Moroccan Darija Work and Professions — 149 Words
This page lists 149 work and professions 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 |
|---|---|---|
| خْدم | to work, be employed | |
| خدّامة أُسْتاذة. | She works as a teacher. | |
| خدّامة فْ التّعْليم | She works in (the field of) teaching. | |
| كنْخْدم خمْس أيّام فْ السِّمانة. | I work five days a week. | |
| خدْمة | job, task | |
| وَقْت كامل | full-time | |
| پْلان طون | full-time | |
| كنْخْدم وَقْت كامل. | I work full-time. | |
| نُصّ وَقْت | part-time | |
| طون پارْسْيال | part-time | |
| بْغيت خدْمة نُصّ وَقْت. | I want a part-time job. | |
| القِطاع الخاصّ | the private sector | |
| پْريڤي | the private sector | |
| القِطاع العامّ | the public sector | |
| پوبْليك | the public sector | |
| مُوَظّف | civil servant | |
| قلّب عْلى خدْمة | to look for a job | |
| دْفع لْخدْمة | to apply for a job | |
| كونْديدا | applicant, candidate | |
| خِبْرة | experience | |
| عنْدو أونْطْخوتْيان دْيال الخدْمة | to have a job interview | |
| دار أونْطْخوتْيان | to interview | |
| دبّر عْلى خدْمة | to get a job | |
| لْقى خدْمة | to find a job | |
| تْوَظّف | to obtain employment | |
| لْقيتي خدْمة وْلا باقي؟ | Have you found a job yet? | |
| روْپريزونْتون سيرْڤيس كْلِيّون | customer service representative | |
| دونْتيسْت | dentist | |
| طْبيب | doctor | |
| مُحرِّر | editor | |
| تْريسْيان | electrician | |
| مُهنْدِس | engineer | |
| فلاّح | farmer | |
| بوْمْبي | fire fighter | |
| صيّاد | fisherman | |
| مُضيف طيَران | flight attendant | |
| خدّم | to employ | |
| خدّام | employee | |
| مُوَظّف | employee | |
| مول الخدْمة | employer | |
| أومْپْلْوايور | employer | |
| مُدير | boss, manager | |
| شاف | boss, manager | |
| زميل (زُملاء) | colleague, coworker | |
| كوليڭ | colleague, coworker | |
| شريكة | company | |
| بْدا الخدْمة | to start work | |
| خْدا پّوز | to take a break | |
| پّوز ديجوني | lunch break | |
| كمّل الخْدمة | to finish work, get off work | |
| خْدم سْوايْع زايْدة | to work overtime | |
| سْوايْع الخدْمة | working hours | |
| كنْخْدم تْمنْية السّْوايْع فْ النّْهار. | I work eight hours a day. | |
| خدْمة النّْهار | day shift | |
| خدْمة اللّيل | night shift, graveyard shift | |
| كنْخْدم بْاللّيل | I work the night shift. | |
| ما خدّامْش | off work, not working | |
| مكنْخْدمْش الويكانْد. | I have weekends off. | |
| بيرو | office | |
| مُوَظّف | office worker | |
| منْدوب شرِكة | company representative | |
| بْقا مْعطّل فْ البيرو | to stay late at the office | |
| خْرج ديپْلاسْمون | to go on a business trip | |
| عنْدو اجْتِماع | to have a meeting | |
| كْلِيّون | client | |
| دخّل فْلوس | to earn (money) | |
| صاليْر | wage, salary | |
| صالير دْيالي عادي. | My salary is just okay. | |
| تْخلّص | to get paid | |
| نْهار الصّاليْر | payday | |
| كنْتْخلّص فْ اللُّوّل دْ الشّْهر | I get paid on the first of the month. | |
| بونوس | bonus, incentive | |
| زْيادة فْ الصّاليْر | pay raise | |
| جاتو زْيادة | to get a raise | |
| زادْ لْ __ فْ الصّالير | to give __ a raise | |
| ترْقِية | promotion | |
| پْروْموْسْيوْن | promotion | |
| تْرقّى | to get promoted | |
| تْرقّيت هاذ الشّْهر. | I got a promotion this month. | |
| شوْمور | unemployed, jobless | |
| شوْماج | unemployment | |
| سْتقال | to resign | |
| خْرج من الخْدمة | to quit one’s job | |
| اسْتغْنى عْلى | to lay off, make redundant | |
| طْرد | to fire | |
| تْطْرد | to get fired | |
| تْقاعد | to retire | |
| تقاعُد | pension | |
| سِن التّقاعُد | (age of) retirement | |
| ماكْرهْتْش نتْقاعد فْ السّْتين. | I hope to retire when I’m sixty. | |
| كارْييْر | career | |
| صنْعة (صْناعي) | trade, craft | |
| أش كادّير؟ | What do you do? | |
| كنْخْدم __. | I’m a __. | |
| كوْنْتابْل | accountant | |
| مُمثِّل | actor | |
| مُهنْدِس مِعْماري | architect | |
| فنّان | artist | |
| رِياضي | athlete | |
| بولونْجي | baker | |
| خدّام فْبنْكة | bank teller | |
| مُدير بنْكة | banker, bank manager | |
| حجّام | barber | |
| شيفور طوبيس | bus driver | |
| ڭزّار | butcher | |
| نجّار | carpenter | |
| كيْسْيي | cashier | |
| شاف | chef | |
| مُنضِّف | cleaner | |
| طبّاخ | cook | |
| مول الزّْبل | garbage collector | |
| جارْدينْيِي | gardener | |
| حجّام | hairdresser | |
| كْوافّور | hairdresser | |
| إمام | imam | |
| قاضي | judge | |
| خدّام | laborer | |
| مُحامي | lawyer | |
| خدّامة | maid | |
| ميكانيك | mechanic | |
| موسيقي | musician | |
| فرْمْلي | nurse | |
| رسّام | painter (of art) | |
| سبّاغ | painter, house painter | |
| صَيْدلي | pharmacist | |
| پيلوط | pilot | |
| پْلوْمْبي | plumber | |
| بوليسي | police officer | |
| سِياسي | politician | |
| كاهِن | priest | |
| أُسْتاذ | professor | |
| پْروْف | professor | |
| سمْسار | real estate agent | |
| حْريْفي | repairman | |
| بحّار (بحّارة) | sailor | |
| بِيّاع (بِيّاعة) | salesperson | |
| سُكْريْتيْرا | secretary | |
| بوْن | servant | |
| ڤونْدور | shop assistant | |
| مول الحانوت | shopkeeper | |
| عسْكري | soldier | |
| مول الطّاكْسي | taxi driver | |
| مُعلِّم | teacher | |
| تيْكْنيسْيان | technician | |
| أجون دو ڤْوايّاج | travel agent | |
| ڤيْتيْرينار | veterinarian | |
| بْيطري | veterinarian | |
| سيْرْڤور | waiter | |
| سيْرْڤورة | waitress |
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