How do you say "fish" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "fish" is "7ut" (حوت), pronounced /HUT/. In Darija, '7ut' means fish in general. In MSA, it specifically means 'whale'.

How do you say "fish" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "fish" is "smka" (سمكة), pronounced /SM-ka/.

How do you say "fish" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "fish" is "samak" (سمك), pronounced /SAMAK/.

How do you say "fishing" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "fishing" is "syd l7ut" (صيد الحوت), pronounced /syd l-HUT/.

How do you say "fish tagine" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "fish tagine" is "tajin l7ut" (طاجين الحوت), pronounced /ta-JIN l-HUT/.

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How to say "Fish" in Moroccan Arabic

In Darija, "fish" is 7ut (حوت), pronounced /HUT/.

20 words

حوت7ut/HUT/

fish

سمكةsmka/SM-ka/

fish

سمكsamak/SAMAK/

fish

صيد الحوتsyd l7ut/syd l-HUT/

fishing

طاجين الحوتtajin l7ut/ta-JIN l-HUT/

fish tagine

صيّادssyyad/ss-YYAD/

fisherman

طاجين حوت بخضرtajin d 7ut b khdr/ta-JIN d 7UT b KHDR/

fish tagine w veg

خبز الحوتkhobz l7ut/khobz l-7UT/

fish bread

طاجين حوت بطماطيشtajin dyal 7ut b ttmatish/ta-JIN 7UT b t-TMA-tish/

fish tagine tomato

صيّاد ديال السمكssyad dyal ssmmk/ss-YAD dyal s-SMMK/

fisherman (var)

حوت بالشرمولة7ut b shshrrmula/7UT b sh-SHRMU-la/

fish in chermoula

مرقة ديال حوتmrqa dyal 7ut/mr-QA dyal 7UT/

fish broth

لحم ديال حوتlhem dyal 7ut/l-HEM dyal 7UT/

fish meat

بسطيلة بحوت و الشعريةbstilla b 7ut w shshsha3riya/bs-TI-la b 7UT w sh-SHA-3ri-ya/

fish vermicelli pastilla

طاجين ديال الحوت بشرمولةtajin dyal l7ut b shrmula/ta-JIN dyal l-7UT b shr-MU-la/

fish chermoula tagine

كفتة ديال الحوتkfta d l7ut/KF-ta d l-7UT/

fish kofta

بريوات بالحوتbriwat b l7ut/bri-WAT b l-7UT/

fish briouats

كسكس ديال الحوتkuskus dyal l7ut/kus-KUS dyal l-7UT/

fish couscous

باسطيلة ديال الحوتpastilla dyal l7ut/pas-TI-la dyal l-7UT/

fish pastilla

شرمولة ديال الحوتshrmula dyal l7ut/shr-MU-la dyal l-7UT/

fish chermoula var

6 phrases

واش كاين حوت طازة هنا؟

Wash kayn 7ut taza hna?

/wash KAYN 7UT TA-za HNA/

Fresh fish here?

Poisson frais ici?

Beach towns serve incredible grilled fish.

واش كاين طاجين بالحوت؟

Wash kayn tangine b 7ut?

/wash KAYN ta-JIN b 7UT/

Fish tagine?

Tajine poisson?

واش كاين حوت طازة اليوم؟

Wash kayn 7ut taza lyum?

/wash KAYN 7UT TA-za l-YUM/

Is there fresh fish today?

Poisson frais aujourd'hui?

الحوت خاصّو يكون طازة

L 7ut khaassu ykun taza

/l 7UT khas-SU y-KUN TA-za/

Fish must be fresh

Poisson très frais

بغيت نتغدّا حوت مشوي على البحر

Bghit ntghda 7ut mshwi 3la lb7r

/bghit nt-GHD-da 7UT m-SHWI 3la l-B7R/

Grilled fish by sea

Poisson grillé mer

بغيت ندير الصيد ف البحر

Bghit ndir peche f lb7r

/bghit n-DIR s-SAYD f l-B7R/

Want to go fishing

Pêche en mer

About this word in Darija

In Darija, "fish" is 7ut (حوت), pronounced /HUT/.

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 “fish” 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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