What language is spoken in Morocco? In Morocco the official languages are the Arabic and berber, most of people speak moroccan dialect known as Darija, French is the official second language in the country, it is taught universally and serves as Morocco’s primary language of commerce and economics.
Here some basic words of what language is spoken in morocco to help you communicate during your travel to morocco .
Berber
spoken by the berber people, an ethnic group in north africa who have long and ancient history , the berber language has 3 varities In difrent parts of Morocco,in the North of Morocco region of Rif peoplespeak Tarifit ,in the south of Morocco and some part of south west which includes High Atlas, Anti Atlas, and it also spoken in regions outside of High Atlas people speak Tashelhiyt . In central Morocco people speak Tamazight.
Moroccan Darija
Moroccan Darija is a moroccan dialect spoken only in Morocco and can be understoud and close from the Maghreb countries (Algeria,Tunisia and libya) it a mix of classic arabic, french , berber and spanich.
French
| English | Moroccan Darija | French |
| Hotel | Hotel | Hotel |
| Hello | Salam | Bonjour |
| Please | Aafak | S’il vous plaît / s’il te plaît |
| What’s your name? | Chnou ismek | Comment t’appelles-tu |
| No | La | Non |
| Yes | Ah/ Naam | Oui |
| How are you? | kayfa halouk / | Comment allez-vous? |
| Excuse me | Smeh lya | Excusez-moi |
| Sorry | Smeh lya | Pardon |
| I don’t understand | Mafhemtch | Je ne comprends pas |
| More slowly | b chwya | Plus lentement |
| Where is ….? | Fen….? | où est … ? |
| How much is it ? | b chhal ? | c’est combien ? |
| Where is the toilets | Fen toilettes/Fen Bit lma | où sont les toilettes |
Not everyone speak English (Prepare your french)
We speak a lot of languages. especially people working in the tourism field They’re very gifted when it comes to this but not everyone does speak English. Instead, Arabic and French are spoken by almost everyone. Ask and if they speak English they’ll switch for you,, most are much more comfortable in French, and nicer to you if you can speak it
