Moroccan Darija Verbs — 117 Words

This page lists 117 verbs 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.

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
حطّ الكْتاب عْلى الطّابْلة.He set down the book on the table.
قالto say, tell
ورّىto show
غْرقto sink
التّيتانيك غرْقات هاذي كْثر من مْية عام.The Titanic sank over a hundred years ago.
بْقىto stay
نْجحto succeed
قْترحto suggest, propose
خْذاto take
قطّعto tear
شْكرto thank
رْبطto tie
مسّto touch
جرّبto try, attempt
سْتعْملto use
تْسنّىto wait
مْشىto walk, go, leave
هْجرto abandon, desert
قْبلto accept
مْشى مْعto accompany
عدّلto adjust
عْترفto admit
نْصحto advise, recommend
أثّر عْلىto affect
خلّىto allow
جاوَبto answer, respond, reply
طْلب السّْماح عْلىto apologize for
عْتذر عْلىto apologize for
بانto appear
قدّرto appreciate
وافق عْلىto approve of
قادto arrange, organize
طْلعto ascend, go up
سوّلto ask
حْضرto attend
كانto be
قْدرto be able to, can
تقْدر تْعوم؟Can you swim?
وَلّاto become, be
طْلبto beg, plead
بْداto begin, start
احْترمto behave
قمّرto bet
لام __ عْلىto blame __ for
قلّقto bother, disturb
هرّسto break
جابto bring, get
حْرقto burn
اتْهلّىto care
هزّto carry, lift, pick up
هزّات الصّنْدوق للْكوزينة.She carried the box to the kitchen.
هزّ الدّرّي.He lifted the child up.
هزّ الكْتاب من الطّابْلة.He picked the book up from the table.
بدّلto change
تْبعto chase, pursue
غشّto cheat, deceive
شجّعto cheer, encourage
خْتارto choose
طْلعto climb, ascend
سدّto close, lock
جاto come
قارنto compare
عيِّطto contact
تّصل بْـto contact
كمّلto continue
رْفضto decline
نْقصto decrease, reduce
طْلبto demand
نْكرto deny
هْبطto descend, go down
وْصفto describe
صمّمto design
غْبرto disappear
دارto do, make
طيِّحto drop
طيِّح كْتابو.He dropped his book.
صحّحto edit, correct
عبّرto express
ماكنْعبّرْش بْالعرْبية مزْيان.I can’t express myself in Arabic very well.
طاحto fall
لْقىto find
سالاto finish, come to an end; end, complete, accomplish
صاوْبto fix
طْفاto float
الكورة كتطْفو فوْق الما.The ball is floating in the water.
خْذاto get, take, receive, obtain
عْطاto give
مْشىto go
طْراto happen
عنْدوto have
عاوَنto help
ضْربto hit
تْخيّلto imagine
نْوىto intend to
ناوي نْجح فْ الخدْمة دْيالي.I intend to succeed at my job.
نقّزto jump
بْقاto keep, continue (doing)
خلّاto leave; quit
كْذبto lie
عاشto live
شافto look
خْسرto lose
قْصدto mean
تْحرّكto move
ما اتْحرّكْش هاذي عشْرة الدّقايْق.He hasn’t moved in ten minutes.
حرّكto move (something)
ماقادرْش نْحرّك رجْلي.I can’t move my leg!
سمّىto name
عْرضto offer
حلّto open
كُمونْداto order, command
طْلبto order, request
فاتto pass, go past
وَجّدto prepare
مْنعto prohibit
عاقبto punish
حطّto put, set (down)

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