Today we’re learning very common Moroccan expressions used daily to show gratitude, respect, and prayers. These phrases are deeply rooted in Moroccan culture and carry more meaning than just “thank you.” 🌟 1️⃣ Baraka Allahu Fik (بارك الله فيك) 🔹 Meaning “May God bless you.”Used to express deep gratitude, appreciation, or sincerity. 🔹 When to Use It • Expressing strong gratitude • Thanking someone politely • Receiving help or kindness • Receiving a gift • As a more sincere alternative to Shukran 🔹 Examples in Darija • Baraka Allahu fik → Thank you / May God bless you • Allah ybarek fik → May God bless you too (reply) 🔹 Variations • To a man: Baraka Allahu fik • To a woman: Baraka Allahu fiki • To a group: Baraka Allahu fikum 🔹 Similar Expressions • Allah ybarek fik – May God bless you • Allah ykhalik – May God preserve you • Lah yrham babak – Very strong gratitude (common in the North) • Shukran – Thank you 🌟 2️⃣ Rahimaka Allah / Allah Yerham… 🔹 Meaning “May God have mercy on you.” ⚠️ Note: Rahimaka Allah is Classical Arabic. Indaily Darija, Moroccans usually say Allah yerham… 🔹 Common Uses in Darija 🤧 After Sneezing • Person sneezes: Alhamdulillah • You reply: Yarhamak Allah 🕊️ Praying for Someone / The Deceased • Allah yerhamo – May God have mercy on him • Allah yerhamha – May God have mercy on her 🙏 Strong Gratitude • Allah yerham lwalidin – May God have mercy on your parents 🔹 Similar Expressions • Allah yaghfar lih – May God forgive him • Allah i3tik erraha – May God give you peace/rest 🌟 3️⃣ Allah Ya3tik Sa7a (الله يعطيك الصحة) 🔹 Meaning “May God give you health/strength.” 🔹 When to Use It • Replying to Bsaha • Thanking someone for effort or work • After eating, buying clothes, or showering • When someone cooks or brings you something 🔹 Example • Person A: Bsaha l-kaswa! • Person B: Allah ya3tik sa7a 🔹 Similar Expressions • Allah y3afik – May God give you wellness • Tbarkellah 3lik – God bless your work/skill 🌟 4️⃣ Allah Yar7am Lwalidin (الله يرحم الوالدين)

Learning how to count is one of the most important foundations when starting Moroccan Darija 🇲🇦Numbers are used every day — shopping, ordering food, asking prices, telling time, or talking about people and objects. In this lesson, you’ll learn: ✅ Numbers from 0 to 10 in Moroccan Darija ✅ How Moroccans actually count things in real life ✅ The 2 key rules for counting correctly ✅ Common mistakes to avoid ✅ Exercises with clear solutions 🔢 Numbers from 0 to 10 in Moroccan Darija 0 → Sifr (Zero) 1 → Wa7ed 2 → Jouj / Zouj 3 → Telata 4 → Reb3a 5 → Khemsa 6 → Setta 7 → Seb3a 8 → Tmenya 9 → Tes3od 10 → 3eshra 📌 Note: Some Moroccans say jouj, others say zouj — both are correct and widely used. 🧠 Rule #1 — Using “One” (Wa7ed) : To say one in Moroccan Darija, you can use: 👉 Wa7ed + definite singular noun Examples: - 1 banana → Wa7ed elbanana - 1 man → Wa7ed errajel - 1 school → Wa7ed elmedrasa 💡 Important tip: You can also skip “one” completely and just say the noun: - banana - rajel - medrasa Or place wa7ed/we7da after the noun for emphasis: - banana we7da - rajel wa7ed 🧠 Rule #2 — Counting from 2 to 10 : To count from 2 to 10, Darija uses this structure: 👉 Number + dial (or d) + definite plural noun Examples: - 3 bananas → Telata dial elbananate - 4 cups → Reb3a d elkisan - 10 boys → 3eshra dial eddrari - 📌 This literally means “three of the bananas” — and that’s normal Darija, not formal Arabic. ⚠️ Special Case — Number 2 (Jouj / Zouj) Number 2 is flexible in Darija: ✔ Jouj d elbananate ✔ Jouj bananate But for 3 and above, you MUST use dial / d: ❌ Telata bananate ✅ Telata dial elbananate ✍️ Practice Exercise — Try It Yourself Write the following in Moroccan Darija 👇 Helpful vocabulary: - Girl: Bent - The girl: Elbent - Girls: Benat - The girls: Elbenat - Boy: Derri - The boy: Edderri - Boys: Derari - The boys: Edderari - Cup: Kas - The cup: Elkas - Cups: Kisan - The cups: Elkisan ✅ Exercise Solutions

If you want to start real conversations in Moroccan Darija, this lesson is one of the most important foundations. These 20 Moroccan Arabic introduction phrases help you: - Break the ice naturally - Introduce yourself with confidence - Ask about name, age, origin, work, and studies - Sound polite and authentic with Moroccans Perfect for travelers, expats, couples, diaspora Moroccans, and beginners. 🗣️ Moroccan Arabic Introduction Phrases 📛 Name & Age : - What’s your name? / Wie heißt du? / Comment tu t’appelles ? ➡️ Ashno smiytek? - My name is… / Ich heiße… / Je m’appelle… ➡️ Smiyti… - How old are you? / Wie alt bist du? / Quel âge as-tu ? ➡️ She7al fe 3emrek? - I am … years old / Ich bin … Jahre alt / J’ai … ans ➡️ 3endi … 3am. 🌍 Origin : - Where are you from? / Woher kommst du? / D’où viens-tu ? • Masculine➡️ Mnin nta? • Feminine: ➡️ Mnin nti? - I am from America / Morocco / France / Egypt… / Ich komme aus… / Je viens de… • ➡️ Ana men amrika / lmghrib / fransa / misr… 🎓 Studies & Work : - Do you work or study? / Arbeitest du oder studierst du? / Tu travailles ou tu étudies ? • ➡️ Kheddam awla katqra (Kat9ra)? (male) • ➡️ Kheddama awla katqray (Kat9ray)? (female) - I study / Ich studiere / J’étudie➡️ Kanqra. (Kan9ra) - What do you study? / Was studierst du? / Qu’est-ce que tu étudies ? • ➡️ Ash katqra? (male) • ➡️ Ash katqray? (female) - I study medicine.➡️ Kanqra Tibb. - I work / Ich arbeite / Je travaille➡️ Kankhdem. - Where do you work? / Wo arbeitest du? / Où travailles-tu ? • ➡️ Fin kheddam? (male) • ➡️ Fin kheddama? (female) - What’s your job? / Was ist dein Beruf? / Quel est ton travail ? • ➡️ Fash kheddam? (male) • ➡️ Fash kheddama? (female) - I am a lawyer / teacher / engineer • ➡️ Ana mo7ami / ostad / mohandis… (male) • ➡️ Ana mo7amia / ostada / mohandisa… (female) 💍 Personal Life : - Are you married? / Bist du verheiratet? / Tu es marié(e) ?

Food is a big part of Moroccan daily life — at home, with family, in cafés, and during celebrations. If you want to understand menus, shop at markets, or talk naturally with Moroccans, this food vocabulary is essential. In this lesson, you’ll learn 30 common food words in Moroccan Darija used every single day. ✅ What you’ll learn here: - Names of basic foods Moroccans eat daily - Common spices like salt, pepper, and cumin - How to describe food (boiled, fried, roasted) - Words you’ll hear at home, in restaurants, and cafés 🥖 Food Vocabulary in Moroccan Arabic (Darija) English → Moroccan Arabic (Darija) - Boiled / Gekocht → Meslouq - Bread / Brot → Khobz - Butter → Zebda - Cake → 7elwa , Kikka, Gato - Cheese → Fermaj - Coffee → Qehwa (9ahwa) - Cumin / Kreuzkümmel → Kamoun - Egg → Bida - Fish → 7out - Flour / Mehl→ Degig (D9i9) - Fried → Meqli - Fruit → Fakia - Honey → 3sel - Jam → Kofitir - Juice → 3asir - Lentils / Linsen → 3des - Meat → L7em - Milk → 7lib - Oil → Zit - Pepper / Pfeffer / Poivre → L-bzar - Rice → Rouz - Grilled / Gegrillt / Grillé → Meshwi - Salad → Shelada - Salt → Mel7a - Soup → 7rira / Sooba - Sugar → Sekkar - Tea → Atay - Vegetables → Khodra - Vinegar / Essig → Khell - Water → Ma These are core survival words you’ll use when: - Eating with Moroccan family 🍲 - Ordering food in cafés and restaurants ☕ - Shopping at markets 🥕 - Talking about meals in daily conversations 🗣️ 📝 Practice Exercise (Highly Recommended) 👉 Try using at least 8–10 words from this list in: - A short paragraph - Or a simple dialogue It’s totally okay to mix English + Darija if you’re a beginner.The goal is practice, not perfection. 👇 Post your sentence in the comments, and I’ll correct it for you. 🚀 Want to go further? 📚 You’ll find structured Darija lessons inside the Skool Classroom, organized step by step.🗣️ If you want faster progress, real conversation practice, and personal feedback, you can also join my 1-on-1 Moroccan Darija coaching.

Understanding time vocabulary in Moroccan Darija is essential if you want to speak naturally in daily life. From saying “today” or “tomorrow” to talking about weeks, months, seasons, or parts of the day — these words are used every single day in Morocco. This lesson will help you: - 🗣️ Speak more naturally in real conversations - ⏳ Understand schedules, plans, and routines - 🇲🇦 Feel more confident using Darija in daily life 🕰️ Time Units in Moroccan Darija English → Moroccan Arabic (Darija) - Time → Weqt (wa9t) - Second → Tania - Minute → Dqiqa (D-9i9a) - Hour → Sa3a - Day → Nhar - Week → Simana - Month → Sh-har (Schar) - Year → 3am 📅 Days & Relative Time Expressions These are very common in everyday Moroccan conversations: - The day before yesterday → Welbar7 (wilbareh) - Yesterday → Elbare7 - Today → Elyoum (L-youm) - Tomorrow → Ghedda (Rhadda) - The day after tomorrow → Be3d ghedda (Ba3d Rhadda) 🗓️ Weeks (Past, Present & Future) : - Last week → Essimana elfayta (Ssimana L-fayta) - This week → Had essimana - Next week → Essimana ejjayya 🌅 Parts of the Day in Darija Knowing these helps you sound natural when greeting people or making plans: - Sunrise → F-jar (Shuruq /Shorou9) - Morning → Sba7 - Noon (midday) → Ness N-har / Dohr / (Wa9t D-dohr = The time of noon) - Afternoon → 3shia ( El-3shiya / Mora-Laghda ) - Sunset → Meghreb / (L-meghrib) / L-ghuroob - Night → Lil 🌍 Seasons in Moroccan Arabic - Spring → Rbi3 - Summer → Sif - Autumn (Fall) → Khrif - Winter → Shta ✍️ Practice Time (Very Important!) 📝 Your task:Try to write 2–3 simple sentences using time words from this lesson. Example ideas: - Talk about today or tomorrow - Mention last week or next week - Describe your favorite season You can mix English + Darija — that’s totally okay 👍The goal is practice, not perfection. Post your sentences in the comments, and I’ll reply with corrections and explanations.