How do you say "to go" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "to go" is "msha" (مشى), pronounced /M-sha/. Past tense is base form. 'Mshit'=I went.

How do you say "to go up" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "to go up" is "tl3" (طلع), pronounced /TL3/.

How do you say "to go down" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "to go down" is "hbt" (هبط), pronounced /HBET/.

How do you say "to gossip" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "to gossip" is "nms" (نمّس), pronounced /NMES/.

How do you say "to google" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "to google" is "gogl" (گوگل), pronounced /GO-gl/.

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How to say "To go" in Moroccan Arabic

In Darija, "to go" is msha (مشى), pronounced /M-sha/.

20 words

مشىmsha/M-sha/

to go

طلعtl3/TL3/

to go up

هبطhbt/HBET/

to go down

نمّسnms/NMES/

to gossip

گوگلgogl/GO-gl/

to google

طلع ل السطحtll3 l stah/tll3 l S-TAH/

to go to rooftop

هبط ل المدينةhbt l mdina/hbt l MDI-na/

to go to medina

مشى ل السوقmsha l ssuq/msha l S-SUQ/

to go to market

صلّع فبsll3 fb/SL-l3/

to go bald

نزل ل السوقnzl l ssuq/nzl l s-SUQ/

to go down to market

ﮔوﮔلاgoogla/GUG-la/

to google it

خاصني نمشيkhasni nmshi/khas-NI NM-shi/

I need to go

بغيت ندوّ ل السطحbghit nduw tta stah/bghit nd-UW l s-STAH/

I want to go to the terrace

سبحان اللهsubhan llah/sub-HAN LLAH/

glory to God

والله العظيمwllahi l3adim/wl-LA-hi l-3a-DIM/

I swear to God

كنت غادي نمشي ولكن...knt ghadi nmshi wlakin.../knt GHA-di nm-SHI wla-KIN/

I was going to go but...

بغيت نمشي ل الصويرةbghit nmshi l essaouira/bghit nm-SHI l s-SWI-ra/

I want to go to Essaouira

بغيت نمشي ل فاسbghit nmshi l fes/bghit nm-SHI l FAS/

I want to go to Fes

مفتوح للخيرmftu7 l lkhir/mf-TU7 l l-KHIR/

open to good

فيا الشكر للهfiya shshukr llah/fi-YA sh-SHUKR LLAH/

I feel thankful to God

8 phrases

خاصني نمشي ل السبيطار

Khasni nmshi l sbitar

/khas-NI NM-shi l sbi-TAR/

I need to go to the hospital

Je dois aller à l'hôpital

بغيت نمشي للسبيطار

Bghit nmshi l sbitar

/bghit nm-SHI l sbi-TAR/

I need to go to the hospital

Je dois aller à l'hôpital

خصّني نمشي للبنكة

Khasni nmshi l banka

/khas-SNI nm-SHI l BAN-ka/

Need to go to bank

Aller banque

بغيت نمشي للبحر

Bghit nmshi l lb7r

/bghit nm-SHI l l-B7R/

Want to go to beach

Aller plage

بغيت نمشي لإمليل

Bghit nmshi l imlil

/bghit nm-SHI l im-LIL/

I want to go to Imlil

Je veux aller à Imlil

Gateway to Toubkal, Morocco's highest peak.

واش بغيتي تخرّج معايا؟

Wash bghiti tkhrrj m3aya?

/wash bgh-TI tk-HRRJ m3a-YA/

Want to go out with me?

Tu veux sortir avec moi?

فين نمشو من بعد؟

Fin nmshu mn b3d?

/fin nm-SHU mn B3D/

Where to go after?

Où aller après?

بغيت ندير الصيد ف البحر

Bghit ndir peche f lb7r

/bghit n-DIR s-SAYD f l-B7R/

Want to go fishing

Pêche en mer

About this word in Darija

In Darija, "to go" is msha (مشى), pronounced /M-sha/.

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 “to go” 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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