Moroccan Articles
Learning the Moroccan Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Moroccan language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Moroccan.
Moroccan articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Moroccan Articles/ Arabic Script |
| articles | - مقالات |
| the | - ال |
| a | - no equivalent in moroccan |
| one | wahade - واحد |
| some | shwiya - بعض |
| few | ghire shwiya - قليل |
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| the book | jtabe - الكتاب |
| the books | laktoube - الكتب |
| a book | dake laktabe - كتاب |
| one book | wahade laktabe - كتاب واحد |
| some books | shy ktouba - بعض الكتب |
| few books | shy ktouba - القليل من الكتب |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Moroccan has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Moroccan.
List of Articles in Moroccan
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Moroccan. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Moroccan vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Moroccan Vocabulary/ Arabic Script |
| Food | makla - غذاء |
| almonds | louze - لوز |
| bread | khbaze - خبز |
| breakfast | laftoure - إفطار |
| butter | zabda - زبدة |
| candy | halwa - حلوى |
| cheese | jbane - جبن |
| chicken | tdjaje - دجاج |
| cumin | kammoune - كمون |
| dessert | halwa - حلوى |
| dinner | laasha - عشاء |
| fish | lhoute - سمك |
| fruit | fakiha - فاكهة |
| ice cream | laglace - الآيس كريم |
| lamb | khroufe - خروف |
| lemon | limoune - ليمون |
| lunch | laghda - غداء |
| meal | wajba - وجبة |
| meat | lhame - لحم |
| oven | farrane - فرن |
| pepper | flafla - فلفل |
| plants | nabate - نباتات |
| pork | lhame dalhalloufe - لحم خنزير |
| salad | slada - سلطة |
| salt | malha - ملح |
| sandwich | sandwishe - شطيرة |
| sausage | - سجق |
| soup | sauce - حساء |
| sugar | soukkare - سكر |
| supper | laasha - عشاء |
| turkey | dike roumy - ديك رومى |
| apple | taffaha - تفاحة |
| banana | banane - موز |
| oranges | limoune - برتقال |
| peaches | khoukhe - خوخ |
| peanut | kawkaw - الفول السوداني |
| pears | - كمثرى |
| pineapple | ananasse - أناناس |
| grapes | laanabe - عنب |
| strawberries | toute - فراولة |
| vegetables | lkhadra - خضروات |
| carrot | khizzou - جزر |
| corn | dra - ذرة |
| cucumber | khiyare - خيار |
| garlic | touma - ثوم |
| lettuce | khasse - خس |
| olives | zitoune - زيتون |
| onions | bsale - بصل |
| peppers | falfla - الفلفل |
| potatoes | batata - البطاطس |
| pumpkin | - اليقطين |
| beans | - فاصوليا |
| tomatoes | matisha - طماطم |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Moroccan, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Moroccan Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Moroccan lessons here: Learn Moroccan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.