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1. يالله

   yallāh

   Come on / let's go

   Usage

   "Come on, let's go"; urges someone along and is polite with anyone.

   Grammar Note

   Used both to invite and to urge.

2. صافي

   ṣāfī

   Enough / done

   Usage

   "Enough, that is it"; ends a haggle or an offer.

   Grammar Note

   "ṣāfī" means enough or done and works in shops and among friends.

3. واخا

   wākha

   OK / fine

   Usage

   "OK, fine"; in Morocco "māshī" is a negative, so use "wākha" to agree.

   Grammar Note

   "māshī" means "is not", so it never means OK here.

4. كولشي مزيان

   kūlshī mizyān

   Everything is fine

   Usage

   "Everything is fine"; says all is going well.

   Grammar Note

   "kūlshī" means everything. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. طبعا

   ṭabʿan

   Of course / for sure

   Usage

   "Of course"; a warm yes.

   Grammar Note

   "ṭabʿan" is a Standard Arabic word that is also common in speech.

6. عادي

   ʿādī

   It's normal / no big deal

   Usage

   "Normal, no big deal"; reassures someone.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿādī" means ordinary.

7. يا صاحبي

   yā ṣāḥbī

   Hey, my friend

   Usage

   A friendly address to a male peer; not for elders or women.

   Grammar Note

   "yā" is the vocative and "ṣāḥbī" is "my friend". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. هادشي مبرّع

   hādshī mbrreʿ

   This is great

   Usage

   "This is great"; praise for food or a view.

   Grammar Note

   "mbrreʿ" means great. A sentence attested as such in the dictionary.

9. مية فالمية

   mīya f-l-mīya

   A hundred percent

   Usage

   "A hundred percent"; fully certain.

   Grammar Note

   "mīya" is hundred and "f-" is "in".

10. بالمناسبة

    b-l-munāsaba

    By the way

    Usage

    "By the way"; changes the subject.

    Grammar Note

    "b-l-munāsaba" means by the way.

11. بشوية

    b-shwiyya

    Easy does it / slow down

    Usage

    "Slowly, gently"; said to someone going too fast.

    Grammar Note

    "b-shwiyya" means slowly.

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