شحال عندك فالساعة؟
shḥāl ʿndek f-s-sāʿa?
What time is it?
Usage
Asks the time.
Grammar Note
Taken from an attested dictionary sentence.
أشمن نهار ليوم؟
ashmen nhār l-yūm?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asks what day of the week it is today.
Grammar Note
"ashmen nhār" means "which day". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
ليوم / غدا / لبارح
l-yūm / ghdā / l-bāreḥ
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Today, tomorrow and yesterday in one card.
Grammar Note
All three words can stand alone as adverbs.
هاد السيمانة / السيمانة الجاية / السيمانة لي فاتت
hād s-sīmāna / s-sīmāna j-jāya / s-sīmāna lī fātet
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
This week, next week and last week.
Grammar Note
"sīmāna" comes from French semaine. "j-jāya" means "coming" and "lī fātet" means "that passed"; both week phrases are attested, while "hād s-sīmāna" is composed by regular grammar.
فالصباح / فالعشية / فالليل
f-ṣ-ṣbāḥ / f-l-ʿashiyya / f-l-līl
In the morning / in the afternoon or evening / at night
Usage
Morning, afternoon-evening and night.
Grammar Note
"l-ʿashiyya" covers the afternoon and the evening. The prefix "f-" (in/at) is written attached. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
إمتا كايحل / كايتسد؟
imta kāyḥell / kāytsedd?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asks when something opens or closes.
Grammar Note
"kā-" marks the present tense. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
شحال ديال الوقت باش نوصل لتما؟
shḥāl dyāl l-waqt bāsh nūṣel l-tamma?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asks how long it takes to get there.
Grammar Note
"bāsh" plus a verb means "in order to". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
نتلاقاو فالساعة تلاتة ديال العشية
ntlāqāw f-s-sāʿa tlāta dyāl l-ʿashiyya
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Fixes a meeting at three in the afternoon.
Grammar Note
"ntlāqāw" means "let us meet"; the time is "the hour + number". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
الساعة جوج ونص
s-sāʿa jūj w-nṣṣ
It's half past two.
Usage
Says half past two.
Grammar Note
"w-nṣṣ" (and a half) adds thirty minutes. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
واش مفتوح فالويكاند؟
wāsh mefṭūḥ f-l-wīkānd?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Asks whether it is open at the weekend.
Grammar Note
"wīkānd" is borrowed from English weekend. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
بكري بزاف
bkrī bzāf
It's too early.
Usage
Says it is too early.
Grammar Note
"bzāf" after the word means "very". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
إمتا كايبدا وإمتا كايسالي؟
imta kāybda w-imta kāysāli?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asks when it starts and when it ends.
Grammar Note
"kā-" marks the present tense. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
واش ممكن ناخد موعد؟
wāsh mumken nākhod mawʿid?
Can I make an appointment?
Usage
Asks to make an appointment.
Grammar Note
"nākhod mawʿid" (take an appointment) means to book. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
من التنين حتى الجمعة
men t-tnīn ḥtta l-jumʿa
From Monday to Friday
Usage
From Monday to Friday.
Grammar Note
"men … ḥtta …" means "from … until …". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
نهار واحد
nhār wāḥed
One day
Usage
Basic way to state a duration; "nhār" is "day".
Grammar Note
The number follows the noun.
نص نهار
nṣṣ nhār
Half a day
Usage
Half a day.
Grammar Note
"nṣṣ" means "half".
سيمانة وحدة
sīmāna wḥda
One week
Usage
One week, e.g. for a length of stay.
Grammar Note
"sīmāna" is feminine, so it takes "wḥda".
شهر واحد
shahr wāḥed
One month
Usage
One month.
Grammar Note
"shahr" is masculine, so it takes "wāḥed".
عام واحد
ʿām wāḥed
One year
Usage
One year.
Grammar Note
"ʿām" is masculine, so it takes "wāḥed".
التنين
t-tnīn
Monday
Usage
Use to name the day: Monday.
Grammar Note
Monday is "t-tnīn", from the word for two.
التلات
t-tlāta
Tuesday
Usage
Use to name the day: Tuesday.
Grammar Note
Day names are said with the article.
لاربع
l-arbaʿ
Wednesday
Usage
Use to name the day: Wednesday.
Grammar Note
Day names are said with the article.
لخميس
l-khmīs
Thursday
Usage
Use to name the day: Thursday.
Grammar Note
Day names are said with the article.
الجمعة
l-jumʿa
Friday
Usage
Use to name the day: Friday.
Grammar Note
Day names are said with the article. Friday is the weekly prayer day in Morocco.
السبت
s-sebt
Saturday
Usage
Use to name the day: Saturday.
Grammar Note
Day names are said with the article.
لحد
l-ḥedd
Sunday
Usage
Use to name the day: Sunday.
Grammar Note
Sunday is "l-ḥedd", unlike Standard Arabic "al-aḥad".
ليوم
l-yūm
Today
Usage
Today.
Grammar Note
The article is fused into the word.
غدا
ghdā
Tomorrow
Usage
Tomorrow.
Grammar Note
Works alone as an adverb.
لبارح
l-bāreḥ
Yesterday
Usage
Yesterday.
Grammar Note
Works alone as an adverb.
بعد غدا
baʿd ghdā
The day after tomorrow
Usage
The day after tomorrow.
Grammar Note
"baʿd" (after) plus "ghdā" (tomorrow).
ولبارح
wellbāreḥ
The day before yesterday
Usage
The day before yesterday.
Grammar Note
An attested one-word form.
دابا
dāba
Now
Usage
Now, at this moment.
Grammar Note
The Darija word for Standard Arabic "al-ān".
من بعد
men baʿd
Later
Usage
Later, afterwards.
Grammar Note
"men baʿd" means "afterwards".
ساعة وحدة
sāʿa wḥda
One hour
Usage
Use to state a duration of one hour.
Grammar Note
"sāʿa" is feminine, so it takes "wḥda".
جوج ساعات
jūj sāʿāt
Two hours
Usage
Use to state a duration of two hours.
Grammar Note
Two of something is "jūj" plus the plural; Darija has no dual here.
تلاتين دقيقة
tlātīn dqīqa
Thirty minutes
Usage
Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.
Grammar Note
After a tens number the noun stays singular.
صباح
ṣbāḥ
Morning
Usage
Morning.
Grammar Note
"f-ṣ-ṣbāḥ" means "in the morning".
وسط نهار
wasṭ nhār
Midday
Usage
Midday.
Grammar Note
"wasṭ" is "middle" and "nhār" is "daytime".
العشية
l-ʿashiyya
Afternoon / evening
Usage
Afternoon and evening.
Grammar Note
Darija "l-ʿashiyya" covers the whole afternoon to evening.
الليل
l-līl
Night
Usage
Night.
Grammar Note
"f-l-līl" means "at night".
كل نهار
kull nhār
Every day
Usage
Every day.
Grammar Note
The noun after "kull" takes no article.
كل سيمانة
kull sīmāna
Every week
Usage
Every week.
Grammar Note
The noun after "kull" takes no article.
كل شهر
kull shahr
Every month
Usage
Every month.
Grammar Note
The noun after "kull" takes no article.
هاد السيمانة
hād s-sīmāna
This week
Usage
This week.
Grammar Note
"hād" (this) comes before the noun.
السيمانة الجاية
s-sīmāna j-jāya
Next week
Usage
Next week.
Grammar Note
"j-jāya" means "coming"; an attested phrase.
السيمانة لي فاتت
s-sīmāna lī fātet
Last week
Usage
Last week.
Grammar Note
"lī fātet" means "that passed"; an attested phrase.
ويكاند
wīkānd
Weekend
Usage
The weekend.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English weekend.
يناير
yanāyer
January
Usage
Month name (January). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Month names take no article.
فبراير
fibrāyer
February
Usage
Month name (February). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Month names take no article.
مارس
mārs
March
Usage
Month name (March). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Month names take no article.
أبريل
abrīl
April
Usage
Month name (April). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Month names take no article.
ماي
māy
May
Usage
Month name (May). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Month names take no article.
يونيو
yūnyū
June
Usage
Month name (June). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Month names take no article.
يوليوز
yūlyūz
July
Usage
Month name (July). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Morocco says "yūlyūz" for July. Month names take no article.
غشت
ghusht
August
Usage
Month name (August). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
August is "ghusht". Month names take no article.
شتنبر
shutenbir
September
Usage
Month name (September). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
September is "shutenbir". Month names take no article.
أكتوبر
uktūbar
October
Usage
Month name (October). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
Month names take no article.
نونبر
nūnbar
November
Usage
Month name (November). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
November is "nūnbar". Month names take no article.
دجنبر
dujanbir
December
Usage
Month name (December). Morocco uses Gregorian names close to French, not the Levantine "kānūn"/"tammūz" series.
Grammar Note
December is "dujanbir". Month names take no article.
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