In this article, we will see the Week Days in DARIJA and months. Also, we will see how to count Days, Months and Years in Moroccan Arabic.
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Week Days in DARIJA :
L7D : SUNDAY
TNIN : MONDAY
TLAT : TUESDAY
LARB3 : WEDNESDAY
LKHMIS : THURSDAY
JM3A : FRIDAY
SBT : SATURDAY
NB: if you know numbers from 1 to 7, it may help you to remember week days names except for FRIDAY :
WA7D ==> L7D ( SUNDAY )
The word TNAYN refers to ” 2 ” ( we find it in numbers like 22 : TNAYN W 3CHRIN / 32 : TNAYN W TLATIN / 42, 52, … etc ) ==> TNIN ( MONDAY )
TLATA ==> TLAT ( TUESDAY )
RB3A ==> LARB3 ( WEDNESDAY )
KHMSA ==> LKHMIS ( THURSDAY )
JM3A
SB3A ==> SBT : SATURDAY ( SATURDAY )
Months of the Year in Darija :
CHHAR WA7D : JANUARY
CHHAR JOUJ : FEBRUARY
CHHAR TLATA : MARCH
CHHAR RB3A : APRIL
CHHAR KHMSA : MAY
CHHAR STA : JUNE
CHHAR SB3A : JULY
CHHAR TMNYA : AUGUST
CHHAR TS3OUD : SEPTEMBER
CHHAR 3CHRA : OCTOBER
CHHAR 7DACH : NOVEMBER
CHHAR TNACH : DECEMBER
NB: To know the dates of the religious events like RAMADAN, Moroccans take into account the 12 months of the Hijri Calendar ( Islamic Lunar Calendar ).
Counting Days in Darija :
NHAR = 1 Day
YOUMAYN = 2 Days
TLTAYAM = 3 Days
RB3AYAM = 4 Days
KHMSAYAM = 5 Days
STAYAM = 6 Days
SB3AYAM = 7 Days
TMNAYAM = 8 Days
TS3AYAM = 9 Days
3CHRAYAM = 10 Days
7DACHR YOUM = 11 Days
TNACHR YOUM = 12 Days
TLTACHR YOUM = 13 Days
RB3TACHR YOUM = 14 Days
KHMSTACHR YOUM = 15 Days
STACHR YOUM = 16 Days
SB3TACHR YOUM = 17 Days
TMNTACHR YOUM = 18 Days
TS3TACHR YOUM = 19 Days
3CHRIN YOUM = 20 Days
Counting Months in Darija :
CHHAR = 1 month ( You do not need to say WA7D CHHAR )
CHHRAYN = 2 months
TLTCHHOUR = 3 months
RB3CHHOUR = 4 months
KHMSCHHOUR = 5 months
STCHHOUR = 6 months
SB3CHHOUR = 7 months
TMNCHHOUR = 8 months
TS3CHHOUR = 9 months
3CHRCHHOUR = 10 months
7DACHR CHHAR = 11 months (7DACH + R + CHHAR)
TNACHR CHHAR = 12 months (TNACH + R + CHHAR)
NB :
- In classical Arabic, we say CHAHR = Month and CHOHOUR = Months.
- You may hear some people pronouncing L instead of R: 7DACHL (7DACHL piasa = 11 pieces) and the same thing until TS3TACHL (TS3TACHL ktab = 19 books).
Counting Years in Darija :
3AM = 1 Year
3AMAYN = 2 Years
TLTSNIN = 3 Years
RB3SNIN = 4 Years
KHMSNIN = 5 Years
STSNIN = 6 Years
SB3SNIN = 7 Years
TMNSNIN = 8 Years
TS3SNIN = 9 Years
3CHRSNIN = 10 Years
You may be interested in the course about Numbers in Moroccan Arabic