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How to say "Old" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija, "old" is mdina qdima (مدينة قديمة), pronounced /mdi-NA qdi-MA/.
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15 phrases
عندي الزكّام
3ndi zkkam
/3n-DI z-ZK-kam/
I have a cold
J'ai un rhume
الجو بارد بزاف اليوم
Ljw bard bzzaf lyum
/l-JW BARD b-ZAF/
Very cold today
Très froid
واش غادي يكون بارد ف الليل؟
Wash ghadi ykon bard f llil?
/wash GHA-di y-KUN BARD/
Cold tonight?
Froid ce soir?
الجو بارد ف الجبال، خصّني جاكيت
Ljw bard f jbal, khasni jacket
/l-JW BARD f j-BAL/
Cold in mountains, need jacket
Froid montagne, veste
برد بزاف ف الأطلس ف الشتا
Brd bzzaf f l atlas f shshta
/BRD b-ZAF f l AT-las f sh-SHTA/
Very cold in Atlas in winter
Très froid dans l'Atlas en hiver
الهوا بارد ف الجبال ف الليل
L hwa bard f ljbal f llil
/l HWA BARD f l-JBAL f l-LIL/
Cold mountain nights
Froid montagne nuit
برد بزاف ف الشتا
Brd bzzaf f shshta
/BRD b-ZAF f sh-SHTA/
Very cold winter
Très froid hiver
گولدن أور ف جامع الفنا خيال!
Golden hour f jami3 lfna khayal!
/GOL-dn AUR f ja-MI3 l-FNA kha-YAL/
Golden hour Jemaa dreamy!
Golden hour Jemaa!
هاد الزربي من شحال ديال العام؟
Had zzrbi mn sh7al d 3am?
/had z-ZR-bi mn sh-HAL d 3AM/
How old is this carpet?
Age de ce tapis?
واش غادي يكون برد ف الجبال؟
Wash ghadi ykun brd f ljbal?
/wash GHA-di y-KUN BRD f l-JBAL/
Cold in mountains?
Froid en montagne?
البرد كيقتل ف شتا ديال مراكش
L brd kayqtl f shshta d mraksh
/l BRD kay-QTL f SHSH-ta d mra-KSH/
Cold kills in Marrakech winter
Froid terrible hiver Marrakech
Marrakech nights drop to 3-5°C in Jan. Riads can be cold — ask for heater.
المدينة القديمة فيها حكايات كتيرة
L mdina l qdima fiha 7kayat ktiira
/l MDI-na l q-DI-ma fi-HA 7ka-YAT k-TI-ra/
Old medina has many stories
Vieille médina pleine d'histoires
هاد الباب عندها 800 عام!
Had l bab 3ndha 800 3am!
/had l BAB 3nd-HA 800 3AM/
This gate is 800 years old!
Cette porte a 800 ans!
بشحال ديك المدينة القديمة؟
Bsh7al dik l mdina l qdima?
/bsh-HAL dik l MDI-na l q-DI-ma/
How much to old medina?
Combien vieille médina?
كنبغيك أكتر من البرد ديال أتاي
Kanbghik aktar mn l bard dyal atay
/kan-BGHIK ak-TAR mn l BARD dyal a-TAY/
I love you more than cold tea
Je t'aime plus que le thé froid
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About this word in Darija
In Darija, "old" is mdina qdima (مدينة قديمة), pronounced /mdi-NA qdi-MA/.
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 “old” 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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