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How to say "Who" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija, "who" is shkun (شكون), pronounced /SHKUN/.
20 words
15 phrases
اللي بغى العسل يصبر على قرص النحل
Lli bgha l3sel ysbr 3la qrss nnhal
/lli BGHA l-3SEL ys-BER 3la QRSS n-NHAL/
He who wants honey must endure bee stings
Qui veut le miel doit supporter les piqûres
Literally: Who wanted honey must be patient with bee stings
اللي بغا العسل يصبر لقرص ديال النحل
Lli bgha l3ssl ysbr l qrss dyal nn7l
/lli bgha l-3SSL ys-BR l-QRSS dyal n-N7L/
Who wants honey must bear the bee stings
Qui veut le miel supporte les piqûres
Literally: Who wants honey must endure bee stings
Nothing worth having comes easy.
شكون كيلعب؟
Shkun kayls3b?
/sh-KUN kay-LS3B/
Who's playing?
Qui joue?
اللي حفر الحفرة يطيح فيها
Lli 7fr l7fra ytii7 fiha
/lli 7FR l 7FRA y-TI7/
Who digs a pit falls in
Qui creuse tombe dedans
اللي ما عندو يسترو الله
Lli ma 3ndu ysttru lla
/lli ma 3nd-U y-st-TRU/
Who has nothing God covers
Qui n'a rien Dieu couvre
اللي بغاك بغيه
Lli bghak bghih
/lli bgha-K bghi-H/
Love who loves you
Aime qui t'aime
اللي كيبقى يكتشف كيلقى
Lli kayb9a yktshf kayl9a
/lli kayb-9A ykt-SHF/
Who keeps searching finds
Qui cherche trouve
اللي حفر الحفيرة، يطيح فيها
Lli 7fr l7fira, ytii7 fiha
/lli 7FR l 7FI-ra y-TI7 FI-ha/
Who digs a hole falls in it
Qui creuse un trou y tombe
Literally: Who digs a pit falls in it
Karma is universal in Moroccan thinking.
شكون هوّا أحسن لاعب مغربي؟
Shkun huwwa ahssn la3ib mghribi?
/sh-KUN HU-wa AH-sn la-3IB mgh-RI-bi/
Who's the best Moroccan player?
Meilleur joueur marocain?
اللي حفر الحفيرة يطيح فيها
Lli 7fr l7fira ytii7 fiha
/lli 7FR l 7FI-ra y-TI7 FI-ha/
Who digs hole falls in
Qui creuse trou y tombe
اللي بغا شي حاجة يقلبها
Lli bgha shi 7aja yqlbha
/lli bgha shi 7A-ja yql-BHA/
Who wants something finds it
Qui veut trouve
واش يمكن نحجز الرياض كامل للگروب؟
Wash ymkn n7jz l riad kamml l groupe?
/wash YM-kn n-7JZ l ri-YAD KAM-ml l GRUP/
Book whole riad?
Réserver riad entier?
اللي ما عندوش ما يعطيش
Lli ma 3ndush ma y3tish
/lli ma 3nd-USH ma y-3TISH/
Who has nothing gives nothing
Qui n'a rien ne donne rien
اللي كيشوف عيب الناس ينسى عيبو
Lli kayshuf 3ib nnas ynsa 3ibbu
/lli kay-SHUF 3IB n-NAS yn-SA 3ib-BU/
Who sees others' faults forgets own
Qui voit défauts d'autrui oublie les siens
شكون سجّل الگول؟
Shkun ssjjl l goal?
/sh-KUN sj-JL l GOL/
Who scored?
Qui a marqué?
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About this word in Darija
In Darija, "who" is shkun (شكون), pronounced /SHKUN/.
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 “who” 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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