Moroccan Darija Food and Drink — 232 Words
This page lists 232 food and drink 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 |
|---|---|---|
| شْنو باغي تّاكُل؟ | What do you feel like eating? | |
| ماكْلة | food | |
| شْرب | to drink | |
| شي حاجة كتْشْرب | drink, beverage | |
| عضّة | a bite | |
| خْدا عضّة من | to take a bite of | |
| خْدا عضّة من الهامْبورْڭر و حطّو. | He took a bite of the hamburger and put it down. | |
| فُمّ | mouthful | |
| جُغْمة | a sip | |
| خْدا جُغْمة من | to take a drink/sip (of) | |
| خْدات جُغْمة دْيال الما و حطّات الكاس. | She took a sip of water and put the glass down. | |
| نْضغ | to chew | |
| مْضغ | to chew | |
| سْرط | to swallow | |
| جيعان | hungry | |
| جاع | to get hungry | |
| جوع | hunger | |
| عطْشان | thirsty | |
| عطْشان بزّاف، تقْدر تعْطيني شْوية دْيال الما؟ | I'm so thirsty. Could I have some water? | |
| عْطش | to become thirsty | |
| عْطش | thirst | |
| شبْعان | full, satiated | |
| شبْع | to become full | |
| شُكْرًا، شْبعْت. | Thanks, I’m full. | |
| ذاق | to taste | |
| ذوق الصّوبّة، واش خاصْها الملْحة؟ | Taste the soup. Does it need salt? | |
| بْنين | delicious, tasty | |
| مذاق | taste, flavor | |
| معْجبْنيش المذاق دْيالو. | I don’t like how it tastes. | |
| مذاق الحْليب فشْكل. | The milk tastes funny. | |
| خْسر | to go bad | |
| الحْليب خْسر. | The milk has gone bad. | |
| تاريخ انْتِهاء الصّلاحية | expiration date | |
| الحْليب فات تاريخ انْتِهاء الصّلاحية دْيالو. | The milk is past its expiration date. | |
| خْمج | to rot | |
| فْريْش | fresh | |
| پيْريمي | stale | |
| خْفيف | bland | |
| مالح | salty | |
| كي جاتك الصّوبّة؟ – مالْحة شْوية. | – How does the soup taste? – It’s a little salty. | |
| حْلو | sweet | |
| حامض | sour | |
| مُرّ | bitter | |
| حارّ | spicy | |
| ما كتْعْجبْنيش الماكْلة الحارّة. | I don’t like spicy food. | |
| كيْحْرق | pungent | |
| صِحّي | healthy, healthful | |
| مزْيان لْصحْتك | good for you | |
| ماشي صِحّي | unhealthy | |
| ما مزْيانْش لْصحْتك | bad for you | |
| شيپْس ما مزْيانْش لْصحْتك. | Potato chips are really bad for you. | |
| ماكْلة | meal | |
| فْطور | breakfast | |
| فْطر | to have breakfast | |
| الغْدا | lunch | |
| تْغدّى | to have lunch | |
| العْشا | dinner | |
| تْعشّى | to have dinner | |
| كسْكْروط | a snack | |
| دار كسْكْروط | to have a snack | |
| إلى جاني الجوع، كنْدير كسْكْروط صْغيْر. | If I feel hungry, I just have a small snack. | |
| الما | water | |
| ثلْج | ice | |
| عفاك، تقْدر تعْطيني شي كاس دْ الما؟ | Can I have a glass of water, please? | |
| ما معْدني | mineral water | |
| عصيْر | juice | |
| عصير دْ اللّيمون | orange juice | |
| موناضا | soda, carbonated drink | |
| كوكا | cola | |
| بغيتي كوكا؟ | Would you like some cola? | |
| پيپْسي | Pepsi | |
| پيپْسي لايْت | Diet Pepsi | |
| كوكا | Coke, Coca Cola | |
| كوكا لايْت | Diet Coke | |
| فانْتا | Fanta | |
| فانْتا سيتْروْن | Lemon Fanta | |
| كانيط | can | |
| كانيطا | can | |
| كينا واحد كانيْط كوكا فْ التّلّاجة. | There’s a can of cola in the fridge. | |
| قرْعة | bottle | |
| كاس (كيسان) | glass | |
| كاس دْيال القهْوَة | cup, mug | |
| قهْوَة | coffee | |
| إيسْپْريسّو | espresso | |
| قهْوَة تُرْكية | Turkish coffee | |
| كيفاش تبْغي قهْوْتك؟ | How would you like your (Turkish) coffee? | |
| بْلا سُكّر | without sugar | |
| بْشْويةْ السُّكّر | with little sugar | |
| بين و بين فْ السُّكّر | medium-sweet | |
| حْلُوّة | sweet | |
| حْبوب القهْوَة | coffee beans | |
| آتاي | (Moroccan mint) tea | |
| شْراب | alcohol; wine | |
| بيرّة | beer | |
| ڤان | wine | |
| ڤان حْمر | red wine | |
| ڤان بْيَض | white wine | |
| خْمر | liquor | |
| سكْران | drunk | |
| سْكر | to get drunk | |
| توت | strawberry | |
| مانْدلين | tangerine | |
| نْوازيط | nut, hazelnut | |
| لوز | almond | |
| الكوك | coconut | |
| كاوْكاو | peanut | |
| زبْدةْ كاوْكاوْ | peanut butter | |
| ڭرْڭاع | walnut | |
| فاكْيَة | mixed nuts | |
| أعْشاب | fresh herbs | |
| توابِل | dry herbs, spices, condiments | |
| هرْبر باللْحم | herber soup with meat | |
| مقْلي | fried | |
| زيت | (vegetable) oil | |
| طايْب فْ الفورْنو | baked, roast | |
| مسْلوق | boiled | |
| مشْوي | grilled, roast | |
| كرْطوْنة | carton | |
| شُكّارة (شْكايْر) | bag | |
| حُكّ (حْكاك) | jar | |
| كسْكْسو | couscous | |
| حْريرة | harira | |
| فلافِل | falafel | |
| بَيْض بْمطيشة | egg with tomatoes | |
| النّافع | aniseed | |
| حْبق | basil | |
| بْزار | black pepper | |
| سيبولات | chives | |
| قرْفة | cinnamon | |
| قْرُنْفُل | clove | |
| كامون | cumin | |
| خرْقوم | curry (powder) | |
| سْكِنْجْبير | ginger | |
| ڭوزة | nutmeg | |
| زعْتر | oregano | |
| معْدْنوس | parsley | |
| نعْناع | peppermint, spearmint | |
| ليزير | rosemary | |
| الرجْلة | sage | |
| ملْح | salt | |
| سُكّر | sugar | |
| زعْتر | thyme | |
| ڤاني | vanilla | |
| صوْص | sauce | |
| حساء لحْم | gravy | |
| كيْتْشوْپ | ketchup | |
| مايوْنيْز | mayonnaise | |
| موطارْد | mustard | |
| لصوص مطيشة | salsa, tomato puree | |
| لصوص صوجا | soy sauce | |
| صوص دْ ماطيشا | tomato sauce | |
| خلّ | vinegar | |
| روْز | rice | |
| لا پاط | pasta | |
| خُبْز | bread | |
| طرْف دْ الخُبْز | piece/slice of bread | |
| باڭيطا | baguette, sandwich roll | |
| پاريزْيانة | baguette, sandwich roll | |
| خُبْز الدّار | homemade bread | |
| خُبْز الفورْص | flour bread | |
| محّار | mussel | |
| خُبْز بْالسْمْيدة | semolina bread | |
| خْميرة | yeast | |
| دْڭيڭ | flour | |
| توْسْت | toast; sliced bread | |
| كوفيتير | jam | |
| عْسل | honey | |
| پْروْتين | protein | |
| بَيْض | egg | |
| صْفر البَيْض | yolk | |
| بَيْض البَيْض | egg white | |
| بَيْض مقْلي | fried egg | |
| بَيْض مسْلوق | boiled egg | |
| أومْليط | omelet | |
| لْحم | meat | |
| لْحم البڭْري | beef | |
| ما فِيّا لّي ياكُل الدّْجاج، أجي ناخْدو البڭْري | I don’t feel like chicken. Let’s have beef. | |
| سْتيْك | (beef) steak | |
| كفْتة | minced meat | |
| دْجاج | chicken | |
| سْتيكات دْجاج | chicken filet | |
| لْحم الغنْمي | lamb | |
| لْحم الحلّوف | pork | |
| لحْم مُدخّن | ham | |
| صوْصيط | sausage | |
| هوْت دوڭ | hot dog | |
| حوت | fish | |
| شوك الحوت | fish bone | |
| باجّو | bream | |
| ميرْلا | hake | |
| بورية | mullet | |
| سلمون | salmon | |
| قِرْش | shark | |
| طوْن | tuna | |
| فْغْوي دو ماغ | seafood | |
| بوجعْران | crab | |
| سرطان البحْر | lobster | |
| أُخْطُبوط | octopus | |
| بوزْروڭ | oyster | |
| محّار | shellfish | |
| كْروْڤات | shrimp | |
| حِبّار | squid, cuttlefish | |
| شحْمة | fat | |
| هاذ اللّْحم فيه بزّاف دْ الشّحْمة. | This meat has a lot of fat on it. | |
| مْزِيِّت | greasy, oily | |
| الماكْلة مْزِيْتة شْوية. | This dish is quite greasy. | |
| صوْبّا | soup | |
| شْرب الصّوْبّا | to eat soup | |
| جْغم | to sip | |
| جْغم الصّوْبّا | to slurp soup | |
| لْسان الطّيْر | orzo soup | |
| صوْبّا بالخُضْرة | vegetable soup | |
| صوْبّا بالعْدس | lentil soup | |
| بَيْض بْمطيشة و صوصيط | egg with tomatoes and sausage | |
| الرْفيسة | rfissa | |
| مْسمّن | m'semen | |
| فول مشرْمل | fava bean salad | |
| بغْرير | baghrir | |
| صوص دْيال العْدس | lentil sauce | |
| زعْلوك | zaalouk | |
| سُنْدْويتْش شوارْما | shawarma sandwich | |
| بسْطيلة | bastilla | |
| طنْجية | tanjia | |
| صوص خُضر | vegetable sauce | |
| طاجين | tajine | |
| آداب الطّبْلة | table manners | |
| الله يعْطيك الصّحّة | Thank you for the meal! | |
| كيدْوي و فُمّو عامر | to talk with one’s mouth full | |
| ما دّْويش و فُمُّك عامر! | Don’t talk with your mouth full! | |
| عافاك، آرا مْعاك الملْحة؟ | Could you pass the salt, please? | |
| سمْحو لِيّا واحد الدّْقيقة. | Excuse me for a moment. | |
| الله يعْطيك الصّحّة عْلى الماكْلة. | Thank you for the meal. |
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