How do you say "short" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "short" is "qsir" (قصير), pronounced /q-SIR/.

How do you say "shorts" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "shorts" is "sarrwal qsir" (سروال قصير), pronounced /sr-WAL q-SIR/.

How do you say "shorts" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "shorts" is "short" (شورت), pronounced /SHORT/.

How do you say "shortbread cookie" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "shortbread cookie" is "ghriyba" (غريبة), pronounced /ghri-YBA/.

How do you say "shortness of breath" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "shortness of breath" is "7srt dyal ttnnffs" (حصرت ديال التنفس), pronounced /7s-RT dyal t-TNFFS/.

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How to say "Short" in Moroccan Arabic

In Darija, "short" is qsir (قصير), pronounced /q-SIR/.

20 words

قصيرqsir/q-SIR/

short

سروال قصيرsarrwal qsir/sr-WAL q-SIR/

shorts

شورتshort/SHORT/

shorts

غريبةghriyba/ghri-YBA/

shortbread cookie

حصرت ديال التنفس7srt dyal ttnnffs/7s-RT dyal t-TNFFS/

shortness of breath

جابادورjabadur/ja-ba-DUR/

short jacket-pant set

نهار قصيرnhar qsir/NHAR q-SIR/

short day

سمانة قصيرةsmana qsira/SMA-na q-SI-ra/

short week

وقت قصيرwqt qsir/WQT q-SIR/

short time

طريق قصيرةtri9 qsira/TRIQ q-SI-ra/

short road

أقصر طريق للمطارa9ssrr ttri9 l l matar/A9SSRR TTRI9 L L MATAR/

shortest way airport

قصير و معبّرqssir w m3bbr/QSSIR W M3BBR/

short and stocky

غريبة باللوزghryba b lluuz/ghri-YBA b l-LUZ/

almond shortbread

فلوس ناقصينflus naqssin/flus NAQ-ssin/

money short

قصير علياqssir 3liya/qs-SIR 3li-YA/

too short for me

قصير بزافqsir bzzaf/q-SIR b-ZAF/

very short

معمولm3moul/m-3MUL/

filled shortbread

حياة قصيرة7yat qsira/7YAT q-SI-ra/

life is short

الطريق قصيرttri9 qsir/t-TRIQ q-SIR/

road is short

هاد الدنيا قصيرةhad ddunya qsira/had d-DUN-ya q-SI-ra/

life is short

4 phrases

عافاك خود الطريق القصيرة

3afak khud ttri9 lqsira

/3a-FAK KHUD t-TRI9 l-QSI-ra/

Take short route

Route courte svp

الكذب رجليه قصّار

Lkdib rjlih qssar

/l-KDIB rj-LIH qs-SAR/

Lies have short legs

Le mensonge a les jambes courtes

Literally: Lies have short legs

عافاك دوز من الطريق القصير

3afak duz mn ttri9 qsir

/3a-FAK DUZ mn t-TRIQ q-SIR/

Take the short route please

Route la plus courte svp

الكذب رجليه قصّار

L kdb rjlih qssar

/l-KDB rj-LIH qs-SAR/

Lies have short legs

Le mensonge a jambes courtes

About this word in Darija

In Darija, "short" is qsir (قصير), pronounced /q-SIR/.

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 “short” 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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