{"id":14484,"date":"2026-03-19T09:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purlife-maroc.com\/web2025\/marokko-sprache-marokkanisches-arabisch\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:39:20","slug":"moroccan-language-moroccan-arabic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purlife-maroc.com\/en\/moroccan-language-moroccan-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Language – Learn the Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Moroccan language made easy<\/div><\/div>

Welcome \u2013 Marhaba!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Moroccan language made easy<\/div><\/div>

Welcome \u2013 Marhaba!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Pur<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

OK!
\nWakha!<\/h1><\/div>

OK!
\nWakha!<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Moroccan Arabic<\/p>\n<\/div>

Learn the basics!<\/p>\n<\/div>

When visiting Morocco, it is recommended that you know \u2013 and speak \u2013 at least a few words of Moroccan Arabic. Trying to speak the local language will open up even more new experiences and help you to connect with the locals.
\nSo let\u2019s get started with the basics!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Pur<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Pur<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Pur<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Pur<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Morocco, the gateway to Africa, has two official languages: Arabic and Tamazight, the Berber languages. The people of Morocco speak Moroccan Arabic. Most people also speak fluent French, which is the country\u2019s first foreign language.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Yes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Wakha<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

No<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

La<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Welcome<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Marhaba <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Hello<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Salamo \u2013 alikom<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Good morning<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Sbah \u2013 lkhir<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Good day<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Yawm \u2013 said<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Goodbye<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Beslama <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Good evening<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Masa \u2013 lkhir<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Goodnight<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Layla saida<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Bon appetit<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Bessaha<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Sorry<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Smahli<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Please<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Affak <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Thank you<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Schukran<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

No, thank you<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

La \u2013 schukran<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

My name is ... <\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Ismi \u2026 <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

How are you?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Labass \u2013 alik? <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Very well, thank you!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Bikhir, choukran<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

And you?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Onta?<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

How much?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Bisch \u2013 Hal?<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Look!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Shouf!<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14479,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14484","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nMoroccan Language: Basics \u2013 Moroccan Arabic for beginners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Moroccan language: Learn the basics, Wakha! = Yes! 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