How do you say "big" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "big" is "kbir" (كبير), pronounced /k-BIR/.

How do you say "big wedding" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "big wedding" is "3rsa kbira" (عرسة كبيرة), pronounced /3r-SA k-BI-ra/.

How do you say "big spoon" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "big spoon" is "mghrrfa" (مغرّفة), pronounced /mgh-RR-fa/.

How do you say "big henna night" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "big henna night" is "l7nna lkbira" (الحنّة الكبيرة), pronounced /l-7N-na l-k-BI-ra/. The pre-wedding henna party. Women gather for henna, music, and sweets.

How do you say "big loss" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "big loss" is "khsara kbira" (خسارة كبيرة), pronounced /khs-RA k-BI-ra/.

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How to Say Big in Moroccan Arabic

Kbir, kbira — size adjectives in Darija.

20 words

كبيرkbir/k-BIR/

big

عرسة كبيرة3rsa kbira/3r-SA k-BI-ra/

big wedding

مغرّفةmghrrfa/mgh-RR-fa/

big spoon

الحنّة الكبيرةl7nna lkbira/l-7N-na l-k-BI-ra/

big henna night

خسارة كبيرةkhsara kbira/khs-RA k-BI-ra/

big loss

طبلtabl/TABL/

big drum

تل كبيرtl kbir/TL k-BIR/

big hill

نهر كبيرnhr kbir/NHR k-BIR/

big river

راس كبيرrass kbir/RASS k-BIR/

big-headed

قلب كبيرqlb kbir/QLB k-BIR/

big-hearted

إيكران كبيرecran kbir/ek-RAN k-BIR/

big screen

واش عندك تاي بلو كبير؟wash 3ndek taille plus kbir?/wash 3nd-EK TAY plu k-BIR/

bigger size?

تنرجلةtnrjla/tn-RJ-la/

pot/casserole (big)

كبير بزافkbir bzzaf/k-BIR b-ZAF/

very big

هادي حاجة كبيرةhadi 7aja kbira/ha-DI 7A-ja k-BI-ra/

this is a big deal

عند الباب الكبير3nd lbab lkbir/3nd l-BAB l-k-BIR/

at the big gate

خروج من الباب الكبيرkhurj mn lbab lkbir/khurj mn l-BAB l-k-BIR/

exit from big gate

الدار كبيرة بزافddar kbira bzzaf/D-DAR k-BI-ra b-ZAF/

very big house

ماشي مشكيل كبيرmashi mushkil kbir/ma-SHI mush-KIL k-BIR/

not a big deal

هادا كبر من هاداكhada kbr mn hadak/ha-DA KBR mn ha-DAK/

this is bigger

9 phrases

العائلة ديالي كبيرة

L3a2ila dyali kbira

/l 3A-2i-la k-BI-ra/

Big family

Grande famille

الموّاج كبار اليوم!

Lmwaj kbar lyum!

/l-MWAJ k-BAR l-YUM/

Big waves today!

Grosses vagues!

عندك قلب كبير

3ndek qlb kbir

/3nd-EK QLB k-BIR/

You have big heart

Grand cœur

واش كاين قافي فيه إكران كبير؟

Wash kayn cafe fiih ecran kbir?

/wash KAYN ka-FI FIH ik-RAN k-BIR/

Cafe with big screen?

Café avec grand écran?

هاد البلاج فيها الموّاج كبار!

Had l plage fiha lmwaj kbar!

/had l PLAJ fi-HA l-MWAJ k-BAR/

Big waves!

Grosses vagues!

واش كاين قافي بإكران كبير؟

Wash kayn cafe b ecran kbir?

/wash KAYN ka-FI b ik-RAN k-BIR/

Cafe big screen?

Café grand écran?

واش يمكن ناخد ڤاليز كبيرة ف البوس؟

Wash ymkn nakhd valiz kbira f l bus?

/wash YM-kn NA-khd va-LIZ k-BI-ra f l BUS/

Big luggage on bus?

Grande valise dans bus?

واش دراري ديالكم كبار ولّا صغار؟

Wash drari dyalkum kbar wlla sghhar?

/wash dra-RI dyal-KUM k-BAR wl-LA sgh-HAR/

Kids big or small?

Enfants grands ou petits?

هاد الموجة كبيرة بزاف!

Had l mawja kbira bzzaf l surf!

/had l MAW-ja k-BI-ra/

Wave too big!

Vague trop grosse!

About this word in Darija

Kbir, kbira — size adjectives in Darija.

Darija (الدارجة) is Moroccan Arabic — the everyday spoken language of 40 million Moroccans. Unlike Modern Standard Arabic, it's rarely written down and draws heavily on French, Spanish, and Amazigh vocabulary. Learning how to say “big” the way Moroccans actually say it — with the right pronunciation, register, and cultural context — is the difference between sounding like a textbook and sounding like you belong.

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