English to Moroccan Arabic (Darija)
English to Moroccan Arabic: type a sentence below and get the Darija line a friend in Casablanca would send, polite or casual as you need it. Harakat, the Standard Arabic version, a transliteration in Moroccan chat spelling and a Listen button appear under the result. Free, no account, nothing stored.
Translations are generated by an AI model and can be wrong; the Standard Arabic line is there so you can compare. Up to 1000 characters at a time.
What you get on this page
- English in, Darija out, with Moroccan already selected in the dialect menu.
- The MSA line underneath for anything formal, and a note when the model assumed the gender of the person you are writing to.
- Vowel marks, a Latin line and Listen on every result; free, 1,000 characters per request, no sign-up.
English to Moroccan Arabic: the right tone for the right person
Darija politeness lives in a few small words. 3aafaak is please to anyone, llaah ykhalleek adds warmth, and for thanks Moroccans move from shukran to baaraka llaahu feek and, for someone who worked or cooked, llaah y3teek s-se77a, may God give you health. To a partner the vocabulary is its own: twa77ashtak for I miss you and kanbgheek for I love you, with 7beebi or 7beebti in front.
Gender shows in the verb endings and in you: raak to a man, raaki to a woman. Write the person in brackets, (to my wife), (to my father-in-law), and the translator sets the ending and the politeness at once. With no hint it assumes a man and tells you so in the note under the result.
Ten Darija lines for everyday messages
Requests, thanks and the lines couples and friends text most. The Latin column uses the spelling Moroccans type, with 3 for ayn and 7 for the hard h.
| You want to say | Arabic (harakat) | How it reads | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can you help me? | تْقْدَر تْعَاوِنِّي؟ (m.) / تْقْدْرِي تْعَاوْنِينِي؟ (f.) | tqdar t3aawinni? / tqadri t3aawneeni? | 3aawen = to help |
| The bill, please | الحْسَاب عَافَاك | l-7saab 3aafaak | 3aafaaki to a woman |
| Thank you (for work or food) | اللّٰه يْعْطِيك الصَّحَّة | llaah y3teek s-se77a | may God give you health |
| I miss you | تْوَحَّشْتَك (m.) / تْوَحَّشْتِك (f.) | twa77ashtak / twa77ashtik | to a man / to a woman |
| I love you | كَنْبْغِيك | kanbgheek | same to a man or a woman |
| Are you okay? | رَاك بِخِير؟ (m.) / رَاكِ بِخِير؟ (f.) | raak bikheer? / raaki bikheer? | |
| What are you doing? | أَشْ كَتْدِير؟ (m.) / أَشْ كَتْدِيرِي؟ (f.) | ash katdeer? / ash katdeeri? | ka- marks the present |
| How are you doing? | كِي دَايِر؟ (m.) / كِي دَايْرَة؟ (f.) | ki daayir? / ki daayra? | friendly check-in |
| Good night | تْصْبَح عَلَى خِير (m.) / تْصْبْحِي عَلَى خِير (f.) | tsba7 3ala kheer / tsab7i 3ala kheer | |
| Take care of yourself | تْهَلَّا فْرَاسَك (m.) / تْهَلَّاي فْرَاسِك (f.) | thalla f-raasak / thallaay f-raasik | goodbye between close people |
Tips for English to Darija
- Keep it spoken and short. Darija has no formal register of its own; a long formal English sentence comes back closer to Standard Arabic.
- Say who it is for: (to a friend) or (to my mother-in-law) changes the sentence.
- French words are normal in Darija; weekend, bonjour or merci in your English will often stay as they are.
- Names stay in Latin letters; the name in Arabic page writes them in script.
- Use the MSA line for anything official: Moroccans write fusha in forms and letters even though nobody speaks it at home.
Google Translate from English to Moroccan Arabic
Google Translate has no Moroccan direction, and most general translators output Standard Arabic only. The result is Modern Standard Arabic, which Moroccans read but do not text: I miss you becomes ashtaqtu ilayk rather than twa77ashtak, and no vowel marks are shown. The Moroccan Arabic translator page explains how Darija differs and lists more phrases; Moroccan Arabic to English reads the reply you get back; French speakers can start from French to Arabic.
Frequently asked questions
Does Google Translate have English to Moroccan Arabic?
No. Google outputs Modern Standard Arabic only and without harakat. This page outputs Darija with vowel marks and the MSA line beside it.
How do I get the feminine form in Darija?
Add (to a woman) to the English. The result uses raaki and the -i verb ending, and the note under the result confirms the choice.
Can I translate French to Darija here?
Yes. Choose French as the source language and keep Moroccan as the dialect; French to Arabic is one of the supported pairs.
Will the Darija work in Algeria or Tunisia?
Mostly. The grammar and many words are shared across the Maghreb, but each country has its own everyday vocabulary. There is no Algerian or Tunisian setting yet.
How long can the text be?
Up to 1,000 characters per request, about 150 words, within a daily free limit for the whole site.