Darija ProHow do you count and talk about time in darija?
Numbers come up at the market, on the phone and when you set a time to meet. They are said in darija, even when a message writes them in digits.
Numbers
| Darija | Arabic script | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| wa7edalso written wahed, wa7d | واحد | one (1) | 3tini wa7ed lkilo dyal maticha.Give me a kilo of tomatoes. |
| joujalso written joj, zouj | جوج | two (2) | chrit jouj khobzat skhounin men lferran.I bought two hot loaves from the neighborhood bakery. |
| tlataalso written tleta | تلاتة | three (3) | rja3 l dar m3a tlata 3afak.Come home at three o'clock, please. |
| reb3aalso written rab3a, rb3a | ربعة | four (4) | 7na reb3a dyal lkhout f darna.We are four siblings at home. |
| khamsaalso written khamssa, 5amsa | خمسة | five (5) | aji 3endna m3a khamsa dyal l3chiya.Come to our house at five in the afternoon. |
| settaalso written stta, seta | ستة | six (6) | kanfi9 m3a setta dyal sbe7.I wake up at six in the morning. |
| seb3aalso written sb3a, sab3a | سبعة | seven (7) | lmatch kaybda m3a seb3a f lil.The match starts at seven in the evening. |
| tmenyaalso written tmanya, tmnya | تمنية | eight (8) | tobis kayji m3a tmenya dyal sbe7.The bus comes at eight in the morning. |
| tes3oudalso written tes3od, ts3oud | تسعود | nine (9) | l7anout kay7ell m3a tes3oud.The shop opens at nine. |
| 3achraalso written 3echra, 3chra | عشرة | ten (10) | chrit 3achra dyal lbid men souq.I bought ten eggs at the market. |
| 3echrinalso written 3achrin, 3ichrin | عشرين | twenty (20) | khellest 3echrin derhem f taxi.I paid twenty dirhams for the taxi. |
| khamsinalso written khamssin, 5amsin | خمسين | fifty (50) | 3tit l mul l7anout khamsin derhem.I gave fifty dirhams to the shopkeeper. |
| miaalso written miya, mya | مية | hundred (100) | 7seb men wa7ed 7ta l mia.Count from one to a hundred. |
| alfalso written alef, elf | ألف | a thousand (1000) | had ttelfaza b alf derhem.This television costs a thousand dirhams. |
Time and the hour
| Darija | Arabic script | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| dabaalso written dba, deba | دابا | now / right away | aji l dar daba, lmakla wajda.Come home now, the food is ready. |
| lyoumalso written lyum, lioum | اليوم | today | lyoum ghadi nemchiw l souq m3a lwalid.Today we're going to the market with dad. |
| gheddaalso written gheda, ghadda | غدا | tomorrow | nchoufok ghedda in cha allahI'll see you tomorrow, God willing |
| lbare7also written lbareh, lbara7 | البارح | yesterday | lbare7 jat khalti 3endna l dar.Yesterday, my aunt came to our house. |
| sa3aalso written se3a, saa | ساعة | hour / watch | tsennina tobis sa3a kamla.We waited for the bus a whole hour. |
| d9i9aalso written dqiqa, d9iqa | دقيقة | minute | tsenna d9i9a, ghadi nji daba.Wait a minute, I'm coming right now. |
| nharalso written nnhar | نهار | day | dowezna nhar zwin m3a lfamila.We spent a nice day with the family. |
| simanaalso written smana, semana | سيمانة | week | simana jaya ghadi nzour jeddati.Next week, I'm going to visit my grandmother. |
| chheralso written chhar, shhar, ch8er, ch8r, ch8ar | شهر | month | kankhelles lkra f lewwel dyal chher.I pay the rent at the beginning of the month. |
| 3amalso written 3aam, aam | عام | year | had l3am weldi ghadi yedkhol l lmdrasa.This year, my son starts school. |
| sbe7also written sbah, sba7 | صباح | morning | tobis dyal sbe7 kayji bekri.The morning bus comes early. |
| l3chiyaalso written l3achiya, la3chiya | العشية | afternoon / end of the day | f l3chiya kanel3bo lkora m3a wladi.In the afternoon, we play football with my children. |
| lilalso written llil, leil | ليل | night | f lil kanne3so bekri f darna.At night, we go to bed early at our house. |
| fo9achalso written fou9ach, fo9ash | فوقاش | when / at what time | fo9ach kayji ttran dyal rrbat?What time does the Rabat train arrive? |
In the app, every word on this page has its voice, recorded at normal and slow speed.