Module 10 · Moroccan culture and real conversations
Lesson 93 · Lower intermediate · 4 min
Everyday expressions
Congratulating, encouraging, offering condolences and wishing a safe journey.
- Unreviewed: this lesson’s Darija and translations have not yet been checked by a native speaker.
In this lesson
- React to good and bad news
- Answer set phrases correctly
- Wish someone a safe trip
Darija is rich in phrases for every life situation. Each has its expected reply: “mabrouk” → “lah ybarek fik”.
No audio for this lesson yet
This lesson hasn’t been recorded yet, and we won’t fake it with a made-up voice. Read the dialogue out loud with the help of the transliteration key.
Dialogue
- MalakRani nje7t f lmt7an!I passed my exam!
- YassirMabrouk! Lah ykemmel bikhir.Congratulations! May the rest go just as well.
- MalakLah ybarek fik. W nta, kif dayr m3a lkhedma?Thank you. And you, how’s the job hunt going?
- YassirMazal kanqelleb… Lah ysahel.Still looking… God will make it easy.
- MalakInchallah tl9a chi 7aja mzyana. Sme3t belli jeddek mat… Lah yr7mou.I hope you find something good. I heard your grandfather passed away… May he rest in peace.
- YassirLah yr7mou, chokran. Lah yr7em lwalidin.May he rest in peace, thank you. God bless your parents.
- MalakYallah, ghadi nmchi. Ghedda 3ndi safar.Right, I have to go. I’m travelling tomorrow.
- YassirTri9 ssalama, lah ywsslek 3la khir!Safe trip, may you arrive safely!
How to read the transliteration
Darija is written here in Latin letters, the way many Moroccans text. A few symbols stand for sounds English, French and Swedish don't have:
- 3
- a tight sound from the throat (Arabic ع)
- 7
- a breathy h, stronger than English h (ح)
- 9
- a k made deep in the throat (ق)
- gh
- like a French r (غ)
- kh
- like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach (خ)
- ch
- like English sh (ش)
Vocabulary
- mabroukمبروك
- congratulations
- lah ybarek fikالله يبارك فيك
- thank you (reply to “mabrouk”)
- lah ykemmel bikhirالله يكمل بخير
- may it end well
- lah ysahelالله يسهل
- God make it easyAlso used to politely turn down a seller or a request.
- lah yr7mou / yr7mhaالله يرحمو / يرحمها
- may he / she rest in peace
- lah yr7em lwalidinالله يرحم الوالدين
- thank you (God bless your parents)
- nje7tنجحت
- I passed, succeeded
- mat / matetمات / ماتت
- he died / she died
- tri9 ssalamaطريق السلامة
- safe trip
- lah ywsslek 3la khirالله يوصلك على خير
- may you arrive safely
- 3la slamtekعلى سلامتك
- welcome back, glad you’re safe
Repeat after me
Read each phrase out loud, then cover it and say it from memory.
Mabrouk! Lah ykemmel bikhir.
مبروك! الله يكمل بخير.
Congratulations! May the rest go just as well.
Lah ybarek fik. W nta, kif dayr m3a lkhedma?
الله يبارك فيك. ونتا، كيف داير مع الخدمة؟
Thank you. And you, how’s the job hunt going?
Mazal kanqelleb… Lah ysahel.
مازال كنقلب… الله يسهل.
Still looking… God will make it easy.
Tri9 ssalama, lah ywsslek 3la khir!
طريق السلامة، الله يوصلك على خير!
Safe trip, may you arrive safely!
Quiz
Your turn
React: one friend is getting married, another is looking for a flat, a third is going on a trip.
Show an example answer
Mabrouk, lah ykemmel bikhir! … Lah ysahel. … Tri9 ssalama!
مبروك، الله يكمل بخير! … الله يسهل. … طريق السلامة!
Congratulations, may it all go well! … God make it easy. … Safe trip!
Summary
Mabrouk → lah ybarek fik; lah ysahel; lah yr7mou; lah yr7em lwalidin; tri9 ssalama; 3la slamtek.
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