How to say
How to Say Where in Moroccan Arabic
Fin? Fin kayn...? — asking for directions in Darija.
20 words
15 phrases
فين كاين الحمام؟
Fin kayn l7ammam?
/fin KAYN l-ham-MAM/
Where is the bathroom?
Où sont les toilettes ?
فين كاين البيت ديالي؟
Fin kayn lbit dyali?
/fin KAYN l-BIT dya-LI/
Where is my room?
Où est ma chambre ?
منين نتا؟
Mnin nta?
/MNIN N-ta/
Where are you from?
D'où viens-tu ?
فين كاين الحمام؟
Fin kayn l hammam?
/fin KAYN l-ham-MAM/
Where's the bathroom?
Où sont les toilettes ?
تلّفت، فين أنا دابا؟
Tllft, fin ana daba?
/tl-LFT fin A-na DA-ba/
I'm lost, where am I?
Je suis perdu, où suis-je ?
Moroccans are incredibly helpful with lost tourists. Someone will walk you there.
فين أقرب فارماسي؟
Fin aqrab pharmacie?
/fin AQ-rab far-ma-SI/
Where's the nearest pharmacy?
Où est la pharmacie la plus proche ?
فين الصباغين ديال الزليج؟
Fin ssba8hin dyal zzllij?
/fin s-SBA-ghin dyal z-ZL-lij/
Where zellige artisans?
Où artisans zellige?
فين النجّارين؟
Fin nnjaarin?
/fin n-NJA-rin/
Where woodworkers?
Où menuisiers?
فين الدبّاغين؟
Fin ddbbaghin?
/fin d-DB-BA-ghin/
Where tanners?
Où tanneurs?
Take mint for your nose.
فين نحضرو الماتش؟
Fin n7dru l match?
/fin n-7DR-u l MATCH/
Where watch match?
Où regarder?
فين نشري التوابل؟
Fin nshri ttawabil?
/fin n-SHRI t-TA-wa-bil/
Where buy spices?
Où acheter épices?
اللي بغا يكتب يلقى القلم
Lli bgha yktb yllqa lqlm
/lli bgha yk-TB yl-QA l-QLM/
Where there's a will there's a way
Vouloir c'est pouvoir
Literally: Who wants to write finds a pen
فين أقرب كوميساريا؟
Fin aqrab commissariat?
/fin AQ-rab ko-mi-sa-RI-ya/
Where's nearest police station?
Où est le commissariat?
فين يمكن نجبد الفلوس؟
Fin ymkn njbd l flus?
/fin YM-kn nj-BD l FLUS/
Where can I withdraw money?
Où retirer de l'argent?
عافاك ورّيني فين حنا ف گوگل مابس
3afak wrrini fin hna f google maps
/3a-FAK wr-RI-ni fin 7NA f GU-gl MAPS/
Show me where we are on maps
Montrez-moi sur Google Maps
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Fin? Fin kayn...? — asking for directions in Darija.
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 “where” 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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