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.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| حطّ الكْتاب عْلى الطّابْلة. | He set down the book on the table. | |
| قال | to say, tell | |
| ورّى | to show | |
| غْرق | to sink | |
| التّيتانيك غرْقات هاذي كْثر من مْية عام. | The Titanic sank over a hundred years ago. | |
| بْقى | to stay | |
| نْجح | to succeed | |
| قْترح | to suggest, propose | |
| خْذا | to take | |
| قطّع | to tear | |
| شْكر | to thank | |
| رْبط | to tie | |
| مسّ | to touch | |
| جرّب | to try, attempt | |
| سْتعْمل | to use | |
| تْسنّى | to wait | |
| مْشى | to walk, go, leave | |
| هْجر | to abandon, desert | |
| قْبل | to accept | |
| مْشى مْع | to accompany | |
| عدّل | to adjust | |
| عْترف | to admit | |
| نْصح | to advise, recommend | |
| أثّر عْلى | to affect | |
| خلّى | to allow | |
| جاوَب | to answer, respond, reply | |
| طْلب السّْماح عْلى | to apologize for | |
| عْتذر عْلى | to apologize for | |
| بان | to appear | |
| قدّر | to appreciate | |
| وافق عْلى | to approve of | |
| قاد | to arrange, organize | |
| طْلع | to ascend, go up | |
| سوّل | to ask | |
| حْضر | to attend | |
| كان | to be | |
| قْدر | to be able to, can | |
| تقْدر تْعوم؟ | Can you swim? | |
| وَلّا | to become, be | |
| طْلب | to beg, plead | |
| بْدا | to begin, start | |
| احْترم | to behave | |
| قمّر | to bet | |
| لام __ عْلى | to blame __ for | |
| قلّق | to bother, disturb | |
| هرّس | to break | |
| جاب | to bring, get | |
| حْرق | to burn | |
| اتْهلّى | to care | |
| هزّ | to 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. | |
| بدّل | to change | |
| تْبع | to chase, pursue | |
| غشّ | to cheat, deceive | |
| شجّع | to cheer, encourage | |
| خْتار | to choose | |
| طْلع | to climb, ascend | |
| سدّ | to close, lock | |
| جا | to come | |
| قارن | to compare | |
| عيِّط | to contact | |
| تّصل بْـ | to contact | |
| كمّل | to continue | |
| رْفض | to decline | |
| نْقص | to decrease, reduce | |
| طْلب | to demand | |
| نْكر | to deny | |
| هْبط | to descend, go down | |
| وْصف | to describe | |
| صمّم | to design | |
| غْبر | to disappear | |
| دار | to do, make | |
| طيِّح | to drop | |
| طيِّح كْتابو. | He dropped his book. | |
| صحّح | to edit, correct | |
| عبّر | to express | |
| ماكنْعبّرْش بْالعرْبية مزْيان. | I can’t express myself in Arabic very well. | |
| طاح | to fall | |
| لْقى | to find | |
| سالا | to finish, come to an end; end, complete, accomplish | |
| صاوْب | to fix | |
| طْفا | to float | |
| الكورة كتطْفو فوْق الما. | The ball is floating in the water. | |
| خْذا | to get, take, receive, obtain | |
| عْطا | to give | |
| مْشى | to go | |
| طْرا | to happen | |
| عنْدو | to have | |
| عاوَن | to help | |
| ضْرب | to hit | |
| تْخيّل | to imagine | |
| نْوى | to intend to | |
| ناوي نْجح فْ الخدْمة دْيالي. | I intend to succeed at my job. | |
| نقّز | to jump | |
| بْقا | to keep, continue (doing) | |
| خلّا | to leave; quit | |
| كْذب | to lie | |
| عاش | to live | |
| شاف | to look | |
| خْسر | to lose | |
| قْصد | to mean | |
| تْحرّك | to move | |
| ما اتْحرّكْش هاذي عشْرة الدّقايْق. | He hasn’t moved in ten minutes. | |
| حرّك | to move (something) | |
| ماقادرْش نْحرّك رجْلي. | I can’t move my leg! | |
| سمّى | to name | |
| عْرض | to offer | |
| حلّ | to open | |
| كُمونْدا | to order, command | |
| طْلب | to order, request | |
| فات | to pass, go past | |
| وَجّد | to prepare | |
| مْنع | to prohibit | |
| عاقب | to punish | |
| حطّ | to put, set (down) |
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