Facts and figures about Morocco
Interesting Facts :
- - In many Moroccan homes, the men will gather in one room and the women will congregate in another, they don't share the same meals like in western cultures.
- - Upon greeting a Moroccan family, the men will embrace and the women will embrace, but a mixed gender embrace is a big NO
- - Touching, long handshakes, grasped elbows, even walking hand in hand by two males is a common sight in the Moroccan culture. There is a considerable number of Moroccans touching more between the same sex, to show liking–not sex. They hold hands and hug each other to signify their close freindship.
Some useful Moroccan, Arabic words for your visit in Morocco
| English | Moroccan Arabic |
| Hello / Hi | Salaam Alekom |
| Welcome | Ahlan |
| Yes | yah |
| NO | laa |
| Please | afak |
| Perfect, Nice | mezyan |
| How much | B-sh-hal |
| Who | shkon |
| Where | Feen |
| I want | Ana bghit |
| Really | Bsah |
| Go away | Seer bhalak |
| Water | lma |
| I don't want | Mabghitch |
| No thank you | Laa shoukrn |
| Yes thank you | yah shoukran |
| Tea | Atay |
| Coffee | Kahwa |
| Thanks god | Elhamadollah |
| Left | Shemal |
| Right | Yemin |
| Enough | Safi |
Common words and expressions
| English | Moroccan Arabic |
| Milk | halib |
| Beer | biera |
| Sugar | sokkar |
| Key | sarut |
| Pillow | makhadda |
| Soap | saboon |
| Restroom | hammam |
| Bed | sireer |
| Door | bab |
| Left | sheemai |
| Right | yameen |
| Straight ahead | seer nishan |
| Here | hena |
| There | henak |
| There is/are |
wash .. ? |
| Is/are there? | wash … ? |
| What's your name? | ismak ? |
| I am / My name is… | ismi… |
| Where is the hotel ? | fayn al fondok ? |
| where is the boat ? | fayn al markib ? |
| where is the airport? | fayn al matter ? |
| how much ? | besh-hal ? |
| how many ? | kam ? |
| why ? | alash ? |
| when ? | imta? |
| How? | kifash? |
| how are you ? | labas alik? |
| how do you do ? | ash kataawd ? |
| I (me) | ana |
| You | inta/inti (m/f) |
| You (plural) | intom |
| He | howa |
| She | heya |
| We | ehna |
| They | homma |
Arabic Numbers
| 0 - Sifr | 5 - Khamsa | 10 - Ashra | 60 - Setteen |
| 1 - Wahed | 6 - Sitta | 20 - Aishreen | 70 - Sabein |
| 2 - Ittnen | 7 - Sabbah | 30 - Talatteen | 80 - Tamanein |
| 3 - Talata | 8 - Tamaniya | 40 - Arbaein | |
| 4 - Arbah | 9 - Tissa | 50 - Khamseen |
Names in Arabic
25 Most Popular American Female Names
| James - جايمس | Christopher - كريستوفر | Ronald - رونالد |
| John - جون | Daniel - دانيال | Anthony - أنتوني |
| Robert - روبرت | Paul - بول | Kevin - كيفن |
| Michael - ميشال | Mark - مارك | Jason - جايسون |
| William - ويليام | Donald - دونالد | Jeff - جيف |
| David - ديفد | George - جورج | |
| Richard - ريتشارد | Kenneth - كينث | |
| Charles - شارل | Steven - ستيفن | |
| Joseph - جوزيف | Edward - ادوارد | |
| Thomas - توماس | Brian - براين |
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