How to say
How to say "Meat" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija, "meat" is lhem (لحم), pronounced /l-HEM/.
20 words
3 phrases
أنا ڤيجيتاريان، واش كاين شي حاجة بلا لحم؟
Ana vegetarien, wash kayn shi 7aja bla l7mm?
/A-na vi-ji-ta-RYAN/
Vegetarian, anything meatless?
Végétarien, sans viande?
واش كاين الشوا اليوم؟
Wash kayn shshwa lyum?
/wash KAYN sh-SHWA l-YUM/
Grilled meats today?
Grillades aujourd'hui?
واحد كسكس بلحم و الخضرة
Wahd couscous b l7mm w l5dra
/WAH-d kus-KUS b l-7MM/
Couscous meat veg
Couscous viande legumes
People also ask
About this word in Darija
In Darija, "meat" is lhem (لحم), pronounced /l-HEM/.
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 “meat” 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.
Every entry on Everyday Darija includes Arabic script, romanized pronunciation, English and French translations, and cultural notes where they matter. Use the search above to explore related terms, or browse by category below.