176 Moroccan Arabic

More Useful Expressions

You were given some useful expressions on pages 22 to 24. Here are more expressions, including many God phrases.
God Phrases

May God bless your parents.

(used often when asking for a service / information or to express gratitude to someone)

lla y-rm l-walidin.

. . . . . .

Our parents and yours. (a

response to the above)

walidina u walidik. lla y-afi. lhla y-wrrik bas.

May God cure you. (used to show sympathy toward a sick person) May God not show you any harm. (a response to the above) May God magnify the good deeds. (used to offer condolences for
someones death)

ajarakum llah.

May God make your child a good person. (used to complement a lla y-sl.
parent on his/her child)

May God grant you grace. (used when saying goodbye to a friend or congratulating him/her on a job well done) May God grant you grace.
(response to the above)

tbark llah

lik.

. . .

lla y-bark fik. ullah.

I swear to God. (expresses that what you said was true)

Used to express excuse me when someone does something for you, such as: hands you socks or shoes, pours water over your hands to wash them, etc. It is also used when the speaker mentions words like donkey or trash.

aak.

May God grant you pride and honor. (used as a response to the
above)

zzk llah. la slamtk.

lla y-sllmk. lla y-shl.

. . . .

Used on the arrival of somebody after a trip. Response to the above. May God make your life easier.
(said to beggars)

Other Expressions

Would you please help me? If you dont mind.

we ymkn lik t-awnni? ila jat

la xatrk.

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It is my pleasure. Youre welcome. God forgives. It is all right. (no harm done) There is no harm. (response to apology) Thats fine. Im going on ... and Ill be back on ... Really ?/! Its shameful. Shame on you. Its none of your business. Hurry up. You are right. I agree with you. Watch out! Move aside. How do we say ... in Arabic? Is there another word? Is there an easy word?

la r-ras u l-in.
la ukran

. . . . . . ... ... !/

la wajib.

lla y-sam. i bas ma kayn. ma fiha bas. d-dnya hanya.

adi n-mi nhar...

u

adi n-rj nhar...

bss ?/! uma uma lik.

mai lk. srbi / dya /

. .

tlq rask.

/ . .

ndk l-qq.
ana mttafq mak.

ndak!
balak. kifa kan-gulu ... b l-rbiya. we kayna i klma xura? we kayna i klma sahla?

! . . ...