Moroccan Darija Cars and Transportation — 151 Words
This page lists 151 cars and transportation in Moroccan Darija, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| وَسائِل النّقْل | means of transportation | |
| شدّ | to take, get on/in (a bus, taxi, etc.) | |
| هْبط من | to get off, get out of | |
| ليڤْريزون | transportation, shipping | |
| شحْن | freight | |
| كامِيّو | truck | |
| پّيكوپ | pick-up truck | |
| باطوْ | ship | |
| فْلوكة (فْلايْك) | boat | |
| طوبيس | city bus | |
| مْرايَة | side view mirror | |
| بْواط آ ڭون | glove compartment | |
| طابْلو دو بور | dashboard | |
| فْران آ مان | emergency brake, hand brake | |
| رْويدة | tire (UK: tyre) | |
| شاف پْريسْيون دْيال الرّْويدة | to check the tire pressure | |
| الرْويدة تْفرْڭْعات | to get a flat tire | |
| رْويدة سوكور | spare tire | |
| بدّل الرّْويدة | to change a flat tire | |
| أوْطوْماتيك | automatic | |
| مانِيّال | manual, stick-shift | |
| كار | intercity bus | |
| الأغْلبية كنْشد الطّوبيس لِلْخدْمة. | I usually go to work by bus. | |
| مْشا عْليه الطّوبيس | to miss the bus | |
| بْلاكت الطّوبيس | bus stop | |
| شيفور الطّوبيس | bus driver | |
| مِتْرو | metro, subway (UK: underground) | |
| كنْشد الميتْرو كُلّ نْهار. | I take the metro every day. | |
| محطّة الميتْرو | metro station | |
| طاكْسي | taxi | |
| شدّينا تاكْسي لْوسْط المْدينة. | We took a taxi downtown. | |
| مول الطّاكْسي | taxi driver | |
| شِيّر لْ الطّاكْسي | to hail a taxi | |
| كوْنْتور | taxi meter | |
| تّاوا عْلى الثّمن | to negotiate the fare | |
| ليْسر | left | |
| دوْر عْلى ليسر! | Turn left! | |
| ليمن | right | |
| دوْر عْلى ليمن! | Turn right! | |
| نيشان | straight | |
| سير نيشان! | Go straight! | |
| پّيكالا | bicycle | |
| رْكب فْ پّيكالا | to ride a bicycle | |
| سيكْليسْت | cyclist | |
| طْريْق الدّرّاجات | bicycle lane, bike path | |
| پِدال | pedal | |
| سنْسْلة الپّيكالا | chain | |
| كوسان | bike seat | |
| موْطور | motorcycle | |
| كاسْك | helmet | |
| تُكْتُك | tuk-tuk, auto-rickshaw | |
| طُنوْبيل | car | |
| صاڭ | to drive | |
| شيفور (شْوافْرية) | driver | |
| راكِب | passenger | |
| پيرْمي | driver’s license | |
| سيرْكِلاسْيون | traffic | |
| أُمْبوتِيّاج | traffic jam | |
| وْحل فْ الأُمْبوتِيّاج | to get stuck in traffic | |
| الطّْريْق عامْرة دابا! | The traffic is horrible right now! | |
| وَقْت الأُمْبوتِيّاج | rush hour | |
| بْلا منْمْشيوْ لِلْمْدينة دابا، وَقْت الأُمْبوتِيّاج دابا. | Let’s not go downtown right now. It’s rush hour. | |
| دوبل | to pass, overtake | |
| وْقف | to stop | |
| خلّا | to yield to | |
| عنْدو الأسْبقية | to have the right of way | |
| راجِلين | pedestrians | |
| طْرُطْوار | sidewalk (UK: pavement) | |
| پاصاج پْياتوْن | cross walk, pedestrian crossing (UK: zebra crossing) | |
| قْطع الشّانْطي | to cross the street | |
| الضَّوْ | traffic light | |
| الضَّوْ الخْضر | green light | |
| ضَّوْ الحْمر | red light | |
| ضَّوْ الصّْفر | yellow light | |
| حْرڭ الضَّوْ | to run a red light | |
| بْلاصا | to park | |
| پارْكينْغ | parking lot | |
| ڭاراج | parking garage | |
| بْلاصا فْ الشّارِع | to park on the street | |
| ڤْوا | lane | |
| بدّل الڤْوا | to change lanes | |
| آنْتِرْساكْسْيون | intersection | |
| روْن پْوان | round-about | |
| أوْطوْروت | highway, expressway (UK: motorway) | |
| قنْطْرة | bridge, overpass | |
| السُّرْعة القُصْوى | speed limit | |
| بْلاكة الطُّنوْبيل | license plate (UK: number plate) | |
| أسورانْس دْيال الطُّنوْبيل | car insurance | |
| ركّب | to pick up | |
| هزّ | to pick up | |
| نزّل | to drop off | |
| حطّ | to drop off | |
| حطْني غا مْعى الدَّوْرة. | You can just drop me off on the corner. | |
| وَصّل | to give a lift to, take | |
| تْقْدر تْوصّلْني للدّار؟ | Can you give me a ride home? | |
| سْقف | hood | |
| پارْبْريز | windshield | |
| كوْفر | trunk | |
| الكُرْسي اللّي القُدّام | the front seat | |
| الكُرْسي اللّي اللّوْر | the back seat | |
| باب الطُّنوْبيل | car door | |
| پْوانْييْ | car door handle | |
| الزّاج | window | |
| طلّع الزّاج | to roll the window up | |
| هبّط الزّاج | to roll the window down | |
| الباب مامسْدودْش مزْيان. | The door is ajar. | |
| ڤوْلون | steering wheel | |
| ساڭ | to drive, steer | |
| سينْيال | turn signal | |
| ماعمْرو ما كيْدير السّينْيال | He never uses his turn signal. | |
| رِتْروْفيزور | rear view mirror | |
| مانْعْرفْش نْصوڭ ماِنيّال. | I can’t drive a stick. | |
| پيْدال | pedal | |
| أومْبْرِيّاج | clutch | |
| فْران | brake | |
| فْرانَ | to brake | |
| أكْسيْليْراتور | gas pedal, accelerator | |
| كْسيرا | to accelerate, speed up | |
| نْقص من السُّرْعة | to slow down | |
| بْواط آ ڤيتّاس | stick shift | |
| پْرومْيي | 1st gear | |
| مارْش آرْيار | reverse (gear) | |
| دار مارْش آرْيار | to back up | |
| بدّل الڤيتّاس | to change gears | |
| درْت مارْش آرْيار و بْديت كنْرْجع اللّوْر. | I put the car in reverse and started backing up. | |
| كوْنْتور | speedometer | |
| حْترم السُّرْعة | to do the speed limit | |
| ما حْترمْش السُّرْعة | to speed, go over the speed limit | |
| وَقّْفوني البوليس عْلى السُّرْعة. | The police pulled me over for speeding. | |
| أيْصانْص | gas (UK: petrol) | |
| سالا لينا ليْصانْص. | We’ve run out of gas. | |
| الرِّزارْڤْوار عامر | The tank is full. | |
| سْطاسْيوْن | gas station | |
| بومْبا (دْيال ليْصانْص) | gas pump | |
| دار ليْصانْص | to get gas | |
| بدّل الزّيت | to change the oil | |
| دار الصّمْطة | to put on one’s seatbelt, wear one’s seat belt | |
| دِمارَ الطُّنوْبيل | to start a car | |
| مبْغاتْش دِّمارِ الطُّنوْبيل. | The car won’t start. | |
| طْفى الموْطور | to turn off the engine | |
| پار شوك | bumper | |
| سْقف | (car) roof | |
| دار أكْسيدون صْغيْر | to get in a fender-bender | |
| خبْطة | dent | |
| كينا خبْطة فْ الجنْب دْيال الطُّنوْبيل! | There’s a dent in the side of the car! | |
| الضَّوْ (الضّْواو) | headlight | |
| شعّل الضّْواو مْني بْدا كيْضْلام الحال. | Turn on your headlights when it starts to get dark. | |
| دار كْسيدة | to get in an accident, have an accident | |
| خْبط | to crash | |
| دْخل بْطنوْبيلْتو فْشجْرة. | He crashed (his car) into a tree. | |
| تْشخْشخ | to be totaled, destroyed |
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