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How to say "Hen" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija, "hen" is djaja (دجاجة), pronounced /dja-JA/.
20 words
15 phrases
هادا ديال البلاد؟
Hada dyal lblad?
/HA-da dyal l-BLAD/
Is this local/authentic?
C'est local ?
Asking if something is locally made vs imported.
إمتى كيتسدّ الحمام؟
Emta kaytsdd l hammam?
/im-TA kay-TSDD l ham-MAM/
When does hammam close?
Hammam ferme quand?
الحنّة كانت زوينة!
L 7nna kant zwina!
/l 7N-na KANT zwi-NA/
Henna beautiful!
Henné magnifique!
Pre-wedding ceremony.
بغيت ندير الحنّة ف يدّي
Bghit ndir l7nna f yddi
/bghit n-DIR l 7N-na f YD-di/
Henna on hands
Henné mains
بغيت شي حاجة مغربية أوطونتيك
Bghit shi 7aja mghribiya authentique
/bghit shi 7A-ja mgh-RI-bi-ya o-ton-TIK/
Want something authentically Moroccan
Qqch authentiquement marocain
الله يقوّيك
Llah yqwwik
/LLAH yq-WW-ik/
God strengthen you
Que Dieu te fortifie
Said to someone working hard or going through difficulty.
فاش كاين الشيك أوت؟
Fash kayn l check-out?
/fash KAYN l shik-AWT/
When is check-out?
Quand est le check-out?
إمتى غادي تكون العمّارية؟
Emta ghadi tkun l 3mmaariya?
/im-TA GHA-di t-KUN l 3m-MA-ri-ya/
When's the palanquin?
Quand sera le palanquin?
فاش كيتسدّ الحمام؟
Fash kaytsdd l hammam?
/fash kayt-SDD l ham-MAM/
When does hammam close?
Fermeture hammam?
إمتى العمّارية؟
Emta l 3mmaariya?
/im-TA l 3m-MA-ri-ya/
When's palanquin?
Quand palanquin?
فاش كيخرّج البوس؟
Fash kaykhrrj l bus?
/fash kay-KHRRJ l BUS/
When does bus leave?
Quand part le bus?
فاش كيوصّل القطار؟
Fash kaywssl l train?
/fash kay-WSSL l q-TAR/
When does train arrive?
Quand arrive train?
إمتى فيستيفال گناوة ديال الصويرة؟
Emta festival gnawa d sswaira?
/im-TA fis-ti-VAL gna-WA d s-SWI-ra/
When Gnawa Festival?
Quand festival Gnawa?
Usually June. World-class music festival.
إمتى موازين ف الرباط؟
Emta mawazine f rrbat?
/im-TA ma-wa-ZIN f r-RBAT/
When Mawazine Rabat?
Quand Mawazine?
Mawazine is one of the world's biggest music festivals.
إمتى فيستيفال ديال الشمع ف سلا؟
Emta festival dyal shshm3 f sala?
/im-TA fis-ti-VAL dyal sh-SHMA3 f SA-la/
When candle festival Salé?
Festival bougies Salé?
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About this word in Darija
In Darija, "hen" is djaja (دجاجة), pronounced /dja-JA/.
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 “hen” 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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