لاباس
labas
/la-BAS/
fine / how are you
ça va / comment ça va
interjectionstandard
Cultural note
From French 'la base'. Used both as a question and answer. 'Labas?' = 'Are you OK?' / 'Labas' = 'I'm fine'.
In use
لاباس عليك؟
Labas 3lik?
Are you doing well?
How to say "fine / how are you" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "fine / how are you" is labas (لاباس), pronounced /la-BAS/. The French equivalent is "ça va / comment ça va." From French 'la base'. Used both as a question and answer. 'Labas?' = 'Are you OK?' / 'Labas' = 'I'm fine'.
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