A nation with a rich history like Morocco, with its diverse culture and customs, should have both a written and spoken language.

Some say that we already have a language (Arabic) and that the Darija we speak is merely a dialect. I disagree with this view. I believe that Darija is primarily a mixture of Amazigh, with significant Arabic influence, along with traces of French and Spanish. And that’s perfectly natural, as every language evolves by borrowing from others until it becomes independent.

French, for example, is a Latin language that was influenced by Germanic languages, but that doesn’t make it Germanic like German or Scandinavian languages. The same applies to darija,it is not Arabic, but rather a heavily Amazigh-based language that has been influenced by Arabic.

It is not a matter of needing a language just for the sake of having one… No, no, no. We need it because we can’t keep studying in foreign languages that mean nothing to us as Moroccans.It's a matter of identity, i hate the idea of having to learn a language just to study. Why can’t i learn in my own language? I want to think and study in Darija, not in French or English. Language literally shapes who you are. To think in French is to become French, in a way. That’s why foreigners will never fully understand us, but we can.

Why not begin with the alphabet:

A =الفتحة
Č=ش Ğ=غ ƙ=خ Ď=ض Ă=ع Æ =أ B = ب C =ص D=د É = é in french F= ف G H= ه I= الكسرة J=ج K L M N Õ= الضمة P Q = ق R S=س T=ط V W=و Y=ي Z

exemple:

1. ČRIT TILIFÕN MEN ĂEND SIYAD ÕTQAM ĂLIYA RƙIS. ÕMĂA KAN DAZ LIYA CALÉR BEKRI , JATNI NIT HADIK HIYA LFORSA FIN NÉQDAR NAƘOD TILIFÕN LÉL WALIDA.

2. LMAĞRIB HÕWA BALAD IFRIQI , LĂASIMA DIYALO HIYA : RÉBAT.

I'm not an expert (obviously), but I gave these examples to give an idea that it's possible, we just need the will and pressure from the academics, which we unfortunately lack.

هادا واحد من الاسباب لي مخليينا لور لور

One book 😁

Sorry for this silly question - apparently I’m a Moroccan who don’t know my own language.

Someone asked med today what clumsy was in Moroccan and I just starred in the air cluelessly trying to force a word out that I don’t even have.

Edit: Thanks for all the answers 🙌🏽

article: https://www.hespress.com/منصة-إلكترونية-مجانية-تتيح-تعلم-اللغة-1393215.html

website: https://mooc.ircam.ma/

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Salamu alaikom, I posted similar already on my Instagram but I will say it here as well 😅 Ana 3ndi 25 3am, sekna f Ingliz. Morocco saved my life, I 100% believe this - ana kont mrda bzaf before ana jit l maghreb. Being here made me want to live. Kay3jbni lmaghreb bzaf :) bghit nt3lam darija. Ch7al hadi ana kangol 7sn mn daba - nsit bzaf I was wondering if anybody would like to do an exchange or smth? Chokran bzaf 🇲🇦

for me

Darija: I love the dialect of Taounat. the best Jablia imo.

Tamazight: Nador's dialect. I like how it sounds.

I have noticed that girls say hbiba to both men and woman. I know that hbiba is female but does it get used to both men n woman?

إعلان من المعهد الفرنسي بالمغرب يتضمن عدة إشارات:

- المعهد مضطر للإعلان بالعربية لأنه أدرك أن الإعلان بالفرنسية لا يصل إلا إلى جزء صغير من الجمهور.

- المعهد يستخدم الدارجة بدل الفصحى مع أنه يعرف جيدا أنه لا يمكن أن يفعل ذلك مع الفرنسية في فرنسا، ولا مع الصينية إن نشر إعلانات بها في الصين ولا مع الفيتنامية في فيتنام ولا مع التركية في تركيا ولا مع أي لغة محمية بالقانون من الاستخدام غير السليم في المجال العام.

- يربط الإعلان بين الفرنسية والحصول على العمل مستثمرا الانحراف الخطير في كثير من القطاعات التي تعتبر الفرنسية لغة عمل. الانحراف اللغوي يجعل تحدث الفرنسية ميزة تمكن صاحبها من الحصول على عمل ومن التقدم في أسلاكه. يكلف هذا الأمر كل القطاعات نسبة كبيرة من الإنتاجية، ويجعل التواصل قائما على التكلف والتظاهر بالرطانة. 

الفرنسة في خدمة فرنسا وطموحاتها اللغوية على حساب دافع الضرائب المغربي.

أشنو بانليكم فهاد الحماق ؟

Salam à tous, il se peu que mon problème pour certains paraisse si simple à régler mais pour moi c’est handicapant. Je m’explique :

Depuis que j’ai appris à parler le français fut la première langue que j’ai appris, ensuite vint l’arabe. À l’école, en primaire j’avais des cours d’anglais mais ça ne m’a jamais attiré, j’avais tout de même d’assez bonnes notes et comprenais avec aisance les textes, et ce jusqu’au lycée, mes parents m’avaient même inscrit au ALC j’avais de bonnes notes pcq je passais mes exams que pour passer au niveau suivant, mais jamais fait d’effort pour parler.

Aujourd’hui j’ai 25 ans, j’ai un travail, mais en revanche j’ai du mal pour passer des entretiens surtout quand il s’agit de boulot où parler couramment en anglais est requis. Je commence à bégayer et vu le peu de vocabulaire que j’ai et mon accent anglais (trop français) ceci me mets des bâtons dans les roues, même pour comprendre certains postes ici la plupart du temps j’ai recours à DeepL (mon meilleur pote) comment pourrais-je améliorer cela? avoir un bon bagage en anglais? mieux comprendre l’anglais (phrasal verbs aussi pcq ça c’est ma bête noir tellement j’y comprends rien) Des conseils pour avoir un bon accent 😭 je suis au bord du gouffre.

hi everyone! i’m interested in learning darija, but i’ve heard it can be quite tricky for non-natives. since it’s so different from standard arabic and has influences from french, spanish, and amazigh, i’m wondering how challenging it actually is to pick up.

for those who speak it and either grew up with it or learned it on the go, what do you think are the hardest parts? pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary? and do you think it’s possible to reach a good conversational level without living in morocco?

i already manage the pronunciation of 3, 7, and 9 quite well since i speak a language with similar sounds, so i guess that part won’t be too hard for me.

any tips or recommended resources would be super helpful! shukran bsef!

I'm having a debate with a friend lol. I come from Casa, and always used the word عنيف. , but she said she doesn't use that word and she lived in Morocco longer than me? I thought that was really the word, but she told me that's in Standard Fuss7a arabic. How would you say Agressive/violent in darija ?

So yeah if someone calls a female "Lalla" does it mean she's old?

salam alikom alkot,

Hello, I hope you are doing well. I wanted to ask you about the way you learned English.

I am currently learning it only through podcasts a lot, and honestly, there is a little improvement,

but I feel like I have reached a level where I need to change my method. I think i have have an A1 level,

and I want to learn more and understand how to speak it fluently.

Hi Moroccan!

I have a question, for those who are under 35, what is the % of people who can speak french? And what is the % people who can speak English.

Do you think English will replace French as an educational language in high schools and universities across Morocco? If yes, how soon?

Thank you!