“You’re welcome” in Moroccan Arabic

By Yahya I. On Dec 18, 2023

In Moroccan Arabic, “You’re welcome” is written using the Latin script as:

La choukran 3ala wajib

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

لا شكرا على واجب

(Editor’s note: In Moroccan Arabic, other ways that people say You’re welcome is Hanya (Based on Darija maghribya), 3afwan / عفوا (Based on Standard Arabic (Fos7a / فصحى), Mar7ba / مرحبا (which also means “Welcome”, as in the greeting), & Machi mochkil / ماشي مشكل (which means “No problem”.)

Listen to this phrase pronounced (audio)

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Yahya I. is a Moroccan citizen who has lived in Morocco for over 20 years. His favourite Moroccan food is Couscous; his favourite Moroccan-based movie is Kherboucha; and his favourite places in Morocco are Tangier and Rabat. Of Tangier and the country's capital, he expressed fondness of their amounts of "green spaces" and overall "vibes".

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