How to say
How to say "Excuse me" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija, "excuse me" is lla ykhlik (الله يخليك), pronounced /LLA y-KHLIK/.
5 words
2 phrases
عافاك، واش كتكلم إنگليزية؟
3afak, wash kat-tkllm ingliziya?
/3a-FAK wash kat-tk-LLM in-gli-ZI-ya/
Excuse me, do you speak English?
Parlez-vous anglais ?
Common response
Shwiya shwiya
A little bit
سمح ليا
Smh liya
/sm7 LI-ya/
Excuse me / I'm sorry
Excuse-moi / Pardon
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About this word in Darija
In Darija, "excuse me" is lla ykhlik (الله يخليك), pronounced /LLA y-KHLIK/.
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 “excuse me” 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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