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Learn Spoken Moroccan Arabic / DARIJA - Daily Conversations
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Learn Spoken Moroccan Arabic / DARIJA - Daily Conversations

How To Speak Moroccan Arabic / DARIJA in Most Common Everyday Conversations With Detailed Explanations and Pronunciation
Created byKhalid El.
Last updated 2/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn useful vocabulary, expressions and phrases useful in the most common situations with detailed explanations and step by step pronunciation;
  • You will master Moroccan Arabic Transcription used by Moroccans with repetitive pronunciation;
  • Learn about the Moroccan Culture;
  • Learn numbers in DARIJA and how to pronounce the Moroccan Currency " DIRHAM" depending on numbers;
  • Learn about Personal Pronouns, how to conjugate the verb to have in present tense, Interrogative Words and Prepositions in DARIJA.
  • You will have more facilities to Learn a Modern Standard Arabic which has the same sounds as Moroccan Arabic and a lot of commun vocabulary and expressions.

Course content

10 sections • 33 lectures • 1h 52m total length

  • The Course Introduction3:16

    DARIJA / Moroccan Arabic is a dialect spoken in all of Morocco. The Arabic language is dominant in DARIJA with the influence of the Berber language because Berbers are Morocco's original inhabitants, French and Spanish language due to the influence of France and Spain in the 20th century.

    Example of words coming from French :

    • Garage ( with a slight difference in pronunciation regarding the letter " R " pronounced like in Spanish language ).

    • Frmage/Fromage ( Cheese in French ).

    Example of the word coming from Spanish :

    • Rueda ( is a Spanish word = wheel ) has the same meaning and pronunciation in DARIJA.

    Moroccans when they send text messages to each other, there is a minority who use the standard Arabic alphabet and the majority use the Latin alphabet.

    As it is known, in standard Arabic we have more sounds comparing to English, Spanish or French for example because standard Arabic is a rich language in sounds...

    In DARIJA we use the same sounds as in the standard Arabic, so we can not represent all the sounds with the Latin alphabet you already know. This why, to represent those new sounds, we use for example: KH, GH, 7, 3, 9 and 2

    Don't worry if you do not understand all what I'm saying, just keep watching.

    In the next video, I'm explaining those new sounds with examples and step-by-step pronunciation.

    See you in the next video...

  • New Sounds Transcription and Pronunciation3:39

    In DARIJA, as an English speaker, there are many new sounds to know: KH, GH, 7, 3, 9 et 2

    We are talking about sounds we have in the Arabic language with no equivalent in Latin letters.

    • KH : the equivalent letter in Arabic is خ;

    Some Moroccans may use the number "5" instead of "KH".

    Example of words :

    KHALID = Masculine name;

    SKHOUN = Hot;

    KHODRA = Vegetables.

    • GH : the equivalent letter in Arabic is غ ( for French speakers, it is pronounced like the letter " R " ).

    LMAGHRIB = Morocco;

    GHABA = Forest;

    BAGHRIR = Moroccan Pancake.

    • 7 : the equivalent letter in Arabic is ح;

    7LIB = Milk;

    B7AR = Beach.

    • 3 : the equivalent letter in Arabic is ع;

    NA3NA3 = Mint leaves ( used for mint tea );

    3ID = Celebration;

    3ASIR = Juice.

    3ASIR DYAL LIMOUN = Orange Juice.

    • 9 : the equivalent letter in Arabic is ق ( the same sound for "Q" letter, so you can use "9" or "Q" );

    It is like the rooster sound.

    SOU9 / SOUQ = Market

    9AHWA / QAHWA = Coffee / Coffee Restaurant

    • 2 : the equivalent letter in Arabic is ء  ( it marks a stop ).

    SA2I7A = Tourist (Woman);

    SA2I7 = Tourist (Man);

    SO2AL = Question;

    3A2ILA = Family.

  • Other Useful Sounds To Know5:18

    Important to know: The way we write DARIJA with Latin letters, is influenced by the French language.

    • " I " = " E " sound in English.

    Mdina = City

    Stilo = Pen

    Dari : My house


    • " CH " = " SH " sound in English ( Moroccans use CH like in the French language ).

    Charika : Company

    Maticha : tomato

    Machi mochkil = No problem


    • "J" sound is like in Pleasure ( in English )

    - Jarda = Garden

    - Jbel = mountain


    • OUI = "WE" sound in English;

    Example of words :

    - Chouiya = Little

    - Zouin = Beautiful ( to describe a masculine noun and " ZOUINA " for a Feminine Noun )


    • "OU" sound;

    Example of words :

    - Chkoun : Who;

    - Skhoun = Hot

    7lib Skhoun : Hot Milk  ( 7lib is a Masculine Noun )

    9ahwa Skhouna : Hot Coffee ( 9ahwa is a Feminine Noun )


    • AY sounds like in Play or Stay.

    Example of words :

    Tnayn w 3chrin = 22 in DARIJA ( You have the same word " Tnayn " in 32, 42, 52, ...., 92, ... ). Check the section about numbers.

    Atay : Tea


    • The letter C :

    "C" is not used in DARIJA :

    For the S sound ( like in CINEMA ) we use S;

    For the K sound ( like in CAMERA ) we use K;


    • The letter X :

    X has a composed sound ( K + S ).

    Accident = Xida and we write it " ksida " in DARIJA.

Requirements

  • Be able to understand a course given in English (basic english understanding is enough).
  • No special materials or software are required

Description

Moroccan Arabic or DARIJA is a spoken language in Morocco and I made this course to help Moroccan Arabic students to speak very easily even for those who don't have any knowledge about the DARIJA. In the whole course, you have detailed explanations and we share also a lot of information about the Moroccan Culture to have a good understanding of what is happening around you and to engage in simple, friendly conversations that signal respect for people and the culture.

The first section contains an important course about how Moroccans transcript Moroccan Arabic / DARIJA with repetitive pronunciations. Then, the rest of the course sections, aims to give you the most common vocabulary, expressions, and phrases you can use to speak Darija / Moroccan Arabic with locals in different daily life situations with a step by step pronunciations:

  • Learn how to Introduce yourself (Questions and Answers);

  • Learn what to say while meeting a Moroccan person and having a conversation with him/her with many examples of answers ( such as how to greet people, how to say " how are you ", how to say "thank you" and much more...);

  • Learn how to pronounce numbers from 0 to 100;

  • Learn Personal pronouns, The verb to have "3nd" in the present tense, Interrogative words, and Useful expressions in your daily communications in Morocco;

  • Learn a list of vocabulary and expressions useful in the Local Market ( The Souk ) with non-fixed prices especially for bargaining and how to pronounce the Moroccan currency " DIRHAM" depending on numbers;

  • Learn a list of expressions and vocabulary in the Restaurant;

  • Learn phrases ( questions and answers ), vocabulary useful for asking for directions and prepositions in Darija;

  • Learn expressions ( questions and answers ) and vocabulary related to Hospital and Health;

  • Learn how to pronounce famous Moroccan cities like Moroccans.

Finally, do not hesitate to enroll in the course and if you have any questions, feel free to send me a message and I will do my best to answer within a day.

Who this course is for:

  • Fans and lovers of the Kingdom of Morocco
  • Morocco visitors / tourists / travelers
  • Expatriates in Morocco
  • Moroccans born and raised abroad who do not speak Moroccan Arabic
  • Moroccan Arabic learners
  • Foreigner married to Moroccan person

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