Timo Schmitz - My Archive of Languages (2021 Edition)

6 – kiraha familtik

kiraha familtik – How’s the family ?

kirak inta – How are you?

rak bien – I’m doing fine !

bil slama – Goodbye !

dorka – now

inta min win – Where are you from?

min jatik l’idée – Where do you have this idea from ?

3lach rak invisible – Why are you invisible ?

yek – ah

rak mlih fil jami3a – Are you a good student in university ?

mlih – good

bint gentille – nice girl

raki chira gentille – You are a nice girl

nihadro 3chiya – We talk tonight

goli – tell me (Sa3ida dialect)

nihadro 3chiya mon ami – we talk tonight my friend

Many words become female by adding an ‘a’ in the end, e.g. tefl – a little boy, tefla, a little girl. To make a plural, feminine nouns receive an ‘-at’, thus ‘bent’ becomes ‘bnat’.

1 – Salam

Salam – Hello!

La bas? – How are you?

Rak ghaya? – How are you? (Oujda)

Ki dayer? – How are you? (m.)

Ki dayra? – How are you? (f.)

Ki rak? – How are you? (Oujda)

Sbah el-khayr – Good morning!

Sbah en-nour – Good morning! (reply)

Labas, labes – not bad

Kolchi labas – Everything is okay!

kolchi – everything

alhamdolillah – Thanks to God !

Wah, 3andak alhak! – Yes, you are right!

3andak alhak – You are right

3andak – you are

alhak – right

ana 3adi namchi nakol – I will go to eat

3adi – I will

namchi – go

nakol – eat

la3cha daba – I have dinner now

la3cha – dinner

daba – now

kidayra 3a ila? – How is your family?

kidayra – how is, but also means: how are, how are you

3a ila – family

w nti kidayra 3a iltak – And you, how is your family? (said to a female person)

w nti – and you ? (said to a female person)

w nta – and you? (said to a male person)

metcharfin! – Nice to meet you!

Tesbah ala khair – Good night!

tasbah 3lakhir – Good night (said to a male person)

tesabhi 3la khair – Good night (said to a female person)

2 – Achnou smiytek?

Achnou smiytek? – What’s your name?

Wachta smiytek? – What’s your name? (Oujda)

ya3ni wach na3tik smiya 3arabiya - Can I give you an Arabic name ?

smiya – name

mnin nta? – Where are you from?

anaka la takdib – You are not a liar

chaft daba – I see now

chaft – see

daba – now

anta dakiy – You are very intelligent

hikma or alhikma – wise

nchofak manba3d – I’ll see you later

kra mazyan – Take care of your study !

chokran – Thanks

Kidayar? – How are you?

Kidayra? – How are you? (said to a girl)

el hamdolillah – Thanks to God !

we inti – and you ? (said to a female person)

Ach kadir? – What do you do?

kanasma3 lmosika – I am listening to music

kanasma3 – listening

almosika – music

bhal bhal – as well as

kif kif – as well as

kanasma3 almosika and kanasma3 ilmosika are the same!

kelb – dog

mchich – cat

3awd – horse

sbâ3 – lion

farrûj – chicken

tran – train

fmobîl – car

dâr, fdar – house, home

jarda – garden

nwar – flower

ana – I

nta – you (m., sg.)

nti – you (f., sg.)

houwa – he

hiya – she

7na – we

ntouma – you (pl.)

houma – they

-i/ -ya – my

-k – your

-u/ -h – his

-ha – her

-na – our

-koum – your (pl.)

-houm – their

3 – Kidayr koulchi?

irtifa3o darajat alharara – It is so hot!

mafhimtnich? – You can’t understand?

chof chno lmochkila li3andak fal 3arabiya? – Which problems do you have in Arabic? (means: Which things you don’t understand or with which things you need to practise in Arabic ) chof – look chno – what

lmochkila – problem

li3andak fal 3arbiy – you have in Arabic

mama kat3ayatli – Mom is calling me!

khalina namchiw lmawdo3 akhor – Let’s go to another topic/ Let’s talk about something else

khalina – let’s

chno kadir? – What are you doing?

ana nchati – I am chatting

nchati – chatting

walahila – really

3lach katabghi 3arabiya? – Why do you like Arabic?

katabghi – like

iwa jawab – then answer

mo3alim – teacher

taleb – student

taleba – student (female)

rani daba fdar khalti – I am in my aunt’s house

rani – I am

daba – now

5alti – aunt

ma3lich – It is ok

kidayr koulchi – Everything alright?

kata3raf l3arbia? – Do you know Arabic?

chno? – What?

inaho dakiyi – He is clever

inaho al almanie – He is German

araka lahikan – See you later

mesyan, mzyan – good, fine

nta masya – you are good

wach kayan chijdid – Are there any news?

chno had logha li katahdro biha? – What is that language?

sokti – silence

khalih – let

chno – what?

flûs – money

dhab – gold

bez-zêf – much, many

nejma – star

forchita – fork

ndader – sunglasses

jbel – mountain

ustad – teacher

3sel – honey

Slaghem – moustache

el yom – the day, today

ghadda – tomorrow

nhar – day

lil – night

4 – madahkich rani sérieuse

raki 3arfa chokon – You know who it is !

madahkich rani sérieuse – Don’t laugh, I’m serious

fin mchaw 3ibad lah – Where are the people gone ?

chofi ghirahom invisible – Look, they’re invisible!

bach yas al maro or alger – Ask a Maroccan or Algerian

bach yas – ask

rani 3ayana – I’m tired !

safi – that’s good

chafti smo hgotlak – You saw what I said

ana maranich m3ak – I’m not with you

Ma kan fhemch – I don’t understand !

kach jdid – Are there any news?

makan walo – there is nothing (answer to kach jdid)

ghi n3ass – just sleeping

la mazal – not yet

ol makla – something when you cook

ol mchatya – chatting

o almalal – bored

o – and

yimkili nchoufik? – Can I see you ?

ana la aktib – I don’t write

warani hna – I am here

bassaha – sweet lunch

Wach kathdar blarbiya – Do you speak Arabic?

Wach kathdar blfrancais – Do you speak French?

Wach katbghini? – Do you love me?

Wach nta m3asb – Are you angry?

Chno ljdid? – Are there any news?

Wach kayn chi jadid – Are there any news?

ATTENTION:In Morrocan, the word “wach” means “est-ce que”, while “chno” and “ash”/”esh” mean “what?”, while in Algerian Arabic “wach” means “what?”

el bent – the girl

el aaîla – the girl (Northern dialects)

el ila/ el ilo – the family

tefl – boy

khouya – my brother

khty – my sister

Shalom aleykhem – Hello!

ki? – how?

kifach? – how?

Kirak? – How are you?

labas – fine

mzyan – fine

koulchi bikher! – Everything is fine!

Llahi bark fik! – Thanks!

Mersi! – Thanks!

wa – Yes!

iyeh – Yes!

derekh – respect

nhar – day

3chiya – evening

nhar jem3a – Friday!

nhar s’sebt – Saturday, Shabbat

nhar el-khed – Sunday

3icha – life

3saq – love

bwisa – kiss

bwisat – kisses

sahha – health