Emma Jill

The English word “mental” is translated into Arabic as عقلي.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘beautiful girl’ is بنت زوينة (bnt zwina). بنت زوينة is the everyday compliment for a girl’s or young woman’s looks.

To look forward in Arabic is يتطلع (yatatalla’). The phrase is used to express feeling excited or hopeful about an event that will happen in the future.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner in Arabic is فطور وغداء وعشاء (futur waghadha’ wa’asha’).

The English phrase “do you speak arabic?” is translated into Arabic as هل تتكلم العربية؟.

The English phrase ‘gold digger’ is translated into Arabic as صائدة ثروات.

The Arabic verb for ‘to count’ is عَدَّ. The verb عَدَّ is used to describe the act of enumerating items or determining a specific number.

The English phrase ‘dinner’ is translated into Arabic as عشاء. The term refers to the main meal eaten in the evening.

The English phrase “all is good” can be expressed in Arabic as كله تمام.

In Darija, Moroccan Arabic, the word for ‘you’ is نتا (nta) when speaking to a man. For a woman, the same word becomes نتي (nti).