How to say
How to Say How Are You in Moroccan Arabic
Labas? Kiddayr? — the Darija greeting sequence that you cannot skip.
5 words
2 phrases
سلام، لاباس؟
Salam, labas?
/sa-LAM la-BAS/
Hello, how are you?
Bonjour, ça va ?
Common response
Labas, lhamdullah
Fine, thank God
كيف داير/ة اليوم؟
Kif dayer/a lyum?
/kif DA-yr l-YUM/
How are you today?
Comment vas-tu aujourd'hui?
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About this word in Darija
Labas? Kiddayr? — the Darija greeting sequence that you cannot skip.
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 “how are you” 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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