Moroccan Arabic (Darija) translator

Darija, Moroccan Arabic, is so different from standard Arabic that many speakers from the Middle East find it hard to follow. Parlo translates into Darija and out of it, so you can talk with people in Morocco the way they talk. Speak or type in English or any of Parlo's languages, and hear the answer read aloud.

Spoken in: Morocco.

How Moroccan Arabic (Darija) differs from standard Arabic

• Short vowels drop out: "goodbye" is bslāma, said almost as one syllable.
• French and Amazigh words are everywhere: the toilet is ṭ-ṭwālīt, from French toilettes.
• Everyday words change: bghit (I want), wakha (OK), shnu (what), fīn (where), bzzaf (a lot), ʿafāk (please).
• "Not" wraps the verb: ma fhemtsh, "I don't understand".

The same phrases, side by side

From Parlo's phrasebooks: standard Arabic on the left, Moroccan Arabic (Darija) on the right.

How Parlo handles Moroccan Arabic (Darija)

1. Choose Arabic (Moroccan) in the language list.
2. Type or speak. The translation comes back in everyday Moroccan Arabic (Darija), in Arabic script, and is read aloud. It works the other way too: speak Moroccan Arabic (Darija) and read it in English.
3. For a two-way chat, open the conversation translator and put the phone between you.

• Darija is often typed in Latin letters with numbers (3 for ع, 7 for ح). Parlo writes it in Arabic script, and the pronunciation is in each phrase of the phrasebook.
• Conversations in Darija use Parlo's own dialect translation, so the answer stays in Darija.

Translations are made by AI and can be wrong, so check anything important. For medical, legal or official matters, use a professional interpreter.