدخل |
| where is he? | fine rahe - أين هو؟ |
| what is this? | washe hadeshy - ما هذا ؟ |
| why are you sad? | aalashe nta tayra like - لماذا أنت حزين؟ |
| how do you want to pay? | kifashe bghity tkhallasse - كيف تريد الدفع؟ |
| can I come? | takdare tji?? - هل يمكن ان آتى؟ |
| is he sleeping? | washe rahe naasse?? - هل هو نائم؟ |
| do you know me? | washe kataarafny - هل تعرفني؟ |
| do you have my book? | washe rahe aandake ktaby - هل لديك كتابي؟ |
| how big is it? | shhale kbire dake shy?? - ما مدى كبر هذا؟ |
| can I help you? | washe nakdare naaawnake ?? - هل يمكننى مساعدتك؟ |
| can you help me? | washe takdarre taawanny?? - هل يمكنك مساعدتي؟ |
| do you speak English? | washe katkallame nagliziya?? - هل تتكلم الانجليزية؟ |
| how far is this? | shale baaide dake shy?? - ما مدى بعد هذا؟ |
| what time is it? | shhale dalwakte - ما هو الوقت؟ |
| how much is this? | shhale lhadashy?? - كم ثمن هذا؟ |
| what is your name? | ashnou smiytake?? - ما هو اسمك؟ |
| where do you live? | fine kataaishe ?? - أين تعيش؟ |
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