How do you say "please" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "please" is "3afak" (عافاك), pronounced /AA-fak/. The Darija way to say please. More personal than the French 'sil vous plait' which is also used.

How do you say "please (God keep you)" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "please (God keep you)" is "lla ykhllik" (الله يخلّيك), pronounced /LLA y-KHAL-lik/. A more emotional 'please', invoking God's protection on the person. Used when you really need something.

How do you say "pleased to meet you" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "pleased to meet you" is "tshrrfna" (تشرّفنا), pronounced /tsh-RRF-na/.

How do you say "please call ambulance" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "please call ambulance" is "3afak 3yytt l ambulans" (عافاك عيّط لأمبيلانس), pronounced /3a-FAK 3y-YTT l am-bi-LANS/.

How do you say "please do it" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "please do it" is "3afak dirha" (عافاك ديرها), pronounced /3a-FAK dir-HA/.

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How to Say Please in Moroccan Arabic

3afak, llah ykhllik, mn fdlk — please in Darija with cultural context.

20 words

عافاك3afak/AA-fak/

please

الله يخلّيكlla ykhllik/LLA y-KHAL-lik/

please (God keep you)

تشرّفناtshrrfna/tsh-RRF-na/

pleased to meet you

عافاك عيّط لأمبيلانس3afak 3yytt l ambulans/3a-FAK 3y-YTT l am-bi-LANS/

please call ambulance

عافاك ديرها3afak dirha/3a-FAK dir-HA/

please do it

عافاك عطيني المونو3afak 3tini l menu/3a-FAK 3ti-NI l-me-NU/

please give me the menu

عافاك جيب ليا أتاي3afak jib liya latay/3a-FAK jib LI-ya a-TAY/

please bring me tea

عافاك جيب ليا الما3afak jib liya lma/3a-FAK jib LI-ya l-MA/

please bring me water

تفضّل دخولtfdddl dkhul/TFDDDL DKHUL/

please come in

تفضّل گلسtfdddl gls/TFDDDL GLS/

please sit down

تفضّل كولtfdddl kul/TFDDDL KUL/

please eat

تفضّل شربtfdddl shrb/TFDDDL SHRB/

please drink

عافاك ورّيني فين3afak wrrini fin/3a-FAK wr-RI-ni FIN/

please show me where

عافاك عاوّني3afak 3awnni/3a-FAK 3AW-nni/

please help me

عافاك تسنّا شوية3afak tsnna shwiya/3a-FAK tsn-NA SHWI-ya/

please wait a moment

عافاك عاود3afak 3awd/3a-FAK 3AWD/

please repeat

عافاك هضر بشوية3afak hddr b shwiya/3a-FAK hd-DR b SHWI-ya/

please speak slowly

عافاك كتب ليا هنا3afak ktb liya hna/3a-FAK KTB LI-ya HNA/

please write it here

عافاك سدّ الباب3afak sdd l bab/3a-FAK SDD l-BAB/

please close the door

عافاك حلّ الشرجم3afak 7ll shshrjm/3a-FAK 7LL sh-SHRJM/

please open window

15 phrases

مافهمتش، عاود عافاك

Mafhemtsh, 3awd 3afak

/ma-FHMT-sh 3AWD 3a-FAK/

I don't understand, repeat please

Je ne comprends pas, répétez

عافاك، عطيني المينو

3afak, 3tini lmenu

/3a-FAK 3ti-NI l-ME-nu/

Please, give me the menu

S'il te plaît, donne-moi le menu

وقف هنا، عافاك

Wqf hna, 3afak

/WQF HNA 3a-FAK/

Stop here, please

Arrête ici, s'il te plaît

واحد أتاي، عافاك

Wahd atay, 3afak

/WAH-d a-TAY 3a-FAK/

One tea, please

Un thé, s'il te plaît

الحساب، عافاك

L7sab, 3afak

/l-HSAB 3a-FAK/

The bill, please

L'addition, s'il te plaît

المفتاح، عافاك

Lmftah, 3afak

/l-MF-tah 3a-FAK/

The key, please

La clé, s'il te plaît

عافاك، ورّيني على الخريطة

3afak, wrrini 3la l kharita

/3a-FAK wr-RI-ni 3la l-kha-RI-ta/

Please show me on the map

Montrez-moi sur la carte svp

ما فهمت، عاود عافاك

Ma fhmt, 3awd 3afak

/ma FHMT 3AWD 3a-FAK/

I didn't understand, repeat please

Je n'ai pas compris, répétez svp

عافاك عيّط للبوليس

3afak 3yyt l bulis

/3a-FAK 3yy-T l bu-LIS/

Please call the police

Appelez la police svp

آخر تمن، عافاك

Akhir taman, 3afak

/A-khir ta-MAN 3a-FAK/

Last price, please

Dernier prix, svp

This signals you're serious. The seller will usually give their real bottom price.

عافاك دير الكونتور

3afak dir l compteur

/3a-FAK dir l-kon-TUR/

Please use the meter

Mettez le compteur svp

عافاك وقف هنا

3afak wqf hna

/3a-FAK WQF HNA/

Please stop here

Arrêtez-vous ici svp

عافاك، دوّز من گليز

3afak, dwwz mn gueliz

/3a-FAK dw-WZ mn gu-LIZ/

Please go through Gueliz

Passez par Gueliz svp

واحد أتاي بنعناع، عافاك

Wahd atay b na3na3, 3afak

/WAH-d a-TAY b na3-NA3 3a-FAK/

One mint tea, please

Un thé à la menthe, svp

واحد نصّ نصّ، عافاك

Wahd noss-noss, 3afak

/WAH-d NOSS NOSS 3a-FAK/

One half-half (coffee milk), please

Un moitié-moitié, svp

Noss-noss is Morocco's signature coffee drink — half espresso, half steamed milk.

About this word in Darija

3afak, llah ykhllik, mn fdlk — please in Darija with cultural context.

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 “please” 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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