Learn Moroccan Arabic - Darija

Moroccan Arabic (Darija) is known to be one of the hardest Arabic dialects for even Arabic speakers of the Middle East. Still, I know many non-Arabic speakers who speak Darija well without even knowing Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), so that’s why a native Darija speaker (me) asked some of his foreign friends who are interested in Moroccan Arabic for help to make this beginner’s guide.

Moroccan Arabic (Darija) is known to be one of the hardest Arabic dialects for even Arabic speakers of the Middle East. Still, I know many non-Arabic speakers who speak Darija well without even knowing Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), so that’s why a native Darija speaker (me) asked some of his foreign friends who are interested in Moroccan Arabic for help to make this beginner’s guide.

Expressing your حب (hob / love) in Moroccan Arabic can be exciting and full of passion. This guide will show you how to say “I love you” in Moroccan Arabic. You’ll learn phrases like كنحبك (kanhabbak / I love you) and كنبغيك (kanbghik / I love you), as well as romantic expressions for your شريك (partner). It doesn’t matter if you’re just starting out, in a serious علاقة (relationship), or deeply عاشق (in love). This article will give you the right Moroccan Arabic عاطفة (affection) to share...

In this lesson, we will talk about how to introduce yourself in Moroccan Arabic (with audio) and have an icebreaker into your first-ever Darija dialogue. You’ll learn how to ask someone about their name, age, nationality, and work, let’s get started!

Expressing your حب (hob / love) in Moroccan Arabic can be exciting and full of passion. This guide will show you how to say “I love you” in Moroccan Arabic. You’ll learn phrases like كنحبك (kanhabbak / I love you) and كنبغيك (kanbghik / I love you), as well as romantic expressions for your شريك (partner). It doesn’t matter if you’re just starting out, in a serious علاقة (relationship), or deeply عاشق (in love). This article will give you the right Moroccan Arabic عاطفة (affection) to share...

In this lesson, we will talk about the colors in Moroccan Arabic (with audio), and how to specify if the color is dark or light, followed by examples.

In this lesson, we will discuss the comparison in Moroccan Arabic, the comparative and superlative adjectives, followed by examples.

In this lesson, you will learn to talk about days, months, and years in Moroccan Arabic (with audio), and you will learn how to count them as well.

In this lesson, we will talk about the definite article in Moroccan Arabic.

In this lesson, we will talk about the future tense in Moroccan Arabic, the simple form used, and the word (prefix) that indicates the future, followed by examples. this lesson is quite easy but understanding the present tense will make it even easier. Let’s start!

In this lesson, we will learn how to greet people and respond to greetings in Moroccan Arabic (with audio), and different ways of greetings throughout the day. (Study guide at the end).

In this lesson, we will talk about the imperative in Moroccan Arabic, and how to use it in both positive and negative forms.

In today’s lesson, we will talk about negation in Moroccan Arabic, and how to express it, followed by several examples to understand it well. To express negation in Moroccan Arabic, Moroccans use two negative markers, one before the verb (ma-) and one after the verb (-sh).

In this lesson, we will discuss the past tense in Moroccan Arabic, the suffixes added to every type of the 4 Darija verb types, followed by examples. (We talked about the 4 types in this post here. Let’s get started!