How do you say Monday, Sunday or “what time is it?” » in Darija? Here are the days of the week, months, seasons, time and times of day in Moroccan Arabic, with Arabic script.
Written by Yassine Elhassnaoui · Updated September 11, 2026
The names of the days come from numbers: letnin (two), tlat (three), larbe3 (four), lekhmis (five). Friday, jem3a, is the day of the great prayer and couscous.
Months in Darija
English
Darija
Arabic
January
yanayr
يناير
February
febrayr
فبراير
March
mars
مارس
April
abril
أبريل
May
may
ماي
June
yonyo
يونيو
July
yolyoz
يوليوز
August
ghosht
غشت
September
shotanbir
شتنبر
October
oktobr
أكتوبر
November
nowanbir
نونبر
December
dojanbir
دجنبر
Month
shher
شهر
Year
3am
عام
The Muslim calendar is also used for holidays: Ramadan , Shawwal (Eid el-Fitr), Dhu l-7ijja (Eid el-Adha) — see party wishes in darija .
The seasons
English
Darija
Arabic
Spring
rbi3
الربيع
Summer
sif
الصيف
Autumn
lkhrif
الخريف
Winter
shta
الشتا
It's raining
kat-tih sh-shta
كتطيح الشتا
It's hot
kayn s-skhana
كاين السخانة
It's cold
kayn l-berd
كاين البرد
Tell the time in Darija
English
Darija
Arabic
What time is it?
Sh7al f s-sa3a ?
شحال فالساعة؟
It's two o'clock
S-sa3a jouj
الساعة جوج
One hour
S-sa3a l-we7da
الساعة الوحدة
Half past two
Jouj w nes
جوج ونص
A quarter past three
Tlata w rbe3
تلاتة وربع
A quarter to four
Reb3a qel rbe3
ربعة قل ربع
Ten past five
Khamsa w qsem
خمسة وقسم
Five twenty
Khamsa w jouj qsam
خمسة وجوج قسام
Noon
Tnash / l-qayla
طناش
Midnight
Nes l-lil
نص الليل
What time?
F ashmen sa3a ?
فاشمن ساعة؟
It's late
L-weqt m3ettel
الوقت معطل
Early
Bekri
بكري
In Morocco, qsem designates five minutes: jouj qsam = ten minutes, tlata qsam = a quarter of an hour. The numbers are detailed in Darija figures .
Morning, noon, tonight, night
English
Darija
Arabic
In the morning
s-sba7
الصباح
Noon / early afternoon
l-qayla
القايلة
In the afternoon
l-3shiya
العشية
In the evening
l-lil / l-3shiya
الليل
Tonight
had l-lila
هاد الليلة
This morning
had s-sba7
هاد الصباح
At night
l-lil
الليل
Good night
tesba7 3la khir
تصبح على خير
Today, tomorrow, yesterday
English
Darija
Arabic
Today
lyoum
اليوم
Tomorrow
ghedda
غدا
The day after tomorrow
be3d ghedda
بعد غدا
Yesterday
lbare7
البارح
The day before yesterday
wel lbare7
ول البارح
This week
had simana
هاد السيمانة
Next week
simana j-jaya
السيمانة الجاية
Last month
sh-shher li fat
الشهر اللي فات
This year
had l-3am
هاد العام
Next year
l-3am j-jay
العام الجاي
Now
daba
دابا
Later
men be3d
من بعد
Frequently asked questions
How do you say Monday in Darija?
Letnin ( الاثنين ), or nhar letnin (“the day of Monday”).
How do you say Friday in Darija?
Jem3a ( الجمعة ) — it's also couscous day.
How do you say Sunday in Darija?
L7edd ( الأحد ).
How to ask the time in Darija?
Sh7al f s-sa3a ? Answer: s-sa3a jouj w nes (two and a half hours).
How do you say tonight in Darija?
Had l-lila ( هاد الليلة ) or l-3shiya for afternoon/evening.
How do you say tomorrow in Darija?
Ghedda ( غدا ). Day after tomorrow = be3d ghedda .
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